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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015 3 B ODFW announces art competition for 2016 stamp SALEM — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the annual art competition to select art- work featured on the 2016 Habitat Conservation Stamp, Waterfowl Stamp and Upland Game Bird Stamp. The win- ning artist in each contest will receive $2,000. Entries will be accepted Aug. 28, until 5 p.m., on Sept. 25, 2015, at ODFW headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Blvd., in Salem. A five-member panel will choose the winning artwork after which all entries will be available for public viewing at an event announced later in the year. Artwork is used to pro- duce a collector’s stamp and other promotional material. Habitat conservation stamp Art entries must feature one of 19 mammals chosen by ODFW from the Oregon Conservation Strategy or Oregon Nearshore Strategy. The list of species can be found on the entry form. Proceeds from the program benefit Oregon’s native species and habitats. Entry informa- tion. Upland game bird stamp Art entries must feature California quail in its natural habitat setting. The sale of upland game bird stamps funds game-bird research, wildlife surveys, habitat improvement and con- servation projects. Entry information is at www .dfw.state.or.us/resources/ hunting/upland_bird/contest/ docs/2016_upland_rules_entry. pdf. Waterfowl stamp Art entries must feature one of the following species in its natural habitat setting: Black Brant, Common Merganser, Greater Scaup or Dusky Canada Goose. The sale of waterfowl stamps also funds game bird research, wildlife surveys, habitat improvement and con- servation projects. Entry information is at www. dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunt ing/waterfowl/contest/docs/20 16_waterfowl_rules_entry.pdf. www.shoppelocal.biz Marine Board seeks public input on ‘No Wake’ markers SALEM — The Oregon State Marine Board is accept- ing written public comment now through Tuesday, April 21, on proposed rulemaking for “Slow — No Wake” and “Waterway” markers. Staff will host a public hear- ing April 21, at 6 p.m., at the Marine Board Office, 435 Commercial Street NE, in Salem. Following the close of the hearing, the Marine Board will convene a board meeting to discuss the proposed rules. View from 1B in America. It never ends with those guys. They make a kajillion dollars a year, but they want more and more and more. They can’t be happy with just mak- ing Fenway into the greatest experience it can be. No ... they have to blame The board may make a motion to adopt, amend, not adopt or take some other action with regard to the proposed rules. The proposed rulemaking to OAR Chapter 250 will add a definition of “Slow — No Wake,” amend the basic rule to comply with the definition, and amend the local and special area rules to standardize the rule language and remove the reference to “maximum” and “5 mph” in relation to “slow — no wake” speed. The proposed rulemaking for waterway markers will describe the characteristics and standards for regulatory and informational markers (buoys and signs) used on the waters of this state that convey official messages to boat operators. Additionally, the rules will establish procedures for public bodies and individuals to apply for a permit to place approved waterway markers of their own (those markers not placed by the U.S. Coast Guard or the Oregon State Marine Board). These existing rules and def- initions have been carefully considered and vetted by two external advisory committees and law enforcement marine patrol over the last two years. The public is encouraged to submit written comments on the proposed rule language. The comment period closes April 21, at the close of hear- ing. Written comments are sub- mitted by email to osmb.rule- making@state.or.us or by U.S. mail to: June LeTarte, Administrative Rules Coordinator, 435 Commercial Street NE, Suite 400, P.O. Box 14145, Salem, OR 97309-5056. Comments will not be accepted by telephone. To review the hearing notice and proposed rule language, visit www.oregon.gov/OSMB/ Pages/admin/OSMB_Rulemak ing_Newpage.aspx. dark forces like the Yankees. That is why they must move to some saccharine suburb and ruin the whole thing for every- one. That brings us to Wrigley Field, which was somehow transported to Yemen on open- ing day. The unfinished bleach- ers were covered with a blan- ket, and there were no bath- rooms. Not even Porta Pottys. I used to cover up my laun- dry piles in college with a blan- ket so my girlfriend wouldn’t see them, but then I wasn’t a baseball exec. And even the smallest festi- val director in whatever small town around say, Glenview, knows that people go to the bathroom after drinking beer in the sun. What is the matter with the Cubs organization? Seriously. What is it about you that has gone so terribly wrong for so terribly long? How many times have you made Bill Murray cry? You know, according to “Back to the Future Part II,” this is the Cubs’ year, so you’re making Michael J. Fox look bad on top of it all. How do you sleep at night, Cubs management? It doesn’t matter. I see the White Sox and Nationals as the top contenders for the throne ... the Dodgers in that mix, too. But October is a long way off. We all know what the beginning of summer is for: Stanley Cup hockey! Baseball can wait. Get Results...List With Amanda. Amanda DeTar Broker 541 999-4285 5811 Mercer Creek Dr – North of Florence privacy in sunny location. 