Coleman National Fish Hatchery, California’s most productive salmon hatchery, has 6 millioner few fish this year thanks to the five-year drought.

The number of salmon returning to spawn at Coleman National Fish Hatchery in Anderson could reach historic lows this year — a legacy of the five-year drought that ended last year.

Of the 11 projects that got funded, the Coleman National Fish Hatchery received the most, with $20 million. Shasta Dam also is getting money.

The federal Coleman National Fish Hatchery tries to produce about 12 million fall-run Chinook salmon for release each spring into Battle Creek, a Sacramento River tributary south of Redding.

Workman said the hatchery is working towards its 10 million egg-take goal to produce approximately 9 million smolts (juvenile salmon), including the required 3.4 million mitigation fish, 3 million ...

CREEK D/C/08NOV99/MN/CG --- Coleman canal, which feeds water to the PG&E Coleman power house along south Battle Creek feeder near Manton, Ca., is shown on Monday, November 08, 1999. The canal ...

The Coleman National Fish Hatchery on Battle Creek, a Sacramento River tributary, has seen an estimated 5,000-6,000 fish so far this season. In contrast, 10,000-14,000 fish return to Battle Creek ...

Juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon at the Coleman National Fish Hatchery in Anderson, Calif. California Salmon Stocks Are Crashing. A Fishing Ban Looks Certain.

Of the 11 projects that got funded, the Coleman National Fish Hatchery received the most, with $20 million. Shasta Dam also is getting money.

On Battle Creek, the Coleman National Fish Hatchery has seen only 5,200 adult kings and 245 jacks to date. This is the second lowest total of all time, ...

Of the 11 projects that got funded, the Coleman National Fish Hatchery received the most, with $20 million. Shasta Dam also is getting money.