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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 Pups from 1B may yank at our heartstrings, but we often jeopardize matters further by intervening in their affairs. Rice also pointed out that, being wild animals, harbor seals face myriad challenges to reaching maturity, and pup mortality is a natural check on robust seal populations in our region. Studies estimate that as much as 50 percent of harbor seal pups born in a given year do not reach their first birthday. Another reason to give seals a wide berth is the possible threat of disease, said Laura Todd, Field Supervisor for the Fishing from 1B closed for wild and hatchery steelhead on March 31 to pro- tect spawning wild steelhead SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead, Chinook The Siletz River is open for wild Chinook (1 per day and 2 per season). A few summer steelhead are starting to be caught in the lower river. Steelhead fishing is fair. Drift boaters are having 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 m M U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Newport. “Seals and sea lions can har- bor the bacteria responsible for leptospirosis, a disease that affects humans and dogs and The Wilson is in decent shape. Steelhead should be winding down but there was still some good fishing last week, although mostly for wild steelhead. Coos River above Dellwood will need a permit from Weyerhaeuser. In the Coos basin, one addi- tional hatchery steelhead may be retained per day for a total aggregate of three adult fish harvested daily. Anglers are still catching a few rockfish and surfperch along the jetties and sub- merged rock piles. Fishing for rockfish in the bay has been spotty. The marine fish daily bag limit for bottom fish (rockfish) is seven fish and a separate daily limit for lingcod (two). The 7 fish marine bag limit will remain in place, with these adjustments for 2017: Create a sub-bag limit of 6 black rockfish, remove the sub-bag limit for canary rock- fish, Add China/quillback/ copper rockfishes to the sub- bag limit with blue/Deacon rockfish and change the limit from 3 to 4. Finally remove the 10-inch minimum size for kelp green- ling. Retention of cabezon is not allowed until July 1. Recreational crabbing is open inside the Coos Bay estu- ary. Crabbing has been slow in Coos Bay but crabbers will need to sort through several short crab to find keepers. Recreational harvest of bay clams remains open along the entire Oregon coast. Clamming is excellent dur- ing low tides near Charleston, off Cape Arago Highway, and YAQUINA RIVER: Steelhead The Yaquina River and Big Elk Cr. are closed for steel- head fishing to protect spawn- ing wild steelhead. COOS RIVER BASIN: Dungeness crab, bay clams, rockfish, steelhead Trout fishing in streams is closed until May 22. Most anglers have stopped fishing for steelhead in the Coos Basin. Rivers in the Coos basin are open to steel- head fishing until April 30. Anglers fishing the South Fork Fri./Sat. 4/28-4/29 9am-3pm 1655 W. 15th, Huge Estate Carport Sale Part 2, Bringing out lots of different brand new & used items from Aunt’s large estate relocated from Eugene. Oil lamps, books, figurines, kitchenware, household misc. & décor. As is! Cash only! Sat 4/29 9am-2pm 87655 Woodmere W. Lotsa Stuff! Collectibles, garden, household, furniture, everything must go! erica “Concerned observers itch- ing to help can call the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network Hotline at 541-270- 6830 if a pup is spotted,” said Jim Burke, Director of Animal Husbandry at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. “Its staff can post courtesy signs near the seal to inform other beachgoers of the situation.” Stern warnings aside, find- ing a harbor seal pup on the beach can be an enchanting and poignant experience. To keep these creatures safe, watch with binoculars or take pictures from afar — let the seals take care of themselves. Clam Island. There are also good places to dig clams even on positive low tides in Coos Bay. Recreational harvest of razor clams and mussels is closed from the entire Oregon coast due to elevated levels of domoic acid. This includes all beaches and all bays. Before any shell- fish harvest trip, make sure to check the Oregon Department of Agriculture website for any updates. day for a total aggregate of three adult fish harvested daily. UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Steelhead Anglers are still hooking into a few hatchery 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. 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. Anglers have been catching trout in Eel and Tenmile lakes trolling wedding ring spinners tipped with a worm. 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 steelhead may be retained per Milk Gallon 2% % & 1% % n A INSIDE MOVING SALE! Fri.-Sat, 4/28-4/29 9am-3pm 11021 E Mapleton Rd., Rain or Shine!! 40yr accumilation all must go! Low prices. 100’s of new boxed gift items, furniture, clothing, refrigerator, golf cart, misc. household & garage items, electric lawnmower, bicycles, wheels & tires, 2003 Buick Regal 47Kmiles. Too much to list. Concerned observers wanting to help can call the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network Hotline at 541-270-6830 if a pup is spotted causes damage to the liver, kid- neys and other organs.” The bacteria are present in the infected animal’s fluids, including urine, and can easily pass into surrounding water or wet sand. In general, the Oregon Coast Aquarium is committed to the rescue and rehabilitation of indigenous wildlife when they are deemed injured by human interference. But in the case of harbor seal pups, humans should not be approaching these animals in the first place, and the aquari- um advises the public to obey marine mammal protection laws and let nature take its course. $1.99 ARKET 8ejalÛJaf_`ÛFof]j exp. 0 04/30/17 4 / 30/17 4/ BEST PRICES ON CIGARETTES & TOBACCO IN TOWN HUGE SELECTION OF BEERS April Specials Red Bull 12 oz 2 for $4.90 Budweiser & Bud Light $9.99 April Specials B I G B AG S 2 f for $5 + deposit Rock Star 12 pack, 12oz cans 16 oz 2 for $3 12 pk 12 oz cans Pepsi, Dr. Pepper & Mt. Dew 2 for or $9 + deposit e exp. exp p . 04/30/17 0 /30/ 04/30/1 Hot Deli! 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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. Fishing effort and catch have been slow so far. B OTTOM F ISHING : When the weather allows, fishing during the winter and spring months for lingcod and rockfish can be fun and suc- cessful. Last week there were several reports of blue-colored lingcod being caught along the central coast. These blue-colored lingcod, sometimes called “Smurf ling- cod” are safe to eat, the flesh turns white when cooked, and tastes the same as normal col- ored lingcod. The blue col- oration comes from a bile pig- ment called biliverdin (also responsible for some of the coloration when people get a bruise), but how or why this pigment gets into the tissue of lingcod is unknown, though may have something to do with what the lingcod is eat- ing. S URFPERCH : Surfperch are a diverse group of fish that provide a variety of angling opportuni- ties. Striped seaperch are found year-round in rocky areas like jetties; and ocean surf is the place to find redtail surfperch and silver perch. The bag limit for surfperch is generous at 15 per day. However, a lot remains unknown about the status of surfperch populations off the Oregon Coast, so, as usual, take only what you will use. Sailors Siuslaw News + from 1B of 23-9.5 for second place in the shot put and mark of 61-4 for second place in the javelin. The Sailors’ next meet will be Friday, May 5, at the Toledo Twilight Invitational. www.shoppelocal.biz
