SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2015
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Aquarium seeks volunteers to speak for animals
NEWPORT — Picture your
favorite ambassador for nature.
Chances are, they reached you
courtesy of camera crews, exot-
ic filming locations and a
Hollywood smile.
At the Oregon Coast
Aquarium, people wishing to
make their own mark will find
those accoutrements unneces-
sary. Interpretive volunteers
connect with over 400,000 vis-
itors each year without the help
of a television screen.
Speaking on behalf of ani-
mals and their environments is
Fishing
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river temperatures are 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 and early
fall. River flows are much
lower than normal for this time
of year so think small and sub-
tle 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 trib-
utaries.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook, cutthroat
Summer steelhead fishing is
slow. Fishing for cutthroat trout
should be fair. Use lighter gear
no simple task, which is why
starting Oct. 3, the aquarium
will treat new volunteer
recruits to a six-weekend crash
course on the coastal and
marine fauna of Oregon.
Upon graduation, these vol-
unteers spend a few hours each
week speaking on behalf of
Oregon’s marine animals and
their environments to aquarium
visitors. This exposure pro-
vides people a tremendous
opportunity to make a positive
impact for their local environ-
ment, and the ocean on a glob-
al scale.
“Volunteers connect with
visitors every day about ani-
mals or a conservation issue
like marine debris. The in-
depth insights they share not
only add to the aquarium expe-
rience, they can make impres-
sions that last a lifetime,” said
Beth Hawkyard, volunteer
services manager for the aquar-
ium.
Additional perks for aquari-
um volunteers include:
• Complimentary aquarium
membership.
• Invitations to participate in
exclusive lectures and continu-
ing education programs.
• A behind-the-scenes look
at a marine science exhibition
facility that is consistently
ranked among the 10 best in the
U.S.
• Subscription
to
the
newsletter, The Upwelling.
• Discounts at the Wildlife
Trading Company Gift Shops
in the aquarium.
• The opportunity to join
ranks with nearly 350 other
outstanding volunteers that
share a passion for marine sci-
ence.
To become one of newest
voices of Oregon’s marine and
coastal environments, fill out
an online application at
bit.ly/aquavol.
Applications are due by
Friday, Sept. 18.
For more information, visit
aquarium.org or contact the
aquarium’s volunteer services
department at volunteer@
aquarium.org.
for best results as the water is
extremely low and clear. Spring
Chinook fishing is closed. All
angling is closed after 2 p.m.
above tidewater until further
notice.
p.m. until an hour before sun-
rise. The mainstem South
Umpqua upstream to Jackson
Creek Bridge is open to fishing,
with trout fishing being strictly
catch and release. Catch and
release trout fishing in South
Umpqua tributaries below
Jackson Creek Bridge is also
open, with fishing restricted to
the use of artificial flies and
lures.
Smallmouth bass fishing,
which remains open under nor-
mal rules, should be productive
especially in the morning and
late afternoon/early evening.
year in shallow water near
structure like logs or weed
lines.
COOS
COUNTY
LAKES/PONDS: Largemouth
PACIFIC
BEACHES:
restricted to inside the 30-fath-
om curve.
• SALMON
Much of the Oregon coast
(Cape Falcon to the OR/CA
border) is open for all salmon,
including coho as of Sept. 4 for
nonselective coho salmon sea-
son 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 cruis-
ing 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 shellfish safe-
ty closures. Recent stock
assessments have revealed
abundant populations and that
current harvest levels are sus-
tainable.
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 con-
ditions are very low and warm
for this time of year. The main-
stem 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 South Umpqua River,
including all tributaries, is
closed to fishing for trout,
steelhead, and salmon from 2
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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. fishing 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 arti-
ficial flies and lures in streams
above tidewater.
The water level in Tenmile
Lakes is extremely low and
boat anglers should use caution
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
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again. This time, he was look-
ing to quarterback out in Los
Angeles, where they had not
one, but two pro teams in town.
“I’m perfect for the Raiders
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sob. “It’s the perfect offense
for me ... long bombs on every
single play ... but the owner
and GM ... this one guy ... he
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To his surprise, Vito jumped
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Tom was dispatched to
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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 non-
selective coho season opened
Sept. 4. The bag limit is two
salmon per day, and a mini-
mum 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 season
opened on July 1. The fishery is
open seven days per week
inside the 40-fathom line.
Anglers have been catching a
few halibut near Bandon inside
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and it was reported that good
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his pedigree, however, he
changed his tune and invited
him to his palatial estate for
dinner.
Before dinner, the owner
took Tom on a tour of his walk-
in closet.
“Tom ... why didn’t you tell
me you were sent by Genco
Beverages? Anyway, these are
my leather jackets ... and this
one ... this one I won’t even
wear. It was worn by Henry
Winkler when he jumped the
shark on ‘Happy Days.’ No ...
this one stays here.”
He petted the jacket, softly
cooing, “Fonzi ... Fonzi ...”
But dinner did not go so
well. The mere mention of
Leather Tuscadero sent the
owner/GM into a fit.
“He never gets that starting
job! And let me tell you anoth-
er thing, bucko! I ain’t gonna
sit on it for anyone! I ain’t no
Richie Cunningham!”
Tom wiped his mouth and
excused himself as the owner
carried on.
The next morning the
owner/GM woke up to find his
prized leather jacket replaced
with a jean jacket. On the back,
a red patch was sewn reading
“Joanie loves Chachi.”
The screams could be heard
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A few weeks later, the
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job.
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asked.
He shrugged.
“I gave him a jacket he
couldn’t use.”
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