A proposed major renovation and rebuilding project is expected to be completed by 2002. Fairport Today Eighteen earthen ponds, some as large as two acres, are used to hatch and rear angler favorites such as largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish. All largemouth bass and white amur used for DNR stocking are produced at Fairport. The hatchery also administers the farm pond program, stocking nearly 600 acres of ponds with largemouth bass, bluegill, and channel catfish annually. Fairport Fish Hatchery is located along Iowa Highway 22 in Muscatine County, eight miles east of Muscatine.
Visitors are always welcome, and group tours can be arranged.