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NOVEMBER 24, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 WILSON, continued from Page 10 File McNary sophomore Kyle Hooper fi nished sixth at the district meet in the 500 freestyle as a freshman. SWIM, continued from Page 10 “I think we can really set the standard high this year by pushing hard and continuing to practice really hard.” Sophomore Kyle Hooper, who fi nished sixth in the GVC in the 500 free as a freshman, returns. Brock Wyer and Har- rison Vaughn, who swam on the fi fth place 200 medley re- lay with Biondi are also back, as are Jabez Rhoades and Wyatt Sherwood, who were on the sixth place 200 free relay team. Sherwood, Vaughn and Hoop- er also swam on the 400 free relay squad that took seventh. “The boys will be much stronger than last year,” Lewin said. “We have a handful who hadn’t swam club before but after last season, they started to swim club. They saw what it takes to get to that next level where they want to be. We’ll have a lot more depth than in the past.” McNary opens the season on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kroc Center against Forest Grove. “I’m just excited to see how we’re going to swim in the fi rst meet,” Lewin said. “I’m just re- ally excited to see where we’re at.” A key factor in this siege of salmon fever, is what hap- pens to the salmon as it moves closer to spawning. In the ocean they have that sheen or brilliant nickel color that anglers dream of. As they move through tidewater and enter fresh water, color chang- es. First, nickel fades and be- comes a copper or light bronze. At this point quality of the meat begins to dete- riorate. Deep orange/red meat becomes pink. Purists will re- lease this fi sh, some will keep them and be happy. After a few hours in the fi sh box, or on the bank, the fi sh will become darker, possibly ugly. Next come darker shades, then black, maybe some red. Now the fl esh is pale pink or white. Flavor is gone. These fi sh should be released. “It’s a smoker,” is a source of laughs and many stories. Angler lands a 20-pounder, obviously well into the col- or change. Seasoned anglers would release it immediately. But, this is the fi rst fi sh he has caught. It’s big. His family and friends will be impressed. He has heard all the talk about keeping dark fi sh. He feels the need to justify keeping the fi sh. “It’s a smoker.” Implying that smoking will assure the fi sh is good to eat. Seasoned salmon anglers say, “If it’s not good enough to eat fresh, it’s not good enough to smoke.” After an hour or so on the bank, the fi sh is ugly. He quiet- ly slips it into a bag and heads for home. Salmon fever hits its peak with both bank anglers and driftboaters. Bank access is severely lim- ited on these rivers, forcing bank anglers to concentrate at these holes leading to enter- tainment if you are an observ- er, challenging experiences for anglers. 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A convenient parking place on both sides of the river pro- vide easy foot access. Every available spot on the bank is fi lled with an angler. The water is alive with salmon. Mint-bright fi sh cart- wheel out of the water ac- companied by big “Ohs and Wows” from the crowd. Fish of all sizes and colors are per- forming acrobatic stunts. Huge vees, like scenes out of Jaws, stream across the pool. Big fi sh. Excitement is electric. A guy walks up, sees all the activity, dashes to his car, grabs rod and reel, comes back and wades into 50 degree water up to his waist, without waders or boots, and starts casting. Salm- on fever claims another. Crowded conditions, inex- perienced anglers, lack of river etiquette, improper gear, greed, and lots of fi sh, equals a recipe for bedlam any minute. These salmon are fresh out of the ocean and power- ful. A hooked fi sh takes off like a charging bull. With all those lines so close together, 4-5 other lines are tangled in a matter of seconds. At least three guys feel something, set the hook and yell “fi sh on” and reel frantically. Now we have a spider web of tangled lines and lures, thir- teen people reeling and jerk- ing, some colorfully describing another combatant’s ancestry. Then, things get bad. Drift- boaters and “Bankies” have a colorful history of rock throw- ing, lead slinging and swearing over perceived violations of river etiquette and personal space. Two unsuspecting drift- boats, rounding the corner, racing to the next hole, are swept into the middle of the chaos by the powerful current. The ambient temperature rises a few degrees from all the swearing, exchanging of in- sults and implied blame. Cooler heads eventually prevail, and after some serious line cutting and retying, fi sh- ing resumes. In October, fi shing buddy Tom Gerald, of Keizer, and I decide to give it a try. Figure we need all the help we can get and book a trip with Tra- vis Mattoon, of Adrift Angling. Mattoon is known as one of the top guides on the Nes- tucca. Mother Nature smiled down upon us. Rain comes, the river rises and begins to fall. October 26 is a beautiful, sunny day. We meet Mattoon at the Three Rivers parking lot. Boats are lined up waiting to launch. Mattoon informs us we will make a long drift. We will go upriver and launch at Farmers Creek, fl oat down past here to Cloverdale. We get in line at Farmers Creek in the dark. Three/four boats are ahead of us. Mattoon was on the river yesterday. He wants to zip downriver to a hole where he hooked fi ve. With the electric motor we quietly ease by boats anchored in someone’s chosen spot, dark images against the shimmering river surface. We reach the “hot spot” and there sits another guide and two clients battling a salmon. Disappointed, we move down to the next hole and immedi- ately land a nickel-bright 12- 14 pounder. We are now the fi rst boat to fi sh these holes. Before the fi rst boat catches up, we have released two coho, (protected species) and one deep bronze chinook in the 25-pound class. By 9 a.m. we have three beauties in the box, chrome bright with sea lice. And we have missed two more good bites. We have had a good day. By now boats are drifting past at a steady pace. Going to be interesting ahead. Mat- toon’s truck and trailer are fi ve miles downriver. Three Rivers launch is the only area with easy bank ac- cess. Both banks are crowded with anglers. Boats are lined up waiting to take out. We round the corner below Three Rivers and “Wow.” It looks like Buoy 10 on the Co- lumbia, stuffed onto a river 20 yards wide. Boats are fi shing only a few yards apart while multiple boats are trying to work through the maze. This confi rms all that I have read and heard, has to be salm- on fever. Mattoon seems to know at least half of the boaters. We bask in the sunshine and visit our way downriver. To our surprise, we actually see a couple of fi sh hooked in all of that traffi c. Tom and I keep looking at each other, in some stage of amazement or shock. How could you fi sh like this? At Cloverdale we patiently wait in line to take out. Back at Three Rivers to our truck, the parking lot is packed. Late comers had to park boat trail- ers along the county road. Three nickel-bright salmon in the box, three released, (one a smoker) thanks to the coop- eration of Mother Nature and the skill and guile of our guide. Checked with Tom recent- ly, no signs of salmon fever. Yet! RADAR, continued from Page 10 “We like to dictate our of- fense by our defense,” Kirch said. “When kids buy into that you give them a little freedom to play out in transition and that’s fun for them. We cer- tainly maintain that and giving up a good shot for a great shot and being unselfi sh.” Kirch expects the Greater Valley Conference to be just as tough as it was last season. Sprague returns four starters, including Teagan Quitoriano, co-GVC Player of the Year and a fi rst team all-state selec- tion. West Salem senior Kyle Greeley, the other GVC Player of the Year, is also back along with two other starters. “We’re kind of under the radar, which is fi ne by us,” Kirch said. “I think we’ll sur- prise some people. I think our kids have a little bit of a chip on their shoulder, 61 wins in the last three years, some people may think it’s over and done with but our kids feel challenged to maintain that reputation of being a very dif- fi cult team to play.” McNary opens the season Thursday, Nov. 30 at home against Grants Pass at 7 p.m.