Hyde Creek Currents - News Page
A new flag for HCWS,
preparing to transfer the fry into troughs
March 2025
Lions Park Fry release Meadowbrook Elementary
February 2025
General spring pump maintenance
Winter comes to Hyde Creek
January, 2025
2024 fish-take, coho
Christmas party
December, 2024
Fall tour and hatchery pipe work
November, 2024
Flood, well work
October 19th, 2024
Hyde Creek members help neighbours during flood.
Oct. Hatchery well work.
Hyde Creek volunteers visit Grist Memorial Hatchery
September
Fall clean-up.
August at Hyde Creek
Clean Up, Storm Drain Marking, Well Pipe Repair
July Well Pipe Break
Thanks to help from DFO piping was repaired. Well system needed an immediate fix. With little to no water in Hyde Creek, and well down Coho fry from our pond were released into lower Hyde Creek area.
June/July Visitor.
Local toad joined our activities during the summer.
Saturday Work during June 2024
Pond Clean out and salvage coho fry left in pond. Pond clean of muck. 5 members working on invertebrate study in creek. City of Poco vaccuums out debris left in the pond.
Members monitor fry, repair pump box, ,weigh coho fry and do a fin clipping to identify coho.
May Day
Port Coquitlam May Day Parade.
Many Fish Killed
April 25
Many fish in the hatchery and creek area were killed by something toxic. Global TV came on site . Unfortunately the source was not identified.
Tour Groups
April 20, Tour groups on site to learn about salmon fry.
Saturday Work
April 6, 2024
Always something to do on a Sat. Pump work with Dave and Ed. Members working and enjoying a hot dog lunch.
Chum fry and some Coho are now in trough tanks.
March 2, 2024
All of the Chum eggs have hatched and are now in the tanks. Some Coho have also hatched and are now in a separate tank.
Feeding the fry, calculating their food amounts.
Regular chores like testing the generator go on.
Nice suprise of a hot dog lunch thanks to Andy.
Trough Tanks Cleaning
February 24, 2024
The Chum and Coho fry are emerging in the Egg Room. They will be moved into the trough tanks as they turn into fry. Members reviewing process of filling the tanks with creek water.
Fish Weigh
Sat. Feb 17, 2024
A sample weighing of Coho living in the rearing pond shows an average weight of 17.41 grams. These salmon were from the eggs of Fall, 2022.
Sat. Projects
February 4 and 10 Meeting of media committee, visitors Scott & Moira, log debris removal in creek, work on pump and filter for trough tanks, egg room work, and measuring well depth.
2024 Welcome
January 13 & 20 Started the year off in very cold temps.
Terry's egg room workshops are busy every Sat morning with members learning and assisting with the steps involved in egg incubation,
Cleaning up an older pump, and looking for parts on-line, servicing grit filters, cleaning up inside and snow removal outside.
No Photos - A group of members with Helen, Ella and Mitch monitor Hyde Creek each Saturday morning, along with identifying fish, potential log jams and potential tree damages.
Terry and others have been extremely busy with readjustments to the aeration tower and well issues along with cold, snow and ice these past weeks. Big thank you to Terry for the many daily hours he’s put in.
December 25
Seasons Greetings from our members. Stop by any Saturday morning between 9:15 and 12:00 and see what projects we are working on.
This decorated tree appears every December and ornaments disappear in early January.
Sat Dec 23
Last Salmon Survey walk on trail. Photographer shared his photo of a bobcat on the other side of Hyde Creek.
At the hatchery learning sessions for members wanting to volunteer with work in the egg incubation room.
Outside areation tower, chain saw and repairs were underway.
Sat Dec 16
Members ready for Hyde Creek salmon survey walk. Other members are working in the egg room, cleaning up branches outside, and general repair work.
Pot Luck Christmas Get Together
December 9, 2023.
A nice evening to spend with our members and their spouces/friends and catching up on the year.
Another Sat
December 9, 2023
Fish weighing of ponded coho salmon Weight is 18.78 grams
Learning in the egg room, and removal of some logs in the creek.
Saturday Work
December 2, 2023
Members are working on site and being observed by a heron neighbour.
Fall Leaves Clean Up.
