An angler's delight!

If you are a cold-water sport fisher, chances are you know about the Gaden Trout Hatchery, and if you don’t, you should!

The NSW Department of Primary Industry’s Gaden Trout Hatchery, located on the Thredbo River, 10 km north-west of Jindabyne, is one of Australia’s main centres for breeding and rearing cold water sport fish.

Whether it’s Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout or Atlantic Salmon, the fish are produced by NSW DPI and stocked into the dams and river systems of our trout fisheries in the snowy mountains, southern highlands, the central tablelands and New England areas.

NSW DPI Deputy Director General Brett Fifield caught up with Gaden Hatchery Manager Mitchel Elkins on a recent trip to hear about how the hatchery is recovering from extreme weather events, and how they are planning on using a recent funding boost.

You can also visit the Hatchery!

Visitors can view and sometimes partake in feeding of the big fish that come to the surface in some of the hatchery’s brood stock ponds, watch a 10 minute introduction video that outlines the hatchery’s purpose and operations, and go for a walk around the grounds with one of the experienced hatchery staff. Coin operated barbeques and picnic shelters are available.

Plan your visit, find more information on visiting the Hatchery.