The Rural Voice, 2019-07, Page 25was a member of the Georgian
Triangle Anglers Association, trained
in aquaculture, and had worked for
several years in a fish hatchery. They
talked by phone, mulled over the idea
of restarting the hatchery, agreed that
it had potential, and developed a
simple, direct-sale-to-the customer,
business plan. By late 2009 the
Kolapore Springs Trout Hatchery
was once again in business, with
Brady and Green as equal partners.
That was 10 years ago. Today,
Kolapore Springs (as the hatchery is
also called) is a going concern. It
provides its customers, which include
prominent restauranteurs and chefs in
Southern Ontario cities and towns,
with Kamloops-variety rainbow
trout. They are known for their firm
flesh, superior flavour, and overall
high quality. Large numbers of both
brown trout, native to the Saugeen
River watershed, and speckled trout
also are raised at the hatchery but are
mostly sold to stock regional ponds,
lakes, rivers and streams.
The drive into the hatchery site
from Grey County Rd. 31,
especially in spring, summer
and fall, is enchanting. The dead-end
gravel road wends through dense,
lowland forest canopy and occasional
stretches of wetlands teeming with
aquatic wildlife. As one approaches
the hatchery one is visually struck by
what has perhaps become its picture-
postcard-perfect iconic symbol: a set
of old moss-covered, fern-edged
concrete raceways that descend in
steps through the forest. They carry
cold, crystal clear spring-fed water
from the nearby Niagara escarpment
into the hatchery’s very heart.
Andrew Kenny, who twice a year
buys trout from Kolapore Springs to
stock his pond, describes the last leg
of the trip as a kind of personal
“spiritual journey”. [Full disclosure:
Kenny is this writer’s son.]
Brady and Green divide their
responsibilities according to their
personal skills and attributes. Brady’s
include a friendly, persuasive manner
and innate entrepreneurialism which,
with his connections in Toronto and
other urban centres, make him a
natural salesperson and marketer.
Green’s aquaculture training and
hatchery experience equip him to
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