Sockeye numbers continue to climb, and over 200,000 have now passed over Bonneville Dam, and 24,000 have been counted at Rock Island Dam. That’s enough to get anglers excited and they were getting after them below Rocky Reach Dam. Whenever sockeye show up in fishable numbers there is a pack of boats circling within the boundaries below Rocky Reach. They do their share of harvesting sockeye, and on the opening day of fishing the river conditions were great. Some years the currents can make fishing here very difficult, but on Saturday it was not the case. Anglers can launch at Confluence Park, where a Discover Pass and launch fee is required. An alternative is the public ramp at the base of Orondo Street, where there are no fees. Anglers are reminded to be aware of the boundary markers below the dam, and to “go with the flow” and pay attention to the direction and speed of the other boats. Sockeye are returning in much lower numbers than last year, but there are certainly enough for a good day of fishing, and more on the way. As usual, it is a wait and see proposition for a sockeye season on Lake Wenatchee.