Roaring River Hatchery
Scio, Linn County, Oregon. Fish hatchery; All year.
Details
- Where
- 42279 Fish Hatchery Drive, Scio, OR 42279. Directions
- Getting there
- Take the Hwy. 20 exit off I-5 at Albany. Travel east for six miles to Hwy. 226. Travel north four miles on Hwy. 226. Turn right on Fish Hatchery Drive and proceed seven miles. Cross the Larwood covered bridge, turn right and travel one mile to the hatchery.
- Access
- Outdoor display board and interpretive signing on the hatchery ponds; camp host, fishing, picnic area, restroom; November and December are the best time to see trout spawning.
- Phone
- (503) 394-2496
- Website
- myodfw.com
- Managed by
- Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.
- Established
- 1924.
- Coordinates
- 44.6244, -122.7222.
ODFW visitor guide: a mixed-stock fish hatchery producing anadromous and resident trout; raceway ponds added in 1987 and 1996; the rainbow trout program involves broodstock maintenance, spawning, egg incubation and rearing.
Notable Events
- 1924Roaring River Hatchery was constructed in 1924. myodfw.com
- 1968The brood ponds carry a 1968 construction age and are identified as rainbow trout brood ponds. dfw.state.or.us
- 1987In 1987 new raceway ponds were constructed to replace the original raceways. myodfw.com
- 1996In 1996 new raceway ponds were constructed to replace the original raceways. myodfw.com
- 2018In 2018 new raceway ponds were constructed to replace the original raceways. dfw.state.or.us