The following hatcheries are open for sport fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional hatchery-specific regulations.

(a) Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery subject to the following condition: We only allow fishing from legal sunrise to legal sunset.

(b) Edenton National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery subject to the following conditions:

(1) We allow fishing during open hatchery hours only.

(2) We prohibit the cleaning of fish on the hatchery.

(c) Entiat National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery.

(d) Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery subject to the following conditions:

(1) We only allow fishing from 12 hour before legal sunrise until 12 hour after legal sunset.

(2) We prohibit the use of nets for the capture of fish in Herring Creek.

(3) We prohibit the use of gasoline motors greater than 5 horsepower on watercraft.

(e) Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery subject to the following condition: We prohibit the cleaning of fish on the hatchery.

(f) Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery.

(g) Leadville National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery subject to the following condition: We prohibit the cleaning of fish on the hatchery. See §71.11 for hatchery-specific hunting regulations for this hatchery.

(h) Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery.

(i) Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery subject to the following condition: We allow fishing after legal sunset, but the hatchery access road is closed from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

(j) Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery subject to the following conditions:

(1) We prohibit fishing after legal sunset.

(2) We prohibit the cleaning of fish on the hatchery.

(3) We prohibit motorized boats on the hatchery while fishing.

(k) Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery subject to the following condition: We only allow fishing from legal sunrise to legal sunset.

(l) Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery.

(m) Valley City National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery subject to the following condition: We prohibit the cleaning of fish on the hatchery.


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