SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2015
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Purchasing of Christmas tree permits continues
CORVALLIS — Venturing
into a national forest in search
of the perfect Christmas tree is
a long-standing family tradition
for many.
The Siuslaw National Forest
has begun issuing Christmas
tree cutting permits at its
offices in Corvallis, Hebo,
Reedsport and Waldport.
Permits cost $5 a piece or are
free with a fourth-grader’s
Every Kid In A Park pass.
EKIP passes are free to any stu-
dent attending the fourth grade
this school year. In addition to a
free Christmas tree permit, the
EKIP pass provides students
and their families free admit-
tance into national parks and
day-use fee areas with other
federal land agencies, such as
Fishing
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Fall Chinook fishing is pro-
ducing fair results with a lot of
fish moving to the upper tide
water reaches and above.
Trolling herring, spinners or
bobber fishing can all be pro-
ductive.
The wild coho fishery is
closed for the season.
ALSEA RIVER: Chinook,
cutthroat trout
The fall Chinook fishery is
producing fair to good results
for both bank and boat anglers.
Recent rains have helped to
move a lot of chinook into the
good river bank access sec-
tions. Casting lures or bobber
fishing is producing depending
on the section and conditions.
The wild coho fishery is
closed for the season.
SALMON RIVER: Chinook,
cutthroat trout
The fall Chinook fishery is
producing fair to good for both
boat and bank anglers. Recent
rains have moved a lot of fish
out of tide water. Casting lures
or bobber fishing tends to be
the most productive this time
of year.
SILETZ RIVER: Chinook,
coho, steelhead, cutthroat trout
The fall Chinook fishery is
producing fair to good results
with recent rains moving a lot
of fish out of tide water.
The wild coho fishery con-
the U.S. Forest Service.
Before
purchasing
a
Christmas tree permit on the
Siuslaw National Forest, staff
members advise buyers to have
a specific tree or cutting loca-
tion in mind.
“Searching for a suitable tree
within the temperate rainforests
of the Oregon Coast can be an
exercise in frustration,” said
Courtney Schreiber, a resource
specialist with the forest.
“Trees on the Siuslaw grow
very quickly, so it can be diffi-
cult to find one that fits inside a
typical home.”
Furthermore, Schreiber said
that the dominant conifer
species on the forest are
Douglas-firs and Sitka spruces,
as opposed to the generally pre-
ferred Noble firs or other high-
elevation fir species.
Individuals wanting a fir
species or smaller tree might
consider purchasing a permit
from a national forest with
lands at higher elevations, such
as the Willamette National
Forests in the Oregon
Cascades.
Permits must be purchased
from the forest where the tree
will be cut.
To purchase a Christmas tree
permit for the Siuslaw National
Forest, visit one of the follow-
ing locations:
• Reedsport, 855 Hwy 101
(541-271-6000)
• Waldport, 1130 Forestry
Lane (541-563-8400)
Christmas tree safety
Finding a tree may turn into
an all-day outing, so be pre-
pared. Winter weather also can
make traveling along forest
roads hazardous.
• Bring extra food, water,
blankets, flashlight, a First Aid
kid and survival gear
• Let family or friends know
where you are headed and
when to expect your return
• Carry tire chains and bring
a shovel
Before cutting your tree,
remember these rules:
• Ensure you’re on national
forest land. A map is provided
with your permit.
• Take the entire tree – not
just the top portion of a larger
tree.
• Attach your permit to the
tree immediately after cutting
it.
• Do not discard your tree if
later finding one you consider
more desirable.
Saw or chop your selected
tree within six inches of the
ground.
Leave no limbs attached to
the stump.
To keep the tree from drying
out, leave it outside until you’re
ready to put it in a stand.
At that point, cut the trunk at
an angle and keep it in plenty of
water.
To learn more about the
Every Kid In A Park pass pro-
gram, visit www.everykidina
park.gov.
tinues through Nov. 30 with a
daily bag limit of 1 adult coho
and seasonal limit of 2 adult
coho (in aggregate with other
areas with the same bag limit).
Summer steelhead fishing is
fair to good in the upper river
above Moonshine Park.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook
Fall Chinook fishing should
be fair to good. Fish will be
spread out from tidewater
upstream. Anglers are remind-
ed that the river above Jordan
Creek is closed to all salmon
fishing. Summer steelhead
fishing should improve with
better flows.
YAQUINA RIVER: Chinook,
coho, cutthroat trout
Anglers are having fair to
good results for fall Chinook
Trolling herring or spinners
during the incoming tide
through the high slack typical-
ly. Recent rains have moved a
good portion of fish to the
upper tide water reaches and
above.
The wild coho fishery is
open through Nov. 30 with a
daily bag limit of 1 adult coho
and seasonal limit of 2 adult
coho (in aggregate with other
areas with the same bag limit).
been catching several trout.
About 50 large rainbow trout
from Bandon Hatchery were
stocked into Butterfield Lake.
These trout are leftovers that
did not get used in family fish-
ing events this past summer.
