Welcome to the Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery

Station Facts

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

 

Geographic Area Covered

• Arkansas: White River and Ouchita River Basin.
• Oklahoma: Illinois River and Red River Basin.

 

Financial Impact of Trout Program in Arkansas and Oklahoma

• Annual station budget (FY 11) $588,323.
• For every $1 of hatchery operational budget spent, $113 was put back into the economy (based on 2010 economic data)

 

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 trout to meet Tribal Trust responsibilities
• Provide environmental education and outreach.

Fish Species and Capability

• Rainbow trout (mandated mitigation) annually provide approximately727,000 fish -- 202,333 lbs.
• Brook trout (mandated mitigation) annually provide approximatly 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