What We Do
Jackson National Fish Hatchery produces native cutthroat trout for federal and Tribal waters in Wyoming and Idaho. These trout help to restore fish populations, encourage sustainable fish populations and provide angling opportunities for recreational users like you. As a result of the Jackson National Fish Hatchery propagation program, economic benefits weigh-in at over 50,000 angler days of recreational fishing valued at over $5 million.
Management and Conservation
The next time you go fishing, you might just catch a fish that was raised at Jackson National Fish Hatchery. Since 1871, National Fish Hatcheries have been responding to conservation challenges affecting America’s fish and other aquatic species. Producing fish continues to be an irreplaceable tool in managing or restoring fisheries along with habitat conservation. In doing so, we help provide recreation opportunities to America’s 34 million anglers who spend $36 billion annually in pursuit of their favored pastime.
Jackson National Fish Hatchery produces close to 175,000 native Snake River cutthroat trout each year. The fish are stocked in reservoirs and lakes around western Wyoming and eastern Idaho.
Our Services
Since 1958, Jackson National Fish Hatchery has raised native Snake River cutthroat trout for mitigation and recreational purposes. We have also stocked brown trout and lake trout as requested. In 2018, we initiated a refugia population of endangered Kendall Warm Springs dace for future support of the declining wild population.
Our Projects and Research
National Fish Hatcheries raise fish and other aquatic species – like crayfish and mussels - to help restore and sustain important fish and other aquatic species for the benefit of the American people. Freshwater mussels play very important roles in our rivers and lakes filtering the water and creating habitat for fish and aquatic insects fish like to eat. With declining fish populations and declining freshwater mussel populations becoming prevalent across the world, fish hatchery operations are important than ever.
Jackson National Fish Hatchery is part of a regional effort to establish and maintain a refugia population of the endangered Kendall Warm Springs dace. Along with Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery, USFWS Wyoming Ecological Services, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Bridger-Teton National Forest we are helping to mitigate the decline of the very small and isolated dace.