While putting together the free Fishing Magician E-Letter for Fall, which is dedicated to fishing for Chinook, it occurred to me to check on the coho return to the upper Columbia. I am so glad I did. I pulled up the graph that shows the ten-year average, last year’s return and how many fish have passed of Priest Rapids Dam this year. Holly cow! This year’s return to the upper Columbia is huge! It could be a record. Coho salmon have been released from the National Fish Hathery in Leavenworth for several years, thanks to the Yakima Tribe. It looks like their efforts to re-establish coho in our region have really paid off. Fishing for coho could be off the charts good this fall, so I am adding information about how to fish for them in my Fall E-Letter. I landed my first coho while fishing the Icicle just below the hatchery back in 2021, and there will be a lot more of them this year. I bet fishing for coho is going to be great in the main stem Columbia off the mouth of the Wenatchee River. We need more water in the Icicle before the fish will move into this area.