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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017
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Bite
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
Crabbing restrictions lifted from Coos Bay to Heceta Head
The Oregon Department of
Agriculture (ODA) and the
Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife
(ODFW)
have
announced the reopening of
recreational crabbing and lift-
ing of commercial crabbing
restrictions from the north jetty
of Coos Bay to Heceta Head,
north of Florence.
Dungeness crab viscera sam-
ples taken from the area indi-
cate levels of the marine toxin
domoic acid have dropped and
remain below the alert level.
Crab harvesting was closed
or restricted in that portion of
the central coast last week.
With the reopening and lift-
ing of restrictions, all harvest-
ing of crab is open along the
entire Oregon Coast.
ODA and ODFW will con-
tinue monitoring marine toxins
in crab and shellfish to ensure
that the concentrations remain
below the alert level.
Despite the recent closure,
crab and shellfish products sold
in retail markets and restau-
rants are safe for consumers.
It is recommended that crab
always be eviscerated prior to
cooking, which includes
removal and discard of the
internal organs and gills.
For more information, call
ODA’s shellfish safety infor-
mation hotline at (800) 448-
2474 or visit the ODA shellfish
closures web page at www.ore-
gon.gov/ODA/programs/Food
Safety/Shellfish/Pages/Shellfis
hClosures.aspx.
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Hoop shooters advance
to state this weekend
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.
The local Elks Hoop Shoot
for boys and girls ages 8 to 13
was held Saturday, Jan. 21, at
Siuslaw Elementary School.
On hand were Elks members,
parents and friends of young
basktball hoop shooters.
Mylee Blake won the 8- to
9-year-old girls division;
Jordan Pitcher won the 8- to 9-
year-old boys bracket.
Dillon Jensen won the 10-
to 11-year old boys contest,
with Makayla Freeman win-
ning the girls side.
Top shooter of the event
was Brody Terry, who won the
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Steelhead
The Siuslaw River and
bay is closed to Chinook
salmon.
Fishing is slow.
The Siuslaw River and
Lake Cr. are open for steel-
head fishing. Casting spin-
ners, drifting bait or using
a bobber and jig can be
effective.
12- to 13-year-old boys divi-
sion after sinking 19 of 25
freethrows.
Four of the event’s top
shooters then advanced to the
district championships in
Seaside, Ore., where Freeman
qualified for the state finals to
be held today, Feb. 11, in
Milwaukie, Ore.
Terry sank 22 of 25 attempts
at district and was top shooter
for the event.
He will also move on to
state with Freeman this week-
end.
SALMON RIVER:
Steelhead
The Salmon River
opened for wild and hatch-
ery steelhead is open. Wild
winter steelhead can be
retained on the Salmon
River.
Daily and annual bag
limit on wild winter steel-
head are 1/day and 3/year.
See
FISHING 3B
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw junior post Trent Reavis looks for an opening in the key against Marshfield.
Viks
from 1B
freshman Sam Myers brought
the Viks within 5 points, 46-41.
Freethrows from Reavis and
King closed the gap to within 3
points with 32 seconds left, but a
crucial steal by the Pirates in the
final seconds allowed Marshfield
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to run out the clock and preserve
the win, 46-43.
The loss dropped the Vikings
into a three-way tie for third
place in the Far West League at
3-4
with
Douglas
and
Brookings-Harbor.
Last night, Siuslaw played at
Brookings (after press deadlines)
for a chance to take sole posses-
sion of third place with two
games remaining in the season.
Tuesday, the Vikings will be
on the road at Douglas before
wrapping up the final game of
the regular season at home
against undefeated North bend
(7-0) next Friday.
Tipoff for both games is set for
7:30 p.m.
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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
ALSEA RIVER:
Chinook, steelhead
Steelhead fishing opened
on the Alsea River and list-
ed tributaries. Fishing is
fair when river conditions
are favorable.
Casting spinners, drift-
ing bait or using a bobber
and jig can be effective.