NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ NOVEMBER 26, 2016 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
S PORTS
Calendar
L ADIES
On the
Bite
IN WAITING
Winter sports
openers:
Nov. 30
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
• SHS GIRLS BB
HOSTS
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
C RESWELL
6 P . M .
• SHS BOYS BB
MID COAST LAKES
C RESWELL
7:30 P . M .
Holdover trout will be
available in most lakes.
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species
will slow as water tempera-
tures cool. There are
numerous lakes in the
Florence area that can pro-
vide good opportunity.
Siltcoos and Tahkenitch
lakes are open for wild
coho until Dec. 31. Fishing
has been fair to slow.
Casting spinners near the
weed lines and trolling
plugs or spinners can be
effective on fish that
recently entered the lake.
Dec. 1
• SHS WRESTLING
HOSTS
R EEDSPORT
6 P . M .
Dec. 9
• MHS GIRLS BB
AT
F ALLS C ITY
5:30 P . M .
• MHS BOYS BB
AT
F ALLS C ITY
7 P . M .
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Chinook
The Siuslaw River and
bay is open for Chinook
salmon. Fishing is slow.
Trolling herring in the
lower bay is an effective
technique. Eggs and bob-
ber can be productive in
the upper bay and river.
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Nov. 26
10:32am / 6.8
11:34pm / 5.5
Low Tide
ALSEA RIVER AND
BAY: Chinook, steelhead
4:30am / 2.0
5:27pm / 0.4
Nov. 27
11:05am / 6.9 5:11am / 2.1
6:02pm / 0.1
Nov. 28
12:16am / 5.6 5:48am / 2.3
11:37am/ 7.0 6:37pm/ -0.1
Nov. 29
12:55am / 5.7 6:24am / 2.4
12:09pm/ 7.0 7:11pm/ -0.2
Nov. 30
1:33am/ 5.8
12:42pm/ 7.0
7:00am/ 2.5
7:45pm/ -0.3
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Dec. 1
2:11am / 5.8
1:14pm/ 6.9
Dec. 2
2:50am / 5.8
1:48pm/ 6.7
7:36am / 2.7
8:20pm/ -0.2
8:13am / 2.8
8:56pm/ -0.2
148 Maple St.
Florence, OR
97439
541-997-3441
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s decision to postpone the start of commercial crabbing season
until after the traditional Dec. 1 opening means boats will be sitting along the docks a while longer.
D UNGENESS
T
he traditional Dec. 1 opening
of the commercial Dungeness
crab season along the entire
Oregon coast will be delayed due to
concerns about domoic acid levels in
some areas.
During recent testing, domoic acid
in crab viscera from the Garibaldi area
was above the alert level that normal-
ly triggers action. In addition, the
overall trend indicates domoic acid in
other areas may be increasing as well.
Based on these results and consul-
tations with the Oregon Department
of Agriculture (ODA), the Oregon
commercial Dungeness crab industry,
and Washington and California
departments of Fish and Wildlife, the
Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife (ODFW) is exercising an
DAY DELAYED
abundance of caution and delaying the
ocean commercial Dungeness crab
season along the entire Oregon coast.
“Oregon’s commercial crab indus-
try and the department place a high
priority on making sure that seafood
consumers can be confident that they
are buying a safe, high-quality and
sustainable product when they pur-
chase Oregon Dungeness crab,” said
Caren Braby, ODFW Marine
Resource Program Manager.
ODFW will continue to work close-
ly with ODA and the Oregon com-
mercial Dungeness crab industry to
test crab along the coast to ensure an
opening of the commercial crab sea-
son on safe and high quality crab.
In close coordination with ODA
and the Oregon commercial
Dungeness crab industry, ODFW
plans to evaluate options for opening
the commercial season once addition-
al domoic acid test results are
See
DELAY 3B
The Alsea River and bay
is open for Chinook
salmon. Fishing is slow.
Fish are throughout the bay
and river. Eggs and bobber
can be productive in the
upper bay and river as the
season progresses.
Steelhead fishing opened
on the Alsea River on Nov.
1. Fish are entering the
mainstem with the first
entering steelhead near the
town of Alsea. Casting
spinners, drifting bait or
using a bobber and jig can
be effective.
• Open for hatchery
steelhead Jan 1 through
Apr. 30 and Nov. 1 through
Dec. 31.
• No fishing from a
floating device upstream
from Mill Creek.
SALMON RIVER:
Chinook
The Salmon River and
bay is open for Chinook
salmon. The run is near the
end but a few fish are still
entering the system.
Trolling herring in the
lower bay is an effective
technique. Eggs and bob-
ber can be productive in
the upper bay and river as
the season progresses.
Parking can be limited at
Knight Park during the fall
salmon return. Anglers are
reminded that from Knight
Park boat ramp to Sulphur
Creek through Dec. 31,
angling is restricted to sin-
gle point hook metal lures,
fly angling, or salmon
See
FISHING 3B
Looking for Love
2840 Rhododendron Dr., Florence, Oregon. 97439
541-997-4277
Shelter Hours: Mon, Tue, Th, Fri, Sat: 11am - 4pm.
Sun: 1pm - 4pm • Closed Wed.
http://www.oregoncoasthumanesociety.org
This is Isadora , a quiet and
well mannered six-year-old
lady. She thought she hit
the jackpot in the spring of
2015 when a wonderful lady
in a retirement community
adopted her. Unfortunately
her adopterʼs health failed
and she was back at our
shelter a year later. Wonʼt
you give her another chance at her forever home?
We think sheʼs “Is-A-Dorable”!
Ivanhoe is a very handsome
gentleman. He has always
been a very sweet and affec-
tionate boy. Ivanhoe was
born in our shelter, so he
has never known anything
beyond the shelter walls. He
would love to come home
with you and be your big, or-
ange couch potato. Ivanhoe
is on a special diet that is easily found in pet supply
stores. Wonʼt you consider giving Ivanhoe his forever
home?
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
HOSTS
