SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2017
Chinook
from 1B
highest biomass in the last 18
years. Thus even in the absence
of preferred cold-water species,
there was food in the California
Current system – at least for a
while.
However, by the time the
juvenile Chinook salmon
migrated to the ocean later that
spring, these larval anchovies
and rockfish had all but disap-
peared – making even backup
food sources for the salmon
scarce.
The researchers theorize that
these larval fish died off
Eclypse
from 1B
to provide a range of camping
opportunities and enhanced
visitor services on the peak.
Marys Peak is currently a
day-use only area — overnight
use of the peak outside of what
is available under this permit-
ted event will not be allowed.
More information on this
shuttle service, camping, and
other local opportunities will
be available soon at www.visit
corvallis.com/oregon-state-uni-
versity/8-21-2017-total-solar-
eclipse-corvallis-oregon.
For Mt. Hebo, private vehi-
cle access the day of the eclipse
Fishing
from 1B
and 60 into Lake Lytle. These
fish get fairly active in the lake
and offer a unique fishing
experience, especially when
the rivers are blown out. Once
in the lake they are considered
“trout” and do not require a
Combined Angling Tag.
because they themselves had
little to eat. Long-time NOAA
biologist Bill Peterson told
Daly and her colleagues that
the Pacific Ocean off the
Northwest coast in early 2015
was devoid of cold-water,
lipid-rich copepods, a key ele-
ment in the food chain. In
2015, it was so warm offshore
that virtually no lipid-rich
copepods were to be found.
“We think the larval
anchovies and rockfish had
nothing to eat, so they died
off,” Daly said. “So when the
salmon entered the ocean later
that spring of 2015, the cup-
board was bare.”
“During warm years, there is
typically less upwelling that
brings cold, nutrient-rich water
to the surface,” said Richard
Brodeur, a biologist with the
NOAA Northwest Fisheries
Science Center and co-author
on the study. “Salmon popula-
tions may be able to handle one
year of warm temperatures and
sparse food. But two or three
years in a row could be disas-
trous.”
“The young salmon may
have to travel farther north to
find food, and they become
highly susceptible to becoming
prey themselves because of
their weakened condition.”
Preliminary results from
2016 by study co-author Toby
Auth suggest that ichthy-
oplankton biomass was again
high in late winter, but it was
dominated once more by
anchovies and sardines, which
normally spawn off Oregon in
summer. Juvenile salmon sam-
pled in the spring were small
and somewhat thinner than nor-
mal, Daly said.
“For the first time, we found
that the salmon were eating
juvenile sardines in 2016 – a
new prey for them,” she noted.
“Sardines were spawning off
the central Oregon coast for
one of the first times because of
the warm water. We don’t know
the long-term impact this will
have on salmon. Hopefully, it
can become a new food source
for them if waters remain
warm.”
As this year’s run of spring
Chinook salmon unfolds on the
Columbia River, Daly and her
colleagues will be watching to
see if the numbers of adult fish
returning align with predictions
of a poor return based on 2015
ocean conditions, prey avail-
ability, and juvenile fish size.It
could provide valuable infor-
mation to resource managers in
the future.
will also be by reservation only.
Parking permits will be avail-
able for two parking areas on
Mt. Hebo.
Access will also be open to
those arriving by foot and bicy-
cle, though trailhead access
may be unavailable or extreme-
ly limited.
More information on Mt.
Hebo vehicle reservations will
be available at www.recreation.
gov/tourParkDetail.do?contract
Code=NRSO&parkId=151941
on March 27, with permits
reservations available from that
site at 7 a.m. on March 30.
The current order prohibiting
camping on Mt. Hebo to pro-
tect fragile meadows will con-
tinue to be in place during the
eclipse.
For other forest areas, many
Siuslaw National Forest camp-
grounds are available by reser-
vation and are already booked
for the nights leading up to the
eclipse.
Some areas of the forest are
available for dispersed camp-
ing, yet the steep slopes and
dense forests of the Coast
Range limit the availability of
suitable camping locations.
While access to other forest
recreation sites will be avail-
able as usual, standard recre-
ation fees may apply and
crowding and congestion
should be anticipated.
