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.
Hatchery FIRE update: The area of the fire does not affect the public’s use of the hatchery.
125 W. Sunset Way
Issaquah, WA 98027
Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
What We do
2024 Spawning statistics
Chinook (King) Salmon
8,257 Arrived in August/September
3,563,000 Eggs Collected
167 Adults Released Upstream
Coho (Silver) Salmon
5,686 Arrived in October
1,131,167 Eggs Collected
2,412 Adults Released Upstream
1,434 Adults Released into Coal Creek (Bellevue)
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
Chinook Smolt, 500,000 released! (batch 2)
May 12, 2025 Wish them good luck! Today, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife staff released about 0.5 million of the scheduled 3 million Chinook smolt! The juveniles will make the 42 miles journey to the Puget Sound in 2-7 days, passing through City of Issaquah, City of Bellevue, City of Sammamish, City of Redmond, City of Bothell & City of Woodinville before leaving through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks – Ballard Locks – they can be viewed from the stream at the hatchery or other bridges over Issaquah Creek today. Good Luck!
May update: Fire at the Hatchery Volunteer Office
In the early afternoon hours of April 22, flames wiped out the FISH volunteer office that have long been the backdrop to countless memories, moments of learning, laughter, and connection. The cause of the fire was an overhead lighting fixture. Thankfully, no lives (human or fish) were lost, and our first responders—true heroes—acted swiftly. The office has now been cleared out, and the task of ordering, replacing and cleaning our educational materials & tools, outreach equipment and program supplies has started – it feels like losing a piece of home. Many of you have already reached out with offers of […]
May the 4th be with you!
May 3&4, 2025 Pew! Pew! Pew! The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery Gift Shop will be blasting all day with Empire Strikes Bass & Return of the Sockeye hoodies & tees. Stop by to check out the stock! 30% off. Feed the trout too!