Clearwater Trout Hatchery was originally built in 1983 for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to rear salmon for release in the North Thompson drainage. It was closed down in the early 1990’s but in 1997 the Province of British Columbia purchased the facility and refitted it for trout and kokanee production. In 2003 the Clearwater Trout Hatchery became one of five Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC’s (FFSBC) hatcheries as the responsibility of the provincial trout stocking program was transferred to the Society.
The hatchery stocks fish into approximately 300 lakes annually in all regions of B.C. except Vancouver Island. Most fish stocking occurs in the Interior and the Northern lakes in BC. Over three million fish are released each year including rainbow trout, brook char and kokanee. Clearwater Trout Hatchery is one of only two FFSBC hatcheries that stocks kokanee salmon in British Columbia.
