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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016
Cyclists
from 1B
Every year, there is a compe-
tition at the University of Texas
to get into this fabled program.
Some of the requirements are a
passion to fight cancer and a
commitment to undergo a gru-
eling 18-month training pro-
gram.
It is not just bicycling experi-
ence; many have never done
any long distance cycling.
Some who were chosen have
had cancer themselves, in
remission for the ride.
The program emphasizes fit-
ness, self-awareness, commu-
nication, resiliency, planning
skills, leadership skills and,
above all, vision and action to
implement the vision.
On the morning of July 16
the group and hosts and
Florence people held hands
with the young cyclists, saying
prayers, recounting experi-
ences, and most of all sharing a
message of love and hope.
—Contributed by Bob
DuBose
Members of the Texas 4000
and St. Andrew’s gather in
a prayer circle before last
Saturday’s departure.
COURTESY PHOTO
Fishing
from 1B
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 provide good opportunity.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Cutthroat
For cutthroat trout, casting
small spinners, spoons or fly
fishing streamers or dry flies
can be very effective. Angling
for all species in streams
above tidewater is restricted to
artificial flies and lures until
Sept. 1. Casting small spin-
ners, spoons or fly fishing
streamers or dry flies can be
very effective.
ALSEA RIVER: 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.
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead,
cutthroat
Steelhead fishing is fair.
This run typically peaks by
early July. Casting spinners,
drifting bait or using a bobber
and jig can be effective. Cover
water and fish small and sim-
ple as the river conditions are
low and clear. For cutthroat
trout, casting small spinners,
spoons or fly fishing streamers
or dry flies can be very effec-
tive.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook, cutthroat
Fishing for steelhead and
spring Chinook is slow. The
water is low and clear, so use
lighter gear and target the
deeper holding areas. Trout
angling should be fair.
YAQUINA RIVER: Cutthroat
For cutthroat trout casting
small spinners, spoons or fly
fishing streamers or dry flies
can be very effective. Angling
for all species in streams
above tidewater is restricted to
artificial flies and lures until
Sept. 1.
COOS COUNTY LAKES AND
PONDS: Trout, warmwater
fish
There are trout available for
kids in the Millicoma Pond at
the Millicoma Interpretive
Center and fishing is excellent.
Millicoma Pond is set aside
for kids fishing only and is a
great chance for them to hook
into fish. Call before traveling
to Millicoma Pond to make
sure the gates are open. The
phone number is 541-267-
2557.
Fishing for largemouth bass
is best in mornings and late
evenings. Bass will be found
in a little deeper water associ-
ated with cover, like weedlines
or other structure.
Bluegill fishing is picking
up with many fish found in or
near shallow water. Plastic
worms, shallow crankbaits,
topwater lures, and spinner
baits are good to use for bass.
Bluegills will bite on worms,
small jigs, or flies.
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Bass
Trout fishing is catch-and-
release only in the South
Umpqua and tributaries. Bass
fishing should be good with
warmer water temperatures.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout,
bass, yellow perch
Trout fishing has been slow
in Tenmile Lakes due to warm
water. Trout anglers should
fish in the deep water and fish-
ing is usually best in the morn-
ings.
Largemouth bass fishing has
been good over the past
month. Anglers are catching
bass near structure or on the
deep end of the weed lines
using spinner baits, jigs, or
rubber worms. Top water lures
have been effective in the
early mornings or evenings.
Fishing for yellow perch has
been slow in Tenmile Lakes.
Anglers fishing along the edge
of the weedlines are having
the best success. Worms fished
near the lake bottom work
very well for catching yellow
perch.
The water level in the lakes
is very low so boat anglers
should use caution.
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Dungeness crab, bay clams,
rockfish
Angling is restricted to arti-
ficial flies and lures in streams
above tidewater.
Anglers have been catching
a few rockfish along the jetties
and submerged rock piles. The
marine fish daily bag limit for
bottom fish (rockfish) is seven
fish and a separate daily limit
for lingcod (2). Anglers can
only keep three blue rockfish
and 1 canary rockfish as part
of their daily limit and there
will be no harvest of China,
quillback, or copper rockfish.
Retention of 1 cabezon per
day is allowed.
Crabbing has been decent
for those crabbing from a boat
with the best crabbing near
high tide. There has been a
mixture of hard shell and soft
shell crab in the catch. It is
still recommended you discard
the crab viscera (guts/butter)
before cooking.
Recreational harvest of bay
clams remains open along the
entire Oregon coast.
Clamming is excellent during
low tides near Charleston, off
Cape Arago Highway, and
Clam Island. There are also
good places to dig clams even
on positive low tides in Coos
Bay.
NOTE: Recreational harvest
of razor clams is closed from
the north jetty of the Siuslaw
River south to the California
border due to elevated levels
of domoic acid. This includes
all beaches and all bays.
Before any shellfish harvest
trip, make sure to check the
Oregon Department of
Agriculture website for any
updates.
WINCHESTER BAY:
Bottomfish, perch
Fishing for bottom fish in
the Triangle and South jetty
has been successful.
PACIFIC OCEAN AND
BEACHES: Bottomfish,
Dungeness crab, surf perch,
salmon, halibut
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.
Razor clamming is closed
south of the north jetty of the
Siuslaw River.
Anglers fishing the beaches
from Coos Bay to Bandon
have been catching redtail surf
perch.
Sand shrimp or Berkley
Gulp sand worms have been
working the best for bait. Surf
perch fishing is usually best on
the incoming tide.
Recreational ocean salmon
fishing from Cape Falcon to
Humbug Mt. 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. The selective
coho (fin-clipped) season
opened on June 25 with a
quota of 26,000 coho.
Fishing for salmon in the
ocean has been very slow. As
of July 3, 99 percent of the
selective coho quota remains.
Anglers have been catching
tuna about 20-30 miles west of
Coos Bay.
The Nearshore Halibut sea-
son is open seven days a week
from Cape Falcon to Humbug
Mt. As of July 3, 67 percent of
the nearshore quota remains.
Fishing for bottom fish is
now closed outside of a line
approximating the 30-fathom
curve.
Fishing for black rockfish
has been good from Coos Bay
south to Bandon. Fishing for
ling cod has been decent. The
marine fish daily bag limit is
seven fish and a separate daily
limit for lingcod (2). 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,
quillback, or copper rockfish.
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