The Kitimat River Fish Hatchery started in 1977 as a pilot project, located across from Eurocan. They started rebuilding salmon stocks. In 1983 a $10 million facility was built and now releases 9 million fish annually. They are chum, chinook, and coho salmon plus cutthroat and steelhead trout, which are sea run trout.
Here you see the fishermen on the Kitimat river across from the pumphouse. The fishing is wonderful here and you can't go anywhere without seeing people fishing and catching large fish, by boat or just from the shore. It is common to catch fish weighing up to 35 - 50 pounds.
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