SPORT FISHERIES

SPORT FISHERIES

Alaska Department of Fish and GameĀ 

Alaska Department of Fish and GameĀ 

Alaska Department of Fish and Game logo featuring a crane, caribou, and a fish.

Our Partnership

Discover fishing opportunities across Alaska. Through the Outdoor Heritage Foundation’s partnership with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, we offer hands-on classes and programs designed to get you on the water with confidence. Explore the programs offered today.

Our Partnership

Discover fishing opportunities across Alaska. Through the Outdoor Heritage Foundation’s partnership with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, we offer hands-on classes and programs designed to get you on the water with confidence. Explore the programs offered today.

A view of the hatchery from the outside with a fish statue in the foreground

The Ship Creek Fisheries Center at the William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery

The William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery is owned and opperated by the ADF&G Division of Sport Fish. Every year 4 million fish are stocked in local publicly accessible fisheries for anglers! The Ship Creek Fisheries Center offers tours and educational events for the public.

Hatchery staff member holding a king salmon in the hatchery raceway
Hatchery "fish bus" stocking truck at Lower Fire Lake
ADF&G Staff member and ice fishing class participant holding a rainbow trout
Arctic char hatchery fish tank filled with fish