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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 3 C Flood conditions means extra caution for boaters Last weekend’s heavy rain- fall and continued wet forecast this week sets up the perfect scenario for potential flooding on area rivers. With flooding comes debris flows with trees, root wads, and other material that can impact the safety of boaters on the water. The Oregon Marine Board and marine law enforcement strongly urge boaters to take the following precautions: Viks from 1B cost them junior guard Jared Brandt by the fourth quarter. Junior post Trent Reavis still managed 17 points and 8 rebounds to lead Siuslaw in scor- ing and off the boards, with 8 points each from juniors Kyle King and Jake Hickson, as well Fishing from 1B using a bobber and jig can be effective. WILSON RIVER: Steelhead ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Before hitting the water, OSMB suggests checking current conditions online at: www.boatoregon.com and click on the ‘Boat Oregon Map’ Mapl eton H.S. Basketball The Junior post lead the Sailors with 30 points and 38 rebounds in two games last week on the basket- ball court. In one game alone, he pulled down 24 rebounds. Honorable Mention Eyza Abbas Honorable mention is given to Siuslaw Wrestler Eyza Abbas who finished sixth out of 30 competi- tors in her weight class at the Western Oregon Girls’ Regional Wrestling Meet at Thurston High School in Springfield. Sponsored By: The Siuslaw News , KCST and The Sports Club Central Coast Disposal Alan Twombly-H & R Block River House & Old Town Inns J.L. Walker & Sons Wind Drift Kites Bridgewater Restaurant Full Spectrum Computers Best For Hearing Dutch Bros. County Transfer & Recycling Foglio Drop Box Service Pavilion Catering Old Town Barber Shop Florence RV & Automotive Specialist Leisure Excavating Shervin's Automotive Regency Florence Cascade Title Co. The Salvation Army Randy's Riverview Market & Deli • Wear a life jacket. Given the water temperature and equally cold air temperature, boaters are encouraged to wear a properly fitting life jacket on the outside of their cold weath- er attire. • Boat with others and stay within sight of one another. • Know your limits and how to self-rescue. Be sure your skills and experience are equal to the river and the conditions. • Fill out a digital float plan and print out a copy to let oth- ers know where you are boating and when to expect your return. The digital form, when sub- mitted, sends an email to the Marine Board that can be used later to aid marine law enforce- ment should a boater need help. Visit www.boatoregon.com and click on the Boat Oregon Map. The website and the application are optimized for mobile devices. as senior point guard Brogan Cornish. Brandt had 6 points and fresh- man Sam Myers had 4 points. Still tied for third at 3-3 with Marshfield and Douglas, the Vikings hosted the Pirates last night (after press deadlines) for a crucial game that could deter- mine the second-place spot in the Far West as the league winds down next week. It was the first league win of the season for South Umpqua, which is in last place at 1-5 (10- 10 overall). North Band, ranked No. 4 in the state at the 4A level by the OSAA, remains undefeated in league at 6-0. Earlier that night, the Lady Vikings took to the hardwood against the Lady Lancers, whose freshman standout Shalyn Gray was nearly unstoppable, scoring 28 points before the final buzzer. Meanwhile, Siuslaw senior point guard and top scorer Destinie Tatum found herself the main focus of South Umpqua’s defense, which held Tatum to her lowest-scoring game of the sea- son with 5 points before fouling out. Sophomore Alyssa Richards led the Lady Viks with 10 points and 8 rebounds, followed by jun- ior Marika White with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Senior Claire Waggoner also had 8 points to go with 4 rebounds. The loss puts Siuslaw at 1-5 in league (6-13 overall) along with South Umpqua (5-15). Last night, the Lady Viks host- ed Marshfield (after press dead- lines). Friday, both Siuslaw teams will be on the road at Brookings- Harbor. Girls tip off at 6 p.m., followed by the boys at 7:30 p.m. Hatchery steelhead are available and opportunities should improve on through January as conditions improve. All the usual techniques such as side drifting, float fish- ing, and pulling plugs or divers and bait, should be effective. Anglers are reminded that fall Chinook season is closed. above Dellwood will need a permit from Weyerhaeuser, which they can pick up at the Dellwood office. In the Coos Basin 1 addi- tional hatchery steelhead may be retained per day for a total aggregate of 3 adult fish har- vested daily. Anglers have been catching a few rockfish and surfperch along the jetties and sub- merged rock piles. Fishing for rockfish in the bay has been spotty. The marine fish daily bag limit for bottom fish (rockfish) is 7 fish and a sepa- rate daily limit for lingcod (2). The 7 fish marine bag limit will remain in place, with these adjustments for 2017: Create a sub-bag limit of 6 black rockfish, remove the sub-bag limit for canary rock- fish, add China/quillback/cop- per rockfishes to the sub-bag limit with blue/Deacon rock- fish and change the limit from 3 to 4. Finally remove the 10-inch minimum size for kelp green- ling. Retention of cabezon is not allowed until July 1. Recreational crabbing is now open in all Oregon waters. Crabbing was decent over the weekend in Coos Bay. Crabbing from a boat has been better than crabbing from the dock but dock crabbers are picking up a few legal crabs. 