I am hearing some buzz on the fall run to our region. People are already watching the counts, as they are beginning to tickle up stream. The forecast for fall Chinook is outstanding. There are 653,000 fall salmon expected to enter the Columbia River this year, that’s 234,000 more than last season. This is welcome news for anglers who like to fish the Hanford Reach and below Priest Rapids and Wanapum Dams. Last year the fall fishing ended early due to the lack of fish, which was very unusual. It appears that there will be no shortage this season. I have to admit that it has been some time since I have fished for fall salmon below Priest Rapids Dam. Back in the day when my brother was guiding down there he was kind enough to invite me along during the fall season. We had many wonderful days, and caught a lot of really big kings in this stretch. I plan to make a couple trips down there this year. I have fished below Wanapum Dam in the past couple of years, and have had a ball catching big fall runs there. I hope to squeeze in a trip or two to below Wanapum this next fall as well.