Protecting our salmon and ensuring their survival for future generations through education and outreach.
Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
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Open everyday from dawn to dusk.
Admission is free.
125 W. Sunset Way
Issaquah, WA 98027
Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
What We do
2024 Spawning Numbers
Chinook (King) Salmon
5,200 Arrived in August/September
1,275,500 Eggs Collected
74 Adults Released Upstream
Coho (Silver) Salmon
0 Arrived in October
0 Eggs Collected
0 Adults Released Upstream
0 Adults Released into Coal Creek
Protecting Our Salmon and Ensuring their Survival
Get Involved
Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH) educates people of all ages about Pacific salmon, the importance of clean watersheds, and the vital role our historic hatchery plays in sustaining our salmon population. There are many ways to get involved.
Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
Latest News
Salmon Days Fun!
HUGE Thank you to our Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH) volunteers who logged 1018 hours of service to Salmon Days – the FISH organization had +51 FISH docents answering salmon questions, handing out outreach swag & educating the public about our iconic Pacific salmon! If you see a volunteer in a FISH vest while at the hatchery, please take a moment to thank them for such momentous service to the community and the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery.
2nd Spawning Week!
The WDFW staff & FISH volunteers conducted the first two days of spawning on Tuesday & Wednesday (10/1 & 10/2). New totals: Chinook Spawned = 1,288 Chinook Trapped = 6,500 Chinook Eggs Taken= 2,567,500 Natural Origin Chinook Adults Upstream = 113 No Coho have been spawned yet, but there are about 100 in the trapping ponds.
First Week of Spawning!
The WDFW staff & FISH volunteers conducted the first two days of spawning on Monday & Tuesday (9/23 & 9/24). 1.25 million Chinook (King) salmon eggs were taken, fertilized and placed into the incubation trays! The beginning to a new generation of salmon! 59 natural origin Chinook were released upstream!The hatchery manager also added some fertilized eggs to the FISH aquarium, so stop on by to check it out! Open 8:30-4:00pm daily.
