SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2016
S AILORS
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
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It was junior Hunter
Simington’s best game of the
season, and the Sailors needed
all of that and more in what
turned out to be a nailbiter
Tuesday
night
against
Eddyville.
“Hunter’s grit and leadership
kept us in the game down the
stretch,” said Mapleton coach
Will Crook, whose team came
back from an 11-point deficit to
keep within reach in the fourth
period.
“It was a game of missed
chances and some lost opportu-
nities,” Crook said of the
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Sailors, who opened with a 10-
2 run in the first quarter only to
have Eddyville roar back and
move ahead by 11 points head-
ing into the half.
A strong third quarter put the
Sailors back in the game, with
Simington going 7-for-9 from
the free-throw line and shoot-
ing 12 points from the field for
a double-double 19 points and
12 rebounds.
The Sailors also got a dou-
ble-double effort from sopho-
more post Dominic Wells, who
had 11 points and 10 boards,
along with a pair of blocked
shots.
Junior post Nick Smith con-
tributed well off the glass,
bringing down 9 rebounds to
go with 5 points and 6 steals.
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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.
Look for small numbers 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 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
coming month. Casting lures,
bouncing the bottom or drift-
ing jigs or bait under a bobber
are good techniques to consid-
er.
SILETZ RIVER: Chinook,
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.
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.
COOS COUNTY LAKES
PONDS: Trout
Lakes in Coos County are
open all year for trout fishing.
Trout will not be stocked until
the spring. Some trophy trout
were stocked in both Bradley
and Butterfield lakes in
October. Anglers have been
catching some of the large tro-
phy trout on small flies or
slowly trolling spinners.
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This time of year typically
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the river. Best chances early
on during lower flows will
come from below the town of
Siletz. Side drifting, bouncing
bottom or bobber fishing can
be productive.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook
The river is still high. When
the river drops, fall Chinook
and winter steelhead will be
available. Fishing should be
fair to good. Anglers are
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Freshman
post
Gabe
Simington had 4 points and 2
rebounds. Sophomore guard
Gene Carnes had 3 points, 1
rebound and 2 steals, with jun-
ior wing Tyler Packebush scor-
ing 2 points and nabbing a pair
of steals for the Sailors.
“Though it was many little
mistakes that cost us down the
stretch, it was still a great expe-
rience playing from behind and
overcoming adversity to keep it
close,” said Crook, whose team
hosted Mohawk last night
(after press deadlines).
Tuesday, the Sailors will
host their final home game of
the season when they take on
the Red Devils of Lowell.
“We’ll just keep improving
in practice and games and see
how things play out,” said
Crook.
Tipoff for Tuesday’s home
game is 7 p.m.
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Dungeness crab, steelhead,
bay clams
Steelhead have been caught
in the past few days on the
West Fork and East Fork
Millicoma rivers along with
the South Fork Coos River.
Drifting eggs or fishing a jig
under a bobber are effective
ways to catch steelhead.
Anglers fishing the South
Fork Coos River above
Dellwood will need a permit
from Weyerhaeuser, which
they can pick up at the
Dellwood office.
Recreational harvest of crab
re-opened from the Columbia
River to the California border.
It is still recommended you
discard the crab viscera
(guts/butter) before cooking.
Crabbing will be slow in Coos
Bay due to the amount of
freshwater in the bay from the
recent rain.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout,
coho, steelhead
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.
Wild coho season is closed.
A few steelhead have been
caught in Tenmile Creek near
Spinreel Park from anglers
plunking with bait. Steelhead
fishing is open in Tenmile
Creek and Eel Creek.
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UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Steelhead
The South Umpqua is cur-
rently open to adipose fin-
clipped steelhead harvest, and
winter steelhead fishing.
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