SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015
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REGULATIONS , LICENSES SET FOR
SALEM — Oregon’s 2016
hunting and fishing licenses are
on sale now and make great
holiday gifts, especially a new
youth license for kids that per-
mits fishing, hunting and shell-
fishing all year for just $10.
The new 2016 Sport Fishing
and Big Game Regulations will
also be in stores this week.
Hunters and anglers will notice
a new look to the regulations
this year.
“We’ve heard from sports-
men that the regulations can be
confusing,”
said
Rick
Hargrave, ODFW Information
and Education Administrator.
“We’ve made an effort to sim-
plify them and hope they are
easier to understand.”
The effort included contract-
ing with a different publisher,
J.F. Griffin, to produce the reg-
ulations. A new searchable web
version of the regulations will
be available next week at
ODFW’s regulations webpages
online at www.dfw.state.or.us/
resources/licenses_regs. In the
meantime, PDF copies of 2016
regulations are posted at the
hunting and fishing regulations
web page.
Prices for adult licenses and
tags increase for 2016, the first
fee increase since 2010.
However, ODFW will con-
tinue to charge lower prices for
youth to keep fishing and hunt-
ing affordable for families. The
popular Juvenile Sports Pac is
still just $55 in 2016 and prices
will be lower than in 2015 for
some youth sportsmen.
A new combination youth
license means all kids age 12-
17 (nonresidents, too) can fish,
hunt, crab and clam all year
long for $10.
This license includes the
Columbia River Endorsement;
add a Youth Combined Angling
Tag for just $5. (Previously,
costs for youth were: hunting
license $14.50, fishing license
$9 or $18.75 with Columbia
2016
River Endorsement for ages 14-
17, combined angling tag $8.50
for ages 14-17, shellfish license
$7 for ages 14 and over.)
New license types are also
available, including Premium
Hunts.
These are Oregon’s new two
or three month any-weapon
deer, elk and pronghorn hunts.
Premium Hunts are similar
to the auction and raffle tags
people pay thousands for, but
they cost the same as a regular
tag and are an additional hunt-
ing opportunity (meaning
hunters can still hunt with a
100, 200, 400 and 600 series
tag).
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OUTDOOR SEASON
Most wildlife management
units have one deer and one elk
tag available; 29 areas also
have a pronghorn tag.
Also new this year, the Daily
Angling and Shellfish License
is ideal for visitors to the coast
who want to fish, crab and clam
for just one day.
Cost is $27.50 for residents
and non-residents.
Pioneer license holders (age
65 and older, 50-year resident
of Oregon) will now pay $6 for
a combination license, which
was previously free.
The change allows ODFW to
recoup an average of $20 per
paid license holder in federal
grants. These federal grants are
generated from an excise tax on
hunting and fishing equipment
and are provided to states based
on the number of paid license
holders.
These grants are important
because they help fund fish and
wildlife management projects
that provide fishing and hunt-
ing opportunities.
All 2016 licenses and tags
can now be purchased online at
www.dfw.state.or.us/online_lic
ense_sales/index, and at license
sales agents or ODFW offices
that sell licenses.
Coastal Gem Walkers announce January jaunts, meeting
YACHATS — The Yachats
Coastal Gems are set to start
the New Year off right with a
healthy walk Tuesday, Jan. 5,
along the Newport Historic
Fishing
from 1B
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species tends
to be slower during the winter
months. There are numerous
lakes in the Florence area that
can provide good opportunity
and have both boat and bank
access.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Chinook,
steelhead
The fall Chinook fishery is
very slow and basically over
for the season. Any remaining
fish are in spawning condition.
December is considered to
be the start of the winter steel-
head run. Look for small num-
bers of fish to be in the lower
river above the head of tide
this early in the season.
Casting lures or bobber fishing
can be productive during low
clear flows.
ALSEA RIVER: Chinook,
steelhead
The fall Chinook fishery is
very slow. Most remaining fish
are actively spawning. A small
number of new fish may enter
the basin over the next couple
weeks.