November 25, 2023
Thanks to the many members, and newer members for coming out to rake leaves and clean up outside.
Last Salmon Take of the Year
November 19, 2023
Members came in to complete the brood stock collection.
Saturday Pre-Booked Tours
One Sat during the Fall our members guide small groups around our Education Centre & Hatchery. Visitors can then walk the trails of Hyde Creek identifying salmon and observe their spawing grounds.
A sunny Fall day and lots of tours.
Log Jams in Hyde Creek
Most debris jams are removed in August September. These jams can impede the progress of the salmon back to their spawning areas.
Salmon Take
Sat Nov 12
Members collecting Coho salmon and moving them to holding tanks.
Egg Take
November 12, 2023
Eggs are weighed and counted then moved to the heath trays for incubation.
Salmon Take
Saturday Nov 4, 2023
Volunteers getting instructions before entering the creek from our DFO Community Advisor (Isaac).
Members collecting Chum and Coho salmon
Another Fall Sat.
October 28, 2023
Creek work removing log jams may result in wet feet. At the Education Centre & Hatchery visitors enjoying a tour, leaf blowing from netting, and sweeping and raking leaves keeps all of us busy.
Fall Saturday Work
October 14, 2023
Explore the creek with Helen and a number of members. Check pumps, generator and inside equipment. Test the creek pump and intake..
Saturday at Hyde Creek
October 9, 2023
Members following a demonstration of the egg room.equipment.
Saturday work outside with more wood removal.
Tower work in progress thanks to Shawn.
Hyde Creek Pond Gravel Removal
Oct 5, 2023
City of Port Coquitlam dredging excess gravel and sand from the creek pond.
Thank you to the City Works Yard staff and our volunteers.
Creek Survey
Sat September 23, 2023.
Continuation of the Creek Survey showing results of coho fry and cut throat trout in the creek pond.
Members washed down the tent, tables & chairs.
The wood pile is diminishing.
Murals by Kim Hunter
Sept 22-23 Kim created our 4 interactive murals and is now doing touch up and weather repair work.
Measure Well Depth
Sept 22, 2023
Ray and Mick take weekly measurements of the well, and also do daily duties on set days. Lori, Terry, Ed, Ian also have set days to take care of the running of the hatchery and building.
Saturday Work
September 16, 2023
Members joined in a sample identification of critters in the creek. Info is collected and reported.
Members also continue to work on site cleanup.
Fish Weigh & Sat Work
September 9, 2023
Coho fish weighing and more wood debris removal.
Mural Clean
August 26
Gentle cleaning of the murals on the Education Centre & Hatchery Building.
HCWS 27th Anniversary
August 19
Members watched the Port Coquitlam Car Show Parade on Sat. night and enjoyed our casual dinner.
Saturday Work
August 19
Shed clean up and grounds work.
Coho Weigh
July 8
Seining the pond for a sample weigh of coho.
July Pot Luck
July 8
Members and guests enjoyed a relaxing dinner.
Pond Fill
June 26 The work on the pond, dam and well has been completed. The new group of coho fry will be moved to their pond home for the coming year.
June was an incredibly busy month. Well done members!!
Coho Fry Clipping
June 22, 2023
Members clip the adipose fin to identify coho.
Pond Work, Cleanup, New Dam, New Well
June was spent draining and cleaning the pond. Getting ready for remidial work on pond and a new dam. Thanks to City crew for pumping out the “sludge”. Well install was done mid-month, and many hatchery duties worked on as well.
Big thank you to our volunteers who put in many hours on these projects.
Smolt Release
June 2, 2023
Smolts in the rearing pond are 18 months old and ready to be released and head to the ocean.
Fry Release into watershed creeks
May 29, 2023
Fry were released into Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam watershed areas. Thanks to all the members who volunteer for these projects
Port Coquitlam Works Yard Open House
May 27, 2023
Yearly event displaying the City’s working hub. HCWS displayed our Education Centre & Hatchery information to many visitors
SEP Conference
May 19, 2023 Port Hardy
HCWS members attend this weekend event with classes, tours and fun. This event is hosted every 2 years in BC by DFO for provinicial volunteers
Scout Volunteers
Local Scouts came to help with outside work.
