As prime fishing season continue across the state, NDOW is working to keep waters stocked with catchable fish. All fish we stock in eastern Nevada, and even some in waters in central Nevada, come from the Gallagher Fish Hatchery in Ruby Valley! The hatchery has been supplying Nevada waters with fish since the 1940’s, but when the facility went through a refurbishment in the early 2000’s, other states began supplying us with eggs. We have only recently started the hatchery’s spawning (or broodsto

At the Enfield Hatchery, fish are netted out of the raceways, placed in a holding tank, fin clipped, and then an elaborate set up of pipes and flowing water returns the fish to their original raceway. To learn more, take a look at our latest Inside Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Blog at https://www1.maine.gov/wordpress/insideifw/2018/05/04/wondering-how-old-that-stocked-fish-is-take-a-look-at-the-fins/ | Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife