Welcome to Norfork National Fish Hatchery

Established in 1955 and opened in 1957 the Norfork National Fish Hatchery is located in the mountainous terrian of north Arkansas near Mountin Home. . Geographic area covered: Mitigation in eastern Oklahoma and the White River Basin in Northern Arkansas. Norfork NFH has a significant economic impact. For each $1 spent of budget expenditures, $5.86 tax revenue was generated.The purpose of the Hatchery is to meet the fishery mitigation needs arising from the Corps of Engineer projects in the White River. The upper White River has been altered by the construction of four multi-purpose dams along its course. The construction destroyed the warm water riverline havitat and replaced it with cold tailwaters.
The Norfork National Fish Hatchery is a cold water hatchery primarily for the production of trout to restock the tailwaters below Norfork, Bull Shoals and other dams.
Visitors are welcome to tour the hatchery. The hatchery is open from 7 am to 3:30 pm daily.

http://www.fws.gov/norfork/

Web site has maps and information about this hatchery.
Lots of fun to visit, learn and feed the fish.

Public Use

280,000 visitors annually.
Hours of operation: 7:00 am – 3:30 pm including weekends.
Hatchery tours.
Off-site presentations.
Fishing for the disabled and for ages 15 and under in Dry Run Creek.

Great Outdoor Adventure is Sept 8, 2012.
Fun and educational for the whole family with activities for all ages. Includes archery, land navigation, trout fishing, casting games and environment preservation. Admission: Free.
www.norforkhatcheryfriends.org
870-425-1755