As anyone who visited can tell you, the last half of November was amazing in Carkeek Park. The 2017 Fall run saw about 17% more Chum salmon (338) compared to 2016 (240). The numbers in the chart below give a quick overview of how exciting it was around the middle of November and how robust […]
Salmon return to Carkeek Park to spawn in big numbers Read More »
Salmon fry released 3-5 years ago from the CWCAP and SIS salmon programs return in late October. Over the last several years, first sightings of salmon in Piper’s Creek have occurred in late October. Following that general pattern, peaks in numbers of adults occur in mid-to-late November with numbers of new arrivals tapering off towards the
Salmon typically begin returning to Carkeek Park in late October… Read More »
We are about to release our final batch of Chum salmon fry into Venema Creek on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 8:00 PM! This is our final release of the 2017 Imprint Season. This is our very special school fish release from the Salmon in the Schools program. 28 Seattle public and private schools delivered
Resident cutthroat trout are in Carkeek Park year-round Thousands of salmon fry are released every Spring by CWCAP volunteers and hundreds of adults return in the Fall to spawn. But did you know that there are year-round resident coastal cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarkii sp.) in the creeks too? Adult cutthroat trout spawn in the Spring and
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