Entiat National Fish Hatchery Anniversary Annual Senior and Disabled Fishing Day 9-2

Entiat National Fish Hatchery
Roaring Creek Road

 

How to get to the Entiat National Fish Hatchery

Entiat NFH is located in central Washington about 24 miles north of Wenatchee in Chelan County. The station is situated six miles southwest of the City of Entiat along the Entiat River. The hatchery site is about 7 miles from the confluence of the Entiat River and the Columbia.

Directions: Just as you approach the town of Entiat on State Highway 97A, go west on to Entiat River Road. Signing is located on the highway. Travel 6 miles to Roaring Creek Road, take a left, cross the bridge and turn at the first right into the hatchery entrance. Welcome!

Annual Senior and Disabled Fishing Day

August 11, 2010 9am-2pm
Entiat seniors 60+ and disabled persons are invited to Entiat National Fish Hatchery to enjoy and free fishing event sponsored by Entiat Valley Community Services Foodbank. Free food and beverages will be provided as well as awards for the largest and smallest fish.  Bring your trusty fishing pole or borrow one from the hatchery.

Entiat National Fish Hatchery (ENFH) is located in central Washington about 24 miles north of Wenatchee in Chelan County. The hatchery site is approximately 7 miles from the confluence of the Entiat River and the Columbia. It sits on a beautiful 37 acres of land along the Entiat River and can be reached by traveling up the Entiat River Road off of Highway 97A.  It is one of three hatcheries in the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Complex (LNFHC). Entiat NFH was authorized to be built in 1939 by the Grand Coulee Fish Maintenance Project. It was constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation as one of the fish mitigation facilities for Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin Project

The Entiat NFH is open to visitors year-round. The hatchery provides special events and educational activities that are co-sponsored with hatchery partners. People can enjoy a guided or self-guided tour throughout the facility and grounds. Please call 509-784-1131 for more information about group tours and dates of hatchery activities and special events.

on the web http://www.fws.gov/entiatnfh/index.html