SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017
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Annual Fly Fishing Expo returns to Reedsport this weekend
The
Lower
Umpqua
Flycasters will be holding its
27th annual Fly Fishing Expo
at the Reedsport Community
Center, 451 Winchester Ave. in
Reedsport, from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., on Saturday, Feb 25.
The Expo is a free day of fun
for the entire family.
The expo offers the opportu-
nity for both long-term anglers
and those new to the sport learn
about fly casting through spe-
cial features, including demon-
strations and programs on vari-
ous aspects of fly fishing, fly
tying and fly casting.
There will also equipment
displays, informational dis-
plays by various stream and
fish enhancement groups, a
concession stand with meals
and snacks available, and raffle
drawings each hour all day.
Dave Williams will do a spe-
cial presentation on small-
mouth bass fishing on John
Day River.
More than 20 fly tyers
from Oregon and Washington
will be present doing demon-
strations and sales.
To answer questions regard-
ing Oregon lakes, personnel
will be available from the Eel
and Tenmile STEP program,
Tenmile
Lake
Basin
Partnership, ODFW of Coos
County and the CCA group.
Frank Moore, international
expert on fly-rod casting, will
also be demonstrating and help-
ing young and old learn how to
cast.
This year also includes two
new exhibits, Project Healing
Water Fly Fishing and Source
One Serenity, both geared to
military veterans.
Other exhibits include: wild
flowers, fishing antiques, float
boats and representatives from
various fly rod and fly tying
equipment companies.
This is the only event of its
kind on the south and central
Oregon coast.
The purpose of the free expo
is to promote conservation and
introduce the sport of fly fish-
ing to adults and young chil-
dren.
The club has members from
Waldport to Gold Beach.
Trail conditions prompt closure of Siltcoos River Trail by DC Council
In early February, the Dune
City Council voted to close the
popular Siltcoos River Trail
due to safety concerns.
Citing the potential liability
issues associated with kayakers
and canoers using the area of
the river that approaches the
ramp the decision was made to
close the trail.
Dune City owns the recently
repaired portage that allows for
safe passage over the Siltcoos
River Dam. The state has
responsibility for keeping the
river navigable but has been
unable to access the area for the
last three years.
The dam is located on pri-
vate property and the owners,
Dune City and the state have
been unable to reach an agree-
ment to correct the problem.
Until such time as an agree-
ment on transfer of ownership
ATHLETE
of the ramp or on an agreement
between the state and the prop-
erty owner is reached the trail
will remain closed.
On the
Bite
OF THE
WEEK
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
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.
Jared Brandt
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Basketball
The
junior
forward
amassed 10 points, 21
rebounds, 7 assists and 7
steals in two games last
week, helping the Vikings
to their best Far West
League finish in several
years.
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.
Honorable Mention
Jake Hickson
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.
Honorable mention is
given to Jake Hickson…
the Siuslaw wing scored
23 points, pulled down 5
rebounds and had 3
assists in the same
games.
SALMON RIVER:
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
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Siuslaw senior Claire Waggoner drives the baseline against North Bend in the Lady Vikings’ final game of the season.
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dominant
performance,
outscoring the Lady Viks near-
ly 2-1 in a 62-38 win.
As she has done for all but
three games this season, Tatum
was the Viks’ top scorer,
accounting for nearly half of
Siuslaw’s points with 13.
Tatum also had 3 steals.
For the season, Tatum led
scoring with 261 points — an
average of 11.3 points per
game. She also led in rebound-
ing with 174.
Watkins was second in scor-
ing Friday with 7 points, with
sophomore Madison Reynolds
chipping in 6 points and lead-
ing in rebounds with 6.
For the season, sophomore
Wrestlers
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from 1B
from 1B
and No. 1 seed Lane Stigall
of North Marion.
At 170 pounds, Siuslaw
senior Nick Steinman will
face No 2-seeded James
Ellis, a freshman from Banks
High School.
In the heavyweight brack-
et, Viking senior Kainan
Lane, seeded at No. 5, will
Alyssa Richards was second in
rebounding with 98, while sen-
ior Brittany Long, who didn’t
play in the last five games of
the season, was second in scor-
ing with 154 points.
Launius had the team-high
in 3-pointers for the season
with 6.
Siuslaw finished the season
a 1-9 in the Far West and 6-17
overall.
Marshfield (9-1) won the
league title and gets a bye this
week. Douglas (8-2) was sec-
ond in league and will host a
state play-in game this Friday.
North Bend, which finished
third, will be on the road
Friday for a play-in game
against a team that hasn’t been
determined as of press time.
wrestle unseeded Ontario
junior Miguel Galindo.
Matches begin Friday,
Feb. 24, and continue into
the finals on Saturday, Feb.
25.
Wrestling begins each day
at 8:30 a.m., however a full
and updated tourney sched-
ule is available online at
www.osaa.org/docs/wre/
championship schedule.pdf.
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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.
Casting spinners, drifting
bait or using a bobber and
jig can be effective.
SILETZ RIVER AND
BAY: Steelhead
Winter steelhead oppor-
tunities are improving as
more fish move through
the mainstem. Casting
spinners, drifting bait or
using a bobber and jig can
be effective.
WILSON RIVER:
Steelhead
Hatchery steelhead are
available and opportunities
should improve on through
January as conditions
improve.
All the usual techniques
such as side drifting, float
fishing, and pulling plugs
or divers and bait, should
be effective.
Anglers are reminded
that fall Chinook season is
closed.
YAQUINA RIVER:
Steelhead
The Yaquina River is
open for hatchery winter
steelhead. Casting spin-
ners, drifting bait or using
a bobber and jig can be
effective.
COOS COUNTY
LAKES/PONDS: Trout
Rainbow trout were
stocked in Upper Empire,
See
FISHING 4B