SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016
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Sheriffs offer safety tips as boating season approaches
Summer will be here before
we know it, and in the coming
weeks more people will be
pulling out their boats from
winter storage in preparation
for launch in the waters of this
state. Below are suggestions
which can contribute to your
safety and add to your boating
pleasure.
Know the legal require-
ments for your size vessel.
Safety equipment must be
accessible and in
working
condition.
Wear your life jackets!! 85
percent of the boating fatalities
could be avoided by wearing a
personal floatation device.
Remember it won’t save your
life if you don’t wear it.
Have children and non-
swimmers wear a personal
floatation device. Each device
should be of suitable size for
the intended wearer and fit
securely. 90 percent of those
who die in boating accidents
drown.
Be prepared and carry extra
equipment such as a bailer
(bucket), anchor, first aid kit,
visual distress signal, tool kit,
flashlight and extra batteries,
and a cell phone.
Don’t over load your boat.
Follow the recommendations
on the capacity plate of your
boat.
Capsizing, sinking and
falling overboard account for
70 percent of boating fatalities.
If your boat should capsize,
your best chance for survival
and rescue is to stay with the
boat. Pull as much of your body
out of the water as possible to
preserve body warmth.
Hypothermia can be a
killer, keep your body dry and
warm as possible
It is illegal to operate any
boat while under the influence
of alcohol or other drugs. Use
the designated driver concept, a
sober skipper is a must.
Stressors such as exposure
to sun, wind, cold water, vibra-
tion, noise and alcohol all affect
your ability to react.
Don’t run out of fuel.
Practice the 1/3 rule: 1/3 for
trip, 1/3 for return and 1/3 for
spare.
Fuel vapors are heavier
then air and collect in the bilge.
Never fill gasoline cans in the
boat.
When anchoring, use a line
that is several times longer than
the depth of the water and
never anchor by the stern.
File a float plan. Let some-
one know where you’re boating
and when you’ll be back.
You’re responsible for
damage or injury caused by
your wake. Exercise caution
around other boaters and docks.
As of January 2009, all per-
sons operating a motor boat
greater than 10 horsepower are
required to carry a Boater
Education Card. The card
shows that the operator has
passed an approved boater edu-
cation course or equivalency
exam.
For more information on
boating in Oregon, pick up the
Oregon Boaters Handbook or
visit www.boatoregon.com.
— Submitted by Lincoln
County Sheriff’s Office
Sign up to hop aboard annual Boys and Girls Club wine tour
Seats are available for the
Boys and Girls Club of Western
Lane County’s ninth annual
Wine Tour fundraiser, which
will be held Saturday, April 30.
This annual event has suc-
cessfully provided funds each
year for after-school enrich-
ment programs, the club’s sum-
mer activities and youth athlet-
ics.
This year’s tour will return to
the Umpqua Valley region to
visit four wineries there.
“This tour is such a success-
ful event for us,” said Mike
Smith, current board secretary.
“I am constantly humbled and
amazed by the generosity and
support from our community
for our kids. And while this is a
fundraiser for the Club, it’s also
a ‘thank you’ to anyone who
can come — because it’s just a
lot of fun.”
This year’s tour will meet at
Three Rivers Casino Resort in
Florence for continental break-
fast beginning at 8 a.m.
Buses will depart promptly
at 8:30 a.m. Lunch, snacks and
beverages will be provided.
Buses will return to Florence
at approximately 6 p.m. There
will also be a live raffle on each
bus for prizes, including wine
gifts, gift certificates for local
services and entertainment and
more.
To help ensure healthy
grapes for future wine tours,
transportation is again being
provided by EcoShuttle, a com-
pany based in Sherwood, Ore.
Employing a carbon-neutral
fleet of vehicles, EcoShuttle is
leading the way in providing
green transportation services in
Oregon.
Again this year, the wine
tour motor coaches will be
powered by 100 percent renew-
able bio-diesel, refined from
recycled cooking oils.
Seats for the Wine Tour are
$75 per person, which includes
breakfast, lunch, beverages,
transportation and tasting fees.
Raffle tickets will be avail-
able for an additional donation.
Seats are limited, so sign up
today by calling the Boys and
Girls Club at 541-902-0304 and
reserve a seat, or stop by the
BGC Teen Center or Coast
Insurance to purchase tour tick-
ets.
Only adults 21 years or older
are allowed on the tour. Anyone
who would like make a dona-
tion of time or money can the
Boys and Girls Club.
Oregon Marine Reserves launches website, live underwater webcam
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research?
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The website revamp was
headed up by the Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife, which oversees the
management and scientific
monitoring of Oregon’s system
of five marine reserve sites
located off the Oregon coast.
The website launched at the
end of March with rave reviews
The new website offers
quick and easy access to
research news, underwater
videos and information about
each marine reserve site, along
with a comprehensive look at
the science and management
efforts underway by ODFW
and partners.
Additionally, the website
offers user friendly features
such as interactive maps, e-
notifications and downloadable
GPS coordinates.