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. Recreational harvest of razor clams and mussels is closed from the entire Oregon coast due to elevated levels of domoic acid. This includes all beaches and all bays. Before any shell- fish harvest trip, make sure to check the Oregon Department of Agriculture website for any updates. using jigs or rubber worms. Fishing for yellow perch has picked up in Tenmile Lakes. Anglers have been catching a few yellow perch measuring 14 to 15-inches long. Worms fished near the lake bottom work very well for catching yellow perch. Anglers should fish in water depths of 15 feet or deeper to consistent- ly find the bigger yellow perch. fishing with sand shrimp when ocean swells are small. YAQUINA RIVER: Steelhead The Yaquina River is open for hatchery winter steelhead. Casting spinners, drifting bait or using a bobber and jig can be effective. COOS COUNTY LAKES/PONDS: Trout Dominic Wells • Make sure the boat ramp is open for launching. The Marine Board is work- ing closely with facility man- agers and will include closure information on the Boat Oregon Map. • Scout the river before run- ning it. Rivers are dynamic, and don’t stay the same over time. Boulders and logs move, trees fall and currents shift. When in doubt — scout and portage out. Rainbow trout were stocked in Upper Empire, Bradley, Saunders, Powers and Butterfield lakes in October. Fishing for these stocked fish has slowed down. Coos County lakes and ponds will not be stocked again until the spring. COOS RIVER BASIN: Dungeness crab, bay clams, rockfish, steelhead Trout fishing in streams is closed until May 22. A few steelhead have been caught the past few weeks in the West Fork Millicoma, East Fork Millicoma, and South Fork Coos rivers. The West Fork Millicoma was the only river in the basin that was fishable over the past weekend. Anglers are drifting eggs or corkies along the stream bot- tom or using a jig suspended under a bobber. Anglers fish- ing the South Fork Coos River Buying or Selling? I can help. 87896 Limpit Ln – Custom built 2004, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1765 sqft home has white marble tiles in the guest bath, imported kitchen tile coun- tertops and bay windows. Oak floor entry with skylight and chandelier. Fully landscaped with back deck. $349,000. #2626-16355103 Melody Beaudro Principal Broker 541 991-2151 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Steelhead The South Umpqua is open to winter steelhead fishing, upstream to Jackson Creek. Only adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be retained. Steelhead are being caught up to Canyonville and anglers are hooking into a few. Fishing may slow with cooler tempera- tures. COQUILLE RIVER BASIN: Crab, steelhead, salmon Trout fishing in streams is closed until May 22. Steelhead anglers have reported catching a few steel- head in the North Fork Coquille at LaVerne Park and the South Fork Coquille rivers. Anglers have had success drifting eggs or corkies. Recreational crabbing is now open in all Oregon waters. Crabbing is very slow in the lower Coquille River due to the large amounts of freshwa- ter coming downstream. TENMILE BASIN: Trout, bass, yellow perch, steelhead Trout fishing in the streams of the Tenmile Basin are now closed until May 22. Trout fishing in Tenmile Lakes is open all year. A few steelhead have been reported in Tenmile Creek. Anglers will have success plunking near the acclimation sites or fishing a jig under a bobber. Eel Creek is now open to steelhead fishing. Largemouth bass fishing has slowed down over the past few weeks. Anglers are catching bass near structure or on the deep end of the weed lines WINCHESTER BAY: Bottomfish, perch Fishing for bottom fish in the Triangle and South jetty has been successful. PACIFIC OCEAN AND BEACHES: Bottomfish, surf perch, crab Recreational crabbing is now open in all Oregon waters. Bottom fishing has been good when the ocean condi- tions allow. Recreational harvest of razor clams is closed on the entire Oregon coast due to ele- vated levels of domoic acid. Harvest of mussels is open on the entire Oregon Coast. Before any shellfish harvest trip, make sure to check the Oregon Department of Agriculture website for any updates. Surf perch fishing was decent this past weekend. Surf perch anglers will do the best Cel e 70 brati Yea ng rs! Hoberg’s Complete Auto Repair www.hobergsautorepair.com 345 Hwy. 101 • P.O. 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Black rockfish will have a sub-bag limit of 6 fish (out of the 7 fish daily bag, no more than 6 may be black rockfish). There is a 4 fish sub-bag limit for blue/deacon, China, copper, and quillback rockfish combined (out of the 7 fish marine bag, no more than 4 may be these species com- bined). The daily bag limit for lingcod remains at 2 fish and flatfish species, other than Pacific halibut, remains at 25 fish. • Reminder: the Cabezon season is closed; it will reopen July 1. • Pacific halibut The 2017 quota for Pacific halibut will be determined in early this month. ODFW staff- recommended season dates will be available in mid- February. • SHELLFISH Call the ODA shellfish safe- ty hotline at 1-800-448-2474 for the most current informa- tion about shellfish safety clo- sures before harvesting. Additional information is available from ODA’s Food Safety Program at 503-986- 4720 or the ODA shellfish clo- sures website. • Mussels The recreational harvest of mussels is open coastwide. • Razor clams NOTICE: Razor clams are closed along the entire Oregon coast due to elevated levels of domoic acid. This includes all beaches and bays. • Bay clams Bay clamming is open along the entire Oregon Coast from the Columbia River to the California border. Check the ODFW Shellfish website for where and when to harvest your favorite bivalves. Updated maps on where to clam. • Crab Crabbing is open in the ocean and all bays. Crabbing in Coos Bay has been good. Breaking news, photo galleries and MORE! Visit the Siuslaw News online at WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM
