There are bass biting in our area lakes. There are walleye on the bite throughout the region. Trout fishing is better than usual on most lakes, too, but all the attention is going to be on salmon fishing with the opening of the summer-run salmon season. Anglers will be spread out from below Wanapum dam to the mouth of the Okanogan looking for bright, upriver kings that are willing to bite. Last season there was a total of 37,000 Chinook that returned to the Columbia River. The projection for this year was a total of 52,000. There are already over 52,000 adults and over 8,000 jack summer-runs over Bonneville Dam. We won’t see the record number of 94,000 kings this summer, but the original projection will be very low, it appears. If salmon fishing isn’t your cup of tea, you’ll be glad to hear that there is plenty of other good fishing going on. Trout fishing continues to be much better than usual at area lakes due to cooler water temperatures and the bass and walleye fishing is really hitting its stride. Also, I want to remind anglers that Jameson Lake closes after the 4th, and selective fishing rules will be place at Beehive Reservoir and at Lilly, Clear and Black lakes after the 4th, too.