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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 T AKE PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP CAMPFIRES FROM BECOMING WILDFIRES Sitting around a campfire is one of the special times we all enjoy, but campfires are also a major cause of wildfires. Keep Oregon Green, the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal and the Oregon Department of Forestry urge Oregonians to follow these basic outdoor safety tips: • Know before you go — Call your local forestry or fire district to learn if there are any current campfire restrictions at your recreation destination. An interactive map of Oregon’s fire restrictions is available at www.keeporegongreen.org. 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Clear the site down to miner- al soil, at least five feet on all sides, and circle your campfire site with rocks. Store your unused firewood a good dis- tance from the fire. • Keep your campfire small — A campfire is less likely to escape control if it is kept small. A large fire may cast hot embers long distances. Add firewood in small amounts as existing material is consumed. • Attend your campfire at all times — A campfire left unat- tended for only a few minutes can grow into a costly, damag- ing wildfire. Staying with your campfire from start to finish until dead out is required by state law, to ensure that any escaped sparks or embers can be extinguished quickly. • NEVER use gasoline or other accelerants (flammable or combustible liquids) to start or increase your campfire. Once the fire is ignited, wait until the match is cold and then discard it in the fire. • Always have water and fire tools on site — Have a shovel and a bucket of water nearby to extinguish any escaped embers. When you are ready to leave, drown all embers with water, stir the coals, and drown again. Repeat until the fire is dead out. If it is too hot to touch, it is too hot to leave. • Burn only wood — State regulations prohibit the open burning of any material that creates dense, toxic smoke or noxious odors. Escaped campfires are costly — The Oregon Department of Forestry spent more than $3.3 million in 2014 to suppress unattended and escaped camp- fires. State law requires the proper clearing, building, attending and extinguishing of open fires any time of year. Fishing ing, with trout fishing being strictly catch and release. Catch and release trout fish- ing in South Umpqua tributar- ies below Jackson Creek Bridge is also open, with fish- ing restricted to the use of arti- ficial flies and lures. Smallmouth bass fishing should be productive with warming water temperatures. This includes all beaches and all bays. Before any shellfish harvest trip, make sure to check the Oregon Department of Agriculture website for any updates. TENMILE BASIN: Trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch Streams in the Tenmile Basin are open for trout fish- ing. Fishing is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater. Anglers should have good suc- cess catching trout in the deep- er pools and riffles using spin- ners or flies. Tenmile Lakes is open all year for trout and anglers have been catching trout trolling wedding ring spinners tipped with a worm in the main part of Tenmile Lakes. Bass anglers have been catching several largemouth bass in Tenmile Lakes. Bass can be found this time of the year in shallow water near structure like logs or weed lines. A few anglers have been catching yellow perch from the fishing dock at the County Boat Ramp and near the edge of the weedlines. A worm or piece of cut bait fished near the bottom works well for catching yellow perch. with some limits reported. from 1B presentations. Typical steel- head tactics apply such as bob- ber and jig / bait, or casting spoons or spinners. Cutthroat trout are now also open to har- vest and can be found through- out the main stem river and many large tributaries. WILSON RIVER: steelhead, Chinook, cutthroat Spring Chinook fishing is slow in the low clear water. A few more fish are showing in the river. Summer steelhead angling is slow also. Angling for cutthroat trout should be fair. Use lighter gear for best results. YAQUINA RIVER: cutthroat trout The cutthroat trout season opened on May 23rd and anglers can expect to have fair to good fishing. The mainstem Yaquina and Big Elk Creek are good places to try casting small spinners or spoons as well as bait fishing near the head of tide. UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Steelhead The mainstem South Umpqua upstream to Jackson Creek Bridge is open to fish- Provided by your home town newspaper, Shoppe is the only online directory featuring local businesses available on your smartphone, tablet or computer. Find exclusive deals and specials, make reservations, or schedule your next appointment. Visit 6KRSSHWRGD\DQGH[SHULHQFHDQHZZD\WR¢´QGORFDO businesses where and when you need them. www.shoppelocal.biz Siuslaw News Logo Here Shoppe™ is a trademark of News Media Corp. COOS RIVER BASIN: Dungeness crab, bay clams, rockfish, trout Anglers are still catching a few rockfish inside lower Coos Bay around the jetties. The best fishing has been around the slack tides. The marine fish daily bag limit (which includes fishing in estuaries) is 7 fish and a sepa- rate daily limit for lingcod (two). Anglers will be able to keep only 3 blue rockfish and 1 canary rockfish as part of their daily limit and there will be no harvest of China, quill- back or copper rockfish. • Crabbing has been good in the lower bay with crabbers catching mostly hard shell crab with a couple soft shell crabs in the mix. The best crabbing will be near the jet- ties and close to slack tides. • Clamming is excellent during low tides near Charleston, off Cape Arago Highway, and Clam Island. There are also good places to dig clams even on positive low tides in Coos Bay. • Recreational harvest of razor clams is closed for the entire Oregon coastline from the Columbia River to the California border due to ele- vated levels of domoic acid. WINCHESTER BAY: Bottomfish, perch Fishing for bottomfish in the Triangle and South jetty has been successful. Perch fishing has been productive in the bay, and it was reported that good size striped perch were being caught along the jetty. Crabbing has picking up PACIFIC OCEAN and BEACHES: Bottomfish, salmon, Dungeness crab, surf perch The ocean is open for har- vest of Dungeness crab. Anglers continue to catch surf perch from the beaches near Winchester, 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. opened on March 15. The season is open for all salmon except coho salmon, with a bag limit of two salmon per day, and a minimum size for Chinook salmon at 24 inches or larger. Fishing has been difficult due to rough seas and there are few reports of fish being caught, but fish- ing should improve with con- ditions. The next all-depth halibut open days will be June 25-27. The nearshore halibut sea- son does not open until July 1. Fishing for bottom fish is restricted to inside the 30 fath- om curve. Fishing for black rockfish continues to be good from Charleston to Bandon. Anglers are still picking up a few lingcod also. REMINDER: Cabezon is closed through June 30, and the ocean is open for bottom fishing only inside of the 30- fathom regulatory line (30- fathom waypoints) through Sept. 30. Tuesday 6/9 Brenda McDaniel Cheryle Gruesz Westlake Florence Beachcomber Purple Pelican Antiques Wednesday 6/10 Rosalie Bradock Norma Saxon Florence Florence Bicycles 101 Safeway Thursday 6/11 Doug Miller Donna Henderson Florence Florence Safeway Grocery Outlet Friday 6/12 Steve Condley Ron Caputo Florence Florence Oceanside Veterinary Hospital Hobergʼs Muffler Saturday 6/13 Shirly Hamilton Ron Rosenbalm Florence Coos Bay Safeway Safeway Sunday 614 Kevin Bass Bill Miller Florence Florence Safeway Safeway Monday 6/15 Pattie Panther Sula Odette Florence Florence Safeway Safeway