Most of you know the sockeye run is coming in below the original forecast and been downgraded to 183,000 fish to enter the Columbia River. That’s the bad news, the good news is that the sockeye season above Priest Rapids Dam will open July 1st, with a four-fish limit, as stated in the regs. There will be other meetings on the return, which may mean an adjustment in the daily limit to two fish to extend the season, but that is yet to be determined. The WDFW is looking for ways to keep anglers on the water fishing for sockeye as long as possible. There are some other options being considered, but only if the numbers over Priest Rapids further decline and harvest in the upper river exceed what is anticipated. The Chinook return is also being downgraded. Only slightly more than 40,000 are expected to reach the upper Columbia. Highly likely is the opening of the Entiat River, and there is the possibility of some very short bubble fisheries later in July. It is important to keep an eye out for any emergency regulation announcements. This sockeye season is very fluid. It’s way too early to guess on a Lake Wenatchee season.