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Reports > 2024 > December > Wednesday 18
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
 
By Dave Graybill
 
I am getting buried in snow here in Leavenworth with the recent storm. I had no idea we were going to get as much as has fallen in the past day. No choice but to grab the shovel and start digging out. I did get some news earlier this week that had me thinking about summer, and the fun I had this past year fishing for sockeye on Lake Wenatchee, and on the Brewster Pool. Even before that season ended people were speculating about what to expect year. Well, the forecast for the salmon returns to the Columbia River are out, and things look good. Last year the forecast was for 400,000 sockeye to enter the Columbia River and the actual return was over 760,000. Most of these fish passed through the Brewster Pool on their way to Canada, except for the thousands that were harvested by sport anglers. The forecast for Lake Wenatchee last year was 97,000 and over 190,000 were counted over Tumwater Dam. This year the sockeye forecast is 350,000 to enter the Columbia and 248,000 for the Brewster Pool. Lake Wenatchee is expected to see 94,000 sockeye. Even at minimum it’s great news.