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March 7, 2025

From Beads to Beauty

Join FISH for a fun and creative afternoon of Basic Beading Jewelry Workshop on March 29th from 1–4 pm! Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this 3-hour session will introduce you to essential jewelry-making techniques like wire wrapping, crimping, and elastic bracelet knotting, all with expert guidance from our instructors. Supplies will be provided. Each participant will also get to take home their own set of tools

Cost: $20, $35, $50 sliding scale, scholarships available
Restrictions: Ages 14+, 24 people max

Sign up here: https://form.jotform.com/250485778466170?fbclid=IwY2xjawI4GWNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZ9VPch2G0mPumESqN75TNBbxntVv3kXBKH4BaWemCKH1gEl9tES9d8eNg_aem_X7N0CzVRarRWf-cf7orC2w

March 7, 2025

Earth Day at the Hatchery

All are invited for Earth Day Weekend for a day free family fun & educational activity: Saturday, April 19 10am-2pm. Write a good luck letter to our juvenile salmon before they begin their journey, feed the trout, complete the scavenger hunt, learn about salmon in our Watershed Science Center, find fishy items in Gift Shop, help with habitat restoration projects (for all ages), learn how to cast a fly or salmon catapult, or listen to mermaid Luna Lee tell stories about the salmon’s miraculous journey.

Earth Day at the Hatchery, Saturday, April 19 2025 10am-2pm

February 6, 2025

Fishing for Fun Nature Camps

Thank you for supporting FISH’s Fishing for Fun Nature Camp program! We are so excited to welcome your child for a week full of science activities, games, crafts, stories, and fun at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery. We have opportunities for youth 4-11 years old as well as limited High School Camp Helper positions.

For more information, CLICK HERE

February 6, 2025

Key Dates – February 2025

Winter 2025: Dec, Jan, Feb

Habitat Stewardship at the Hatchery – Sunday mornings 10am-noon.

Salmon Science Table Training –
Thursday, February 20 5:30-7:30 – learn more about the FISH Salmon Science Table, dissections, watershed models & more!

Soup Social!
March 1, 11am-1pm: All are invited! Meet the FISH staff!

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December 3, 2024

FISHop Gift Shop – December Hours

The FISHop Gift Shop will be open in December by appointment only. Shop for hatchery souvenir, ornaments, gear, Native and local artist wares & clothing. Email: execdir@issaquahfish.org to book an appointment.

November 14, 2024

Coho 2024 Spawning Numbers

Coho

Spawned: 928

Trapped: 5075

Eggs taken: 1,082,000

Adults Released upstream: 2193

Adults Released into Coal Creek: 1434

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October 22, 2024

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!

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October 7, 2024

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.

October 4, 2024

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.

September 25, 2024

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.

September 14, 2024

Salmon on Sunset thank you!

Salmon on Sunset was SO much fun! Attendees raced ducks, fed the trout, listened to the orchestra, ate lunch at the food trucks, learned about our partners, listened to three different rock bands, learned how to fly cast, catapulted a salmon through a culvert, purchased exclusive hatchery ornaments and t-shirts, found the scavenger hunt critters and welcomed the salmon home!

Thank you to all of our supporters, volunteers and partners for such a wonderful event.

See you next year!

August 28, 2024

Underwater Salmon Cam is up and running…

The Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH) is pleased to share the underwater salmon cam: click here – to view our miraculous salmon. The Chinook have journeyed for 2 weeks & 42 miles through 10 cities to get to the hatchery. There are currently dozens in Issaquah Creek. The Coho will join them in early October.

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