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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015
Tips to keep you afloat this boating season
With the July Fourth holiday
over, summer is officially in
full swing, which means more
people will be launching boats
from on waters throughout the
state.
Here are suggestions which
can contribute to your safety
and add to your boating pleas-
ure.
• Know the legal require-
ments for your size vessel.
Safety equipment must be
accessible and in working con-
dition.
• Wear your life jackets.
Eighty-five percent of the boat-
ing fatalities could be avoided
by wearing a personal floata-
tion device. Remember: It
can’t save your life if you don’t
wear it.
• Have children and non-
swimmers wear a personal
floatation device. Each device
should be of suitable size for
the intended wearer and fit
securely. Ninety percent of
those who die in boating acci-
dents drown.
• Be prepared and carry extra
equipment such as a bailer
(bucket), anchor, first-aid kit,
Fishing
from 1C
fly fishing can be very produc-
tive.
ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat
trout
The cutthroat trout fishery is
fair in the mainstem and in
some of the large tributaries.
With the low and warm river
conditions the best opportuni-
ties will be in the early morn-
ing when water temperatures
are the coolest. Small spinners
are typically productive as
wells as small spoons or fly
fishing with nymphs or
streamers.
SALMON RIVER: Cutthroat
trout
Cutthroat trout fishing is
slow to fair with the early
morning being the most pro-
ductive. Using small lures like
spinners, spoons or various
flies can be productive.
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead,
cutthroat trout
Summer steelhead fishing is
fair in the upper river. Low
flows and warming river tem-
peratures is making new fish
race up into the cooler holding
waters of the gorge area.
New fish will continually be
moving into the river through
the summer with peak num-
bers 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
spinners.
Cutthroat trout are now also
open to harvest and can be
found throughout the main
stem river and many large trib-
utaries.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook, cutthroat
Spring Chinook fishing is
slow in the low clear water.
Summer steelhead fishing is
slow also. Fishing for cut-
throat trout should be fair. Use
lighter gear for best results as
the water is extremely low and
clear.
visual distress signal, tool kit,
flashlight with extra batteries,
and a cell phone.
• Don’t over load your boat.
Follow the recommendations
on the capacity plate of your
boat.
warm as possible.
• It is illegal to operate any
boat while under the influence
of alcohol or other drugs. Use
the designated driver concept;
a sober skipper is a must.
• Stressors such as exposure
Know the legal requirements for
your size vessel. Safety equipment
must be accessible and in working
condition.
— Lincoln County Sheriffs
• Capsizing, sinking, and
falling overboard account for
70 percent of boating fatalities.
• If your boat should capsize,
your best chance for survival
and rescue is to stay with the
boat. Pull as much of your
body out of the water as possi-
ble to preserve body warmth.
• Hypothermia can be a
killer; keep your body dry and
to sun, wind, cold water, vibra-
tion, noise and alcohol all
affect your ability to react.
• Don’t run out of fuel.
Practice the 1/3 rule: 1/3 for
trip, 1/3 for return and 1/3 for
spare.
• Fuel vapors are heavier
then air and collect in the bilge.
Never fill gasoline cans in the
boat.
deeper pools and riffles using
spinners or flies.
The water level in Tenmile
Lakes is extremely low and
boat anglers should use cau-
tion when boating in the lakes.
Tenmile Lakes is open all
year for trout but trout fishing
has been slow.
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.
should have good success
catching trout in the deeper
pools and riffles using spin-
ners or flies.
COOS COUNTY
LAKES/PONDS: Trout, large-
mouth bass, bluegills
Trout are still available for
kids in the Millicoma Pond at
the Millicoma Interpretive
Center and fishing is excellent.
Millicoma Pond is set aside
for kids fishing only and is a
great chance for them to hook
into fish.
Call before traveling to
Millicoma Pond to make sure
the gates are open. The phone
number is 541-267-2557.
Fishing for largemouth bass
and bluegills have been good
in many of the Coos County
lakes. Fishing for bass will be
best in the mornings and late
evenings.
