As one fisherman mused Wednesday, “It’s hard to get my mind around the fact that slow fishing is good news.”
Yet it’s true for anglers pursuing chinook and coho salmon in the popular Buoy 10 fishing area at the mouth of the Columbia River. A dip in the catch rate in recent days will allow the Buoy 10 sport season to remain open as planned through Sept. 3 and the long Labor Day weekend.