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
2024 Spawning statistics
Chinook (King) Salmon
7,800 Arrived in August/September
3,560,500 Eggs Collected
163 Adults Released Upstream
Coho (Silver) Salmon
1500 Arrived in October
n/a Eggs Collected
729 Adults Released Upstream
n/a Adults Released into Coal Creek
Protecting Our Salmon and Ensuring their Survival
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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
Final Chinook 2024 Spawning Numbers
Chinook Estimated through fish passage: 18,500 (10 year average 10,500 / 5 year average 14,000) Spawned: 1,756 Trapped: 7,800 Eggs taken: 3,560,500 Released upstream: 163 So far, 729 Coho fish released upstream. And 1 sockeye sighted!
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.