Important note: employees of the hatchery are urging anglers to use the south entrance of the hatchery when headed to and from the river. There is fear that the New Zealand Mud Snail or the Quagga Mussel could be spread to the ponds from other rivers via anglers boots or waders. If either one of those invasive species shows up in the ponds, it would severely impact the release of hatchery steelhead into the river..
Some have the added safety feature of a breakaway crown for added safety
