This month, CAF volunteers joined ODFW biologists at Lobster Creek to collect Chinook salmon broodstock for the hatchery — a critical step in ensuring the next generation of Fall Chinook. These efforts are the foundation of our hatchery’s success, combining hands-on conservation with volunteer dedication.

The 2025 Salmon Derby and banquet are now history. Keep reading for all the statistics, our latest hatchery update and what we need volunteer support for as we gear up for Snout Collections, hatchery prep, and our annual appreciation dinner this December.

CAF Meeting Highlights involve the spring line going in, which is huge for the hatchery, volunteers needed for upcoming events, membership dues notice, license fee increases and our latest sponsors. We are SO EXCITED for the Salmon Derby! Read more to find out how you can be a ODFW/STEP volunteer and help out hatchery restoration and efforts with the salmon.

CAF Meeting Highlights address the first batch of salmon returning, volunteers needed for upcoming events, membership dues notice, and our latest sponsors. Everyone looking forward to the Rummage Sale and Salmon Derby! Read more to find out how you can be a ODFW/STEP volunteer and help out hatchery restoration and efforts with the salmon.

Repairs and clean-up activities continue at the hatchery. Thanks go to the many folks that got involved at various levels to make this happen and continue to offer their support: ODFW (state and local), Tidewater Construction, Metcalf Sawmill Products, Mast Brothers, Coos-Curry Electric Co.

We’re thrilled to share that Indian Creek Hatchery is back up and running after suffering major damage during the winter storms that hit our region earlier this year. Keep reading to learn about our vital progress!

We are making progress, slow but steady.  We made a significant step forward this week in getting the main water supply line repaired and we have water back to the hatchery.  While this is great news, we still have several minor and one major task to complete before we feel it is safe to bring the fish back.

CAF Meeting Highlights address the hatchery storm damage update, volunteers needed for upcoming events and our latest sponsors. Most importantly, we donations are needed for our upcoming Rummage Sale!

Important updates regarding storm damage have been shared by NewsWatch 12, and we have also received internal hatchery information. We are pleased to report that 100,000 Fall Chinook Salmon have been successfully transferred to the Elk River Hatchery with zero losses. The community has come together, forming partnerships to assist in restoring the hatchery to full operational status. This united effort showcases the strength of our local community in supporting our fisheries!

Meeting highlights from CAF meeting March 13, 2025 including Storm Damage, Hatchery, STEP, Reel Fish Days volunteer sigh-ups, and other upcoming events.

Meeting highlights from CAF meeting February 15, 2025 including Hatchery, STEP, Reel Fish Days volunteer sigh-ups, and other upcoming events.

In 2024, Indian Creek Hatchery celebrated the release of thousands of fall Chinook salmon smolts into the Rogue River — a key moment in the hatchery’s work to strengthen local salmon runs. Carefully raised from eggs to ocean-ready juveniles, these smolts represent the success of months of volunteer dedication, habitat care, and collaboration with ODFW’s STEP program and Curry Anadromous Fishermen. Each release supports the hatchery’s enduring mission: to sustain healthy salmon populations and ensure their return to the Rogue River for generations to come.