SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015
OSP ‘D RIVE S OBER ’
SALEM – Over the next two
weeks, the Oregon Department
of Transportation, Oregon State
Police and law enforcement
agencies around the state will
join the nationwide effort to
keep impaired drivers off the
roads as the summer travel sea-
son winds down.
The “Drive Sober or Get
Pulled Over” campaign con-
cludes after the Labor Day
weekend. Last year in Oregon,
five people died over the holi-
day and one of those fatalities
resulted from an alcohol-
involved crash.
The campaign uses funds
from ODOT’s Transportation
Safety Division to pay for over-
time enforcement, with a goal
P UBLIC
growing.
Recent reports have noted
that traffic counts are also up
across the country, and Oregon
is no different. August is also a
busy time for vacation travel,
with people out and about not
only in cars but on motorcy-
cles, on bicycles and on foot.
No matter which mode, it is
vital that people stay alert and
focused on safety. ODOT’s
safety message this summer has
been focused on taking person-
al responsibility and getting
‘back to the basics’ to protect
yourself and your loved ones.
ODOT and OSP, along with
local and county law enforce-
ment and safety advocates
across the state, offer the fol-
lowing safety reminders for
holiday travel:
• Know before you go. Visit
TripCheck.com or call 511 for
the latest in road conditions and
incidents.
• Follow the rules of the
road. Watch out for bicyclists,
pedestrians and motorcyclists
— and bicyclists, pedestrians
and motorcyclists should watch
out for drivers who don’t ‘see’
you. Wear reflective clothing,
signal your intentions, help
make yourself be seen.
• Drive sober. Plan ahead so
if you are drinking or become
impaired, you will have plans
in place for alternate trans-
portation.
• Be watchful for emergency
L ABOR D AY
vehicles. If you can do so safe-
ly, move over when you are
approaching any type of emer-
gency vehicle, tow truck or
roadside assistance vehicle
stopped on the roadside with
emergency lights activated.
• Get rested before you are
tested. Fatigued drivers are
more frequent during holiday
weekends because of increased
travel and activity. Allow plen-
ty of time to reach your desti-
nation.
• Be alert for work zones. In
work zones, even when work-
ers are not present, all speed
limits still apply and fines dou-
ble. Inactive work zones still
have equipment, detours, and
incomplete changes in the road-
way so drivers need to slow
down and be alert.
• Buckle up every trip, every
time. Be sure to use child safe-
ty seats correctly.
• Turn off your mobile phone
and focus on the task at hand.
Whether you are walking, rid-
ing or driving, you should be
alert and you should avoid dis-
tractions — they can be deadly.
Everyone is urged to play a
role in keeping our roadways
safe by immediately reporting
aggressive, dangerous, and
intoxicated drivers to the
Oregon State Police at 1-800-
24DRUNK (1-800-243-7865)
or call 9-1-1.
INPUT , COMMENT SOUGHT FOR COUNTY PARKS MASTER PLAN
Lane County invites public
comment on its draft of the 20-
year Parks Master Plan, which
will guide the management of
county parks from 2016 to
2036. This is the first compre-
hensive update to the original
1980 master plan.
The draft plan identifies
Fishing
of keeping those driving, riding
or walking on the transporta-
tion system safe.
Like the rest of the country,
Oregon is experiencing a spike
in traffic fatalities with a 33
percent increase so far in 2015.
Preliminary numbers show that
as of Aug. 14, 261 traffic deaths
were reported statewide com-
pared with 197 over the same
period in 2014.
Pedestrian fatalities have
also increased: 47 so far this
year compared to 25 last year.
There are a variety of rea-
sons for the increase, but pre-
venting impaired drivers, riders
and pedestrians from taking to
the transportation system could
help keep that number from
CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY THROUGH
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fishery is fair in the mainstem
and in some of the large tribu-
taries. With the low and warm
river conditions the best
opportunities will be in the
early morning when water
temperatures are the coolest.
Small spinners are typically
productive as wells as small
spoons or fly fishing with
nymphs or streamers.
