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❘ NOVEMBER 14, 2015 ❘
SECTION C
Siuslaw News
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FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
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PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Members of Siuslaw’s wrestling team gather at the close of a workout Thursday afternoon in preparation for official practices that begin Monday.
The coho salmon fish-
eries in Siltcoos and
Tahkenitch lakes are just
getting going. With some
recent rain and big tide
series fresh coho should be
migrating into the lakes.
Look to fish near the lake
outlet and by the major
tributaries that enter the
lakes.
Casting or trolling spin-
ners or various plugs can
be effective.
Fishing for the various
warmwater fish species is
fair to good. There are
numerous lakes in the
Florence area that can pro-
vide good opportunity and
have both boat and bank
access.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
V IKING
WRESTLERS ‘ ALL IN ’
Siuslaw junior Kainan Lane stretches during
Thursday’s workout. Lane is a top returner
for the Vikings this season.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
T
hough official practices don’t start until
Monday, the Siuslaw High School
wrestling team was already building up
sweat equity for the upcoming season with fitness
training this week, including the dreaded stair
climb — two minutes of running up and down the
long staircase that leads to the gym’s mat room.
“My job is to work the kids and challenge them
physically and mentally, and provide them with
experiences that add to and help define their char-
acter,” says long-time Siuslaw coach Neil
Wartnik. “They will benefit from that on the mats
and in life.”
This week’s workouts weren’t required, but a
solid group made of core returners and dedicated
newcomers gives Wartnik a sneak peek at what
will likely be this year’s nucleus.
“It’s a strong, dedicated group,” Wartnik says
of this year’s line-up, which includes some sea-
soned wrestlers as well as newcomers — and the
potential for the team’s first girls’ roster, including
Eyza Abbas, Katelyn Rogers and Kimberly
DeJesus. “There are rumors of one or two other
girls thinking of coming out for the team, but I’ll
have to wait and see. But if they do, we could
have enough for a girls line-up, which would be a
first.”
Returning for the Vikings is senior Dylan
Jennings, who Wartnik describes as a quiet leader,
along with sophomore Ricky Huff.
“Ricky has a great work ethic,” Wartnik says of
the 112-pounder, who has several years experi-
ence on the mats in middle school as well as club
wrestling.
Junior heavyweight Kainan Lane is a formida-
ble wrestler that Wartnik describes as “quiet, ded-
icated and who wrestles with a lot of heart.”
“I’d have to say we definitely have the makings
of a team with strong leadership as its founda-
tion,” says Wartnik.
Among the newcomers this season will be jun-
ior transfer Scott Simmons, who Wartnik said is
the epitome of a mid-westerner.
See
ALSEA RIVER:
Chinook, cutthroat trout
The fall Chinook fishery
is producing fair to good
results for both bank and
boat anglers. Recent rains
have helped to move a lot
of chinook into the good
river bank access sections.
See
Calendar
Winter basketball
openers
Dec. 2
• MHS BOYS BB
AT
P OWERS
7 P . M .
SALEM — The Fish and Wildlife
Commission voted to delist wolves
from the state Endangered Species Act
throughout Oregon earlier this week.
The meeting began at 8 a.m. and
adjourned at 6:44 p.m. About 106 peo-
ple came to testify and they were limit-
ed to three minutes each.
Commissioners thanked the public
for coming to testify and asked that
interests on both sides of the issue con-
tinue to work with each other.
Chair Finley said the many people
“some in cowboy hats and others in T-
shirts supporting wolves” who came
out to testify on opposite sides of the
Entrance Siuslaw River
VIKS 3C
issue because they care about wolves.
“The Wolf Plan has been working
well and you are all responsible for
that,” he told the public still in the
meeting at the end of the day. “We will
remember the merits of the Wolf Plan
and the next one will be as good or bet-
ter. You can all help that happen.”
With the commission’s decision
made, the rule was filed with the
Secretary of State Nov. 10. The filing
removes wolves from the state ESA but
has no other effect on wolf manage-
ment at this time.
The Wolf Plan continues to provide
protection of wolves into the future.
Any take of wolves is tightly regulated
in all phases of the plan. Non-lethal
preventive measures to prevent wolf-
livestock conflict are the first choice of
wildlife managers in all phases of wolf
management.
There is no general season sport
hunting of wolves allowed in any
phase of the Wolf Plan.
Wolves in western Oregon will con-
tinue to be managed with ESA-like
protections until they reach the conser-
vation objective of four breeding pairs
for three consecutive years.
See
WOLVES 4C
Dec. 4
C OQUILLE
6 P . M .
• SHS BOYS BB
HOST
C OQUILLE
7:30 P . M .
Dec. 10
• MHS GIRLS BB
AT
B ROOKINGS
6 P . M .
High Tide
Low Tide
Nov. 14
1:43pm / 6.4
12:51pm / 7.7
7:05am / 3.0
7:51pm / -0.4
Nov. 15
2:26am / 6.3
1:29pm/ 7.5
7:45am / 3.2
8:33pm/ -0.2
Nov. 16
3:14pm / 6.3
2:13pm / 7.1
8:33am / 3.4
9:19pm / 0.0
Nov. 17
4:05am / 6.3
3:06pm / 6.7
9:31am / 3.4
10:10pm / 0.3
Nov. 18
5:01pm / 6.4
4:13pm / 6.3
10:41am / 3.3
11:07pm / 0.7
Nov. 19
5:57am / 6.6
5:32pm/ 6.0
Nov. 20
6:52am / 7.0
6:55am / 6.0
• SHS GIRLS BB
HOST
Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium Nov. 20
YACHATS — Join Surfrider
Foundation, Audubon Society and
over a dozen participating organiza-
tions for the third annual Cape
Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium, Nov.
20, in Yachats.
A free event for all, the Land-Sea
Symposium is aimed at promoting
local stewardship efforts and raising
awareness about current research
being conducted within the Cape
Perpetua nearshore and adjacent
watersheds.
This year’s event will kick off with
an update on the Ocean Science Trust
from Senator Arnie Roblan and follow
with presentations from NOAA, OSU,
ODFW and Confederated Tribes of
Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw.
This year’s keynote speaker, Laurie
Weitkamp of NOAA, will be present-
ing: “The Blob vs. El Nino.”
Since the warm “blob” first
appeared in late 2013, the NE Pacific
FISHING 4C
T IDE T ABLE
Wildlife Commission delists wolves statewide
S PORTS
Chinook, cutthroat trout
Fall Chinook fishing is
producing fair results with
a lot of fish moving to the
upper tide water reaches
and above. Trolling her-
ring, spinners or bobber
fishing can all be produc-
tive.
The wild coho fishery is
closed for the season.
Ocean and adjacent terrestrial envi-
ronments have been unusually warm.
In spring 2015, an El Nino began to
develop at the equator, which will
reach full strength during winter
2015/2016 and likely be one of the
largest on record.
Dr. Weitkamp will provide a review
of these two events and describe some
of the biological impacts they’re
See
CAPE 3C
11:59am / 2.9
12:08am / 1.0
1:13pm / 2.2
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