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Check out our feature in the Filson Journal! 〰️

Revival of a Trout hatchery

About

We are a family who wholeheartedly is pursuing the Lord and His ways in stewarding our land well, with compassion and wisdom, and earnestly seeking to love on and teach others about living life connected to God and His creation; the way we were always intended to. Our desire at Smoke in Chimneys is to figuratively put the smoke back into the chimneys, or in other words, bring life back to the land physically and spiritually. We believe that as we partner with God, His presence, and His ways, He will bless the land abundantly and all that we are doing here. We believe He has an order and a design that will nourish the land and people at the same time, always multiplying in fruitfulness, peace, and joy. Come and experience the warmth of the fire with us here at Smoke In Chimneys.

Throughout the year we hatch and grow Rainbow, Brooke, Brown, and Golden trout. All of our trout are grown and raised in the fresh mountain spring mineral water that comes out of the rocks only meters away from the hatchery building. Because the ecosystem of the stream is extremely healthy, there are a lot of naturally occurring bugs and vertebrates that grow in the water that the fish feed on.
At Smoke in Chimneys we can provide the quality taste of a fish freshly caught and the unique experience of eating trout straight from clean and healthy Virginia waters. The ponds have direct sunlight and fresh spring water flowing through them constantly. Local farming allows you to enjoy natural fish year-round.
In addition, with bug food that naturally occurs in the ponds and water, we feed our fish the best quality feed we have been able to find thus far. This feed is 65% protein and fat from ocean-based fish products. There is a 4% grain fiber included, which is the lowest grain fiber feed we have been able to source. The last 30% is plant products and trace minerals to ensure a balanced nutrient makeup. As the fish grow they are transferred to larger ponds and ready for harvest!