Washoe Park Trout Hatchery

Washoe Park Trout Hatchery
The Washoe Park Trout Hatchery maintains the state's only native westslope cutthroat broodstock. The hatchery visitor center consists of a display pond of trout, interpretive center, and a live stream aquarium. The hatchery grounds are open during daylight hours.
  1. The Washoe Park Trout Hatchery in Anaconda was the first state-run hatchery built in Montana. The hatchery is located at the east end of the historic Washoe Park. The hatchery was built in 1907 with the help of local industries. The manager of the Washoe Smelter at the time was a Fish and Game Commissioner. He obtained support from the legislature for funding the construction of the facility. The Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railroad granted the four acres for the hatchery site and water rights were donated by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Over the years, the hatchery has raised many species of salmonids including Arctic grayling, westslope cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, golden trout, lake trout and brown trout. Currently, the hatchery manages the state's only westslope cutthroat broodstock. The founding population of today's broodstock was taken from tributaries of Hungry Horse Reservoir and the lower Clark Fork drainage in 1984 and 1985. The hatchery produces over one million eggs per year. About 200,000 of these eggs are kept at the facility for future brood and production fish that will be planted in lakes across Montana to support recreational sport fishing. Eggs and fish from Washoe Park Trout Hatchery are also used for restoration stocking as part of Montana's westslope cutthroat trout conservation program.
  1. Pet Restriction Pets must be on a leash at all times.
  2. Weapons Discharge Prohibited Discharge of weapons prohibited year round.
Region 2
Latitude/Longitude: 46.13424 -112.95993
Size: 4 acres
Elevation: 5,299 ft
Open: Jan 1 to Dec 31
Directions:
Heading west on Montana Highway 1 into Anaconda. Turn right at light on Main St. left onto Pennsylvania St., drive 1/4 mile and the hatchery is on the right. Heading east on Montana Highway 1 into Anaconda; turn left at light onto Main St., cross west bound lane and continue to Pennsylvania St., turn left and follow 1/4 mile to hatchery on the right.

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No Site Fees.

Facilities
Garbage Bins
Information Kiosk/Map
Museum
Toilet (Flush)
Visitor Center
Water (Pressurized)
Amphitheater Events
Archery
Bicycling
Boating
Camping
Group Use
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Horseshoes
Hunting
Interpretive Center
Photography
Picnicking
Snowshoeing
Swimming
Tours
Volley Ball
Wildlife Viewing
  1. Mailing Address:
  2. 600 W Pennsylvania Street
  3. Anaconda
  4. 59711
  5. Phone:(406)563-2531