1. General

Q. Whence comes the name Simms?

A. The creek is named for Hubert and Lottie Simms who ran a farm near the mouth of the creek starting about 1920.  Their house was located roughly at the shore end of the current Simms Road.  The archive of the Museum at Campbell River has a picture of the couple in front of their house.

Q. Which salmon species spawn in Simms Creek?

A. The salmon species Coho, Chinook, Pink, Chum, and the trout species Cutthroat have all spawned in Simms Creek.  The Coho are the most consistent returning adult salmon.  The counts of adult Coho at the fish fence typically have been from one hundred to three hundred.  However, they only numbered in single digits in 2005 and 2006, when all Coho runs in area streams were shockingly low.  Cutthroat trout are seen each year, but the numbers have never been accurately determined.  The Chinook, Pink and Chum salmon have not yet called Simms Creek home in consistent numbers or in consecutive years.