Bill Nyara
Manager
South Santiam
Fish Hatchery
The crew at South Santiam Hatchery, along with volunteers, spawned over 1.5 million summer steelhead eggs this winter. These eggs were taken from returning fish collected at Foster Trap last summer. After incubating for 3-4 weeks, the eyed eggs from each spawning are picked and counted before they are shipped out.
The picking process is made easier with the use of a picking machine. This machine uses a…