{"id":2062,"date":"2022-03-31T14:13:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T21:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=2062"},"modified":"2024-04-30T16:18:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T23:18:08","slug":"silver-creek-hatchery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/fishing-2\/hatcheries-fisheries-management\/fish-hatcheries\/silver-creek-hatchery\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Creek Hatchery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Silver Creek Fish Hatchery resides on Commission-owned land acquired in 1978 and is managed by the Hatchery Program. The facility includes an 840-acre wildlife area that is open to the public for fishing and hunting. This is a popular destination and has opportunities for viewing all forms of wildlife. In addition, Silver Creek provides aquatic habitat for native fish species including speckled dace and bluehead sucker, as well as angling opportunities for Apache trout and rainbow trout. There is an established trail along the creek, but during wet weather the area is extremely muddy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The hatchery is the primary facility for growing & stocking Apache trout, which are one of the state\u2019s two native trout species (the other is the endangered Gila trout). The only place Apache trout can be caught in the world is the White Mountains of Arizona. Silver Creek is a small hatchery, producing about 80,000 catchable sized Apache trout each year. Apache trout are stocked into selected streams and lakes in the White Mountains, including Silver Creek, the East Fork of the Black River, West Fork of the Black River, Sheeps Crossing on the Little Colorado River, and the Little Colorado River at Greer. All the Apache trout stocked in Arizona are produced by Silver Creek Hatchery.<\/p>\n\n \n

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