2011 American River-Nimbus Hatchery Salmon Pictures

Here are a couple pictures from today's visit. The main gates are down and the fish are stacking up in the ladders. Its been a couple years since I have stopped in so it was nice to make a visit this morning with the family. You can't beat some free entertainment.

Cool colors coming on in that salmon mosh pit.   

Very cool pictures.  I saw a youtube video of the electrocuting and sorting of the egg filled females from years before.  I should take a ride down there this week to check out all the fish I couldn't catch.

Look for the ones with my Mepps in it's mouth! I wonder if they ever get any outa the pens with lures in the salmons mouth.

Nice pics!

Very cool.  I was in Idaho a few summers ago (late Aug) and saw the same thing on the Salmon River.  Beautiful!