FISHING -- Sockin' it to the preseason forecast -- the Columbia River sockeye count at Bonneville Dam continues at a record pace (since at least 1938), says Joe Hymer, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife salmon specialist. 

Through June 20, a total of 132,854 sockeye had been counted at the dam.  The previous record through that date was 2014 when 115,761 fish had been counted. 

The 2016 preseason forecast for the ENTIRE RUN was 101,600 sockeye to the mouth of the Columbia.

And sockeye continue to pour over Bonneville Dam at 20,000 a day.

Water temperature at Bonneville Dam is currently 3.5 ^o F  cooler than last year at this time (64 degrees vs 67.5 degrees), Hymer said.  Last year's record low flows and warm water temperatures killed a high percentage of the 2015 sockeye run before the fish could reach upstream spawning areas.