Figure 5. --Typical spawn-taking operation, Bonneville Dam pool area hatchery 



mouth of Wind River and the eggs transferred 

 to Carson hatchery for incubation. Since 1954 

 approximately 17,000 fall chinook salmon have 

 been counted over Shipperd Falls fishway and 

 periodic surveys have indicated considerable 

 natural spawning below the falls. 



Estimated numbers of fall chinook salmon 

 spawning naturally in Wind River for 1945-60 

 are given in table 6, 



In 1945-60 approximately 32,528,000 fry 

 and fingerlings have been released into Wind 

 River to perpetuate the run (table 5). 



Klickitat Hatchery, Washington 



First hatchery operations on Klickitat River 

 occurred in 1950. However, significant num- 



bers of fall chinook salmon were first planted 

 in 1949. Returns from these and subsequent 

 plants were first observed in 1953 when 

 "jacks" appeared in small numbers. In 1956 

 fishways were completed in lower Klickitat 

 River thereby making available extensive 

 spawning areas previously inaccessible to 

 fall chinook salmon. Some fish have been 

 trapped at the fishway for artificial propaga- 

 tion, and the remainder allowed to pass up- 

 stream for natural spawning. 



In period 1953-60 approximately 9,000 fall 

 chinook salmon were spawned artificially at 

 Klickitat Hatchery (table 4) and approximately 

 10,900 fall Chinook salmon spawned naturally 

 in Klickitat River (table 6). An Indian fishery 

 exists near the mouth of the Klickitat River. 

 Estimated total catch by Indians in the period 



