FISH HATCHERY

BOOKER FOWLER FISH HATCHERY

The Inland Fisheries Division of LDWF recognized the limitations of the Department's Hatchery System, and in the Division's 1989 "Advanced Planning Document", estimated a Florida largemouth bass production shortfall of 4 million fingerlings per year. In 1990, the Louisiana Legislature appropriated $1,000,000 for site selection and design of a new hatchery to address this shortfall. The U.S. Congress granted a Department request for $12,375,000 in 1993 and a new hatchery, Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery, was completed in August of 1996. The mission of the state fish hatchery system is to support the management schemes implemented by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries' Inland Fisheries Biologists, providing them with healthy sportfish fingerlings to stock into Louisiana's public waters.

Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery, located in central Louisiana, has been designated the Department's primary fish production facility. This facility will produce all fry other than striped bass and hybrid striped bass fry and provide most of the fingerling production.

Contacts

Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery
10 Joan Stokes Rd.
Forest Hill, La. 71430
Ph. (318) 748-6914
Fax (318) 748-6930

District 2: Monroe, Louisiana Ph. (318)343-4045
Mike Wood

District 3: Alexandria, Louisiana Ph. (318)487-5888
Ricky Moses

District 4: Ferriday, Louisiana Ph. (318)757-4571
Mike Ewing

District 5: Lake Charles, Louisiana Ph. (337)-491-2577
Bobby Reed

District 6: Opelousas, Louisiana Ph. (337) 948-0255
Jody David

District 7: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Ph. (225) 765-2336
Mark Lawson

District 8: Lacombe, Louisiana Ph. (504) 882-5228
Howard Rogillio

District 9: New Iberia, Louisiana Ph (337) 373-0032
Mike Walker

Toledo Bend: Ph. (318) 286-5881
Ricky Yeldell