Summerland Trout Hatchery

2008 Summer Programs

Free guided tours are available daily from 10 am - 3 pm during the months of June, July and August.  Our tours include viewing live fish in and outdoors, videos, a coloring station for kids, and learning where to fish around the area.  Our hatchery is full of information on fish, where and how to angle and conservation.  Fun and interactive for all ages, the hatchery is a great place to stop in as we are located on Okanagan Lake near beautiful beaches.  Email us a Visit.Summerland@gofishbc.com if you have any questions about our tours.

learn to fish

Learn to Fish programs are running, call us at 250-488-2112 or email Visit.Summerland@gofishbc.com to register.

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Species raised

Native and domestic rainbow trout

About Our Hatchery

The Summerland Trout Hatchery is the oldest continuously running trout hatchery in BC.  The facility was established in 1928, but fish rearing here actually goes back to 1918.  This hatchery is the only trout hatchery that relies on spring water as all others in the province use groundwater by way of pumps.

About Our Programs

The staff stock fish into approximately 260 lakes annually into the south central regions of BC - Thompson/Nicola, Okanagan and West Kootenays.  The Summerland Hatchery  also rear fish  that are then transferred to the Clearwater Hatchery to be stocked in the Cariboo and Northen Lakes.   A second off-site hatchery located in Skaha provides additional rearing capacity for native catchable programs.  For a listing of lakes stocked, visit our Stocking Reports section.

Visitors Welcome

Between September and April, an interpretative centre depicting the hatchery program is available.  Hours of Operation are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PST, 7 days a week for self guided tours.

Summer guided tours are available from 10 - 3 pm, including viewing live fish in and outdoors, video, a colouring station for kids and learning where to fish locally.