Vermont Fish Hatcheries and Farms
Vermont Fish Hatcheries and Farms
State, Federal and Private Fish Hatcheries and Farms
Vermont has five state run hatcheries and two federally run, each with its own unique characteristics. Vermont started raising fish in 1891. The oldest hatchery is in Roxbury, built in 1890-91. The newest hatchery was built in 1991 in Grand Isle. The department's hatchery system produces almost a million fish annually. Additionally, our National hatcheries produce millions of fish annually.
Kids Stocking Trout
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State Fish Hatcheries
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State and Federal Fish Hatcheries in Vermont
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Private Hatcheries and Fish Farms
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Hatcheries are open for viewing daily. For visitation hours or to schedule a group or school tour, please call the specific fish culture station listed below.
Bald Hill Fish Culture Station in Newark - Bald Hill FCS is located in the Northeast Kingdom. This facility rears trout, salmon and walleye. Bennington Fish Culture Station in Bennington - Bennington FCS is situated in the southwest corner of Vermont. Three species of trout are reared at this facility. Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery (NFH) is a 35-acre U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility located in the Green Mountains of Vermont. The hatchery was authorized by Congress in 1906 and constructed in 1909 to produce brook trout, char and Atlantic salmon for stocking the waters of Vermont, New York, and New Hampshire. Ed Weed Fish Culture Station in Grand Isle – Ed Weed FCS overlooks Lake Champlain and is the newest state fish hatchery, rearing trout, salmon, walleye and muskies. Roxbury Fish Culture Station in Roxbury – Roxbury FCS is located not far from Montpelier, the state’s capitol. It is oldest state fish hatchery and is on the National Register of Historic Sites Salisbury Fish Culture Station in Salisbury- Salisbury FCS is situated close to Lake Dunmore, south of Middlebury. It is where we keep our older and larger fish for producing eggs. White River National Fish Hatchery White River, VT. 802-234-5937 White River National Fish Hatchery (NFH) is a large “state of the art” coldwater fish production facility located in the heart of Vermont near the town of Bethel. Hatchery staff works to support both the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program (since 1978) and the Lower Great Lakes Lake Trout Restoration Program (on an interim and more recent basis). The mission of the hatchery is to produce and release over 5 million Atlantic salmon fry in tributaries throughout the Connecticut River watershed. The hatchery also supplies over 660,000 Lake trout yearlings for stocking Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. |
Sweet Water Trout Hatchery
Shaye & Jennifer Collins Collins Mill Road Newport Center, VT. 05857 Phone: 802-744-6553 (Brook, Brown & Rainbow Trout) Danaher Fishery Matthew Danaher 1548 Eastham Road Shrewsbury, VT. 05738 Phone: 802-492-3442 (Brook, Brown & Rainbow Trout) Mountain Foot Farm Curtis D. Sjolander 154 Blakely Road Wheelock, VT. 05851 Phone: 802-626-9471 (Brook, Brown & Rainbow Trout) Peak Pond Farm Louis Warlick RR1, Box 563 Randolph Center, VT. 05061 Phone: 802-728-5065 (Brook & Rainbow Trout) Lewis Creek Trout Hatchery Daniel Nugent 1835 Rt. 116 Starksboro, VT 05487 Phone: (802) 453-2099 (Rainbow trout) APPROVED-OUT-OF-STATE SOURCES Hy-On-A-Hill Trout Farm Mark Fisk P.O. Box 308 Plainfield, NH 03781 Phone: (603) 675-6267 (Brook, Brown & Rainbow trout) 
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The Vermont TU Council’s mission is to Conserve, Protect, and Restore the cold water fisheries and watersheds throughout Vermont.
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Dedicated to restoring the walleye fishery in the State of Vermont.
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