Power station a source of Mississippi River’s walleye boom in Illinois

When you think about a nuclear power station, your first thought is likely not of a fish hatchery. But Illinois has the only nuclear generation site in the country with an active fish hatchery that is operated privately. 
And that unique hatchery has produced some astonishing walleye numbers. After 40 years of stocking, a rough estimate is that nearly 10 million fingerlings have been produced. That production, along with highly effective regulations, has turned the Mississippi River from Dubuque to the Quad Cities into one of the best walleye fisheries in the country.

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