8096 Ridges Rd
Baileys Harbor WI 54202
920-839-2136
HOURS
May
Mon-Sat Noon-5pm
Sunday Closed
June to August
Mon-Sat 8am-5pm
Sunday Closed
September & October
Mon-Sat Noon-5pm
Sunday Closed
November -April online orders only
Online Ordering has ended for the season. Retail sales to resume May 1 or if Mother Nature is good to us sooner!
OUR FLEET
We have two different types of commercial boats; gill net boats and trap net boats
Southwester
This tug was built by Burger Boats in 1946, it is 45' with a Caterpillar engine.
Trygg
This tug is 38' built in 1945 by Burger Boats and powered with a Caterpillar engine.
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Patriot
This tug is a Marinette 42, built by Marinette Marine in 1946 and rehabbed by Hickey Bros. Research in 2012. It is powered with a Cummins engine.
Kokanee
This tug is a Marinette 35, built by Marinette Marine in 1947 and rehabbed by Hickey Bros. Research in 2007. It is powered with a Cummins engine.
Lars
Originally constructed for the WI DNR by Schwarz in Two Rivers WI in 1977. Hickey Bros Research refurbished in 2004 for use as a trap net boat. Powered with a Cummins engine.
Finn
Originally a Chris Craft Roamer, this boat was refurbished and repurposed by Hickey Bros Research into a fisheries research vessel in 2007. This is powered with a Cummins engine.
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Gunnar J
This boat was designed by Hickey Bros. Research and fabricated by Doug's Custom Welding. This is a 46' aluminum trap net boat used on Lake Michigan/Green Bay. Powered with a Cummins engine.
Northwester
This boat was designed by Hickey Bros. Research and fabricated by Doug's Custom Welding. This is a 47' aluminum research vessel. Powered by a Cummins engine.
Hickey Bros
This tug is a Marinette 35, built by Marinette Marine in 1947 and is currently being refurbished by Hickey Bros. Research. It is powered with a Cummins engine.
Sheepshead
This is a Vinette research vessel built in 1955 and Hickey Bros Research refurbished in 1998 & 2008. This is currently used as a research vessel utilized for trawling, trap netting, and gill netting. This is powered by a Caterpillar engine.
Stuth Bros.
This boat was designed by Hickey Bros. Research and fabricated by Doug's Custom Welding in 2019. This is a 38' aluminum research vessel. Powered by a Volvo engine.