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Casting lures, bobber and jig/bait or drifting beads along the bottom can be effec- tive techniques. SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead Steelhead fishing is slow to fair. Fish are being caught in most sections depending on river conditions. This time of year tends to produce a good percent of native fish and/or post spawn fish. Typical steel- head tactics apply such as side drifting, bobber and jig / bait, or casting spoons or spinners. WILSON RIVER: Church On The Rock ESTATE SALE Huge Garage Sale 4/10 & 4/11 April 11, 2015 9am-3pm 9am-2pm 04875 Sea Pine, (no early birds please) off Rhododendron Dr. 1790 West Park Dr. Complete home and RV shop (corner of 18th St) liquidation. Quality used Way too many items to list… furniture, queen/twin beds, tools, Everything from, like new Couch fishing gear and "manly" stuff, & Recliner Chair, Kayak, household goods. Priced to furniture, household appliances, move! Cash/Credit/Local books, clothing, shoes, Misc. Checks. All sales final. items. Something for everyone. Sale conducted by Donʼt miss out Cindy Wobbe Estate Sales. on this one-day sale. View web album at www.CindyWobbeEstates.com Steelhead, Chinook Winter steelhead fishing should be slow to fair. Last weekend’s rain brought good numbers of fish into the sys- tem. Fish will be holding ups as flows are low. Bank anglers can find success throughout the river. Boaters should fish the lower drifts until more rains come. Use lighter gear in the clear water. Spring Chinook fishing opens April 1, but few fish will be present for several weeks. YAQUINA RIVER: “PICC-A-DILLY” Flea Market THIS SUNDAY, 10am-4pm Fairgrounds, Eugene, 541-683-5589 Voice Your Opinion! Write to: EDITOR@THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM Steelhead The winter steelhead fish- ery is slow in the Big Elk. The fishery is typically very slow for the rest of the season. Anglers are advised to watch for private property. Typical steelhead fishing tactics apply but the Big Elk is bed rock dominated and does have a lot UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Steelhead Fish have been caught in the Canyonville area and hatchery fish have been reported. The hatchery pro- gram for winter steelhead is centered in the South Umpqua, which offers the best chance for catching an adipose-fin clipped steelhead for harvest. Most hatchery fish are caught from Canyonville downstream. All wild fish must be released unharmed. Plunking should be good at places such as L AWSON B AR , M YRTLE C REEK and behind Seven Feathers. The water has been low making it harder for long boat drifts, but still suitable for bank anglers. COOS COUNTY LAKES PONDS: Trout AND Trophy trout were stocked last week in Bradley Lake and Johnson Mill Pond. Legal-size and trophy trout were also stocked last week in Empire Lakes. Legal size trout were stocked in the past month in B RADLEY L AKE , S AUNDERS L AKE , P OWERS P OND , M INGUS P ARK P OND , and J OHNSON M ILL P OND . Trout are biting on bait fished near the bottom or lures like spinners or spoons. There are several lakes like T ENMILE , E EL , and B UTTERFIELD with holdover rainbow trout from last year’s stocking. COOS RIVER BASIN: Dungeness crab, bay clams, steelhead, rockfish Steelhead fishing is open until April 30 in the Coos Basin although many anglers have put away their steelhead gear for the season. River lev- els have been low but there are still a few steelhead around. 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 appro- priate permit from Weyerhaeuser. WINCHESTER BAY: Bottomfish Fishing for bottomfish in the Triangle and South jetty has been successful. Crabbing Siuslaw News + has been slow recently. PACIFIC OCEAN and BEACHES: Bottomfish, Dungeness crab, surf perch The ocean is open for har- vest of Dungeness crab. Anglers continue to catch surf perch from the beaches near Bandon and Coos Bay. The best fishing is usually on the incoming tide. Sand shrimp is one of the best baits to use when fishing for surf perch. Recreational ocean salmon season from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. is now open. The season is open for all salmon except coho salmon, with a bag limit of two salmon per day, and a mini- mum size for Chinook salmon at 24 inches or larger. Fishing for lingcod has been very good in the Coos Bay and Bandon areas. Anglers are catching ling- cod in shallow and deep water. Fishing for black rock- fish has been decent. The all depth rockfish sea- son has ended. Retention of cabezon is not allowed until June 30. • Salmon Ocean recreational fishing is open for Chinook salmon from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. through April 30. This season is open for all salmon except coho salmon, with a bag limit of two salmon per day, and minimum sizes for Chinook salmon at 24 inches or larger, and steelhead at 20 inches or larger. Anglers are restricted to no more than two single-point barbless hooks when fishing for salmon and when fishing for any other species if a salmon is on board the vessel. Anglers fishing in ocean waters adjacent to Tillamook Bay between Twin Rocks and Pyramid Rock and within the 15-fathom depth contour are reminded that only adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon may be retained or on board while fishing prior to Aug. 1. • Pacific halibut The 2015 Pacific halibut quota is approximately 1 per- cent greater than 2014. Therefore, sport halibut seasons are projected to be similar to 2014. The staff-rec- ommended season dates are on the OFDW sport halibut webpage to be finalized. www.shoppelocal.biz