Inland Commercial Hatcheries
New Hampshire has commercial fish hatcheries that provide fish for private pond stocking and fishing tournaments (derbies). They are licensed by the state for the current year, but they are not part of the state's hatchery or fish stocking program. If you want to purchase fish for a private pond or a fishing tournament, please contact a commercial hatchery directly.
All fish released into any body of water must have a Permit to Release [Fis 805.02(a)] with the exception of brook, brown and rainbow trout that are being released into "closed systems" [Fis 807.04(e)]. Release of all fish into private ponds without screened outlets are required to have a permit, regardless of species.
Frequently Asked Questions
Updated: June 3, 2022
INLAND COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES | ||
Instate Hatcheries | Species | Telephone Number |
Hy On A Hill Trout Farm 31 Reeds Mill Road Plainfield, NH 03781 |
Brook, Brown, Rainbow Trout, Landlock salmon, fee fishing | (603) 675-6267 |
Sumner Brook Fish Farm RR 277 Route 16 Ossipee, NH 03864 |
Brook, Brown, Rainbow Trout, fee fishing | (603) 998-3915 C Justin Prunier |
Hillsborough Aquafarm 186 Old Henniker Road Hillsborough, NH 03244 |
Largemouth bass, Golden shiners, Pumpkin seed, Sunfish, Crayfish | (603) 801-0410 |
Kimberly Joyce 231 Crawford Rd Clarksville, NH 03592 |
Rainbow Trout and Golden Shiners | (603) 538-6577 |
PERMANENT INLAND COMMERCIAL HATCHERY | ||
Charles Kalil West Side Road Bartlett, NH 03812 |
Trout, salmon, and smelt | (603) 356-2234 |
Fis 805.02 Permits To Release Wildlife
(a) No live wildlife designated as controlled, the eggs or progeny thereof, shall be released without a permit to release wildlife or except as otherwise permitted under RSA 207:1-a, 214:34-d, and 209-A:3, IV or unless the release of wildlife is specifically permitted under another permit such as birds for regulated shooting areas or individual training and shooting permits or fish for kid’s tournaments under this chapter.
Fis 807.04 Conditions of the Inland Aquaculture License
e) Aquaculture licensees shall be subject to the requirements for importing and releasing fish under Fis 803 and 805 except that aquaculture licensees may stock brook trout, rainbow trout, or brown trout from their facility into non-public bodies of water that are closed systems without a permit to release fish.