Winter steelhead season has
arrived. The best chances to
hook a chrome steelhead at
this time would be in the lower
District area.
This 10K walk is rated a 2a
for some hills with generally
good footing. There is also a
5K option that is rated 1a. The
10K would be difficult for
wheelchairs and moderately
difficult for strollers.
Those wishing to carpool to
Newport should meet at the
Commons in Yachats at 9 a.m.,
or meet at the Hallmark Inn in
Newport at 9:45 a.m. to register
for the walk.
As always, leashed pets are
welcome on walks. Be sure to
bring water and clean up mate-
rials for pets.
A sturdy 6-foot leash, not the
retractable type, is required on
walks.
On Wednesday, Jan. 6, the
group will hold its monthly
meeting at the home of its pres-
ident in Yachats.
section below Five Rivers.
Tossing spinners, or floating
bait or a jig are good options
during low clear flows.
SALMON RIVER: Chinook,
steelhead
The fall Chinook fishery is
very slow. Most remaining fish
are actively spawning or
already spawned out.
Winter steelhead season
tends to kick in this time of
year. A small number of fish
are likely in the system now
and look for the numbers to
steadily increase over the com-
ing month. Casting lures,
bouncing the bottom or drift-
ing jigs or bait under a bobber
are good techniques to consid-
er.
SILETZ RIVER: Chinook,
coho, steelhead
The fall Chinook fishery is
slow. A small number of new
fish may be found in the lower
river but most remaining fish
are actively spawning or
spawned out.
The wild coho fishery is
now closed for the season.
Winter steelhead season is
just getting underway. This
time of year typically sees the
first few fish entering the river.
Best chances early on during
lower flows will come from
below the town of Siletz.
Side drifting, bouncing bot-
tom or bobber fishing can be
productive.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook
The river was at flood stage
through mid-week. When the
river drops, fall Chinook and
winter steelhead will be avail-
able. Fishing should be fair to
good. Anglers are reminded
that the river above Jordan
Creek is closed to all salmon
fishing.
YAQUINA RIVER: Chinook,
steelhead
Anglers are having very lit-
tle success for fall Chinook in
the upper section of tide water.
Most fish are now on the
spawning grounds. The winter
steelhead run is now under-
way.
The Big Elk tends to start
seeing fish this time of year in
small numbers. Look for the
next good rain event to get the
fishery going. The wild coho
fishery is now closed for the
year.
Trout will not be stocked again
until the spring.
Yellow perch fishing has
been good in lakes like
Saunders Lake. Fishing a
worm on the bottom in deep
water should provide lots of
bites for yellow perch.
Tenmile Lakes until Dec.
31.The bag limit is 1 wild
coho per day and 5 wild coho
for the season in aggregate
with all other wild coho fish-
eries in the NW and SW
zones. Anglers casting spinners
have started catching coho in
the upper arms of the lakes.
Steelhead fishing is open in
Tenmile Creek but does not
open in Eel Creek until Jan. 1.
A couple anglers have been
out for steelhead in Tenmile
Creek but so far there are no
reports of any steelhead being
caught.
fish and lingcod continues to
be very good from Charleston
to Bandon when the ocean is
calm enough for anglers to get
out on the water. The marine
fish daily bag limit is seven
fish and a separate daily limit
for lingcod (two). Anglers can
only keep 3 blue rockfish and
1 canary rockfish as part of
their daily limit and there will
be no harvest of China, quill-
back, or copper rockfish.
Retention of cabezon is now
allowed at 1 fish per day and
at least 16-inches long.
B AY CLAMS :
Clamming for bay clams
(not razor clams) along the
entire Oregon Coast. For those
who don’t mind the dark, there
will be minus tides during sev-
eral evenings in December:
take a headlamp or flashlight,
warm clothing, and a spirit of
adventure. Otherwise, during
the day, several clam species
can be found even when low
tides aren’t so low: softshell
and purple varnish clams occur
primarily above +1.0, and
cockles, butters and gapers can
be found at tides as high as
+1.0.
