Fish Releases

CHAPMAN CREEK HATCHERY F2ISH RELEASES 2023

All fish are released directly into Chapman Creek, where the will migrate downstream to the ocean. To release the juvenile salmon they are crowded in their rearing container with a seine net by our staff and volunteers, they are then netted into either buckets filled with some water to walk them to the creek or they are directly netted into a transport hose via a hopper partially filled with running water that will get them to the creek.

2025 Future Releases

COHO	20,400 (2023 brood year) to Chapman Creek in May 2025, presently rearing here
CHUM	Awaiting the arrival of the adults this upcoming fall 2024 to produce this next generation
CHINOOK	Awaiting the arrival of the adults this upcoming fall 2024 to produce this next generation

2024 Releases

COHO	22,200 (2022 brood year) to Chapman Creek May 18th and 23rd 2024
PINK	106,900 (2023 brood year) to Chapman Creek Feb 21st, March 20th and April 3rd 2024
CHINOOK	14,150 (2023 brood year) to Chapman Creek May 30th 2024

FISH ON SITE – AUGUST 2023

2023 Releases

COHO	39,000 (2021 brood year) to Chapman Creek May 20th and May 25th 2023
CHUM	28,700 (2022 brood year) to Chapman Creek May 24th, June 2nd and June 9th 2023
CHINOOK	65,100 (2022 brood year) to Chapman Creek May 26th 2023

CHAPMAN CREEK HATCHERY FISH RELEASES 2022

2022 Releases

COHO	22,700 (2020 brood year) to Chapman Creek May 21st and 26th 2022
PINK	69,600 (2021 brood year) to Chapman Creek March 6th, March 20th and April 4th 2022
CHINOOK	68,100 (2021 brood year) to Chapman Creek June 7th 2022