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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015
Coastal Gem Walkers announce next jaunt
The Coastal Gems invites
everyone to come walking
Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Depot Bay.
The 10K walk is rated 2b for
some hills and non-paved sur-
faces. This walk is difficult for
Fishing
from 1B
is starting to pick up in many
coastal basins. The Salmon
River is now open to harvest
of wild winter steelhead (Jan 1
– March 31). Anglers are
advised to read the new regu-
lations as there are harvest
restrictions and new deadlines
in effect.
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead
Steelhead fishing is slow to
fair but should start to pick up
in the coming weeks. Fish can
be found throughout the river
for both bank and boat
anglers. River conditions
should be good through the
weekend.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Steelhead
The winter steelhead fishery
is producing fish in both the
Siuslaw and Lake Creek. The
next few weeks should see a
good push of fish. River con-
ditions should remain good
through the weekend. Typical
steelhead angling tactics apply.
YAQUINA RIVER:
Steelhead
The winter steelhead fishery
is fair to good in the Big Elk.
River conditions should
remain in good condition
through the week. Anglers are
advised to watch for private
property. Typical steelhead
angling tactics apply but the
Big Elk is bed rock dominated
and does have a lot of snags.
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Dungeness crab, bay clams,
steelhead
Steelhead fishing is good.
There is bank access on the
West Fork Millicoma at the
Millicoma Interpretive Center
and on the East Fork
Millicoma at Nesika Park.
Access to the South Fork Coos
River is through Weyerhaeuser
property and anglers must
have the appropriate permit
from Weyerhaeuser. In the
Coos Basin starting one addi-
tional fin clipped steelhead
may be retained per day for a
total aggregate of three adult
fish harvested daily.
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Steelhead
The South Umpqua is open
for steelhead fishing.
Although the peak numbers of
fish normally show up from
February to late March, the
recent rains have moved fish
into the Canyonville area and
hatchery fish have been
reported.
The South Umpqua offers
the best chance for catching
an adipose-fin clipped steel-
head for harvest. The hatchery
program for winter steelhead
is centered in the South
Umpqua.
Most hatchery fish are
caught from Canyonville
downstream. All wild fish
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Three separate loops allow
for walkers to adjust the course
to meet their needs. The group
will meet at 8:55 a.m. at the
Commons in Yachats to car-
pool to Depoe Bay. Walkers
can also meet at the Sea Hag
restaurant in Depoe Bay at
10:15 a.m.
The group walks in any
weather, so come prepared.
As always, leashed pets are
welcome on walks. Be sure to
carry water and cleanup mate-
rials for pets. For more infor-
mation, call Jean White in
Florence at 541-997-8577.
must be released unharmed.
As the river drops from last
weekend’s rain, plunking
should be good at places such
as Lawson Bar, Myrtle Creek
and behind Seven Feathers.
black rockfish, yellowtail
rockfish, and a few blue and
other nearshore rockfish.
Cabezon fishing is closed
through June 30.
The marine fish daily bag
limit is seven fish. China, cop-
per, and quillback rockfish
may not be retained; and only
three blue rockfish may be
retained per day (as part of the
seven-fish bag). Sometime in
March, once a parallel federal
rule is adopted, ODFW will
announce that anglers can
retain one canary rockfish as
part of the marine fish daily
bag limit.
There are separate daily
limits of two lingcod and 25
flatfish other than Pacific hal-
ibut.
Remember: yelloweye rock-
fish and canary rockfish can
not be retained.
WINCHESTER BAY:
Bottomfish
Fishing for bottomfish in
the Triangle and South jetty
has been successful. Crabbing
has been slow recently.
PACIFIC OCEAN and
BEACHES: Bottomfish,
Dungeness crab, surf perch
The ocean is open for har-
vest of Dungeness crab.
A few anglers have been
catching surf perch from the
beaches near Bandon and
Coos Bay. Sand shrimp is one
of the best baits to use when
fishing for surf perch.
Fishing for bottom fish,
including rockfish and lingcod
is open to all depths. The
marine fish daily bag limit is
seven fish and a separate daily
limit of two lingcod.
Anglers are only able to
keep three blue rockfish as
part of their daily limit and
there will be no harvest of
China, quillback or copper
rockfish.
Sometime in March, once a
parallel federal rule is adopted,
ODFW will announce that
anglers can retain one canary
rockfish as part of the marine
fish daily bag limit.
Retention of cabezon is not
allowed through June 30.
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