Wednesday, October 17, 2012

October 16, 2012 Trip to Salmon Hatchery

The Soos Creek Salmon Hatchery, Auburn, WA
 
Our first glimpse of fish--6 inch smolt jumping in a big pool

Seeing the big ones in the creek.
Look! There's a fish! And another one! Did you see that one jump!?

They've changed colors! There's a dead one!! There's a chinook. And a coho! 

The Muckleshoot Tribe was catching chinook to take to another stream to release and to study.
 
Watching 1,000's and 1,000's of fish in the retaining pond

Asking some very good questions

A 35 pound whopper

The male salmon's hooked snout and teeth

Very curious Navigators

Inside the hatchery where the eggs are incubating

Up close and personal 

One final question

A make-a-fish-face pose

A fun time was had by all!

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