NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM
WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ DECEMBER 28, 2016 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Scouting for spouting
S PORTS
Calendar
Dec. 28
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• MHS BB
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
R EEDSPORT HS
AT
On the
Bite
THE LOCAL REGION
GIRLS :
5:30 P . M .
BOYS : 7 P . M .
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Dec. 29
MID COAST LAKES
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.
• MHS BB
AT
P ERRYDALE HS
GIRLS :
4 P . M .
BOYS : 5:30 P . M .
Dec. 30
• SHS BB
AT
C ORBETT HS
GIRLS :
4 P . M .
BOYS : 5:30 P . M .
SIUSLAW RIVER:
T IDE T ABLE
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.
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Dec. 28
12:40am / 5.6 6:01am / 2.7
11:45pm/ 7.1 6:51pm/ -0.3
COURTESY PHOTOS
Visitors to the Oregon coast have a great opportunity to spot gray whales this week as they migrate to warmer
waters near Mexico.
Dec. 29
1:17am / 5.8
12:21pm/ 7.1
6:39am / 2.7
7:26pm/ -0.4
Dec. 30
1:53am / 5.9
12:57pm/ 7.1
7:18am / 2.6
8:00pm/ -0.4
W ATCHING
FOR WHALES
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Dec. 31
2:29am / 6.0
1:34am/ 7.0
7:57am / 2.6
8:35pm/ -0.4
Jan. 1
3:09am / 6.0
2:12pm / 6.8
8:37am / 2.6
9:14pm / -0.2
Jan. 2
3:48am / 6.1
2:55am/ 6.4
9:24am / 2.6
9:53pm/ 0.1
Jan. 3
4:29am / 6.1
3:46pm/ 6.0
T
he majestic appearance of
whales, while brief, is a memory
that lasts a lifetime. Thousands
will be gathering along the Oregon
coast during Whale Watching Week,
which began yesterday, in hopes of
catching a glimpse of the winter whale
migration as it continues through
Saturday, Dec. 31. During that time, the
Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department (OPRD) is hosting 24
“Whale Watching Spoken Here” sta-
tions at various points along scenic
See
WHALES 3B
The tail of a migrating gray whale appears off the coast near Cape
Perpetua last December.
Siuslaw forest benefits from restoration grants
148 Maple St.
Florence, OR
97439
541-997-3441
www.thesiuslawnews.com
Lynnette Wikstrom
Broker
Cell: 541.999.0786
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 is
open. 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 through Dec. 31.
• No fishing from a
floating device upstream
from Mill Creek.
SALMON RIVER:
10:18am / 2.5
10:35pm/ 0.4
CORVALLIS — Siuslaw National
Forest officials received good news
last week in the form of two large
grants awarded to the forest and its
partners for restoration efforts span-
ning much of the Oregon coast.
A total of $495,000 in federal funds
will support invasive species manage-
ment and ecological restoration on the
Oregon dunes, as well as stream and
forest restoration on and off Forest
Service land on the north Oregon
coast.
The “Salmon SuperHwy Basin
Management Project” was selected for
ALSEA RIVER AND
BAY: Chinook, steelhead
a highly competitive Joint Chiefs’
Landscape Restoration Partnership
award by the heads of the U.S. Forest
Service and Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS).
Funds totaling $413,000 will be
shared among the Siuslaw National
Forest and the NRCS Oregon state
office to restore and improve habitat
for the endangered coho salmon, pro-
tect water quality, increase forest
health, and support local communities
through economic development,
increasing infrastructure resiliency and
reducing fire risk.
It builds on the existing Salmon
SuperHwy initiative that aims to fully
address fish passage and habitat needs
on federal and private lands in the
Nestucca and Tillamook Bay water-
sheds through a partnership of Forest
Service, NRCS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Trout Unlimited, private
landowners and others.
Oregon dunes restoration efforts
will benefit from the Pulling Together
Initiative grant that is being awarded to
Cascade Pacific Resource
See
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 bob-
ber angling.
GRANTS 3B
See
FISHING 2B
I hope your Christmas was wonderful
and that your New Year will be everything you wish for.
2016 was a wonderful year for real estate
and let’s hope it will continue into 2017.
If you have any real estate needs, don’t hesitate to call.
Wishing you all the best in 2017!
lynnette@cbcoast.com
100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777
“We’re next to the Bridge.”
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