SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017
USFS releases
report on
Siuslaw forest
OISC reveals new weapon in
fight against invasive species
National qualifier
The U.S. Forest Service
has released its 2016 annual
report on the Siuslaw
National Forest.The report
highlights the USFS accom-
plishments in the last year,
investments made and col-
laborative efforts that created
jobs and got kids outside.
The report states that over
14,000 kids enjoyed pro-
grams and activities in the
forest, over 9,000 acres of
wildlife
habitat
were
improved, and $2.85 million
was generated by restoration
timber sales to invest back
into restoration projects.
“We call the Siuslaw a
forest that works,” said
Forest Supervisor Jerry
Ingersoll, “and it’s true.
Thanks to our great commu-
nity partnerships and hard-
working staff, we have a
strong track record of accom-
plishing important restora-
tion projects and providing
outstanding recreation oppor-
tunities up and down the
Oregon coast.”
The report is available on
the Siuslaw National Forest
website.
ATHLETE
OF THE
WEEK
COURTESY PHOTO
Siuslaw’s Abby Coday, a member of the Siuslaw High School girls bowling team, trav-
eled to Park Lanes in Hillsboro to compete in the Oregon State Pepsi tournament.
During the two-day tournament, Coday was the top qualifier after the first day in her
age group. Also qualifying for the finals was Neil DeVera, who went on to finish sixth
overall. With Coday taking first with a six-game score of 1,254, she earned a trip to
Cleveland, Ohio, for the July 17-22 tournament. Also competing from Florence were
Patrick Hill and Faith Coday.
Fishing
Clark Hooper
Siusla
w H.S
.
Track & Field
The senior athlete swept
both hurdles events at the
Junction City Invitational,
winning the 110 meter
hurdles in 16.3 seconds;
then capturing the 300
meter hurdles in a personal
best time of 42.45 seconds.
YAQUINA RIVER:
from 1C
fish throughout the system.
It’s always a good idea to
check the river levels before
heading out. There are still
some big fish coming off the
Wilson this year. All the usual
techniques such as side drift-
ing, float fishing, drift fishing,
or pulling plugs or divers and
bait should be effective.
During high water use brighter
colors and larger presentations.
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 steel-
head. Casting spinners, drift-
ing bait or using a bobber and
jig can be effective.
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Honorable mention is given
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record of 163’ 7”. That
mark matches the fifth
longest throw in school
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Excess hatchery steelhead
have been stocked into
Saunders Lake, Middle
Empire, and Lower Empire
lakes. Fishing regulations for
these stocked steelhead in
Empire Lakes and Saunders
Lake are just like the trout reg-
ulations: anglers can keep 1
fish over 20-inches per day
and only need their fishing
license.
Trophy trout were stocked
last week in Bradley Lake,
Empire lakes, and Johnson
Mill Pond.
Fishing for trophy trout was
good in Empire Lakes this past
week for anglers using small
spinners or using Powerbait.
ODFW is implementing a
tag reward trout study on
Empire Lakes for 2017 in
which anglers will be asked to
report tagged trout that are
caught. Anglers can report tags
on the ODFW website.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout,
bass, steelhead
Trout fishing in the streams
of the Tenmile Basin are
closed until May 22. Trout
fishing in Tenmile Lakes, Eel
Lake, Saunders Lake are open
all year.
Steelhead season is open in
Tenmile Creek and Eel Creek
until April 30. Steelhead fish-
ing has been very slow in the
Tenmile Basin. In the Tenmile
Basin, one additional hatchery
SALEM — Invasive plants
and animals are stressing
Oregon’s native species and
have the potential to cost mil-
lions in economic damage to
the state’s water infrastructure
systems, agriculture and
forestry.
Oregonians and regional
partners now have a new coor-
dinated approach to protecting
Oregon from these devastating
effects: The Oregon Statewide
Strategic Plan for Invasive
Species 2017-27 and the
accompanying working docu-
ment, the Oregon Statewide
Action Plan for Invasive
Species.
The
Oregon
Invasive
Species Council (OISC)
released the plan after a year
of stakeholder engagement
and a 2016 Oregon Invasive
Species Summit devoted to its
development.