C RABBING :
COOS COUNTY LAKES and
PONDS: Trout, yellow perch
Fishing for trout has been
decent in Bradley Lake south
of Bandon and in Butterfield
Lake north of Coos Bay.
Anglers have been catching
some of the large trophy trout
stocked this year on small flies
or slowly trolling spinners.
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Steelhead
The South Umpqua is cur-
rently open to adipose fin-
clipped steelhead harvest, and
winter steelhead fishing should
pick up with the recent rains.
There will be excellent hatch-
ery steelhead harvest opportu-
nities on the South Umpqua as
the season progresses, espe-
cially around Stanton Park in
Canyonville.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout,
largemouth bass, yellow perch,
coho
Streams in the Tenmile
Basin are now closed for trout
fishing until May 22, 2016.
Tenmile Lakes is open all year
for trout but trout fishing has
been slow.
Yellow perch fishing has
been very good for anglers in
boats and from the fishing
dock at the County Boat
Ramp. A worm or piece of cut
bait fished near the bottom
works well for catching yellow
perch.
Wild coho season is open in
Siuslaw
WINCHESTER BAY:
Bottomfish, perch, crab
Fishing for bottomfish in the
Triangle and South jetty has
been successful. Crabbing has
been productive, but Chinook
and coho fishing has slowed in
the ocean off of Winchester
Bay and in the lower Umpqua
River.
PACIFIC OCEAN and
BEACHES: Bottomfish,
Dungeness crab,
The ocean is now closed to
harvest of Dungeness crab.
Ocean salmon fishing is
now closed.
Pacific halibut fishing is
closed.
Fishing for bottom fish is
now open to fishing at all-
depths. Fishing for black rock-
from 1B
over Bryson Bellior of Glide.
Tupua’s performance earned
him
the
tournament’s
Outstanding Wrestler” award
for the 152- to 285-pound
brackets.
Sailors
Tuesday 12/15
Richard Kuert
Kurt Eskildsen
Florence
Eugene
Safeway
Safeway
Wednesday 12/16
John Mueller
Linda Eichberger
Florence
Florence
Safeway
Safeway
Thursday 12/17
Linda McPhedran
Ron Carruthers
Florence
Florence
Safeway
Rite Aid
Friday 12/18
Ron Carruthers
Robert Noeske
Florence
Florence
Rite Aid
Safeway
Saturday 12/19
Barbara Fiorito
Gary Cramer
Florence
Florence
Safeway
Florence Shipping Solutions
Sunday 12/20
Elke Dodd
Clara Anderson-Kuhn
Florence
Florence
Three Rivers Casino Resort
Safeway
Monday 12/21
Bear McDaniel
Elsie McKean
Westlake
Florence
Safeway
Florence Liquor Agency
from 1B
Down 7-17 entering the sec-
ond period, the Sailors had no
answer for the Pirates, who
outscored Mapleton 25-4 in the
quarter for a 44-11 halftime lead.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
NORTH OF HECETA
HEAD, The ocean and bays are
open for crabbing.
Siuslaw also got scoring
from junior 138-pounder Scott
Simmons, who finished second
overall after losing to Myrtle
Point’s Kodi Courtright, 16-3.
Siuslaw also had three third-
place finishes, from Pat Hill
(120
pounds),
Murray
Bingham (132 pounds) and
Dylan Jennings (285 pounds).
Kainan Lane was fourth in
the 285-pound division after
losing to teammate Jennings in
the match for third place.
Monday, the Vikings were
on the mats (after press dead-
lines) at Marshfield High
School for the Bay City Duals.
Though Mapleton was able to
more than double its scoring
from the first half with 20 points
between the third and fourth
quarters, Pacific was able to do
the same for a 70-31 win.
The Sailors will get a break for
the holidays before returning to
the hardwood Jan. 5, when they
will be on the road for a
Mountain West League game at
Alsea.
Girls tipoff is 5:30 p.m., fol-
lowed by the boys’ game at 7
p.m.
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