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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2015 3 B Sheriffs offer safety tips for crabbing, boat anchoring While the fall months offer the best crabbing opportunities in local bays, crabbing is open year round. The Yaquina and Alsea bays are the most pro- ductive in Lincoln County. With the addition of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Yaquina Bay, it is important to understand where it is safe to place crab traps or anchor boats. NOAA Ships are very large vessels that need to operate in the dredged chan- nels, so other vessels should not interfere with their ingress and egress to the bay. Listed below are suggestions View from 1B one person eating an ice-cream cone in the bleachers, that guy who made you stop, turn around and look up in bewil- derment, yelled out “Hey Yasiel! Donde esta la bibliote- ca?” Cuba, if you haven’t heard by now, is no longer a closed- off nation for America. We just Fishing from 1B think small and subtle presen- tations. Typical steelhead tac- tics 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 Summer steelhead fishing is and rules that apply to place- ment of crab traps and anchor- ing boats. • Place crab traps or rings outside the navigational chan- nel. • Use appropriate rope/line for depth of water. A rope too long for the depth of water may float on top creating a naviga- tional hazard. If your rope is too long for the depth of water, a small weight attached between the float and trap will help keep it under the surface. • Add weight to the trap which will help prevent it from “walking” or moving with the strong tidal flows. Each year, improper anchor- ing is the cause of multiple cases of injury and death on area waterways. Swift currents, high flows and cold water make the following anchoring procedures imperative. Please be aware that strong tidal cur- rents change approximately every six hours. • Use anchor line five to seven times the depth of the water. • Bring the bow into the wind or current; place motor- boat engines into neutral. • Lower the anchor over the bow, do not toss or throw it overboard. • Always secure the anchor line to the bow. • Never anchor over the stern or sides of boats; this has caused many boats to capsize and sink. • Make sure arms, legs, hands, and feet are completely clear of the line before lower- ing the anchor. Anchoring in a position that obstructs a passageway ordi- narily used by other boats is prohibited by law. For addition- al boating tips, call the Oregon State Marine Board and request a copy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers “Anchor Safely” tip sheet. For further information on boating in Oregon, visit the Oregon State Marine Board website www.boatoregon.com. —Lincoln County Sheriffs ran up our flag there a couple weeks ago. To most Americans, when we think about Cuba, we think about Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs. The Cuban Missile Crisis. Very good cigars and rum. Airlifts. Gitmo. Little Elian. For Cuban athletes and Cuban-Americans, thoughts of Havana dredge up far different feelings. For some, it meant risking your life and defecting in order to play baseball in America. Think about the stress you would feel facing a Major League hitter or pitcher on your best day. Now think about it with the thought that your family left behind may be in severe trou- ble because of your decision. There’s a heartbreak there for many Cubans that is hard to understand. Their love of coun- try is great, but they would have loved to participate in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. They would have loved to have seen the late, great Teofilo Stevenson fight Muhammad Ali. It almost happened, but Stevenson turned the fight down, saying the millions of dollars offered him was not worth losing the love of the millions of Cubans in Havana. Well, now there will be plen- ty of things off the field to set- tle between America, Cuba and Cuban Americans. But finally, at long last, it doesn’t mean people will have to risk their lives in order to play a game, and everybody can have an obscenely over- priced ice-cream cone. slow. Fishing for cutthroat trout should be fair. Use lighter gear for best results as the water is extremely low and clear. Spring Chinook fishing closed July 31. All angling is closed after 2 p.m. above tide- water until further notice. 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. 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. nearshore halibut quota remains. The Summer All- Depth halibut season opened this past weekend and will be open every other Friday- Saturday until the quota of 43,908 pounds is met. Fishing for bottom fish is restricted to inside the 30 fath- om curve. • SALMON Much of the Oregon coast (Cape Falcon to the OR/CA border) is now closed to coho salmon fishing. This area remains open for all salmon except coho, but Chinook fish- ing has been only fair out of most ports. Remaining coho quota will be transferred to the non-selective coho salmon sea- son that opens Sept. 4 from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. North of Cape Falcon, the fin-clipped coho fishery remains open and has been very good to anglers. Anglers fishing in this area are remind- ed that no more than one Chinook is allowed in the daily limit of two salmon. The Columbia River Control Zone is closed. • PACIFIC HALIBUT The Columbia River Subarea (Cape Falcon north to Leadbetter Point, Wash.) nearshore fishery is open daily until Sept. 30 or the quota has been met; fishing has been slow. The all-depth Pacific halibut fishery in this subarea is closed for the remainder of 2015. • TUNA Recreational albacore catch- es picked up last week. South coast anglers averaged four per person, and landings elsewhere were good if perhaps spotty. By most accounts, fish were cruising 30-40 miles offshore. • BAY CLAMS Coos Bay, Yaquina Bay, Netarts Bay, and Tillamook Bay are four bays where bay clams, like gaper clams, butter clams and cockles, can be taken if not affected by shell- fish safety closures. Recent stock assessments have revealed abundant populations and that current harvest levels are sustainable. • CRABBING Ocean crabbing is very good Limits in places; Some ani- mals still have soft shells. A soft shell indicates the meat will be watery and disappoint- ing. Crabs with hard shells or that have not recently molted — look for barnacles on the shell — are a better option for the crab kettle. 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 Get Results...List With Richard. 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COOS COUNTY LAKES/PONDS: Largemouth bass, bluegills Fishing for largemouth bass and bluegills has 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 sub- merged logs and weed lines. TENMILE BASIN: Trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch Streams in the Tenmile Basin are open for trout although there is a 2 p.m. fish- ing closure for trout, salmon, and steelhead in streams above tidewater. Most of the larger rivers will be too warm for trout and the water level in many of the smaller streams is extremely low. Fishing is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewa- ter. The water level in Tenmile Lakes is extremely low and Garage Sale Fri.8/21-Sat8/22 9am-4pm 1915 E. 36th Street Furniture, household, decor, lots of misc. Fri. Only 8/21, 9am-3pm, Summer Sale, 18th & Tamarack, Household items, tool, garden equipmet, yard art. Thurs.-Sun. 8/20-8/23, 10am-4pm, 702 Skookum Dr., Estate/Yard Sale, porcelain, pottery, crystal, corning, pyrex, household misc., clothing, new/gently worn, books, collectibles, some furniture, JAZZY motor chair excellent condition, w/new batteries. Major Moving Sale Fri. 8/21/15, 9am-6pm & Sat. 8/22/15, 9am-2pm, furniure & household goods! 89447 N Lane (N. ofFlorence - Follow signs) Fri.-Sun., 8/21-8/23, 7am-5pm, 10856 E. Mapleton Rd., Misc. items. Garage sale Fri.8/21-Sat.8/22 9am.-3pm. 60 Park Village Dr. Garage all work bench & lots more. 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, tuna The ocean is open for har- vest of Dungeness crab and it’s been good outside of Coos Bay and Winchester Bay. Recreational ocean salmon season from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. is open for Chinook salmon. The fin- clipped coho season closed on Aug. 9 and the non-selective coho season does not open until Sept. 4. The bag limit is two salmon per day, and a minimum size for Chinook salmon at 24-inches or larger. Fishing for Chinook from Bandon to Winchester Bay has been slow. Tuna fishing along the south coast was spotty. Some boats did very well with most fish caught 20-30 miles off shore. The nearshore halibut sea- son opened on July 1. The fishery is open 7 days per week inside the 40-fathom line. Anglers were catching a few halibut near Bandon inside 40-fathoms this past weekend. 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