Live Gamefish and Stocking Info

by Mike Robinson January 06, 2025

Live Gamefish & Stocking Info (WI & IL only)

If you have a pond or lake in Illinois or Wisconsin and want to stock it with quality gamefish, Keystone Hatcheries can help. We can arrange delivery or you can pickup from our store in Richmond, Illinois.

1) Already know what you want to order?

Great — choose an ordering option below.

Fish Sale (Pickup) Stocking Packages Request a Quote

Prices are provided by quote (except Fish Sale + Packages).

2) Not sure what to stock?

Fill out our questionnaire and we'll follow up with stocking recommendations and a quote.

Request Recommendations

If you don't know your current fish population, we can help identify fish from photos or quote an electrofishing survey.

3) Want to learn more?

Click below if you are looking for general information about our hatcheries, general stocking recommendations, or to see a list of the species we carry.

General Info

What Makes Keystone Hatcheries Different?

High Quality Fish: Being in the fish business for 3 generations with biologists on staff, we have developed techniques and processes that result in the healthiest fish with very high stocking survival rates.
Reliable Service: We don't make promises we cannot keep. If the availability of a certain size or species is iffy, we will tell you up front. Other companies will make promises and deliver the bad news on the back end. Generally (there are always exceptions) if we give you a quote, we are going to come thru.
Good Measure: Unfortunately it is common practice in the fish stocking industry to short the customer on weight or count to sell at a lower price. If you buy 100 lbs of fathead minnows, can you tell if you got 80 or 100? As an example of our practices, we load 25 lbs of fathead minnows into a bucket at a time, but we go to 26 lbs instead to make sure the customer gets their weight.

General Fish Stocking Recommendations

General Fish Stocking Recommendations: On this page we list basic stocking strategies for ponds in the upper Midwest.

Info on Fish Species

Below is a list of fish that we offer. Click on the Fish Species that you would like to learn more about. Basic biological and stocking information is provided.

Fish Species	Sizes Available
Black Crappie	2-4″, 4-6", 6"+
Bluegill	2-4″, 4-6", 6"+
Brook Trout	2-6″, 6-8″, 8-10″, 10-15″
Brown Trout	2-6″, 6-8″, 8-10″, 10-15″
Channel Catfish	4-6", 6-8", 8-12", 12"+
Hybrid Bluegill	2-4″, 4-6", 6"+
Hybrid Crappie	2-4″, 4-6", 6"+
Hybrid Striped Bass	4-5″, 5-7", 7"+
Largemouth Bass	2-4", 4-6", 6-8", 8"+
Muskellunge	10-12"
Northern Pike	9-12"
Pumpkinseeds	1.5-3″, 3-5"
Redear Sunfish	2-4″, 4-6"
Rainbow Trout	2-6″, 6-8″, 8-10″, 10-15″, 15″+
Smallmouth Bass	2-4", 4-6″, 6-8″
Tiger Muskie	10-12″
Triploid Grass Carp	8-11"
Walleye	4-6″, 5-7", 6-8″, 8"+
Yellow Perch	2-4", 4-6", 6"+
Fathead Minnow
Golden Shiner
Rosy Reds (orange Tuffies)
Tuffies