May Day Parade Port Coquitlam
May 15, 2023
Saturday Work
May 6, 2023
Ponded Coho weigh - getting ready for release date.
Trailer clean up and plans for out float.
Gravel work continues.
Saturday Projects
April 24, 2023
Improving drainage at areation tower, piping,a gravel and digging. Members Dave, Dan and Ed.
Coho fry inspected by Terry
Tour & Chum Fry Release
April 15, 2023
Visitors pre-booked Saturday tours at the Education Centre & Hatchery and helped release Chum fry into Hyde Creek.
Saturday at Hyde
March 18, 2023
Coho fry (2023) weighing .501gms and Chum (2023) weighing .65gms at their first weigh.
Drainage work and visitors.
Stop in any Sat morning between 9:30 and 11:30 for an informal tour and see what we’re working on.
Coho Weigh
March 11, 2023
Monthly sample weighing of coho in the outside pond. Tour of Sparks group, and members working on Sat. projects.
Enough Snow
Feb 26 , 2023
Heavy wet snow on the predator netting and tent.
Thanks to Lori, Mitch and Jean for removal.
Chum & Coho Fry Emerging
Feb/ 19, 2023
Tray of fry moved to trough tank.
Members examing the alevin/fry in the incubation tray. Members checking on this year's fry in trough tank. Terry reviewing the water system in the aeration tower.
Rearing Channel Clean Up
Feb 11. Members, Dave, Ed, Shellby, Maddy, Mitch, Wally, Daniel, Jean, Andy worked on the clean up. Terry and other members worked inside the egg room.
Student Visitors
Feb 9 Students from Minnekada MIddle School came with questions relating to hatchery operations.
Chum Fry Evolving.
Feb 2, 2023. First tray of Chum from the egg room.
Ed working on the low water alarm system in the egg room.
Kind visitors donating wayders to our group.
Saturday Planning
Jam 28, 2023 Creek critters sampling will be done in spring. Helen, Caryl, Shelby, Maddy & Daniel will be checking the creek for good locations for observation trapping.
Maddy and John part of the team cleaning up invasive blackberry take over on site.
Coho Weigh
Jan 7 Coho in pond sample weigh
These Coho are from 2021 egg stock.
Coho Spawning
Jan 7, 2023. Last of the spawners observed.
Members begin the new year working on rearing pond pump
2023 Welcome
January 1st.
Saturdays, 2022
Dec 24 & 31 Members in for the last 2 Sat of 2022.
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Coho Rearing Pond Morts
December 22, 2022
Last few days are showing many dead coho fry in the on-site rearing pond. Suspect that it is from the road salt which is washing into the creek. Switch to well water is now in place.
Christmas Get Together
December 3rd. Our first Christmas event in a few years.
Rains Finally and Coho in creek
November 26, 2022
Members were able to collect Coho brood stock from the creek.
Hyde Creek Dries
November 15, 2022 - The healthy spawning channels at Hyde Creek have dried up. Global news was on site. Global site: https://globalnews.ca/video/9288443/2022-drought-causing-major-problems-for-metro-vancouver-salmon-hatchery/
Brood Stock and Egg Take
November 12, 2022
A Chinook salmon (jack) was identified as a rare sighting in Hyde Creek. Coho spawners and egg take made this a busy Sat.
Many visitors on site and the leaves keep everyone busy.
Chum Spawner Take
November 5. 2022
Another surprise Chinook in Hyde Creek
Along with the Chum Spawners
Chum Brood Stock Take
November 1, 2022
Tours
SD 43 School tour and Beaver group visiting the hatchery in October
Saturday Chores
Oct 29
Carpentry, prepare egg room for fall spawning salmon eggs, and maintenance of building and pond.
Saturday on site
Oct 8, 15, 22, 2022
Egg room prep and pond coho fish weigh.
Bear heading up the creek bank after a swim.
Saturday
Sept 17, 2022 Trash pick up, concrete repair, egg room repair, storage upgrade, and tower clean up.
Creek Cleanup
Sept Mid Sept - Many days of cleanup by members.
Fish Salvage
City work at the Hyde Creek pond area required many hours of rescuing aquatic life.
