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Tour a DEC Fish Hatchery
The NY DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) supplements the native game fish populations. Bring the entire family to learn about egg harvesting and see how the young fry and fingerling are raised. [Open Seasonally]
Fish Hatcheries by Region
Rome Hatchery
Central New York
This facility is one of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) largest hatcheries boasting an annual production of nearly 160,000 pounds of brook, rainbow and brown trout.
Salmon River Fish Hatchery
Thousand Islands
​Built in 1980, this hatchery produces more than 2 million fingerlings and close to 1 million yearlings each year and offers self-guided tours.
South Otselic Hatchery
Central New York
With an annual production of 15,000 pounds of fish, this hatchery rears the entire statewide supply of tiger muskellunge and produces pond-reared walleye fingerlings.
VanHornesville Hatchery
Central New York
VanHornesville Hatchery raises only rainbow trout, with production totaling about 30,000 pounds.
