{"id":2071,"date":"2022-03-31T14:32:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T21:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=2071"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:24:00","slug":"tonto-creek-hatchery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/fishing-2\/hatcheries-fisheries-management\/fish-hatcheries\/tonto-creek-hatchery\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonto Creek Hatchery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tonto Creek History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n


The property is owned by the U.S. Forest Service (Tonto Forest), and operated by the Department\u2019s Hatchery Program. The facility was constructed in 1937 and had a major renovation in 1993 that converted the facility to its current use of 12 covered raceways and a show pond. The property includes 4 residences, a hatchery shop\/garage, a large office building which contains a small visitor center with public restrooms as well as indoor tanks, and several smaller structures for operational use. The property is staffed by four full-time employees who reside on site and are responsible for day-to-day operations and maintenance of the site. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Fish production history<\/h4>\n\n \n

Species Raised: <\/strong>Apache, rainbow, brook, cutthroat, tiger, and brown trout are raised at the hatchery. [add links]<\/p>\n\n \n

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The average production of the hatchery is 50,000 lbs. of trout which represents 15% of all the trout stocked in Arizona, contributing to the economy of the state with approximately $72.7 million annually.<\/p>\n\n \n