August 23,2022
Summer Evening Get Together
Sat. August 20, 2022
Work Party AM
Saturday, Aug 20, 2022
Remove the creek pump intake - getting ready for City Work in the creek pond. Finish cleaning the last mural and last section of the tent.
Another Saturday AM
August 13, 2022
Work party cleaning up the murals and tent.
Saturday Morning at HCWS
August 6, 2022
July and August are clean up, tune up and repair equipment times. Thanks to the members who have donated time to plan and organize these chores. Mitch, Andy, Ray, Helen, Terry, Jean, Roland, Ed, Wally. Thanks to our daily duties people, Lori, Helen, Terry, Ed, Ian, Mick and Ray who keep tabs on the fish.
Contact us at hcws.info@gmail if you would like to help.
Donation
August 4, 2022
The Hyde Creek Watershed Society Jean (left) Roland (right), along with our members, express a big thank you to the Finch family (Wylie, Trevor and Jono ) on behalf of the Wilson Foundation for their generous donation to our Society. This funding comes at time when we need assistance with upgrades to our water systems to operate the salmon hatchery.
White Barred Owl
Photo taken along Hyde Creek.
July 27, 2022
Go Fund Me Haircut
Logan Peachman (great nephew of Shane) raised $2,500 for our Society. Thanks from all our members to the kind donors from BC, Alberta and Quebec.
July 16, 2022
Clipped Fry Moved to Pond
July 2, 2022
9,700 fry are moved from the trough tanks to the rearing pond. They will live here until May/June of 2023.
Dam Rebuild
June 25, 2022
Thanks to members Wally, Thomas, Terry, Andy and Jean.
Fish Clip
9,701 fry had their adipose fin clipped. 4 1/2 hours for each member.
Pond Netting
June 23, 2022
Netting needs a support post. Thanks to members Andy, Mitch, Wally, Terry and Jean.
Vacuum Truck
June 21, 2022
Thank you to the City for their help with the final cleaning.
Pond Clean
June 18, 2022
The coho smolts are on their way to the ocean. Pond has been drained and needs a serious clean out. Members pressure wash the sides and rescue any smolts hiding in the mud. 176 were found and taken to join their friends at DeBoville Slough.
Smolt Release
June 14, 2022
Coho Smolts, approx 18 months old are moved from rearing pond to DeBoville Slough area on Cedar Drive, Port Coquitlam.
We had visitors and an inquisitive black bear for the viewing.
Creek Pump Clean
June 11
Mitch and Terry get the pump up and running. Members working on site with fish duties and general repairs and clean up.
Coho Kill June 4, 2022
Helen Howes, Vice-President
Between noon on Friday and 9 am today, 4 June 2022, we had a pollution event in the creek. The source is not known.
The results of the event were 334 dead Coho Fry and 57 Coho smolts. Additional dead overnight.
We reported the pollution to the RAPP line and to DFO and I have had two subsequent calls with BC Environment and Environment Canada.
Coho Fry Release
May 20, 2022
Members move 6,000 coho fry into Hyde Creek and Partington Creek watersheds. These coho will stay in the creek systems until May of 2023 then head to the ocean. Returning as spawners in 3 years.
PoCo May Day Parade
May 7, 2022
Thanks to the members and their families who came out to participate and watch the parade. Sunny day and lots of fun.
Chum Release
April 22
Members and family moved the Chum fry from the trough tanks into Hyde Creek.
Ongoing Work
April 2, 9, 2022
Member setting up automatic feeder for fry that have emerged from egg trays and moved to trough tanks. Egg trays and frames are cleaned. A bit damp in egg room. Work continues on getting Poco May Day trailer ready.
Sat Work Continues
April 2, 2022
Saturday Work
March 26, 2022
Coho from pond are weighed. Hatched fry from egg room trays are moved to trough tanks. Spring cleaning for the trailer and tank. And a not-so-shy deer on Hyde Creel bank.
Hatchery Work Continues
March 12, 2022
Members moved Coho fry into the trough tanks. Feeding and regular tank cleaning continues. Members working on pumps and filter repairs. HCWS grounds are looking wonderful with spring flowers.
