History

Laurel Hill Trout Farm has been a family owned company since 1964 when Clair Bassett purchased a small trout farm and fee fishing operation.  Clair's son-in-law, Robert (Bob) Pritts, joined the business in 1974.  Over the next 6 years they operated the farm located in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania.  In 1980, decreasing water flows prompted them to close this operation.  Clair operated the business out of his home and the three raceways that he had there for the next two years.  Then in 1982, a water supply became available in Osterburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and Bob and Clair built a new hatchery there.  Two years later, to help meet rising customer demand, they built another hatchery in Somerset, Pennsylvania.  Clair retired from the business in 1990 when Bob and his wife, Gloria, bought Clair's share of the business.

Today, Laurel Hill Trout Farm raises fish at 4 locations in southwestern Pennsylvania, and 4 locations in northwestern Virginia.  We serve customers looking for high-quality rainbow, brook, brown and golden trout.  The cold, clean water supplies and hand-selected brood stock allow us to serve our customers with exceptionally high quality trout.  Over the last 50+ years, our brood stock has been selected to provide not only good growth, but also exceptional color, hardiness and fighting ability.  We operate a fleet of live haul trucks and handle fish deliveries large or small.

The farm was incorporated in 2005 and officially became Laurel Hill Trout Farm, Inc.  The farm's current owners are Bob and Gloria Pritts and their son and daughter in law Adam and Liz Pritts.  Laurel Hill Trout Farm, Inc. employs 13 full time employees.  Our highly trained staff has years of combined aquaculture experience and can assist you in almost all of your pond or stream management needs.