Fish for bluegills around
structure like submerged logs
and weedlines.
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Dungeness crab, bay clams,
rockfish, trout
Streams in the Coos Basin
are open although most of the
larger rivers will be too warm
for trout. Trout anglers should
focus on small streams and
fish early in the morning or in
the evening.
Angling is restricted to arti-
ficial flies and lures in streams
above tidewater. Anglers
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Steelhead
The mainstem South
Umpqua upstream to Jackson
Creek Bridge is open to fish-
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.
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 been improv-
ing, and there have been
reports of coho and chinook
being caught in the ocean off
of Winchester Bay.
PACIFIC OCEAN and
BEACHES: Bottomfish,
salmon, Dungeness crab, surf
perch
The ocean is open for har-
vest of Dungeness crab.
Crabbing has been good out-
side of Coos Bay and
Winchester Bay.
Anglers continue to catch
surf perch from the beaches
near Winchester, Bandon and
Coos Bay but catch rates have
slowed down. 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 for chi-
nook salmon and fin-clipped
coho. The bag limit is two
salmon per day, and a mini-
mum size for Chinook salmon
at 24 inches or larger and a
minimum size for coho salmon
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F LORENCE
• When anchoring, use a line
that is several times longer than
the depth of the water and
never anchor by the stern.
• File a float plan. Let some-
one know where you're boating
and when you’ll be back.
• You’re responsible for
damage or injury caused by
your wake. Exercise caution
around other boaters and
docks.
• As of January 2009, all
persons operating a motor boat
greater than 10 horsepower are
required to carry a Boater
Education Card.
The card shows that the
operator has passed an
approved boater education
course or equivalency exam.
For more information on
Boating in Oregon, people are
encouraged to pick up the
Oregon Boaters Handbook
available at your county sher-
iff’s office, or online at the
Oregon State Marine Board
website at www.boatoregon
.com
— Lincoln County Sheriff’s
Office
at 16 inches or larger.
Fishing for chinook has
picked up along the south
coast and anglers are reporting
catching lots of coho.
The nearshore halibut sea-
son opened July 1. The fishery
is open seven days a week
inside the 40-fathom line.
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.
Salmon: Adipose fin-
clipped coho salmon seasons
are now open in ocean waters
along the entire Oregon Coast.
Best catches have been in
the waters off the Columbia
River.
Ocean recreational fishing is
open for Chinook salmon
along the entire Oregon coast.
C RABBING : Ocean crabbing
is great, and bay crabbing con-
tinues to improve. Larger
ocean crab off the central
coast are molting, and a soft
shell indicates the meat will be
watery.
Smaller crab that have not
yet molted are a better option
for the crab kettle.
SOFTBALL
STANDINGS / RESULTS AS OF J ULY
S KYLINE R OOFING
T ONY ’ S G ARAGE
H OME I NSULATION
H OMEGROWN
J ERRY ’ S P LACE
H ECETA M INI M ART
B ARTER M OVER ’ S
S PONSORS
T HREE R IVERS C ASINO
