NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ JUNE 29, 2016 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
S PORTS
H ELLO ,
Calendar
On the
Bite
SUMMER
A
Upcoming
charity golf
tournaments
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Aug. 6
• COOL AT COAST
MID COAST LAKES
R OTARY C LUB
10 A . M .
O CEAN D UNES
Rainbow trout stocking
is complete along the mid
coast. Holdover trout will
be available in most lakes
through the summer.
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species is
good this time of year as
fish move to the shallows
for spawning. There are
numerous lakes in the
Florence area that can pro-
vide good opportunity.
Aug. 13
• VIKING CUP
SCRAMBLE
V IKING
ATHLETICS
9 A . M .
O CEAN D UNES
Sept. 10
• SIUSLAW OPEN
V IKING
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Cutthroat
For cutthroat trout, cast-
ing small spinners, spoons
or fly fishing streamers or
dry flies can be very effec-
tive. Angling for all species
in streams above tidewater
is restricted to artificial
flies and lures until Sept. 1.
Casting small spinners,
spoons or fly fishing
streamers or dry flies can
be very effective.
ATHLETICS
9 A . M .
O CEAN D UNES
PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
June 29
8:16am / 5.0
8:27pm/ 7.5
2:22am / 0.8
1:58pm/ 1.4
June 30
9:34am / 5.2
9:20pm/ 7.8
3:26am / 0.0
3:02pm/ 1.8
ALSEA RIVER:
V
isiting families
and their pets at
Heceta Head
Lighthouse State Scenic
Viewpoint at Cape Creek
welcomed summer
Saturday by exploring tide
pools, playing frisbee and
catch, flying kites in the
breeze and soaking in the
sun. Some people even
waded or swam in the
creek and ocean before
exploring the trail leading
to the lighthouse.
July 1
10:43am / 5.5 4:24am / -0.8
10:12pm/ 8.1 4:03pm/ 2.0
July 2
11:43am/ 5.9
11:03pm/ 8.3
5:17am/ -1.3
5:02pm/ 2.0
July 3
12:35am / 6.1 6:06am/ -1.7
11:52pm / 8.3 5:56am/ 2.0
July 4
1:24am/ 6.4
July 5
12:40am / 8.2
2:09pm / 6.5
Cutthroat
The Alsea River is open
for cutthroat trout, casting
small spinners, spoons or
fly fishing streamers or dry
flies can be very effective.
Bait is not allowed above
the head of tide until Sept.
1.
NESTUCCA RIVER and
THREE RIVERS:
Steelhead, Chinook, cut-
throat
Spring Chinook angling
is improving as more fish
arrive. A few summer
steelhead are showing up,
too. Gear restrictions are in
effect in Three Rivers. On
Three Rivers, from the
hatchery deadline down-
stream to markers below
Gauldy Bridge, new
angling regulations allow
youth angling only (17 and
under) from June 1 to July
15. Check regulations.
Angling for cutthroat
should be fair to good in
the early season.
6:53am/ -2.0
6:48pm/ 2.0
7:37am /-1.9
7:38pm / 1.9
SALMON RIVER:
No fireworks in Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon Dunes
S IUSLAW
N EWS
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
As the Fourth of July holiday
approaches this weekend, Siuslaw
National Forest reminds the public that
all fireworks — sparklers included —
are prohibited within the Siuslaw
National Forest and dunes.
“Fireworks pose a serious fire
threat,” said Dan Eddy, fire manage-
ment officer for the Siuslaw National
Forest. “People often assume the
restrictions apply just to forested areas,
but they also include campgrounds and
sparsely vegetated areas such as the
Oregon Dunes and Sand Lake
Recreation Area.”
The Siuslaw National Forest man-
ages more than 630,000 acres of tem-
perate rainforests along the Oregon
Coast Range, from Tillamook to the end
of the Oregon Dunes National
Recreation Area in Coos Bay.
The penalty for possessing fireworks
can be as high as $5,000, imprisonment
for up to six months or both.
No other fire restrictions for the pub-
lic are in place, but visitors are asked to
be mindful of increasingly dry condi-
tions when visiting the coast and
national forest this summer.
Keep campfires small and in an
area cleared down to mineral soil.
Only burn materials that fit within
the campfire ring.
Watch out for overhanging
Cutthroat
The Salmon River is
open for cutthroat trout ,
casting small spinners,
spoons or fly fishing
streamers or dry flies can
be very effective. Bait is
not allowed above the head
of tide until Sept. 1.
vegetation or limbs.
Extinguish all campfires before
leaving — even if gone for a short peri-
od of time.
Smoke inside vehicles or in areas
cleared at least 4 square feet wide.
To report the illegal use of fireworks
or unsafe fire use by the public, visitors
are asked to contact the Coastal Valley
Interagency Dispatch Center at 541-
750-7024 or by calling 911.
Information on the national forest is
available online at www.fs.usda.gov/
siuslaw.
Additional campfire and wildfire
safety information can be found at
www.smokeybear.com.
SILETZ RIVER:
Steelhead, cutthroat
Steelhead fishing is
slow. This run typically
peaks by early July but fish
can be found throughout
the mainstem.
See
FISHING 3B
Happy Summer!
So glad it’s finally here so we can enjoy the wonderful warm and longer
days! I especially love all the fresh fruits and vegetables at this time of year
and just being able to enjoy the great outdoors. We’re lucky we live in such a
beautiful place with so many outdoor activities.
If you are thinking about selling your home, now is the time! So get out
the paint, spruce up the yard, clean the gutters and have a garage sale.
Come see me, I’d love to sell your home.
Have a safe
4th of July
Holiday!
Lynnette Wikstrom
Broker
Cell: 541.999.0786
lynnette@cbcoast.com
100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777
“We’re next to the Bridge.”
COAST REAL ESTATE