Reviews of Quinsam River Hatchery (Fish Shop)

Amanda Proctor

Absolutely amazing. Walked around admiring the salmon in the river. Then discovered a bear eating salmon accross from me.

Alden Thom

It was so cool we saw a bear catch a fish. It was super cool

M. Shokuienia

It's one of the best places i've seen in Campbell River. Salmons, Bald eagles and if you are lucky enough black bears.

Sebastian Cline

Good free site to visit with short walks and lots of salmon in the river when they are releasing.

M Landers

Great opportunity to see a large scale hatchery.

Josh Fry

Neat place with lots of little salmon. Could use a better interpretive centre and more events.

D A

Nice trails along the river. Can walk all the way to Quinsam River campground.

Melanie Cej

Really depends on the time of year whether or not there's something to see. Have been and saw thousands of fish and even a few bears. Have also gone and seen nothing but empty tanks and dry riverbeds. It is a nice drive out there and there's a tiny interpretive centre that will take you five minutes tops.

Tara Chic

Beautiful walk along the stream. Quiet. Too bad closed.

Jonathan Harris

Not interesting in mid-August. We didn't see any salmon in the river and the visitor center is dull.

Zac LaRocque-Walker

Had a great time here learning about salmon spawning and seeing a bit of how the hatchery works. Everyone in the area needs to check this out.

Philip Mark

Beautiful little trail, just good for an hour's walk. Lush and green with the Quondam river babbling beside. Mostly flat except for one staircase

Shaya Murphy

Was really cool to see all the salmon. Hopefully we will see a bear try and get them sometime ????

David Zelward

Very interesting spot. My wife managed to get a few pictures of a black bear along the edge of the water.

Byron E

Peaceful

Jurgen Bogers

If you're interested in the lifecycle of the salmon, it's worth visiting a place like this.

David Cliffe

Went with the kids after hours,seen the salmon in the river and big black bear crossed our path ! Good thing I had a whistle and scared it off.

Erwin van Bilsen

Nice place to visit. When you have a change to have a conversation with one of the staff members, do. End of August we saw some pink salmon swimming up river.

Charlie Picken

Great hatchery which is helping keep the number up with our salmon!

Valerie Cheston

Beautiful location, the inside is a bit small but informative, It is a great place to see the fish and learn more about them, great for the kids to get out and about

richard bittley

Awesome! Great place to see.. Friendly and informative staff.. A good learning experience.. Government needs to invest more money in operations like this one..

Olivia Hungary

(Translated) Nothing going on in winter, nice information from the staff there ... In autumn it's worth a visit, then the salmon come ... (Original) Im Winter nix los, nette Infos von dem Personal dort... Im Herbst lohnt ein Besuch, dann kommen die Lachse...

Janny Bakker Patisserie

(Translated) Nice to see how the salmon are grown. You can also spot bears here. (Original) Mooi om te zien hoe de zalmen worden gekweekt. Ook kun je hier beren spotten.

robert demchyshyn

Wow. August through October salmon everywhere. Most afternoons if you hand around the hatchery fish gate you can see black bears feeding on salmon.

GWoo

Make sure you visit when the fish are running. Watch out for bears they are definitely here. Watch for danger regarding young children.

Thomas Storch

(Translated) Wow (Original) Wauw

Brad Mccaughran

Went to the hatchery with my granddaughters' pre-school group. Very educational and a beautiful spot. Lucky enough to have lots of Chinook spawing. Definitely a must see.

Susan D'Atri

Excellent Experience

nicholas hemsley

Awesome place to learn about salmon! Friendly staff !

Les Knott

Awesome

Kevin Simon

Would have been nice to have some staff there explain the process ...no one there that we could see.

Matthew McDonald

This facility is close to public due to covid, but fish are still being made. The people who work here are masters of thier craft and are passionate about salmon enhancement programs.

Sally King

Nothing to see except an entrance exhibition

Thom Yates

Fantastic walking trail along the Quinsam river

brian gainer

Awesome displays in visitor center. Neat to see and learn, there is more to fish management than I realized.

Billy D.

Outside of a well done small exhibit room, nothing. Understanding that their purpose is not to entertain visitors, this operation is still a big disappointment. There are no explanatory signs, charts, diagrams or anything to give you a clue as to what or how the empty concrete pools or the machinery are used for. There is a long perforated metal walkway to a dam. There is obviously a great deal of water rushing through a channel under that walkway, but why? For what purpose? At the dam, again, zero information. We saw salmon downstream of the dam which had one gate open but no salmon getting through that we could see. So what was next? When? Very frustrating. People have reported seeing black bears sometime, somewhere there but that would be total luck if you did. The management of this hatchery has totally squandered the opportunity to help inform the public of the value of whatever they do there, however they do it. From the visitors standpoint, it is disappointing and a big waste of precious time.

Bill Clayton

Interesting

Stephanie Elickus

A must visit even for you locals!

darren oreilly

Very interesting