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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2015
ODFW to unveil simplified fishing regulations
SALEM — For new anglers,
Oregon’s complex fishing reg-
ulations can be daunting. Even
seasoned anglers claim they
frequently need a law degree to
help them understand what’s
allowed and what’s not.
Over the years, the Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife has heard an earful
from the fishing community
about how its regulations make
fishing less fun, and pose a bar-
rier to new anglers getting
started. Beginning earlier this
year, the agency embarked on a
process to try to simplify the
state’s trout and warmwater
fishing regulations in time for
the 2016 seasons.
“We’ve looked at every
water body across the state, try-
ing to develop common regula-
tions, consistent language, and
increased fishing opportuni-
ties,” said Mike Gauvin,
ODFW recreational fisheries
program manager.
Because of their popularity
and appeal to beginning
anglers, the simplification
process is beginning with trout
and warmwater fisheries,
Gauvin added.
Anglers will have a chance
to hear about the results of this
effort in a series of eight public
meetings to be held throughout
the state in June and July.
Gauvin points out that these
meetings are not part of the
agency’s traditional public
process for soliciting new regu-
lations.
“We’re excited to share with
the public the progress we’ve
made simplifying fishing regu-
lations,” he said. “There will
time during the meetings for
questions about some of the
changes we’ve made, but we
will not be accepting new regu-
lation proposals.”
The meeting closest to
Florence will be in Newport,
July 6, at Hallmark Resort, 744
SE Elizabeth, from 6 to 7:30
p.m.
Working with local district
fish biologists and Oregon
State Police officers, the sim-
plification process took aim at
the many “special regulations”
that applied to individual water
bodies across the state.
The goal was to reduce the
number of special regulations
to those with a clearly identi-
fied biological or management
purpose, and to streamline the
remaining regulations into
fewer, more consistent cate-
gories, Gauvin said.
Examples of some of the
changes include:
• Eliminating the April trout
opener and (with a few excep-
tions) opening those areas to
year-round fishing.
• Standardizing catch limits
for trout.
• Maintaining consistency in
the how the regulations are list-
ed.
“There still will be a few
exceptions to the general
rules,” Gauvin said, “but they
will be far fewer and easier to
understand.”
Not only will the rules them-
selves be simplified, but there
will be an easier-to-read format
and clearer language in the
sport fishing regulations book-
let. Beginning in 2016, regula-
tions will be adopted, and new
regulation booklets will be
printed, every two years
instead of every year.
“Trout and warmwater regu-
lations don’t change much
from year-to-year, and in-sea-
son regulations for salmon are
posted on the ODFW website,
so we saw an opportunity to
save some money and time by
printing regulations less often,”
Gauvin said.
Cross country team
to be washing cars
The Siuslaw High School
cross country team will be
hosting a car wash Friday,
June 12, in the Grocery Outlet
parking lot, from 4 to 6:30
p.m.
Car washes are by donation
and 100 percent of the pro-
ceeds will go toward helping
the team attend the Steens
Mountain Running camp — a
high-altitude running camp
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National Trails Day hikes target invasive plants today
YACHATS — The Siuslaw
National Forest and City of
Yachats are hosting a weed-
pulling expedition of the inva-
sive plant today, June 6, as part
of National Trails Day.
Volunteers will meet at 9
a.m. at the Cape Perpetua
Visitor Center, 2400 S.
View
from 1B
the Cardinals’ “Gashouse
Gang,” and he managed “Dem
Bums” out of Brooklyn and the
Giants out of the Polo Grounds.
He’s one of the winningest
managers in baseball history,
and there’s a plaque with his
name on it in Cooperstown.
Chances are you never heard
of the guy ... but you’ve heard
his catchphrase: “Nice guys
finish last.”
It has been said that
Durocher made that remark in
a passive, casual way and not
the sneering, cutting way the
phrase has often been present-
ed over the years. Talking to
one of his ballplayers, he point-
ed at the Giants taking batting
practice, being courteous and
nice to people, and he made the
observation that they were in
last place. “Nice guys. Finish
last.”
Over the years, like anyone
with a catchphrase, he attempt-
ed to build off it ... how he
would trip his own mother if
she was rounding third in a tie
ball game in order to win. Sixty
ears later, Leo’s phrase remains
for those who believe in win-
ning at all costs.
A guy named Connie Mack
made a living out of baseball,
too. Unlike Durocher, he had a
pretty unremarkable career as a
player. He was a nice guy who
famously wore suits in the
dugout as manager.
He didn't have a catch-
phrase; he had a “Code of
Conduct” that he passed out to
his players. It read as such:
1. I will always play the
Run
from 1B
waiting at the finish.
The race is a fundraiser for
the Siuslaw High School
track and cross country
teams.
Awards will be given to
first overall man and woman,
and the first man and woman
in 11 different age groups.
Everyone is eligable for
random prizes as well.
Entry fee is $40 with a
Nike Dri-Fit shirt, or $30
without the shirt.
Registration on the day of
the race is $5 more.
Register online with a
debit or credit card at
www.eclecticedge
racing.com.
For more information or
registration forms, contact
Jim Archer at 541-991-6021,
or email him at trailrun-
ner45@ gmail.com
Highway 101, where they will
then car pool or be shuttled to
the nearby Cummins Creek
Wilderness.
Tansy ragwort (Senecio
jacabaea) is a yellow flowering
plant from Europe that is poi-
sonous to livestock when
ingested. Honey and milk
derived from animals exposed
to the plant contain the toxin as
well.
Volunteers will be treated to
a brief Native American flute
performance before the event,
and then a free lunch after-
wards.
Tools and water will be
available during the hike, but
participants are encouraged to
bring their own gloves, water
bottles and gardening tools, if
they’d like.
For more information, call
Cape Perpetua volunteer coor-
dinator Susan Fox at 541-547-
3289.
game to the best of my ability.
2. I will always play to win,
but if I lose, I will not look for
an excuse to detract from my
opponent’s victory.
3. I will never take an unfair
advantage in order to win.
4. I will always abide by the
rules of the game — on the dia-
mond and in my daily life.
5. I will always conduct
myself as a true sportsman —
on and off the playing field.
6. I will always strive for the
good of the entire team rather
than for my own glory.
7. I will never gloat in victo-
ry or pity myself in defeat.
8. I will always do my
utmost to keep myself clean —
physically, mentally and moral-
ly.
9. I will always judge a
teammate or an opponent as an
individual, and never on the
basis of race or religion.
I give Connie Mack credit
for stopping at nine. Also, give
credit to Connie for having the
guts to say those things during
a time when the game was a
sloppy,
tobacco-spitting,
drunken circus rife with segre-
gation.
Maybe Durocher was onto
something though ... after all,
Connie Mack lost more games
than any other manager, fin-
ished last more than any other
manager.
Ah, but Mack also won the
most games. He managed 53
years, won nine pennants and
five World Series. He’s in the
same Hall as the other guy.
Alas, he has no catchphrase ...
you decide who was wisest.
outside of Burns, Ore.
Participation in this camp
builds strength, endurance and
teamwork that is in evidence
throughout the team’s season,
and shows itself in the sheer
number of district and state
titles in the team’s history.
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and support the team and its
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