This year’s Buoy 10 fishery opened Aug. 1, with thousands of anglers expected to travel to the mouth of the Columbia River in pursuit of fall Chinook and coho salmon. Preseason forecasts anticipate 636,500 adult fall Chinook returning to the mouth of the Columbia River, which is less than last year’s actual return of 685,512. The projected adult coho return to the mouth of the Columbia River is 358,700 fish. The Buoy 10 fishery, which extends from Buoy 10 to a line on the west end of Puget Island, is open through Sept. 2 with an adult daily limit of two salmon, but no more than one may be a Chinook. Through Aug. 9 and Aug. 25 and through Sept. 2, anglers may keep Chinook (hatchery or wild) and hatchery coho only. From Aug. 10 through Aug. 24, anglers may keep hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho only. Between Buoy 10 and the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line, Chinook must be at least 24 inches long and coho must be at least 16 inches long to keep. The fishing boundary extends from Buoy 10 to a line on the west end of Puget Island. Please read the news release pertaining to the Buoy 10 fishery on the WDFW website for complete information.