Fishing for largemouth bass
has been good in many of the
Coos County lakes. As the
water cools down fishing for
bass will be good throughout
the day. Bass will be concen-
trated near drop-offs and struc-
ture like submerged logs.
Yellow perch fishing will
start to pick up this month in
lakes like Saunders Lake.
Fishing a worm on the bottom
in deep water should provide
lots of bites for yellow perch.
Clamming is excellent dur-
ing low tides near Charleston,
off Cape Arago Highway, and
Clam Island.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout,
largemouth bass, yellow perch,
coho
Streams in the Tenmile
Basin are now closed for trout
fishing until May 22, 2016.
Tenmile Lakes is open all
year for trout but trout fishing
has been slow.
Bass anglers have been
catching several largemouth
bass in Tenmile Lakes. Bass
can be found this time of the
year in shallow water near
structure like logs or weed
lines.
Yellow perch fishing has
been very good for anglers in
boats and from the fishing
dock at the County Boat
Ramp. A worm or piece of cut
bait fished near the bottom
works well for catching yellow
perch.
Wild coho season is open in
Tenmile Lakes until Dec.
31.The bag limit is 1 wild
coho per day and 5 wild coho
for the season in aggregate
with all other wild coho fish-
eries in the NW and SW
zones. A few coho entered the
lake after last week’s rain.
harvest of Dungeness crab
through Nov. 30. With the
exception of the Elk River Fall
Chinook bubble fishery, open
through Nov. 30, ocean salmon
fishing is closed.
Pacific halibut fishing is
closed.
Fishing for bottom fish is
now open to fishing at all-
depths. Fishing for black rock-
fish continues to be very good
from Charleston to Bandon.
The marine fish daily bag limit
is seven fish and a separate
daily limit for lingcod (two).
Anglers can only keep 3
blue rockfish and 1 canary
rockfish as part of their daily
limit and there will be no har-
vest of China, quillback, or
copper rockfish. Retention of
cabezon is now allowed at 1
fish per day and at least 16-
inches long.
• Bottom Fishing
The ocean is open to bottom
fishing at all depths.
Rough conditions last week
continued to limit angling
effort. Otherwise, winter is
typically a good time to catch
lingcod and rockfish.
• Shellfish: Razor clamming
along the entire Oregon coast,
including bays, has been
closed since spring due to ele-
vated levels of domoic acid.
The Oregon Dept. of
Agriculture will test for shell-
fish toxins weekly as tides
allow.
• Crab: An Oregon Dept. of
Agriculture health advisory is
in effect for recreational crab
harvested between Cape Arago
(south of Charleston) and the
Calif. border from the ocean,
bays and estuaries. Due to
high levels of domoic acid in
their guts, or butter, crab
should be eviserated before
being consumed.
Crab caught north of Cape
Arago are not affected by this
advisory. However, ODA rec-
ommends always taking a pass
on consumption of crab guts.
• Mussels: Recreational and
commercial harvest is closed
from the mouth of the Yachats
River to the California border
due to elevated levels of
domoic acid; the closure
applies to mussels on all
beaches, rocks, jetties and bay
entrances.
• Bay clams: Recreational
harvest is open (except for
razor clams) inside estuaries
along the entire Oregon Coast.
• Scallops: Are not affected
by closures.
COOS COUNTY LAKES
PONDS: Trout, large-
AND
mouth bass, yellow perch
Fall trophy trout were
stocked in October in Bradley
Lake. Anglers fishing from
small boats or pontoons have
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COOS RIVER BASIN:
Dungeness crab, salmon, bay
clams
Streams in the Coos Basin
are now closed for trout until
May 22, 2016. A few dedicat-
ed salmon anglers have been
trolling in the Coos River this
past week. They have picked
up a few chinook and coho
salmon trolling cut plug her-
ring behind a flasher.
The wild coho season in
Coos Bay is open until Nov.
30. Anglers are allowed to
keep one wild coho per day
and two for the season. Coho
fishing remains good in the
lower Coos Bay.
A few steelhead should be
moving into the rivers later
this month.
The week of Thanksgiving
is usually a good time to start
steelhead fishing.
Crabbing continues to be
very good in the lower bay.
Crabbing has been good all the
way up to the BLM Boat
Ramp but the best crabbing
will be near the jetties and
close to slack tides. A few
legal crabs have been caught
off the Charleston docks.
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
The South Umpqua is cur-
rently closed to all fishing
until Dec. 1.
WINCHESTER BAY:
Bottomfish, perch, crab
Fishing for bottomfish in the
Triangle and South jetty has
been successful. Crabbing has
been productive, but Chinook
and coho fishing has slowed in
the ocean off of Winchester
Bay and in the lower Umpqua
River.
PACIFIC OCEAN and
BEACHES: Bottomfish,
Dungeness crab,
The ocean is now closed to
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the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
out of Newport.
Prior to her talk, the club
will hold elections for the
2016 board of directors and
hear an update about the
hatchery improvements and
the upcoming winter steel-
head program.
For more information
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