About Us

Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery has produced lake trout for stocking into the Great Lakes since 1951. The hatchery is the first lake trout facility for the Lake Trout Restoration Program.

Biologist off-loading lake trout from Pendills Creek NFH onto the stocking vessel, the MV Spencer F. Baird
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Biologist off-loading yearling lake trout from Pendills Creek NFH onto the stocking vessel, the MV Spencer F. Baird.

Our Mission

Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery has contributed greatly since 1951 to the restoration of lake trout populations in the Great Lakes. The hatchery produces more than 1 million lake trout yearlings for spring stocking into Lake Michigan and Lake Huron each year.

Our History

1951 - The hatchery was established.

1977 - The main office building burned down and was rebuilt.

2009 - The fish production building construction was completed to protect hatchery fish.

Other Facilities in this Complex

Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery is a sub-station of Pendills Creek NFH.

Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery
Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery was originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the 1930s and utilized by the U.S. Forest Service until World War II. The hatchery became a sub-station of Pendills Creek in 1959. Access to Sullivan Creek is restricted due to the sensitivity of our...
National Fish Hatchery
Brimley,MI