W ILDTREE E NTERPRISES
9-1
8-1
6-3
4-5
3-6
1-8
1-8
7
G ROCERY O UTLET
H OMEGROWN P UBLIC H OUSE
B UDS 4 U
W HITE C LOUD E NTERPRISE
J ERRY ’ S P LACE B AR & G RILL
T ONY ’ S G ARAGE
E VERGREEN C ONCRETE
S KYLINE R OOFING
H ECETA M INI M ART
H OME I NSULATION
W OMEN ’ S
GOLF
Ocean Dunes Ladies
L ADIES N IGHT
1 ST GROSS: 32
R OBIN V ACCARO
K ATHERINE R ANNOW
M ARGE E ICHENBERGER
S HERRIE W IDLUND
1ST NET 13
L AURELE L ORENTZEN
V ONDA M AYWOOD
R ENE P ENGRA
B EA M CCULLOCH
W OMEN ’ S
GOLF
Ocean Dunes Ladies
T UESDAY , J UNE 30, 2015
18 - H OLE C OMPETITION
G AME : N ET
L OW N ET : R ENE P ENGRA
2 ND N ET : J AN P IZARRO
3 RD N ET : V ONDA M AYWOOD
KP#4: B OBBIE W ELLS ;
KP#12: V ONDA M AYWOOD
9 - H OLE C OMPETITION
G AME : L EAST P UTTS
R OSALIE J OHNSON
T ERRI P ENNINGTON
KP#8: T ERRI P ENNINGTON
M EN ’ S
GOLF
Ocean Dunes
T HURSDAY J UNE 25, 2015
T EAM G ROSS & N ET
1 ST — J OSEPH M ANZANARES ,
B OB S ULLIVAN , D AN P EASE , E D
P FFANMULLER
2 ND — T OM T HOMPSON ,
R ICK
H ARDWICK ,
R OD
M C C ULLOCH ( DRAW -- B EN
H OLDER )
3 RD — G ARY K ADEL , D AVE
R IPLEY , R ON B ROWN , D AVE
O LSON
KP#4: B ILL
S PIVEY ;
KP#8: D AN P EASE ; KP#12:
G ARY K ADEL ; KP#16: R ON
S CHREIBER
B RIDGE
Florence Bridge Club
Thursday Afternoon Pairs Session June 25, 2015
Scores after 5 rounds Average: 10.0 Section A
Pair Pct Score
Section Rank
MPs
2 60.00 12.00 A 1 0.50(A) J. Weatherwax - B. Rozaire-Brown
3 57.50 11.50 A 2 0.35(A) J. Smith - L. Hundtoft
4 55.00 11.00 B 1 0.24(B) R. Parker - D. Gustafson
6 40.00 8.00 B
D. MacNeil - K. Hampsten
1 37.50 7.50 C
L. Little - M. Buchanan
Thursday Afternoon Pairs Session July 2, 2015
Scores after 28 boards Average: 24.0 Section A
Pair Pct Score
Section Rank
MPs
2 77.08 37.00 A 1 0.70(A) J. Weatherwax - J. Smith
4 56.25 27.00 C 2/3 1/2 1 0.42(A) L. Little - M. Buchanan
8 56.25 27.00 B 2/3 1/2 0.42(A) D. MacNeil - L. Johns
1 54.17 26.00 A
R. Parker - L. Hundtoft
7 47.92 23.00 B
A. Hendershot - M. Weiss
6 31.25 15.00 C
Elaine X - Kim X
3 27.08 13.00 C
B. Rozaire-Brown - J. Cook
Tuesday 6/30
Shirley McGrew
Karen Perry
Swisshome
Florence
Grocery Outlet
Safeway
Wednesday 7/1
Linda McPhedran
Linda McPhedran
Florence
Florence
Rite Aid
Rite Aid
Thursday 7/2
Donna Price
Harvey Rose
Florence
Madras
Safeway
Three Rivers Casino Resort
Friday 7/3
Judith Jones
Donald Jordan
Florence
Florence
Safeway
Safeway
Saturday 7/4
Troy Nelson
Gary Boldt
LaPine
Florence
Grocery Outlet
Safeway
Sunday 7/5
Kevin Bass
Michael Brinkmeyer
Florence
Eugene
Sand Ranch
Three Rivers Casino Resort
Monday 7/6
David Mason
Virgil Walker
Eugene
Florence
Safeway
Three Rivers Casino Resort
YAQUINA RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Cutthroat trout fishing is
slow to fair. The best opportu-
nities are coming in the early
mornings when river tempera-
tures are the coolest. River
conditions are very low and
warm for this time of year.
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.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout,
largemouth bass, yellow perch
Streams in the Tenmile
Basin are open for trout fish-
ing.
Fishing is restricted to arti-
ficial flies and lures in streams
above tidewater.
Anglers should have good
success catching trout in the
S CORES & S TANDINGS