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In 2003, the 46th year of Sunset Falls Fishway operation, 52,768 fish were transported, including Chinook, Coho, Pink, Sockeye and Chum Salmon, Steelhead and Native Char. Roughly 20% of the naturally produced Coho in the Snohomish system comes from above Sunset Falls. Sunset Falls Fishway ERTA West staff operate and maintain the Sunset Falls Fishway, located on the South Fork of the Skykomish River. Built in 1958, the facility is a combination vertical slot fishway and trap and haul complex at the base of Sunset Falls. A tank truck transports fish 3.5 miles upstream around a series of three falls where they are released and provided access to more than 90 miles of quality spawning and rearing habitat. Roughly 20% of the naturally produced Coho in the Snohomish system currently originate from upstream of Sunset Falls. In 2003, 52,768 fish were transported, including Chinook, Coho, Pink, Sockeye and Chum salmon, Steelhead and Native Char; the season ended with the second largest recorded number of fish trapped and hauled upstream. The Sunset Falls fish counts are an important tool to fish managers, providing: An in season indicator of run strength for Coho, and A spawner escapement estimator for the Skykomish system watershed Coho and Pink salmon. Click here for a summary table of the Sunset Falls Trap and Haul Fishway Operation for each year by species. Due to safety reasons, the Sunset Falls Fishway Facility is not open to public access. For more information about the facility, contact Tom Burns at 360.902.2558.