Due to the lower than expected return of summer run Chinook to the upper Columbia, the turnout on the opening day of the season was lighter than usual. Those who decided to fish in spite of the low counts enjoyed very good fishing. I stopped at Chelan Falls at about 7:30 and the fish checker was logging in the first catch back to the ramp. The three anglers had four nice kings. I saw a guide boat at the dock and the skipper reported that his party had landed eight kings and one sockeye. I made my next stop at Wells Dam. There was a guide boat at the ramp when I arrived, and his group had caught their limit of eight kings. I could see several boats trolling in the big eddy below the dam, and I’m sure they were getting some sockeye. When I visited boat ramp at Brewster, only one boat had come in, and it had boated two kings and four sockeye. They were just taking a break and were going back out. Anglers that fished on Saturday not only saw a light fleet of anglers, but the weather conditions and river flows were ideal.