Dundee State Fish Hatchery

Manager: Ryan Rogers

16824 FM 1180
Electra, Texas 76360
(940) 586-1203

Visitor Information

Fish rearing operations at the Dundee Hatchery were suspended in 2012 due to dry conditions at Lake Kemp. The watershed received significant rainfall in 2016, and we have resumed operations with limited production. See a video about starting up again. The hatchery is open for public tours by appointment only. Tours can be scheduled by contacting the hatchery at the contact information provided above.

The Dundee State Fish Hatchery is located just below the dam at Lake Diversion, 23 miles west of Wichita Falls and 7 miles north of the small town of Dundee, from which the hatchery gets its name. Dundee is one of two state hatcheries that produce striped bass and hybrid striped bass for freshwater angling. See map and directions.

About the Facility

The Dundee State Fish Hatchery was built in 1927. It originally consisted of 44 ponds (32.9 surface acres of water) and seven buildings of native sandstone including a fish holding house, three residences, an office, a workshop, and a storage room. Several expansion and renovation projects have taken place in the intervening years. Dundee is currently the largest Texas state hatchery in operation, with 97 ponds providing 83 surface acres. Seventy-three new ponds with state-of-the-art polypropylene membrane liners were completed in 1993 at a cost of approximately $7 million.

A 3,600-square-foot spawning building was added to the facility in 1986. This building houses the striped bass brood fish that Inland Fisheries staff collect each year in the stilling basins of lakes such as Granbury, Livingston, Buchanan, and Texoma. Approximately 7 million striped bass fry and 7 million hybrid striped bass fry hatch each year in this building

Fishes Produced at this Hatchery

Striped Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass
Channel Catfish
Rainbow Trout
Koi Carp


Sport Fishing Restoration

Information collection, reporting and research are produced with support from the federal Sport Fish Restoration program.