https://www.hilltophatcheries.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-09-17 https://www.hilltophatcheries.com/photo-credit daily 0.75 2019-06-20 https://www.hilltophatcheries.com/game daily 0.75 2025-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1584305297464-HE59G06V74QEW00MW7UN/Largemouth.png Game and Bait Fish - largemouth bass The Large Mouth bass is the best known and most popular game fish in North America. Large Mouth bass spawn in spring, when males fan out a bed and then protect the eggs and fry. The baby fish eat zooplankton (microscopic animals that drift in the water column), and when about an inch long begin eating other small fish. Adults eat a wide variety of fish, crustaceans and larger insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1584305413736-YZ60I70YN9IIFSP7UOKL/Grass+Carp.jpg Game and Bait Fish - triploid grass carp Triploid grass carp are a natural management strategy for aquatic plants in your pond. Grass carp rely almost entirely on aquatic plants for their diet. These are a must have to clean up unwanted and excessive weed growth in your pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1584305532713-W42556EEI6OHNR1AO0HS/Bluegill.jpg Game and Bait Fish - bluegill Bluegill fishing is very popular because the fish bite year round and fishing for bluegill with young children can be an excellent way of getting kids hooked on the sport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1584314596470-DK9UMPOKGPCFBH85SKHI/Yellow+Perch.jpg Game and Bait Fish - yellow perch Yellow perch can live for up to 11 years and reach sexual maturity by three years of age. Spawning occurs in spring during which time females deposit up to 40,000 eggs in gelatinous strings over weeds, roots, fallen trees and other vegetation in the shallows. Females have the potential to spawn up to eight times in their lifetimes. Most spawning takes place at night or in early morning. After fertilization, the eggs hatch in 11 to 27 days, depending on temperature. The young tiny fish school live along the shore for about a month. As they mature, the gregarious yellow perch begin to gather in large schools, preferring relatively shallow waters near shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1584314777833-QSJJ0UF6SA31AAREXYIA/Catfsih.jpg Game and Bait Fish - spotted silver channel catfish The channel catfish, like other catfish, has no scales, a single bony spine in each pectoral fin and the dorsal fin, and 8 barbels around the mouth. Fingerlings are usually more silver in color and often have many black spots on their sides. This sport fish typically weighs in at 2-10 pounds, but can reach up to 37 pounds. On average, it measures 15-25 inches in length, but it can get to over 40 inches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1584315234273-F5IU39TGMNOQU6P6R061/Black+Crappies.jpg Game and Bait Fish - Black crappies The average length for black crappie is 10.8 inches. Crappie are found in lakes, ponds, and streams. Crappie prefer cover, such as such as vegetation, fallen trees or boulders. They often form schools in clear water among vegetation over mud or sand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1584581195035-RYR96Q0Y47TMVYACCA0C/Trapdoor+Snails.jpg Game and Bait Fish - Japanese trapdoor snails Japanese Trapdoor Snails are very tranquil, non-aggressive soft algae eaters. In addition, Japanese Trapdoor Snails will spend hours on end scouring for uneaten food as well as other edible material. They are a must have for every pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1584581777688-TXZ059WRHLZSWJFV09EU/Clams.jpg Game and Bait Fish - freshwater clams Freshwater Clams are peaceful, friendly and non-aggressive filter feeders. Their filter feeding helps remove debris from water and increase water quality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585014639661-Z0ZWXE9SFA8GX74UOKLI/Fatheads.gif Game and Bait Fish - fathead minnows Fathead minnows are not only good live bait, but are also beneficial in providing food in newly stocked bass-bluegill ponds. These minnows begin spawning during the early spring, often several months before the bluegill spawn and provide a valuable food source for small bass fingerlings. Fatheads can actually increase the growth rate of bass during their first year of life. Mature females may spawn weekly, depositing 200 to 500 eggs per spawn. Some females may lay up to 4,000 eggs per season. Spawning typically begins