“We love how excited people
are to witness this natural phe-
nomenon and it is our intent to
welcome them to the national
forest to do so,” said Jerry
Ingersoll, forest supervisor.
“We also know that viewing
opportunities on the Siuslaw
will be limited by the terrain,
the tall trees, and our need to
protect safety and resources in
a few special places. We’re
encouraging folks to plan
ahead so they’ll have a memo-
rable eclipse experience.”
With the amount of visitors
expected in western Oregon for
the eclipse numbering in the
hundreds of thousands, it is
likely roadways will be con-
gested the weekend prior and
the day of the eclipse.
Emergency personnel will be
stretched thin and response
times may be slow.
Visitors to the national forest
should plan their visit well
ahead of time, expect limited or
no cellphone service, and have
eye protection that is certified
as safe for viewing a solar
eclipse.
Many events are being
planned throughout western
Oregon.
For information on events
and viewing opportunities near
you, visit www.2017 eclipse.
blogspot.com/, or call your
local chambers of commerce.
Anglers are reminded, how-
ever, that only one trout per
day over 20 inches may be
retained, and these fish will
almost all be in that size range.
Trout stocking is complete
in the other North Coast lakes,
but there are still hold over
trout available and winter can
be a great time to fish for them
as these trout will be larger
now, and getting hungry. The
trout stocking schedule for
2017 is available online, and
printed versions will be out
soon.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Chinook,
steelhead
The Siuslaw River and Lake
Cr. are open for hatchery win-
ter steelhead. Fishing is slow.
Casting spinners, drifting bait
or using a bobber and jig can
be effective.
there have been some big fish
coming off the Wilson this
year.
All the usual techniques
such as side drifting, float fish-
ing, drift fishing, or pulling
plugs or divers and bait should
be effective.
During high water use
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MID COAST LAKES:
The trout stocking schedule
for 2017 is available online
and trout have been stocked in
some lakes. Fishing for the
various warm water fish
species will slow as water tem-
peratures cool. There are
numerous lakes in the Florence
area that can provide good
opportunity.
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Steelhead
Steelhead fishing is open on
the Alsea River and listed trib-
utaries. The river is shaping up
after last week’s rain. Fishing
is slow. Alsea Hatchery is hav-
ing a below average return to
the hatchery.
Casting spinners, drifting
bait or using a bobber and jig
can be effective.
SALMON RIVER: Steelhead
The Salmon River is open
for wild and hatchery steel-
head. Fishing is slow.
Wild winter steelhead can
be retained on the Salmon
River. Daily and annual bag
limit on wild winter steelhead
are 1/day and 3/year.
Casting spinners, drifting
bait or using a bobber and jig
can be effective.
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead
The river is shaping up after
last week’s rain. Steelhead
fishing is fair. Drift boaters are
having fair success from
Moonshine Park to Siletz and
bank anglers are catching
hatchery fish in the Siletz
gorge.
Casting spinners, drifting
bait or using a bobber and jig
can be effective.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead
Fishing was slow on the
Wilson last weekend due to
high water and marginal con-
ditions. It should be dropping
into prime shape by the end of
the week and through the
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YAQUINA RIVER:
Steelhead
The Yaquina River and Big
Elk Cr. are open for steelhead.
Fishing is fair. Wild winter
steelhead can be retained on
Big Elk Cr. with a daily and
annual bag limit of 1/day and
3/year.
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
AND
A few hatchery male steel-
head were stocked into Middle
Empire Lake this week to
allow anglers for more oppor-
tunity.
Fishing regulations for these
stocked steelhead in Empire
Lakes are just like the trout
regulations. Anglers can keep
1 fish over 20 inches per day
and only need their fishing
license.
Fishing for trout in other
area lakes has been slow. Trout
stocking in area lakes will start
at the end of February/early
March.
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Dungeness crab, bay clams,
rockfish, steelhead
Trout fishing in streams is
now closed until May 22,
2017.
Currently all steelhead
rivers in the Coos Basin are
high and muddy.
The West Fork Millicoma
River will be the first river to
clear. When water conditions
are good, anglers are still
catching fish throughout the
Coos Basin.
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