Salmon Releases

CHAPMAN CREEK HATCHERY F2ISH RELEASES 2023

All salmon are released directly into Chapman Creek, where they 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.

“Brood year” meaning – this is the specific year that the juvenile’s parents returned to spawn.

2026 Releases – updated Dec 29/24

COHO56,597 eggs are currently incubating (2024 brood year), scheduled for release May or June 2026
PINKAwaiting the return of the adults this upcoming summer and fall 2025 to produce these
CHUMAwaiting the return of the adults this upcoming summer and fall 2025 to produce these
CHINOOKAwaiting the return of the adults this upcoming summer and fall 2025 to produce these

2025 Releases – updated Dec 29/24

COHO18,420 fish are rearing here (2023 brood year), scheduled for release May or June 2025
CHUM1,669 eggs are currently incubating (2024 brood year), these will produce the fry for release sometime in the spring, 2025
CHINOOK69,629 eggs are currently incubating (2024 brood year), these will produce the smolts for release May or June 2025


2024 Releases

COHO22,200 (2022 brood year) May 18th and 23rd 2024
PINK106,900 (2023 brood year) Feb 21st, March 20th and April 3rd 2024
CHINOOK14,150 (2023 brood year) May 30th 2024

FISH ON SITE – AUGUST 2023

2023 Releases

COHO39,000 (2021 brood year) May 20th and May 25th 2023
CHUM28,700 (2022 brood year) May 24th, June 2nd and June 9th 2023
CHINOOK65,100 (2022 brood year) May 26th 2023

CHAPMAN CREEK HATCHERY FISH RELEASES 2022

2022 Releases

COHO22,700 (2020 brood year) May 21st and 26th 2022
PINK69,600 (2021 brood year) March 6th, March 20th and April 4th 2022
CHINOOK68,100 (2021 brood year) June 7th 2022
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