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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015 Aquarium hosting Edible Oregon Camp NEWPORT — The Oregon Coast Aquarium’s Edible Ocean Family Camp-Out invites adventurous eaters ages 8 and older to explore wild- sourced summer delicacies from Saturday, July 25, to Sunday, July 26. This food-centric adventure walks participants through the Fishing from 1C will start finding more fish up in the shallows this time of year. SIUSLAW RIVER: Cutthroat trout The cutthroat trout season is now open for the season. The main stem of the Siuslaw and Lake Creek can be good fish- ing as well as the larger tribu- taries entering these systems. Bait is not allowed above the head of tide but small spin- ners, spoons and fly fishing can be very productive. ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat trout The cutthroat trout season is now open for the season and anglers should have fair to good results in most of the larger tributaries and main- stem. Small spinners are typi- cally productive as wells as small spoons or fly fishing with nymphs or streamers. SALMON RIVER: Cutthroat trout Cutthroat trout are now open to harvest. Typically good fishing can be had during the early part of the season. Using small lures like spin- ners, spoons or various flies can be productive. SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead Summer steelhead fishing is slowly starting to pick up. New fish will continually be moving into the river over the next few months with the peak numbers typically in July. River flows are much lower than normal for this time of year so think small and subtle presentations. Typical steelhead tactics apply such as bobber and jig / bait, or casting spoons or spin- ners. Cutthroat trout are now also open to harvest and can be found throughout 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 is open 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. forage to fork process, from regulations to gathering to food preparation. Campers can expect to get their fingers muddy while clamming, test their taste buds with edible seaweeds and foray through coastal forests for edi- ble plants. This overnight adventure includes admission to the aquarium, camping accommo- dations at Beverly Beach State Park and all meals, all for for $55 for youth ages 8 to 17 and $70 for adults ages 18 and older. Discounts are available for aquarium members. To learn more about Edible Ocean Family Camp-Out and download reservation forms, visit www.bit.ly/edibleocean. To learn more about the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s exhibits, conservation and edu- cation programs call 541-867- FISH (3474) or visit aquari- um.org. 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. 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. 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. is open. 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 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 fish- ing is now open, and the ocean is open for bottom fishing only inside of the 30-fathom regula- tory line (30-fathom way- points) through Sept. 30. 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 seven fish and a separate daily limit for lingcod (two). Anglers will be able to keep only three blue rockfish and one canary rockfish as part of their daily limit and there will be no harvest of China, quillback 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. This includes all beaches and all bays. Before any shellfish harvest trip, make sure to 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 with some limits reported. Lighthouse tours now being offered YACHATS — Heceta Head Lighthouse tours are now being held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Lighthouse maintenance and inspections of the upper levels mean tours will only be conducted on the lawn area adjacent to the lighthouse and in the first level of the light- house, but not up in the tower itself. An updated schedule of tower tours will be announced when they resume. Heceta Head State Scenic Viewpoint is 14 miles north of Florence on Highway 101. It features the lighthouse, short trails, picnicking, a small beach and a historic lighthouse keepers home managed by the U.S. Forest Service but operat- ed as a bed and breakfast. DEQ#37263 CB#91052 541-997-2054 1770 Laurel Place Fax: 541-997-3499 1-877-201-0652 Let me Showcase your property. 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