Cold-water releases from the Hoover Dam tailrace made an ideal location to build Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery in 1962. Trout was the primary fish grown at the hatchery for stocking in nearby lakes Mojave and Mead for over 30 years.

While trout are still stocked from the hatchery to provide recreational fishing opportunity, imperiled fishes, like the razorback sucker and bonytail chub, are receiving much needed attention.

Each summer thousands of these fishes are stocked in their native habitat, the Colorado River, with the aim of aiding their recovery.

Razorback Sucker

Mark Olson
Hatchery Manager
25804 North Willow Beach Road
HC 37, Box 17
Willow Beach, AZ 86445
Phone: 928/767-3456
Fax: 928/767-3800
Mark_Olson@fws.gov