Fish Kill in Hyde Creek
March 10 , 2022
“Careless” dumping of toxic materials into local storm drain causes death of many small salmon and trout. DFO, municipal officials and HCWS volunteers worked for several days to collect fish and burying them so as not to be eaten by other wildlife. Sample photo of fish. See Tri City News, Diane Strandberg’s article.
Saturday Work
Cap troughs are cleaned and now ready for fry emerging in the egg room trays. Ray and Mitch working on the water flows into the egg room. Outside Joon works on the landscape.
HCWS Flag
February 5, 2022
Our flag is in tatters. Time for a replacement.
Coho Weigh
January 29, 2022
Members conducting a fish weigh. The coho are from eggs of Fall 2020. Currently residing in the rearing pond.
Saturday Work
January 22, 2022
Creek pump repairs and maintenance. Egg room, creek monitoring and areation tower clean and maintenance. Nov/Dec storms brought extra gravel and sands into the creek.
Chum Egg Inspection
Scott, our DFO Community Advisor checks out the Chum eggs. Our hatchery supplies eggs for the DFO Salmonid in the classroom program to local schools.
Happy 2022
HCWS Members welcome in the New Year. We’ve been dealing with snow and ice, and beautiful photos. But some extra cold work.
Egg room duties and checking on well depth.
Xmas Get Together
December 11, 2021
Members stayed after the work party and enjoyed the “goodies” and some social time.
Winterize Equipment
December 11, 2021
Thanks to many members who helped to get the pumps etc. ready for winter.
Repairs to Creek Pump & Salmon Take
November 13, 2021.
Thanks to all of our members who “jump in” to help for many jobs that come up on site.
Tours on Site
November 8, 2021
Still following protocol, students toured our facility. Fishing with Rod prepared a video of the class and their tour. (Photos courtesy of Rod Hsu)
Brood Stock Take
November 6, 2021
Egg take
November 5, 2021
Eggs taken from female chum. Eggs are then counted, fertilized and moved to heath tray.
Terry Fox Drafting Project
November 3, 2021
Branden Sng presented his project to our members, with Ed Csuka his teacher. Brendan created a scale model of our facility and a hand made frame showing the original prints of our building plan. The inscriptions on both show that these are in memory of Shane. Thank you from everyone at Hyde Creek.
Chum Take
October 29, 2021
The clear weather continues for salmon brood stock.
Saturday Work Party
October 29, 2021
Leaves and more leaves and lots of clean up.
1st Chum Brood Stock Take
October 23, 2021
The first salmon take of the season. Wet weather, cold water and lots of smiles. Thanks to our many members who came out and put in some busy hours collecting brood stock.
Hyde Creek Pond Clean Out
August 27 - City of Port Coquitlam and HCWS members salvage fish from pond area.
Creek Clean Up
August 28 - Members working in Hyde Creek removing debris.
Saturday Work
August 7 - Members work on facility maintenance including fixing the dam at pond outlet.
Coho Fry Weigh
July 24 Coho fry from the rearing pond are weighed monthly to monitor growth and health.
Members Get Together
July 10
Great weather - members brought their picnic dinners and followed covid protocols.
Coho Fry Move to Rearing Pond
June 12 - One bucket at a time.
Pond Clean Out
May 25 Members, Mitch, Shane, Wally, Joon, Gert and Andy worked on draining the pond, then power washing.
May 26 Thanks again to the City of Poco who vacuumed out the silt.
Yearly Tent Clean
May 22. Big thank you to Mitch and Andy for the clean up of the tent, which is our outdoor classroom, meeting room and picnic site.
Ponded Coho Release
May 20. The ponded Coho (from last year’s incubated coho fry) have evolved into Smolts. It’s time for them to be released where they will begin their journey to the ocean. Thanks to Helen, Terry, Joon, Karen, Gert, Lori, Scott and Brian.
Fish Clip
May 18. 24 members worked in 2 shift to clip over 9,000 Coho fry. These fry will remain in our rearing pond until next May when they will then be released and begin their journey to the ocean. BC Wildlife Federation was also on site videoing.
Fish Rescue
May 15. Members take equipment to the creek to rescue fish stranded in drying ponds. Fish will be relocated to deeper permanent ponds along Hyde Creek.
Tree Planting
May 1, 2021. Mitch, Joon and Anne planting trees on site. Trees grown by Andy.
