Trout In The Classroom
Sponsored by the Dept. of Ecology
Trout In The Classroom is an environmental education program and a gateway stewardship experience for students, and teachers. It fosters a new generation of advocates for salmonids and the watersheds in which they live.
Rainbow trout eggs at St John Elementary. Video by Jenny Miller
Spawning rainbow Trout
The Spokane Hatchery, owned by the WA. Dept of Fish & Wildlife, collects, incubates and releases more than nine million rainbow trout eggs every year, for recreational fishing.
“Without the meticulous breeding process to provide a sustainable wild stock of trout – and to compensate for lost natural habitat – recreational fishing would likely diminish. Ninety percent of all rainbow trout fertilized eggs survive in the hatchery, whereas only 1 percent survive in the wild.” Spokane Fish Hatchery.
Spokane Fish Hatchery 2927 W Waikiki Rd, Spokane, WA 99208 Visitors are welcome daily, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., for self-guided tours.
