Alchesay
Whiteriver, AZ 85941
Plan Your Visit
Alchesay National Fish Hatchery is located in the picturesque canyon of the North Fork of the White River on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The North Fork along the hatchery provides opportunity for sport fishing of the threatened Apache trout. Come visit us to view the beautiful Fort Apache Indian Reservation and spend some quality time in the great outdoors.
Alchesay National Fish Hatchery provides viewing of the sub-catchable and catchable size trout prior to being stocked. Several different avian species can be seen throughout the year such as: bald eagle, osprey, great blue heron, and a wide variety of waterfowl.
Reservation permits are required when camping or fishing on Indian lands. For more information call 928-224-7836.
From Whiteriver, AZ:
Take AZ-73 E, travel 3.6 miles
Turn right onto Indian Route 61 (N. Alchesay Fish Hatchery Road), travel 4.6 miles
Activities
Featured Species
Get Involved
Whether you want to further conservation, learn more about nature or share your love of the outdoors, you’ve come to the right place. National fish hatcheries provide many opportunities for you to help your community and fish and wildlife by doing what you love.
National fish hatcheries partner with volunteers, youth groups, landowners, neighbors and residents of both urban and rural communities to make a lasting difference. There are opportunities for everyone to get involved!
Volunteers: Gain new experiences and meet new people while helping to advance fish and aquatic conservation.
Friends: Join neighbors in helping hatcheries work effectively in our communities.
Local Groups: Find out how communities can work with hatcheries to conserve our shared natural resources.
Youth: Explore paid and unpaid opportunities to learn and develop leadership skills.
Services
Alchesay was designed to fulfill a federal responsibility for stocking waters on Tribal lands. Alchesay National Fish Hatchery stocks 17 different Indian reservations and Pueblos including: four different Apache reservations (White Mountain, Jicarilla, San Carlos, and Mescalero), eleven New Mexico Pueblos (Acoma, Isleta, Laguna, Nambe, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris, Sandia, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Zia, and Zuni), the Navajo Nation in both Arizona and New Mexico, and the Hopi reservation. The demand for hatchery trout for public fishing waters usually far exceeds the supply.
About
Authorized in 1959, Alchesay National Fish Hatchery fulfills a federal responsibility for stocking trout on Tribal lands in Arizona and New Mexico. The facility acts as a grow-out rearing unit for fingerlings from Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery, producing over 600,000 brown and rainbow trout annually. Located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, it manages the largest inland recreational fishing program in the National Fish Hatchery System. The hatchery is named after the famous Apache chief, Alchesay.