Aquaculture Potential for Hornyhead Chubs


Technical Bulletin Series # 116

Description

The hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus) is one of the most valuable baitfish species in Minnesota. Culturing hornyhead chub supplies valuable baitfish to anglers and generates income for fish farmers and baitshop owners in Minnesota and other northern states. Hornyhead chubs can be reared in aquaculture facilities and sold through baitshops to anglers, who are often willing to pay $5 to $6 per dozen.

This technical bulletin describes how to spawn and grow hornyhead chubs produced in an outdoor spawning system and an indoor over-winter growout facility.
 
Hornyhead Technical Bulletin pdf



Published: February 2010
Publication Number: Technical Bulletin #116
Author: Jeff Gunderson, Carl Richards, and Paul Tucker



Grant Number: 2005-38500-15847