Each year, Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery raises approximately 120,000 Steelhead and 350, 000 salmon for releases into the Smith River. The cost to raise these Steelhead has risen considerably.  However, the hatchery's funding has deceased during this same period of time.
   Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery is a non-profit organization; therefore, all of the
Operational cost are derived from grants, private donations, the Salmon stamp program and fund-raising sources such as the annual fishing derbies which play a major roll in this funding.  California-Oregon Fish Enhancement's annual fishing derby is one of the largest funding sources for the hatchery.
  However, many of the hatchery's other funding sources have had to decrease or eliminate their funding entirely.  The hatchery is now felling the "crunch" from a diminished income.

                          SO THEY COULD USE YOUR HELP

  Donations,  made to the hatchery, are tax exempt.  You will receive a receipt for any contribution.  The fish which your contribution helps to raise could be your "big catch" in a few years.