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead,
cutthroat trout
Summer steelhead fishing is
fair in the upper river. Low
flows and warming river tem-
strategic investments in parks
and open space throughout
Lane County that is consistent
with identified recreation needs
and public input.
“We are excited to get citizen
feedback on how the county
should be investing in parks
and open space during the next
20 years,” said Mike Russell,
Lane County parks manager.
“Our parks are a valuable com-
munity resource and provide
wide-ranging opportunities to
enjoy the outdoors.”
The drafted master plan is
available online at www.bit.ly
/1h3GVtW. There are opportu-
nities to submit comments on
that webpage.
Copies of the draft master
plan are also available at the
Siuslaw Public Library, 1460
Ninth St. in Florence.
There are five open house
meetings scheduled this fall to
allow community members to
provide feedback and ask ques-
tions of parks staff.
All five meetings are open to
the public and scheduled from
6 to 8 p.m.
The first will be held
Thursday, Sept. 10, in the
Council Chambers at Florence
City Hall, 250 Highway 101.
Community members are
also welcome to share their
favorite photos of Lane County
parks that may be used in the
final master plan document.
Photos can be submitted to
laneparks@co.lane.or.us.
peratures are making new fish
race up into the cooler holding
waters of the gorge area. New
fish will continually be mov-
ing into the river through the
summer with 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 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
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.
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.
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
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.
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 seven days per
week inside the 40-fathom
line. Anglers were catching a
few halibut near Bandon inside
40-fathoms this past weekend.
As of Aug. 2, 72 percent of the
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.
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
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UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Steelhead
The South Umpqua River,
including all tributaries, is
closed to fishing for trout,
steelhead, and salmon from 2
p.m. until an hour before sun-
rise. The mainstem South
Umpqua upstream to Jackson
Creek Bridge opened to fish-
ing on May 23, with trout fish-
ing being strictly catch and
release. Catch and release trout
fishing in South Umpqua trib-
utaries below Jackson Creek
Bridge also opened on May
23, with fishing restricted to
the use of artificial flies and
lures.
Smallmouth bass fishing,
which remains open under nor-
mal rules, should be produc-
tive especially in the morning
and late afternoon/early
evening.
COOS COUNTY
LAKES/PONDS: Largemouth
12
Lanes
Automatic
Scoring
Everyone
is welcome at
HOLIDAY
BOWL
Full-Service
Pro-Shop
Snack
Bar
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-
League
Bowling
Monte
Carlo
Bowling
PACIFIC OCEAN and
BEACHES: Bottomfish,
Youth
Leagues
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
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Fri. 8/28/15 &
Sun. 8/30/15,
9am-4:30pm,
Not Saturday.
4445 Hwy. 101 N,
Sonshine Christian
School, fundraiser, a little
bit of everything.
Fri./Sat.,
9am-5pm,
2085 19th St.
Estate Sale, antiques,
collectibles, glassware,
appliances, lots more.
Fri.8/28- Sat.8/29
8am.-?
2019 Willow St.
Rain cancels either day.
Multi-Family.
Fri.8/28-Sun.8/30
8am.-3pm.
4622 Mitchell Lp. Rd.
Boat, lawn furniture,
camping, tools, house-
hold/kitchen & much more.
A must see.
Fri.9/28 9am.-4pm.
Sat.9/29 9am.-3pm.
466 Ivy St.
Industrial brushes, brooms,
household & much 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.
Sat. 8/29/15,
8am-4pm,
Neighborhood Sale,
Hwy 101 N, Bayberry Dr.,
West at Yarn Shop by
Mercer Lake Rd.
Sat.8/29 9am.-?
Sun.8/30 12-?
5674 Lake St.
Pino, furniture, household, kids
clothes boys & girls 18-24 mo.
girls 8-10 & much more.
Sat. Aug.29
9am.-2pm.
5071 Hwy 101
Behind Ron's Paint
Huge Storage Unit Sale
(no early birds)
Furniture, fine crystal, books,
kitchen, clothes and lots more.
Thurs./Fri., 8am-3pm
2073 17th St.
clothes, books,
kidsʼs toys/clothes
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