Despite triple-digit temperatures, opening weekend a worthwhile outing with whoppers there for the taking

As anticipated, the summer-run salmon season opener here in Wenatchee area was "soft." Very few summer-runs were boated by the flotilla of boats that blanketed the Columbia River on the morning of July 1. Few anglers even tried fishing at Wells Dam, and there was a rumor of one king landed at Brewster. I traveled to Wanapum Dam for opening day and salmon fishing success at this particular spot made it worth the trip.

I was invited to join Shane Magnuson and Dan Schlieffers in Vantage on the evening of June 30 to prepare for the fishing trip the next day. Magnuson, of Columbia River Guide Services,.... Continued@URL... http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080704/OUT/677061648