Coho Fish Weigh
April 24 Pond Coho weighing Saturday project.
Chum Fry Release
April 17
11,000 Chum fry were released into Hyde Creek system. Thanks to Helen, Mitch, Terry, Joon, Caryl, Susan, Andy and Roland for cheering us on and for Julia our video photographer. Special thanks to Poco Parks for providing transportation from Hatchery to release site.
Saturday Morning at HCWS
March 20 and March 27
Saturday Work
March 13
Our members are busy with the recently ponded salmon fry, monitoring the Coho in the outside pond and maintaining our equipment, building and grounds.
On site work and training
March 6, 2021
Helen and members Olivia, Madey, and Caryl review feeding rates for recently ponded coho fry.
New electrical mount (Andy), members working in egg room, Joon and members have cleared our site of wood debris, leaves, Mick working on electrical service, Ray testing pump, Terry, Roland and Fernando working on RIU system.
Saturday Work
February 13, 2021
Mitch and Steve putting recirculation pump into pond to stop ice forming on surface of pond.
Recently ponded coho fry, and members working in the snow.
Work Saturday & Fish Weigh
January 16, 2021
Members cleaning up leaves and branch debris. Also a Coho weigh.
2021 - Happy New Year
6 Cutthroat Trout 2 Coho observed in Hyde Creek pool early January.
Christmas Season
December 12, 2020
Tree decorating, Terry cleaning out holding tubs, egg picking by Caryl and Lily, and the new fence in place.
Broodstock Take
November 21, 2020
Coho salmon in a resting pond area of Hyde Creek.
Members taking the last salmon for the season.
Broodstock Take
November 14, 2020
Members came out - and the day was sunny. Fence removal work afterwards. Thanks to our members.
Broodstock Take
November 7, 2020
Helen reviewing procedures with Stephen, Tyler, Tony, Shelby, Bea, Lily, Oskar, Mitch, Edmond.
Coho & Chum in creek pond as Mitch and Joon sein. Members Shelby, Lily, Bea, Susan, Tony, Helen Joon, Mitch working in the creek. Clean off waders (Mitch and Tony)
Saturday Work on site.
November 7
Some Saturdays are busy. Broodstock takes, leaf removal from predator netting (wet heavy leaves stretch and damage net), net repair, (thanks Mitch), Bubble tours and happy fella who likes the leaves.
Egg Take
November 3, 2020
Chum & Coho Brood Stock
Oct 31, 2020
Members Mitch, Helen, Oliver, Oskar, Bea, Dalia, Shelly, Duncan, Joon, Tony and Terry.
Chum Brood Stock
Oct 24
First netting of brood stock. Thanks to water folks Mitch, Joon, Bea and Duncan who worked in the creek. Caryl and Dahlia were runners and Helen, Terry and Susan worked from the shore side. Paula, Andy and Jean took photos.
Harry Burgoyne
October, 2020
Long time member (2001) passed away.
The Memory Stump at Hyde Creek.
Coho Weigh
October 2nd
Weighing in at 10.4 grams average. Terry, Caryl, Oliver, Oskar, Joon, Helen, Roland on site.
Hyde Creek Project
September 19, 2020 Finishing touches on the gravel weir areas by Shane, Lily and Joon.
Fund Raiser
September 12 - Crafted items available at Education Centre & Hatchery site on Saturday mornings. Thanks to Lynn and Sharon for their donated creations.
Saturday September 12 - was a busy day with Creek Work Project completing; Fish Rescue by Terry, Mitch, Bea and Lilly. Also Partington Creek gravel removal work at Cedar and Gilly’s Trail, observation by Shane, Helen and Caryl.
Gravel Relocation
September 9-12 - Gravel has been moved and creek work completed. Thanks to members Helen, Shane, Mitch and Joon for patrolling the trail and advising walkers about our Salmon Habitat Restoration work.
New Rearing Pond & Gravel Relocation
August, 2020 - Thank you to the Cities of Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam who collaborated with DFO and HCWS to make this project happen. A 2nd off-stream rearing pond is completed with tree planting in September. Gravel relocation will be done in Sept.
