Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery
Southeast Region
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Welcome to the Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery



Kids fishingStation Facts

  • Established: 1965.
  • Number of staff: five permanent.

 

Geographic Area Covered

  • Arkansas: White River Basin.
  • Oklahoma: Blue and Illinois rivers.

 

Financial Impact of Trout Program in Arkansas and Oklahoma

  • Annual budget (FY 09) $458,086.
  • Annual economic impact of trout production at Greers Ferry NFH $45.7 million (1999 dollars)

 

Station Goals

  • Provide statutory mitigation fish (rainbow trout and brook trout) for Arkansas.
  • Cooperatively participates in aquatic threatened/endangered or "species of concern" research.
  • Provide statutory mitigation fish (rainbow trout) for Oklahoma.
  • Provide environmental education and outreach.

Conserving America's Fisheries

Fish Species and Capability

  • Rainbow trout (mandated mitigation) currently provide 754,560 fish -- 203,225 lbs.
  • Brook trout (mandated mitigation) currently provide 30,000 -- 2,600 lbs.

 

Public Use Opportunities
  • More than 50,000 visitors annually.
  • Trout fishing in the Little Red River adjacent to hatchery grounds.
  • Visitor center.
  • Self Guided Hatchery Tours
  • Off-site presentations

 

 

Last updated: May 10, 2010