Bandon Fish Hatchery - Bandon, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
N 43° 06.889 W 124° 23.051
10T E 387387 N 4774494
This hatchery just east of the south coastal town of Bandon, Oregon, produces primarily steelhead and coho salmon, but also rainbow trout.
Waymark Code: WM5VEH
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
Views: 9


From the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:

Best time to visit: October - February for adult coho salmon. December - March for adult steelhead. Year-round for large show pond trout.

Fish raised: Salmon and steelhead.

At the hatchery: The Coquille River offers excellent chinook and coho salmon fishing in the fall. Wood ducks can be seen year-round at the intake reservoirs. Swallows are common May - September. Herons and kingfishers are common year-round. Picnic tables are available at the hatchery. Visitors can view and feed large rainbow trout in a show pond, and can observe the spawning of salmon and steelhead October - March, usually Tuesday mornings.

Nearby: Bullards Beach State Park offers camping, fishing and crabbing.

Bandon Fisth Hatchery
55212 Fish Hatchery Road
Bandon, OR 97411
(541) 347-4278


Bandon Fish Hatchery
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Type of Facility: Fish Hatchery

Management Agency: State/Provincial Government

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

Has a Vistor Center: yes

Offers Tours: yes

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