Carson National Fish Hatchery

06/17/2026

After a two-week hiatus due to family events, the returns are still coming in. We had 97 the last several days and our total is up to 2,284.

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06/02/2026

We had 219 fish over the weekend and 78 this morning. We now have 1,877 on station.

05/29/2026

Good morning and happy Friday, we counted 25 fish in our trap this morning bringing our total to 1,580.

05/28/2026

Wind River fishing regulations return to permanent rules:

Action: Restores Wind River salmon and steelhead angling rules to permanent rules listed in the Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. All other

05/28/2026

This morning we counted 32 fish in our trap and now have 1,555 total adults.

05/27/2026

Good morning, we had 102 adults arrive last night and our total is now 1,523.

05/26/2026

Good morning, we counted 668 fish over the weekend and our total is 1421. Our brood goal this year is 1800 so we can spawn 600 females. Since males return at a lower rate, 1800 fish should give us about 600 males.

05/22/2026

Happy Friday, we had 214 fish in our trap this morning bringing our total to 753.

05/21/2026

We had 73 fish return this morning and 160 over the past three days. Our total is up to 539 since May 1.

05/18/2026

Hello, we counted 131 new adults this morning, bringing our total to 379 for the year.