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APRIL
22
•
2015
Setting a healthy pace
On the
Bite
A weekly
fishing report for
the local region
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES
The rainbow trout stock-
ing program is in full
swing and most water bod-
ies have been stocked
recently or will be soon
again. Most areas will be
stocked multiple times
until early June. Be sure to
check out the 2015 stock-
ing schedule for the most
up to date information.
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species
can be productive during
the spring months as lake
temperatures start to rise
and fish begin spawning.
Anglers will start finding
more fish up in the shal-
lows over the next month.
Sunday morning, about 50
participants gathered in the
Florence Events Center parking
lot for the second annual
Community Health Fair 5K Fun
Run/Walk. The early morning
jaunt followed the same 5K
course as next month’s
Rhododendron Run.
(More photos and results on
page 6B)
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News
Required
Boating Safety
Class offered
CHARLESTON — The
Coos Bay Power Squadron
will offer the basic ABC
CLASS, starting May 4.
This is the first course in
the Boater Education Series
offered by the United States
Power Squadrons.
This class, designed for
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BOATING 4B
S p o r t s
C a l e n d a r
Viks have great run at Oregon relays
Event gives Siuslaw
preview of state-level
competition
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Last weekend’s Oregon Relays at
Hayward Field in Eugene included teams
from as far away as Los Angeles and
Anchorage during two days of track com-
petition among all divisions.
On Saturday, several Vikings set per-
sonal bests while getting a taste of what
this season’s state competition will be like
at Track Town U.S.A. Among those who
set personal records was senior Seth
Campbell, who finished the 3,000-meter
race in 8:58.26 for a PR and 17th place.
Campbell then went on to place eighth in
the 800 meters (1:59.10). Both races
came on the heels of a pair of second-
place finishes earlier that week in the 800
meters and 400 meters during the Far
West Invitational in Coos Bay.
Freshman Josh Payne had two PRs on
Saturday, beginning with the 100-meter
wheelchair event, which he finished in
second place with a time of 23.38.
Payne’s PR time of 44.19 in the 200-
meter wheelchair race earned him a third-
place medal.
Other standout performances at the
invitation-only meet came from senior
Joe Dotson, who won the javelin in the
prep division with a personal best mark of
160-10.
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VIKS 5B
• SHS baseball
hosts Douglas
(DH) 3 and 5 p.m.
• SHS softball
at Douglas
(DH) 3 and 5 p.m.
• MHS track
at Monroe
4:30 p.m.
Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News
Viking senior Seth Campbell
set a PR in the 3,000 meters
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Both Siuslaw ball clubs
were on the diamond Friday
for doubleheaders against
Marshfield, with the Lady
• SHS track
hosts Coast Inv.
5:30 p.m.
Viking junior Taylor Dodson
had four RBIs and a home-
run against Marshfield.
FISHING 4B
Entrance Siuslaw River
Siuslaw teams lose
both match-ups
Friday
April 24
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T IDE T ABLE
Vikings unable to stop
Pirates from taking diamonds
April 23
Steelhead
The winter steelhead
fishery is starting to slow
down for the season but
decent numbers of fish are
still around the Whittaker
Creek area. The river
should fish well later in the
Viks at home and the Viking
boys’ team on the road.
Neither team came away
with a win, although the
Viking boys came the closest
with a narrow 12-11 loss to the
Pirates — who also won the
second game, 11-1.
Back at Siuslaw, the Lady
Viks were unable to stop
Marshfield’s offensive fire-
power, which claimed 40 hits
between the two match-ups.
Though Siuslaw was able to
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High Tide
Low Tide
April 22
2:51am / 7.8
4:11pm / 6.4
9:42am / -0.9
9:46pm / 2.4
April 23
3:37am / 7.3
5:08pm / 6.0
10:33am / -0.4
10:41pm / 2.8
April 24
4:28am / 6.7
6:09pm / 5.9
11:27am / 0.2
11:45pm / 3.0
April 25
12:26am / 0.7 5:27am / 6.1
7:12pm / 5.8
April 26
6:35am / 5.7
8:12pm / 5.8
12:59am / 3.1
1:27pm / 1.0
April 27
7:47am / 5.5
9:03pm / 6.0
2:13am / 2.8
2:27pm / 1.2
April 28
8:56am / 5.5
9:46pm / 6.2
3:17am / 2.3
3:21pm / 1.3
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