Fishing opportunities abound. Cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden char are waiting to be caught. Candlefish can be dipped from the rivers in springtime. Waterfowl hunting can be superb in September. Licensed guides offer guided hunts and air charter services provide drop-offs.
Common ducks are mallards, pintails, widgeon. and teal.
The Delta is the only known breeding area for dusky Canada geese. The Delta also supports more than ten percent of the world population of trumpeter swans. During the summer months, many ponds host a stately pair of trumpeter swans raising their young. Assorted seabirds including gulls. Shorebirds such as snipe, yellow-legs, dowitchers.