SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015
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Wild salmon seasons
Sheriffs offer tips for fall hunters, hikers
include three local lakes
SALEM — Wild coho sea-
sons on many coastal rivers
and bays has opened. This year
rivers in 11 basins on Oregon’s
coast are open to anglers for
wild coho harvest including
the Siuslaw River, Tillamook
Bay, Nestucca Bay, Siletz,
Yaquina, Alsea, Beaver Creek,
Siuslaw, Umpqua, Coos,
Coquille and Floras Creek and
New River.
In addition, Florence area’s
Tenmile,
Siltcoos
and
Tahkenitch lakes are also hav-
ing wild coho seasons.
Fishery managers are pre-
dicting there will be 206,600
adult wild coho in the ocean
this summer, most of which
will return to Oregon’s coastal
rivers and streams. This is
slightly below last year’s pre-
dicted return, and significantly
lower than the 2014 actual
return of 359,624 fish.
On the North Coast, there
will be shortened seasons in
the Tillamook and Nestucca
basins and, due to poorer fore-
casted status, the Nehalem will
not open for wild coho at all
(though it remains open for
hatchery coho).
Seasons on the Siuslaw and
Alsea rivers will also be short-
ened compared to 2014, while
the Umpqua will join many
other basins that have been
moved away from specific
harvest quotas.
River-specific seasons, quo-
tas, bag limits and closed areas
can be found on the ODFW
website at www.dfw.state.or.us
/resources/fishing/coastal_sal
mon_seasons.asp .
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With the upcoming fall and
hunting seasons appraoching,
here are some safety tips fir
hunters and hikers:
Hunters—
• Check weather reports
before visiting the forest.
Dress properly.
• Tell someone where you
will be hunting and when you
will return. Leave a written
plan at home and in your vehi-
cle.
• Be familiar with the area
you want to hunt.
• Avoid wearing white or tan
during hunting seasons.
Wearing hunter orange,
viewable from all directions, is
recommended.
Research reveals that orange
Fishing
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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
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 trib-
utaries.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook, cutthroat
Summer steelhead fishing is
slow. Fishing for cutthroat
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and reds appear as darker sub-
dued colors to deer and elk.
• If accompanied by a dog,
the dog should also wear
hunter orange or a very visible
color on a vest, leash, coat or
bandana.
• Check hunting equipment
before and after each outing
and maintain it properly.
Familiarize yourself with its
operation before using it in the
field.
• Carry a spare set of dry
clothing. Use layering tech-
niques to prevent moisture
while retaining body warmth.
Always bring rain gear.
• Carry a first aid kit and
know how to use its contents.
• Clearly identify your target
before shooting. Prevent unfor-
tunate accidents or fatalities.
• Be alert when hunting near
developed areas and trails.
Other recreationists are in the
forest as well.
Hikers—
• Wear bright clothing.
Make yourself more visible.
Choose colors that stand out,
like red, orange or green, and
avoid white, blacks, browns,
earth-toned greens and animal-
colored clothing. Orange vests
and hats are advisable.
• Don’t forget to protect
Fido. Get an orange vest for
your dog if he/she accompanies
you.
• Be courteous. Once a
hunter is aware of your pres-
ence, don’t make unnecessary
noise to disturb wildlife. Avoid
confrontations.
• Make yourself known. If
you do hear shooting, raise
your voice and let hunters
know that you are in the vicin-
ity.
• Know when hunting sea-
sons are occurring.
If you choose to hike during
a hunting season, learn about
where and when hunting is tak-
ing place.
• Know your own comfort
level. If hunting makes you
uneasy, choose a hiking loca-
tion where hunting is not
allowed, such as a national or a
state park.
— Lincoln County Sheriffs
lighter gear 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.
mal rules, should be productive
especially in the morning and
late afternoon/early evening.
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
40-fathoms.
The Summer All-Depth hal-
ibut 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 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.
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
p.m. until an hour before sun-
rise. 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 fishing in
South Umpqua tributaries
below Jackson Creek Bridge is
also open, with fishing restrict-
ed to the use of artificial flies
and lures.
Smallmouth bass fishing,
which remains open under nor-
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
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
year in shallow water near
structure like logs or weed
lines.
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Fishing for bottomfish in the
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