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Fish Production

Updated May 15, 2026

Eagle Creek raises approximately 850,000 coho salmon annually. The hatchery releases 350,000 coho on site, while 500,000 coho are transferred to the Yakama Nation to support coho restoration projects in their watersheds. During its history, the hatchery has also reared fall Chinook, spring Chinook salmon and winter steelhead for release at the hatchery and local streams.

The broodstock objective at Eagle Creek is to collect and spawn 3,000 adults annually for their on-station release into Eagle Creek. Those on-station releases support recreational fisheries in Eagle Creek, and commercial/recreational fisheries in the ocean, lower Columbia, Willamette, and Clackamas rivers.

coho being released into Eagle Creek

Hatchery Life Cycle

Fall: Adult coho return to the hatchery and are spawned. Eggs are set to incubate. Carcasses are sampled for fish health and coded wire tag recovery.

Winter: The coho eggs eye up and hatch. 

Spring: Yearling coho smolts are released directly into Eagle Creek or transferred. Swim-up fry are moved out to ponds and feeding starts.

Summer: Fingerlings are ad-marked and tagged. Growing fish are fed and cared for, and facility maintenance projects are underway.

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