U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Fish Hatchery
Conserving the Nature of America

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Furnace Brook water supply to the hatchery
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Covered fish raceways
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Original Hatchery House, constructed ca. 1910-1915. This building served as the hatchery building and main office until 1956,
when the entire hatchery was rebuilt under President Eisenhower.
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Welcome to the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery!

Our mission is to protect, conserve, and restore native fishes in the northeastern United States in order to sustain valuable fisheries and support recreational fishing for the benefit of the public.

 

Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery (NFH) is a 35-acre U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility located in the Green Mountains of Vermont. The hatchery was authorized by Congress in 1906 and constructed in 1909 to produce brook trout, char and Atlantic salmon for stocking the waters of Vermont, New York, and New Hampshire. The primary water supply, Furnace Brook, is a clean, soft water stream with high oxygen content. It also provides the seasonal fluctuations in temperature, hardness, and pH that closely approximate what the fish would encounter in nature. This results in fish better adapted to their natural environment.

 

Over one hundred years later, we are still rearing landlocked Atlantic salmon - for anglers to the Lake Champlain basin. We also are rearing lake trout for the recreational fishery in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.  And we are raising brook trout for Vermont’s anglers.

 

Our hatchery is open to visitors to enjoy the grounds, and view some of our fish. We also offer tours to groups as time allows within our fish-rearing duties; please call ahead so we can put you on our schedule.

 

 

 

Fishing is a traditional use of the National Fish Hatchery System. At the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery (Hatchery), we welcome people of all backgrounds and abilities to participate in recreational fishing.

 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is accepting public comments through June 8, 2020 on its proposed rule to open fishing on Service lands as published in the federal register. The public is invited to review the DDE National Fish Hatchery's Draft Fishing Plan and Environmental Assessment posted here on the hatchery website.

 

You may submit comments by one of the following methods:

 

Electronically: Go to Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, type in FWS-HQ-NWRS-2020-0013, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then click on the Search button. On the resulting screen, find the correct document and submit a comment by clicking on "Comment Now!"

 

By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-HQ-NWRS-2020-0013; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB/PERMA (JAO); Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.

 

Comments will not be accepted via email or fax.

 

 

Contact Us

Henry Bouchard, Manager
Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery
4 Holden Road
North Chittenden, VT  05763
Phone:  (802) 483-6618
henry_bouchard@fws.gov

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News and Information

Press release - Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery Draft Recreational Fish Plan

Draft Fishing Plan and Environmental Assessment

The Day I Fished with Ike (PDF)

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Last updated: May 8, 2020
    Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery
    4 Holden Road
    North Chittenden, VT 05763
    (802) 483-6618
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