{"id":1211,"date":"2022-02-28T11:34:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T18:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=1211"},"modified":"2024-04-30T16:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T23:11:00","slug":"sterling-springs-hatchery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/fishing-2\/hatcheries-fisheries-management\/fish-hatcheries\/sterling-springs-hatchery\/","title":{"rendered":"Sterling Springs Hatchery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Sterling Springs Hatchery comprises 2 acres at the headwaters of Oak Creek. The property is owned by the U.S. Forest Service (Coconino Forest) and has been operated by the Department\u2019s Hatchery Program since 1955. The hatchery was renovated in the 1970s to provide a multiuse raceway system. Species raised include rainbow trout, brown trout and occasionally Gila trout.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The primary purpose of the hatchery is to supply Page Springs Hatchery with approximately 1.3 million fingerling trout for growth out and stocking. Some of the trout fingerlings reared by Sterling Springs Hatchery are stocked directly into select waters. Sterling Springs Hatchery has a single residence with separate garage and bunk house, a hatchery building, a storage shed, and several outdoor concrete raceways. The property is staffed by two full-time employees, with one residing on site. Both employees are responsible for day-to-day operation and maintenance of the site.<\/p>\n\n \n

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