A fun outing on the way up to Redfish

(photo courtesy of Google Images)

Last weekend, we spent our day at Redfish Lake--one of my favorite summer activities.  On our way up, we decided to stop at the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery.  What a pleasant surprise!  I was expecting tiny little gray fish, but instead we encountered hundreds and hundreds of salmon!  Not growing up in the NW, I'm still in awe of salmon.  We were even able to experience adult salmon swimming up stream in the Salmon River.  I wish I could have recorded my kids constant giggles after watching the salmon jump.  Unfortunately, I even forgot my camera for this trip!

Now is the perfect time of year to visit Sawtooth Fish Hatchery and learn a few lessons about these beautiful fish.  When we went, the visitor center was closed, but we were still allowed access to view all the fish.

One section of the hatchery contains the adult salmon and the other section has all the babies. I don't know which one was more fun to watch.  Seriously, the kids were constantly laughing!   We got a kick out of all of it.  In between both sections, there is a children's fishing pond.  One of these days, we are going to go back and take the kids fishing there.  So glad that we stopped by the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery for a little diversion during our drive to Redfish, it made our day even more special!


For more info on the hatchery, click HERE