when water temperatures reach 60 to 65 F and may continue until the temps exceed 85 F. This will include the spring and most of the summers, with the exception of the very hottest part of July and August, and then into the early fall. Fry can mature and spawn within 4 to 8 weeks of hatching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585014951783-STLY2IT9EBGO4F5B8Q1Q/Golden+Shiners.gif Game and Bait Fish - golden shiners The golden shiner is the most common baitfish sold in the United States. The golden shiner is relatively hardy and thus is popular both as a culture and a bait species. Juvenile and adult golden shiners feed primarily on zooplankton and aquatic insects, while the newly hatched fry (baby fish) are omnivorous. Golden shiners readily accept commercial fish feeds, and catfish feed is a close match to their dietary requirements. Reproduction begins in the spring when the water temperature reaches 68ºF and continues for several months until the water temperature exceeds 81ºF. A pound of golden shiners may produce over one-half million eggs in a season. Golden shiners are broadcast spawners that lay adhesive eggs on submersed vegetation. The small eggs hatch in three to five days, depending on water temperature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585015555463-YL2FTGCTUTUW0UWF3SUH/Rosey+Reds.jpg Game and Bait Fish - rosey red minnows Rosey Red Minnows can live in many types of water from mildly soft water to very hard water and a pH range of 7 to 8. These fish prefer a temperature of 50 – 78 °F. Rosy red minnows are opportunistic omnivores and they eat all sorts of foods and in the wild they take algae, plankton and small insects. It is commonly preyed upon by fish such as yellow perch, largemouth bass, bluegill, and walleye. They spawn similarly to Fatheads Minnows, but they can live up to 4 years. https://www.hilltophatcheries.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1560803635708-XH40L3QWLXNLS30045KC/18222361_1465805433470185_537443456908369029_n.jpg Home https://www.hilltophatcheries.com/ornamental-fish daily 0.75 2025-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585006788782-I5WIH57OFURGANLD88WG/Koi2.jpg Ornamental Fish - japanese koi Japanese Koi are beautiful, fun to feed, easy to tame, and great for controlling surface algae. They are beneficial for ponds of all sizes. Koi can grow up to 36” long and live 25-30 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585007240706-E86XQJ6PKIBCWB6G18QY/Butterfly+Koi.jpg Ornamental Fish - select grade and butterfly koi Great algae eaters and even more beautiful to look at. These koi are of the highest grade and many have amazing butterfly fins. Koi can grow up to 36” long and live 25-30 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585007796831-L0BLZ8LUNMYV5MV5BW2Y/Goldfish.jpg Ornamental Fish - goldfish Goldfish are a great additional to any ornamental or earth bottom pond. They will grow to size of their environment spawn successfully in conducive environments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585013875474-9OIRFAZZRV0PDLLX6ASR/fancy-goldfish.jpg Ornamental Fish - fantails These hybrid goldfish are known for their split fantails and do well in ornamental and backyard ponds. They are very hardy through the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585014227056-62DWHJQDZ6JGTLPEZ15M/Sarasa+Comets.jpg Ornamental Fish - sarasa comets These hybridized goldfish are brilliant orange and white. The will grow to their environment as it allows and are very hardy through the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585014412612-KCGU6I9EU3DOD75TXNWG/shubunkin.png Ornamental Fish - shubunkins Another awesome variety of hybrid goldfish. Commonly known for their variety of colors with brilliant blues and orange. They will happily cohabitate with all varieties of goldfish and koi. https://www.hilltophatcheries.com/our-team daily 0.75 2025-03-22 https://www.hilltophatcheries.com/greenhouse daily 0.75 2020-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585448317102-WKT0NI2LY24JZ04HLJLD/Purple+Love+Grass.jpg Greenhouse New variety for 2020. A must have!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585448649674-0VSGD07ZLQELCSB6FLKL/Swamp+Hibiscus.jpg Greenhouse Beautiful color to brighten any pond! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cffe5a8c0caae000163690d/1585449024608-QN7IET8LT8G6GT1QELX7/Indian+Blanket.jpg Greenhouse Fiery color for your pond or wetlands.