Co-chairing the effort and
penning a letter to Oregonians
at the beginning of the plan,
Jeffrey (Jas) Adams and Rian
vanden Hooff noted “increas-
ingly, invasive species —
whether introduced by deliber-
ate or unintended actions —
present one of the most serious
current threats to our econo-
my, ecosystems, infrastruc-
ture, and natural heritage.”
State wildlife officials are
so concerned about invasive
species they list them as a Key
Conservation Issue in the
Oregon Conservation Strategy.
“The second largest factor
causing native species to
become at-risk of extinction in
the United States is invasive
steelhead may be retained per
day for a total aggregate of
three adult fish harvested
daily.
Largemouth bass fishing has
been slow but will be picking
up as the water temperatures
warm up. Anglers are catching
bass near structure or on the
deep end of the weed lines
using jigs or rubber worms.
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH :
Steelhead
Good numbers of steelhead
are being caught up to and
above Canyonville and anglers
are hooking into a few hatch-
ery fish. Pay attention to river
gages for the South as it has
been high and unfishable a
large portion of the time this
season.
The South Umpqua will
likely be a little high for most
anglers this weekend.
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
open along the entire Oregon
coast.
Bottom fishing has been
good when the ocean condi-
tions allow. Fishing for bottom
fish is restricted to inside of
the 30-fathom curve.
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species,” said Rick Boater,
Invasive Species Coordinator
for the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife and current
OISC chair. “Invasives are a
real threat to Oregon’s fish and
wildlife and their habitats.”
Boatner pointed out a few
examples of invasive species
already affecting some of
Oregon’s native fish and
wildlife. American bullfrogs
and red-eared slider turtles
harm Oregon’s two native tur-
tles by competing for nesting
sites and food.
Bullfrogs also prey on
native turtles, frogs, fish and
snakes.
Ringed crayfish compete
with native Signal crayfish for
food and habitat, and New
Zealand Mud Snails can
impact native invertebrates
and the food chain of native
trout.
“All Oregonians have a role
in keeping these invasives out
of state, and the new plan
encourages that,” Boatner
said.
The new strategic plan sets
a long-term vision for a collab-
orative pathways management
approach for invasive species,
while the two-year action plan
describes detailed actions
agencies and organizations can
take to achieve the strategic
objectives.
“Pathways management is a
collaborative approach to
invasive species managemen-
tand that supports science-
based decision making,” said
Jalene Littlejohn, OISC Lead
Coordinator.
Recreational harvest of
razor clams is closed on the
entire Oregon coast due to ele-
vated levels of domoic acid.
The recreational harvest of
mussels is closed from Cape
Arago (south of Coos Bay) to
the California border. Before
any shellfish harvest trip,
make sure to check the Oregon
Department of Agriculture
website for any updates.
Surf perch fishing has been
good when ocean swells are
small. Surf perch anglers will
do the best fishing with sand
shrimp or Berkely Gulp sand
worms.
O CEAN S ALMON :
The ocean recreational
Chinook salmon fishery off
Oregon is currently open from
Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.
fthrough April 30.
Fishing effort and catch
have been slow so far.
Ocean salmon fishing sea-
sons for 2017 are still being
developed. Look for updates
on the 2017 seasons.
B OTTOM F ISHING :
When the weather allows,
fishing in the winter months
for lingcod and rockfish can
be fun and successful. The
ocean fishing is good, private
boats had about 5 rockfish per
angler and near limits of ling-
cod for everyone.
Charters had near limits of
rockfish and at least one ling-
cod per angler.
R EMINDERS :
• Bottomfish is restricted to
shoreward of the 30 fathom
line (defined by waypoints).
• Cabezon season is closed;
it will reopen July 1.
M USSELS :
The recreational harvest of
mussels is open coastwide.
R AZOR C LAMS :
Razor clams remain closed
along the entire Oregon coast
due to elevated levels of
domoic acid. This includes all
beaches and bays.
B AY C LAMS :
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.
C RABBING :
Ocean and bay crabbing is
open coastwide. Bay crabbing
has slowed down as it typical-
ly does this time of the year.
Recent reports are about 2-3
crab per person in the ocean.