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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 July 2019 21 Bayfield Recreational Sales County Rd. #3 and Hwy. #21 Bayfield, Ont. 519-565-2500 Featuring:Quailridge Park Models Cherokee Destination Trailers Cherokee Travel Trailers Camping