Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery Visitors Centre

Learn to Fish! Programs for youth and their families, adults, as well as organized groups including school groups, youth groups, boys and girls clubs, groups with disabilities, special needs etc... Click here for details  Fishing Birthday Parties!  All About Trout and Fishing Birthday parties are 2.5 hours of action packed fun in a safe environment... Click Here for Details  Summer Day Camps! Sign up for one of our popular Summer Day Camps!'  *2011 Summer Camp Info Coming Soon* Family Fishing Day @ the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery!  -  Sat, June 18th 2011 8:00am until 1:00pm -  Fishing derby (starts at 8:00am and ends at 12:00pm) -  Learn to Fish activities -  Visitor Centre tours and demonstrations -  Arts & crafts Family Fishing Weekend website

Current Visitor Centre Hours

Closed to drop in visitors for winter.     We are still open via appointment for tours year round!  The Visitor Centre will re-open to drop in visitors Feb 2012.

The Visitor Centre at the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery provides a fun and educational experience for all ages! Our facility offers self-guided tours including informative videos and live exhibits which showcase a variety of freshwater ecosystems and species native to B.C.   Click here to find out more about tours and programs.

Email: Visit.Fraservalley@gofishbc.com 
Tel: (604) 504-4716 
Fax: (604) 504-4718
34345 Vye Road, Abbotsford, BC 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self Guided Tours for drop in visitors

Come in on a self guided tour of our hatchery visitor centre.  There is something to see and do for everyone. Take a look at our live fish aquaria and interactive displays.  Ask one of our Visitor Centre staff to put on an educational movie in the theatre, or take part in our fishy scavenger hunt.

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Tours &Program Information

Self guided tour admission is by donation.  Enjoy a walk around and view the displays available.

Guided Programs - Fields trips for classes

Are you a teacher? The Centre has five informative, hands-on and interactive programs developed for pre-school through to grade seven. These programs are age appropriate and tied to the BC School Curriculum's Prescribed Learning Outcomes as listed in the Integrated Resource Packages.  Pre and Post Field trip packages are available upon request.   They also compliment the 'Salmonids in the Classroom' project sponsored by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.  See admission fees with each program description. 

   It's a Trout's Life      Trout Fast Food      What's That Habitat      Scientifish        Learn to Fish

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IT’S A TROUT’S LIFE Grades K-2   Time: 1 hour      $3.00/student  Join Myki the rainbow trout for an hour exploring the daily adventures and obstacles fish face on their journey through life from egg to adult. This hands-on program includes an interactive felt board story, role play, watching fish feed and colouring.

TROUT FAST FOOD Grades 2-5  Time: 4 hours   $10.00/student In this exciting program students will collect aquatic insects on-site and discover how they adapt to escape becoming trout fast food! Microscopic study, aquatic insect identification and human impacts on freshwater ecosystems are the main focus of this exploration day.

 

WHAT’S THAT HABITAT? Grades 2-5       Time 2 hours  $5.00/student Children spend two hours discovering the unique features of a trout habitat and ways of caring for our freshwater ecosystems. Topics of discussion include the role of hatcheries, habitat, water consumption, pollution, litter decomposition rates, the three R's, stewardship and storm drains.   Our interactive 'Pollution Soup" demonstration and stream mapping segment are students favorites! Participants come to understand the role of trout hatcheries and learn to evaluate habitat in a number of creative ways.

SCIENTIFISH  Grades 5-7   Time: 5 hours   $10.00/student Scientifish' is a practical, hands-on five hour program for grades 5-7. In the morning 'scientists' will examine the water quality of several outdoor sites, use scientific method to form hypotheses, conduct water quality tests and interpret data. Results between sites will be compared and analyzed and 'scientists' will present their results.   The afternoon involves the investigation of aquatic organisms and their habitats. Focus will be on the role of these organisms as bioindicators of habitat health. Discoveries made in the morning are compared to the findings from the afternoon and conclusions will be drawn regarding the health of ecosystems.

LEARN TO FISH  Time: 4 Hours    $10.00/student The Learn to Fish program is designed to teach youth or the inexperienced adult how to become a responsible angler and respect our freshwater resources. A four hour lesson includes education surrounding: fish identification and biology, freshwater habitats, technical angling technique, knot tying and gear set-up, ethics and rules, habitat, and water safety. The program is age-specific and presented in a fun, dynamic manner. For more information on the Learn to Fish program Click Here.

The Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery is proud to be a part of the Circle Farm Tour sponsored by Tourism Abbotsford.

 

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Testimonials  

…The program was excellent! The trout hatchery is an amazing facility!

                                                    Abbotsford Electronic School

…A very educational and wonderful experience for my family; my girls really enjoyed it!

                                                                                          J. Anderson

…The overall program was excellent. Warm welcome at the door, well organized, superb presentation, much enthusiasm, information for both children and adults, awesome!        

                                                                              Gingerbread House Pre-School