Hatcheries

For a snapshot view the map: Coquitlam River Salmon Habitat and Hatcheries Map (2018) and under Resources below, which provides the many locations past and ongoing projects undertaken by the many watershed partners and stewardship groups. Hoy Creek Fish Hatchery – is located on Hoy Creek Linear Park, west of the City Centre Aquatic Complex and north of Guildford Way in Coquitlam. The facility is operated by the Hoy/Scott Watershed Society in partnership with the City of Coquitlam. To learn more about this hatchery and the various year-round community events the HSWS hosts check out their website. Additional videos about Hoy Creek Hatchery: City of Coquitlam There-and-Back-Again-A-Salmons-Tale Hoy Creek Hatchery Manager (2020) River Springs Hatchery – is located at Oxbow Lake, in the River Springs Community 1950 Lodge Drive, Coquitlam. The lake is fed by Coquitlam River side channel tributaries. The hatchery is a short walk from the Coquitlam River. Learn more about River Spring from the following video by River Springs Hatchery Manager (2020) Grist Goesen Memorial Hatchery – is located adjacent to the Coquitlam River at the top end of Pipeline Road, Coquitlam, just below the gates to the upper Coquitlam Lake watershed. The hatchery is operated by the Port Coquitlam and District Hunting and Fishing Club. Learn more about the Club and this hatchery: Grist Goesen Memorial Hatchery and watch the video by the Grist Goesen Memorial Hatchery Manager (2020) New Sockeye Hatchery is coming soon – is located in the upper Coquitlam River watershed, several metres past the Greater Vancouver Water District / Metro Vancouver access gates, from the top of Pipeline Road. To learn more about the new project view the Sockeye Hatchery Announcement. It is anticipated the hatchery will be officially opening during 2025. For the past twenty years, upwards of 2+ million salmonids including Chinook, Chum, Coho, and Pink released into the Coquitlam River, Hoy Creek and Scott Creek. Recent years releases have included Coho smolts to Or Creek and Sockeye smolts to the Coquitlam Lake Reservoir in the upper Coquitlam River watershed. Support for these hatcheries is gratefully supported by all levels of government partners, foundations and stewardship organizations. Each receive also ongoing fisheries technical support provided by Fisheries and Oceans and the Salmonid Enhancement Public Involvement Program. Each hatchery and its team of staff and volunteers are assisted with brood stock capture and spawning, fish culture operations and fish releases.

Go Fish BC

The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, Go Fish BC undertakes annual fish stocking programs throughout BC, and in the lower Coquitlam River watershed, trout are stocked in Lafarge Lake, Coquitlam, located at Guildford Way and Pinetree Way. The historical stocking program provides education and recreational opportunities for the public to fish in the lake. About 1,500 catchable sized trout are stocked in the lake each spring.

Habitats

Within the Coquitlam River watershed, many organizations partner or lead a range of instream and riparian habitat enhancements and clean-up events that support fish and wildlife habitat, including species at risk, such as Western Painted Turtle. Key leaders and funders have included the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program, Pacific Salmon Foundation, the North Fraser Salmon Assistance Project, the Maple Creeks Streamkeepers Society, the Hoy/Scott Watershed Society , Watershed Watch Salmon Society, the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and the Pacific Salmon Foundation. For further information about recent years’ research and fish improvement projects, check the Resources below. For a look at videos produced by the Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable, as part of a two-year (2021 and 2022) summer series follow the links below. Coquitlam River Oxbow Side Channels (2020) BCIT Fisheries Instructor, Dr. Marvin Rosenau Invasive species impacts on creeks Streamkeepers President, Sandy Budd Our Watershed Maps section provides additional historical and fish habitat and enhancement maps.