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Fish Hatcheries

Select a hatchery from the map or the list below for more information or view all hatchery addresses and phone numbers.

• American Falls Hatchery
• Ashton Hatchery
• Cabinet Gorge Hatchery
• Clearwater Hatchery
• Eagle Hatchery
• Grace Hatchery
• Hagerman Hatchery
• Hayspur Hatchery
• Henry's Lake Hatchery
• Mackay Hatchery
• Magic Valley Hatchery
• McCall Hatchery
• Nampa Hatchery
• Niagara Springs Hatchery
• Oxbow Hatchery
• Pahsimeroi Hatchery
• Rapid River Hatchery
• Sandpoint Hatchery
• Sawtooth Hatchery

What about fish hatcheries?
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game operates 19 fish hatcheries statewide. Twelve of these raise fish that stay in fresh water all of their lives (resident fish) and the remaining eight hatcheries raise salmon and steelhead that spend part of their lives in the ocean. The resident fish hatcheries are all funded by license monies. Their job is to provide catchable rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and other fish for the angler.

The Idaho Power Company and others fund the salmon and steelhead hatcheries as mitigation for the construction of dams that block migration of salmon and steelhead to and from the ocean. Their purpose is to provide fish for anglers and most of the fish they stock are marked so the angler can tell them apart from wild salmon and steelhead.

These hatcheries produced over 5 million pounds in 2003. They planted fish that were all sizes, from little 1½ inch kokanee to 17-inch long rainbow trout. The fish planted in Idaho generate an estimated $480 million for the economy of the state.

Fish Hatchery Addresses and Phone Numbers
American Falls 2974 S. Hatchery Rd. American Falls, ID 83211 (208) 226-2015	Ashton 3330 E., 1200 N. Ashton, ID 83420 (208) 652-3579	Cabinet Gorge HCR 493 Clark Fork, ID 83811 (208) 266-1431
Clearwater 4156 Ahsahka Rd. Ahsahka, ID 83520 (208) 476-3331	Eagle 1800 Trout Rd. Eagle, ID 83616 (208) 939-4114	Grace 390 Hatchery Rd. Grace, ID 83241 (208) 427-6364
Hagerman 1060 State Fish Hatchery Rd. Hagerman, ID 83332 (208) 837-4892	Hayspur 71 US Hwy. 20 Bellevue, ID 83313 (208) 788-2847	Henry's Lake HC66 Box 150 Island Park, ID 83429 (208) 558-7202
Mackay HC 86, Box 4270 Mackay, ID 83251 (208) 588-2219	Magic Valley Route 1 Filer, ID 83328 (208) 326-3230	McCall P.O. Box 1021 McCall, ID 83638 (208) 634-2690
Nampa 3806 S. Powerline Rd. Nampa, ID 83686 (208) 465-8479	Niagara Springs 2131 Niagara Springs Rd. Wendell, ID 83355 (208) 536-2283	Oxbow P.O. Box 200 Oxbow, OR 97840 (541) 785-3459
Pahsimeroi P.O. Box 85 Ellis, ID 83235 (208) 876-4475	Rapid River 543 Rapid River Rd Riggins, ID 83549 (208) 628-3277	Sandpoint 2100 Lakeshore Dr. Sagle, ID 83860 (208) 265-7228
Sawtooth HC 64, Box 9905 Stanley, ID 83278 (208) 774-3684