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Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery is the leading role in the production of the threatened Apache trout, a rare trout native only to Arizona. We are the only hatchery in the nation to have a captive broodstock of Apache trout. The hatchery provides fishing opportunities of the rare Apache trout in multiple lakes and streams within the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. 

Management and Conservation

The next time you go fishing, you might just catch a fish that was raised at Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery. Since 1871, National Fish Hatcheries have been responding to conservation challenges affecting America’s fish and other aquatic species. Producing fish continues to be an irreplaceable tool in managing or restoring fisheries along with habitat conservation. In doing so, we help provide recreation opportunities to America’s 34 million anglers who spend $36 billion annually in pursuit of their favored pastime.

Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery produces Apache trout, Brook trout, Brown trout, and Rainbow trout. The fish are stocked annually in throughout tribal reservoirs, lakes, and rivers across the southwest.