Lewis Creek Kokanee - Photo by Bill Priest, King County

After taking a look around at all of our local waters, we have come to the conclusion that the fish needing the most help are the Lake Sammamish Kokanee. Their numbers have dropped to dangerously low levels in the last 2 decades, with the early run declared officially extirpated in 2001. Spawning in only a handful of tributaries, thee late run has dropped to less than 5000 fish in a given year. We have a lot of habitat and monitoring work ahead of us starting with Lewis Creek. In partnership with Save Lake Sammamish, the City of Issaquah, King County, and the Washington Dept. of Fish Wildlife, we will do everything we can to bring our fish back from the edge of extinction. To make this work we need your help. Whether it be grant writing, rock rolling, stream monitoring, project management, media exposure, community outreach or a cash donation a team effort will be required.

To get involved please contact us at:
Bellevue/Issaquah Trout Unlimited
PO Box 2652
Issaquah, WA. 98027
getzendaner@msn.com
206 419-7321

Thanks,
Mark Getzendaner
President, Bellevue/Issaquah Chapter of Trout Unlimited

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