Chehalis River Hatchery

Contact

604-796-2281
Fax: 604-796-9631

RR #1 16250 Morris Valley Road
Agassiz, B.C.
V0M 1A0

Hours:
Open to the public: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily. Please telephone to confirm holiday hours.

Key Activities

Local Fishing and Community Involvement

Notice

We want to assure Canadians of our commitment to maintaining essential services and delivering on our project requirements while advancing measures to minimize transmission of COVID-19.

For the safety of our staff and visitors, this location will be closed to the public until further notice.

The Chehalis River Hatchery was originally constructed in 1982 to enhance salmon stocks in the Chehalis and Harrison rivers. Today the hatchery receives thousands of visitors that come to learn more about salmon. The hatchery produces coho, chinook, chum and pink salmon, as well as steelhead and sea-going cutthroat trout. Enhancement of these stocks contributes to significant sport, commercial and First Nations fisheries, both locally and up the B.C. coast. The Chehalis River Hatchery works in partnership with the Chehalis First Nation and the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. on various projects. The best time to view adult salmon is mid-October through November; juveniles are present year-round.

Directions

The hatchery is located near Harrison Mills. From Vancouver, drive one hour east on Highway 1 (TransCanada Highway) and take exit 92 in Abbotsford to get to Mission. From Mission, drive east on Highway 7 for about 20 minutes. Turn north onto Morris Valley Road (paved) at the Sasquatch Inn and the Hemlock Recreation Area sign. Follow Morris Valley Road for six kilometres. You will see the hatchery sign on the right.

Visiting the Hatchery

All public tours are self-guided. Follow the numbered display panels around the site. The tour takes a half hour. Please obey all signs. The site is paved with lots of public parking and wheelchair access. Public washrooms are located at the front of the main building to the right of the lobby entrance doors.

When can I see salmon?

Species Dates
chinook adults August and October
coho adults September to November
steelhead adults March to April
coho juveniles all year
chinook juveniles March to May