Fun, staff were helpful and knowledgeable . My daughter keeps asking to go back.
April 2025
Just a beautiful fish hatchery. Worth checking out. Picnic tables and restrooms on site. Can purchase fish food too for the trout. Very reasonable prices for the fish food.
March 2025
Fun to see the Brook & Brown trout but disappointing that the office was closed in the middle of the week, though there were six cars in the lot? Where was everyone??
Located on picturesque countryside in western Onondaga County, the Hatchery was originally developed and operated as a joint venture between Onondaga County and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under a Works Project Administration Grant. One of only four county run hatcheries in the state, Carpenter's Brook has been in continuous operation since its inception in 1938 and produces 70,000+ Brook, Brown and Rainbow Trout annually. Staff and volunteers take great pride in stocking over 100 miles of streams and 10,000 acres of impoundments with 100% of the D.E.C. recommendations for these waters. PLEASE NOTE: Fishing licenses are not sold on the premises.
