OPEN EVERYDAY

Dawn to Dusk/

Free Admission

OUR ADDRESS

125 W. Sunset Way

Issaquah WA 98027

WELCOME

We are the Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH). We work alongside the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, which owns and operates the hatchery. We provide on-site docent tours, interpretive exhibits and in-school presentations about the annual migration of Pacific salmon to Issaquah Creek.

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VISIT US

Hatchery as Outdoor Classroom

Our campus is open year-round from dawn to dusk and admission is free for a self-guided tour. Watch a film, peer into rearing pools, tour the native plant garden, and learn about the salmon life cycle with a host of interactive displays. 

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EDUCATION

At the Core of Everything We Do

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2023 - By The Numbers

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Chinook (King) Salmon

1,795 Spawned

5,534 Trapped

3,570,000 Eggs Taken

101 Adults Released Upstream 

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Coho (Silver) Salmon

1,057 Spawned

11,000 Trapped

1,065,000 Eggs Taken

3,721 Adults Released Upstream

5,895 Total Released

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Education & Outreach

150,000+ Visitors & Students

400+ Education Tours

50+ Classroom Visits

40+ Science Fairs & Outreach Events

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Volunteer Hours

Over 5,000

JOIN US

We Love our Members

Early FISH members brought the hatchery back from the brink when it was threatened with closure in 1992. Three decades later, members continue to helps us protect the Pacific salmon that return each year to spawn in Issaquah Creek. Consider joining our community.

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Latest FISH News

Guided Summer Educational Tours

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Welcome to the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery! Use this form to book a guided Summer tour at the hatchery (June, July, August). Tours are led by trained volunteer docents or staff and last around 45 minutes and highlight the cultural, historical and ecological significance of salmon, hatchery operations & the importance of hatcheries. Tours should be booked […]

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Volunteer Registration and Reporting hours 

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FISH has updated our volunteer registration and hours reporting processes to align with new Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife WDFW) policies. Volunteers have to re-register, please do so at https://form.jotform.com/241866125169159. To report volunteer hours, If you have any questions, reach out to volunteer@issaquahfish.org. All volunteer hours at the hatchery are now considered WDFW hours. […]

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6-PPD Update

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Remember 6PPD-q, the second most toxic to coho chemical ever tested?  It is still with us, and is frequently in the news.  A few highlights to bring you up to date: Washington State has added 6PPD-q to the list of “Priority Chemicals” that will help incent tire manufacturers to find a safe substitute for this […]

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Guided Summer Educational Tours

Dave Waggoner CompassOutdoorAdventure4

Welcome to the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery! Use this form to book a guided Summer tour at the hatchery (June, July, August). Tours are led by trained volunteer docents or staff and last around 45 minutes and highlight the cultural, historical and ecological significance of salmon, hatchery operations & the importance of hatcheries. Tours should be booked […]

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Phil Hamilton: Salmon Fishing is a Birthright

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For Phil Hamilton of the Muckleshoot Tribe, salmon fishing is a birthright. He remembers when his grandmother was the tribal chair during the “fish wars” of the early 1970s, until the federal court Boldt Decision affirmed tribal rights to half of the harvestable salmon. He remembers how his father worked on the legal issues surrounding […]

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