Fish Rescue
July 28, 2020
City of Port Coquitlam dredges out the Hyde Creek pond at Coast Meridian every year as the gravel/sand bars make passage for spawning salmon difficult. Before the project begins City and HCWS members drain the pond area and rescue any critters. Coho fry and smolts, eels, crayfish, cutthroat trout and sculpins were released at the new rearing pond off Hyde Creek.
Members Get Together
July 18, 2020
Visiting in “bubble zones”. Everyone brought a picnic dinner and spent the warm evening chatting. Not our usual July evening, but 10 members came out and distancing worked very well.
Pond Clean Up
June 22, 2020 - Smolts are gone, and pond needs to be cleaned, ready for the coho fry. 68 smolts, 5 crayfish and 1 bullhead were rescued from the pond mud.
Wet day for Mitch, Joon, Gert, Shane and a family on a trail walk who watched the rescued fish be released into Hyde Creek.
Coho Smolt Release
June 16 - Smolts are moved from hatchery to mouth of Hyde Creek. Members and the public observed. Bubbles were blowing to remind us all to safe distance. Thank you to our members and to DfO Tyler, Scott and Brian.
Enjoying Hyde Creek
June 16 - Before the Smolt Release Mom and Junior happy to be cooling off. Photo courtesy of Cliff Kelsey
Coho Fry Release
May 27 4,800 coho fry released into Hyde Creek Watershed. 7 separate locations where members (and their bubble zone guests/family) waited for the transport tank and then moved the fry from the transport tank to the creeks.
Tree Planting
April 2020. Helen, Caryl and Vivian planted the trees in the recently restored off channel pond.
Duty Days
Thanks to Terry for organizing and to Helen, Ed, Mick, Ray and Lori for staffing these Duty Days (making sure the hatchery has coverage every day of the year). And to Caryl for helping and to Roland for training and being on call.
Feb/March Work Parties
Much work goes on over the winter. Coho fry weigh (Dave and Melissa) Thanks to Dave for tracking our members’ log in hours.
Thanks to members for working on Social Distancing to get work done !!
DFO Training
A program was held at Hyde Creek Education Centre & Hatchery with Matt Foy.
Jan 23, 2020
Snow & Ice Welcome 2020
January 14, 2020
Snow and ice weight pulled over a stump that supported our netting and lines. Thanks to all the members who worked on planning and temp repairs. Big thanks to the City of Port Coquitlam for removing the stumps.
Fish Weigh
December 14, 2019
Coho (from last year’s eggs) weighed in at average weight of 12.4 grams.
Christmas at Hyde Creek
Tree Ornaments created by the Hope Lutheran Kindergarten A and B classes.
Members and guests enjoyed a fun social evening.
December 7, 2019
Generator Demo
Getting Ready for Winter Season with a run through of back up generator.
December 7, 2019
Last Egg Take of the Season
December 5, 2019
Salmon Broodstock
November 17, 2019
Members collecting hatchery broodstock. Mitch, Troy, Shane, Clay, Bea, Joon.
Pollution in Hyde Creek
November 10, 2019 - Suspected chemical and paint in the creek. Nov 16 below, a paint spill. Nov 18 a third spill. Thanks to City of Port Coquitlam for locating the source. Legal steps underway.
Fish Weigh - Coho Fry in Pond average weight of 11 grams - November 2nd
1st Egg Take of the Season - Chum eggs - October 29th
First Salmon Take of the season
October 26, 2019
Saturday Work Party
Oct 18, 2019
Time to clean the egg room, get ready for the returning spawners, and remove fall leaves.
Log Jam Removal
October 12, 2019
Another Hyde Creek log jam removed by members Mitch, Vlad and Shane
Rearing Pond Planting
October 5
Thanks Ed, Shane, Helen, Mitch, Suzanne, Beatrice, Susan, Auni, Caryl, Joon, Linda
Monitoring Hyde Creek Rearing Pond
September 28
Members check this pond regularly and record information relating to depth, water temps and oxygen levels. And observe the coho fry and other “critters”.
Creek Clean Up
September 14, 2019
Members Joon, Shane, Mitch, Wally and Linda worked in the creek removing debris and log jams which impede the spawning salmon. Before and after photos of one of the large log jams.