“We are excited that we can
now showcase life below the
surface of Oregon’s nearshore
waters” said Cristen Don,
ODFW Marine Reserves
Program Leader. “We hope
people dive in and check out
the new website and learn
about the important marine
research efforts that are under-
way.”
In 2012, Oregon completed
designation of five marine
reserve sites. These are areas in
Oregon’s coastal waters dedi-
cated to conservation and sci-
entific research. Fishing and
ocean development are prohib-
ited in these areas.
For a state famous for explo-
ration, Oregon has only
skimmed the surface of its
coastal waters. The marine
reserves are living laboratories
where scientists are learning
about Oregon’s nearshore
ocean environment and the
effects that protections (no fish-
ing and conservation) have
over time on species and habi-
tats.
This long-term research and
monitoring program conducts
research to support the manage-
ment of marine reserves and
sustainable nearshore ocean
resources in Oregon, now and
into the future.
For more information about
Oregon’s marine reserves, call
ODFW’s Newport Office at
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Fishing
also stocked into Empire
Lakes, Bradley Lake,
Butterfield Lake, Eel Lake,
Powers Pond, and Johnson
Mill Pond. Fishing in the area
lakes for trout has been ok
with anglers having the best
success using small spinners,
spoons, or Powerbait. The
daily trout bag limit in these
lakes is five trout per day with
only one trout over 20 inches.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout,
steelhead, bass
Streams in the Tenmile
Basin are now closed for trout
fishing until May 22. Tenmile
Lakes is open all year for trout
but trout fishing has been
slow.
Steelhead angling is open in
the Tenmile Basin until April
30. In the Tenmile Basin 1
additional hatchery steelhead
may be retained per day for a
total aggregate of 3 adult fish
harvested daily.
Largemouth bass fishing has
been a little slow in Tenmile
Lakes but should pick up as
the weather and water temper-
atures warm up. Bass will be
biting on slower retrieved baits
like jigs, jerkbaits, and spin-
nerbaits.
rently open to adipose fin-
clipped steelhead harvest, and
winter steelhead fishing will
improve as water levels
recede. There are still excel-
lent hatchery steelhead harvest
opportunities on the South
Umpqua especially around
Stanton Park in Canyonville.
1, 2016 through April 30, 2017
is currently being developed.
Fishing for bottom fish is
closed outside of a line
approximating the 30-fathom
curve.
The marine fish daily bag
limit is seven fish and a sepa-
rate 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 har-
vest of China, quillback, or
copper rockfish.
Retention of cabezon is pro-
hibited through June 30.
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The river basin is closed to
all fishing above the head of
tide and will reopen for cut-
throat trout fishing on May 22.
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing is
slow. This time of year is typi-
cally dominated by mostly
wild fish. Side drifting, bounc-
ing bottom or bobber fishing
can be productive.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook
Steelhead angling has
slowed in the low clear water.
Scale your gear down and
choose techniques that fit low
water. Bobber and jigs should
be an effective technique.
Spring Chinook opened April
1, but fishing is generally very
slow until later in the season.
YAQUINA RIVER:
Steelhead
The river basin is closed to
all fishing above the head of
tide and will reopen for cut-
throat trout fishing on May 22.
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COOS COUNTY LAKES
and PONDS: Trout

Trophy trout were stocked
last week into Empire Lakes,
Bradley Lake, and Johnson
Mill Pond. Legal size trout are
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Steelhead
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WINCHESTER BAY:
Bottomfish, perch
Fishing for bottomfish in
the Triangle and South jetty
has been successful.
PACIFIC OCEAN and
BEACHES: Bottomfish,
Dungeness crab, surf perch
Recreational harvest of crab
is open along the entire
Oregon Coast. It is still recom-
mended you discard the crab
viscera (guts/butter) before
cooking.
A few anglers fishing the
beaches near Coos Bay have
been catching redtail surf
perch. The ocean has been
very rough lately so picking
days with lower swells is key
to catching fish. Sand shrimp
or Berkley Gulp sand worms
have been working the best for
bait.
Recreational ocean salmon
fishing from Cape Falcon to
Humbug Mt. runs through
April 30.
The season is open for all
salmon except coho salmon.
Anglers are allowed two
salmon per day with a mini-
mum size for Chinook at 24
inches or larger.
A salmon season from May
O CEAN S ALMON
The recreational fishing sea-
son scheduled to be open for
Chinook salmon from Cape
Falcon to Humbug Mt. will be
open as scheduled through
April 30, 2016. This season is
open for all salmon except
coho salmon, with a bag limit
of two salmon per day, and
minimum sizes for Chinook at
24 inches or larger, and steel-
head at 20 inches or larger.
Anglers are restricted to no
more than two single point
barbless hooks when fishing
for salmon, and when fishing
for any other species if a
salmon is on board the vessel.
B OTTOM F ISHING
During safe weather win-
dows, spring is a great time
for bottom fishing. This past
week was moderately success-
ful for many central coast bot-
tom fishers, particularly char-
ter vessels.