NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ APRIL 8, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
S PORTS
Calendar
Eye on the ball
• APRIL 8
SHS TRACK
AT J. C ITY
10 A . M .
On the
Bite
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
• APRIL 11
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
SHS BASEBALL
HOSTS M ARSHFIELD
5 P . M .
SHS SOFTBALL
HOSTS M ARSHFIELD
5 P . M .
SHS TRACK
AT M ARSHFIELD
FWL MEET
4 P . M .
Most of the North Coast
lakes were stocked with
trout this week. Water
temps are great and fish
should be hungry.
So far this season, Town
Lake near Pacific City has
been stocked with nearly
200 surplus summer steel-
head from Cedar Creek
Hatchery. In addition, 66
early run winter steelhead
were released there on Jan.
11.
Trout stocking began the
week of March 20 in most
district lakes. The 2017
trout stocking schedule is
available online.
• APRIL 13
MHS TRACK
AT M ONROE
4 P . M .
• APRIL 14
SHS BASEBALL
AT M ARSHFIELD
3 AND 5:15 P . M .
SHS SOFTBALL
AT M ARSHFIELD
AT 3 AND 5 P . M .
SHS TRACK
O REGON R ELAYS
AT H AYWARD F IELD
4 P . M .
MID-COAST LAKES:
The trout stocking
schedule for 2017 is avail-
able online and trout have
been stocked in some
lakes. Fishing for the vari-
ous warm water fish
species are slow as water
temperatures remain cold.
There are numerous lakes
in the Florence area that
can provide good opportu-
nity.
• APRIL 15
SIUSLAW RIVER:
SHS TRACK
O REGON R ELAYS
AT H AYWARD F IELD
10 A . M .
Chinook, steelhead
The Siuslaw River and
Lake Cr. are open for
hatchery winter steelhead.
Fishing is fair. Casting
spinners, drifting bait or
using a bobber and jig can
be effective.
T IDE T ABLE
SALMON RIVER:
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
April 8
11:07am / 6.8 5:12am / 1.4
11:44pm /7.1 5:28pm / 0.4
April 9
11:55am / 6.8
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
5:56am / 0.9
6:08pm / 0.6
Steelhead
The Salmon River is
open for wild and hatchery
steelhead. Fishing is fair.
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 bob-
ber and jig can be effec-
tive.
SILETZ RIVER:
April 10
12:18am / 7.3 6:36am / 0.5
12:39pm /6.8 6:44pm / 0.9
April 11
12:49am / 7.4
1:20pm/ 6.7
7:14am /0.2
7:18pm/ 1.2
April 12
1:19am / 7.4
2:00pm/ 6.6
7:50am / 7.4
7:51pm/ 1.6
April 13
1:48am / 7.3
2:39pm/ 6.3
8:25am / 0.0
8:24pm/ 2.0
April 14
2:18am / 7.1
3:20pm/ 6.1
9:02am / 0.1
8:58pm/ 2.4
S IUSLAW
N EWS
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
The Siuslaw Baseball Association’s season got
under way this week, with games for T-ball,
Rookies, Minors and Majors scheduled
Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at Miller
Park, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The season con-
tinues through Thursday, June 1 (not includ-
ing Rhody weekend).
Steelhead
Steelhead fishing is fair.
Drift boaters are having
success from Moonshine
Park to Siletz and bank
anglers are catching hatch-
ery fish in the Siletz gorge.
Casting spinners, drifting
bait or using a bobber and
jig can be effective.
WILSON RIVER:
Steelhead
Fishing has been a little
slow the past week, mostly
due to the high water, but
See
FISHING 3B
Take a friend hunting this fall, win prizes from ODFW
SALEM — Maybe it’s a work
friend who has never been hunting but
is curious about the sport, or maybe a
spouse who wants to experience hunt-
ing for the first time during fall hunt-
ing season.
For veteran hunters who want to
pass on their passion for the outdoors,
this is the year to take that friend hunt-
ing —and enter to win a prize for your
efforts.
ODFW is hosting the new “Take a
Friend Hunting” Contest (www.ore-
gonhunter. info/take-a-friend) to
encourage friends and family mem-
bers to enjoy time together in the out-
doors this year.
Adult hunters who mentor other
new or lapsed adult hunters can enter
to win prizes, including: A 2018
statewide deer tag (pending Fish and
Wildlife Commission approval), a
Leupold rifle scope valued at $690, an
Eberlestock M5 Team Elk Pack valued
at $329 and more.
To be eligible for the contest, both
the experienced hunter (mentor) and
the new or lapsed hunter (mentee)
must have a valid 2017 Oregon hunt-
ing license and be age 18 or older.
New or returning hunters are those
who have never purchased an Oregon
hunting license, purchased for the first
time in 2016, or have not purchased
since 2012.
“Learning to hunt can be challeng-
ing for adults who didn’t grow up
hunting,” said Chris Willard, ODFW
recruitment and retention coordinator.
“Mentoring by a friend or relative is a
great way for those interested in hunt-
ing to get started.
“This year step up and take a friend
hunting. Or, if you’ve never hunted
and would like to learn how, ask a
friend who hunts to take you along,”
Willard added. “Either way, take
advantage of Oregon’s tremendous
hunting opportunities and the chance
to enjoy the outdoors with friends.”
Unlike the ODFW Youth Mentor
Program, the Take a Friend Hunting
contest is for adults only, and each per-
son must hunt on their own license and
tag. All types of hunting (big game,
waterfowl, upland bird, predator)
qualify, as long as they are legal, ethi-
cal and safe.
Mentees who want to go big game
hunting but did not draw a controlled
hunt tag are welcome to join the men-
tor’s hunt (or vice versa). But the
See
ODFW 3B
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
NORTH COAST
LAKES: