SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017
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Marine Board: When boating, plan, pay attention and share
Motorboats, kayaks, canoes,
rafts, pontoon, drift, stand up
paddleboards, sailboats, per-
sonal watercraft — there’s a
boat out there that can connect
you to the water and a rental
facility ready to help you get
your feet wet if you're new to
boating.
The Oregon State Marine
Board invites boaters to explore
the interactive Boating Oregon
Map, where you can find a boat
ramp near you, or plan for a
weekend escape to places less-
frequented.
“This season is going to be a
fantastic year for water recre-
ation with abundant water,”
says Ashley Massey, Public
Information Officer for the
Marine Board.
“Just be sure to plan ahead
by checking the weather, water
Fishing
from 1B
at the Millicoma Interpretive
Center and fishing is excellent
for young children.
Millicoma Pond is intended
for children under the age of
12. Please call before traveling
to Millicoma Pond to make
sure the gates are open. The
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levels, reported obstructions,
and having all of the right gear,
says Massey. “Boaters can
check the Marine Board’s web-
site for everything a boater
needs to know to start planning
a trip.”
Massey emphasizes paying
attention to your surroundings,
continually scanning port to
starboard and keeping a close
eye on what’s dead-ahead.
“2016 saw an increase in
accidents, largely from colli-
sions,”
says
Massey.
“Familiarize yourself with the
rules-of-the-road, and start out
slow because of debris in the
water from this past winter.
“With the extraordinary high
water levels, many wing dams
(also known as pile dikes) on
rivers and bays are just below
the surface, so boaters need to
keep their distance from the
shoreline up to several hundred
feet out from shore.”
Boaters are encouraged to
learn where the wing dams are
located based on the waterbody
where they’re boating from
www.charts.noaa.gov, for free,
downloadable
navigation
charts.
Think about taking a “disper-
sion excursion” to lesser-
known waterbodies, especially
for people new to paddlesports
or seeking more solitude.
There are 96 waterways
where motors are prohibited
and 50 designated as electric
motor only waterways. Visit the
Marine Board’s “Experience
Oregon” boating handbook for
more information about these
areas.
The Marine Board also rec-
ommends boaters play it safe
by:
• Abstaining from marijuana,
drugs or alcohol. Instead, take
along a variety of non-alcoholic
beverages and plenty of water.
Impairment can lead to a BUII
arrest.
Drugs and alcohol impair a
boater’s judgement and coordi-
nation. Swift currents, chang-
ing weather and debris require
boat operators to be focused
and skilled to avoid an acci-
dent.
• If you are feeling fatigued,
take a break on land and return
to the water when you are re-
energized and alert. Wind,
glare, dehydration and wave
motion contribute to fatigue.
Continually monitor the
weather because it changes
quickly.
• Operators and passengers
should wear properly fitting life
jackets. Learn more about life
jacket types, styles and legal
requirements. Anyone rafting
on Class III Whitewater Rivers
is required to wear a life jacket,
and all children 12 and under
when a boat is underway.
The water temperature for
most waterways is below 50
degrees and wearing a life jack-
et is the most important piece
of equipment for surviving the
first few seconds of cold water
immersion.
• Never boat alone — espe-
cially when paddling. Always
let others know where you are
going and when you’ll return.
• Be courteous to other
boaters and share the waterway.
Congestion is a given in many
popular locations, especially
with nice weather.
Paddlers need to stay in
calmer water near the shore and
allow motorized boats to oper-
ate in deeper water.
Motorized boaters should be
given priority when launching,
as many boat ramps are
designed for heavier trailered
boats to access the water.
• In Oregon, all boaters must
take a boating safety course and
carry a boater education card
when operating a powerboat
greater than 10 horsepower.
The Marine Board also offers a
free, online Paddling Course
for boaters new to the activity.
For more information about
safe boating in Oregon, visit
www.boatoregon.com.
phone number is (541)267-
2557.
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. Some of
the tags will be worth a $50 gift
card. This study is an effort by
ODFW to compare stocking of
“larger” trout to last year’s
stocking of “legal” size trout.
fish, add China/quillback/ cop-
per rockfishes to the sub-bag
limit with blue/Deacon rock-
fish and change the limit from 3
to 4.
• Remove the 10-inch mini-
mum size for kelp greenling.
Retention of cabezon is not
allowed until July 1.
Recreational crabbing is
open inside the Coos Bay estu-
ary. Crabbing has been good
one day and slow the next day
in Coos Bay. Even when crab-
bing is good, crabbers will need
to sort through lots of crab to
get a limit.
Recreational harvest of bay
clams remains open along the
entire Oregon coast. Clamming
is excellent during low tides
near Charleston, off Cape
Arago Highway, and 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 shellfish harvest
trip, make sure to check the
Oregon
Department
of
Agriculture website for any
updates.
now restricted to inside the 30-
fathom curve. A few black
rockfish have been seen feed-
ing on/near the surface recent-
ly.
Recreational harvest of razor
clams is closed on the entire
Oregon coast due to elevated
levels of domoic acid.
The recreational harvesting
of mussels is open along the
entire Oregon Coast from the
Columbia
River 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.
NOTICE:
Razor clams
remain closed along the entire
Oregon coast due to elevated
levels of domoic acid. This
includes all beaches and bays.
O CEAN S ALMON :
The Cape Falcon to Humbug
Mt. Chinook salmon recre-
ational fishing season is open
until Oct. 31. This season is
open for all salmon except coho
salmon, with a bag limit of two
salmon per day, and minimum
sizes for Chinook at 24 inches
or larger, and steelhead at 20
inches or larger.
Ocean Chinook fishing effort
and catch have been slow so far
this season. Most anglers are
concentrating on bottomfish for
now, particularly on the central
coast.
Just a reminder: Anglers are
restricted to no more than two
single point barbless hooks
when fishing for salmon, and
when fishing for any other
species if a salmon is on board
the vessel.
B OTTOM F ISHING :
When the weather allows,
fishing during the spring
months for lingcod and rock-
fish can be fun and successful.
In recent weeks anglers have
had decent luck limiting on
lingcod and close to limits on
rockfish.
Recent
reports
from
Charleston and Brookings say
the bottomfishing has been
really good.
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.
S HELLFISH :
Call the ODA shellfish safe-
ty hotline at 1-800-448-2474
before harvesting for the most
current information about shell-
fish safety closures.
Additional information is
available from ODA’s Food
Safety Program at 503-986-
4720 or the ODA shellfish clo-
sures website.
Ocean Dunes on tournament
day. The prize for the ball
closest to the hole is $1,500.
A prize for the ball furthest
from the hole will be $777,
sponsored by Three Rivers
Casino Resort. Only 750 golf
balls will be sold.
The numbered golf balls are
$10 each, 3 for $25, 7 for $50
or 15 for $100.
Call the B&G Club for
details at 541-902-0304.
More than 500 youth are
served by the Boys and Girls
Club of Florence each year.
“One young man from a
single-parent home, whose
mother was at work until early
evening, is a member of the
club,” said board president
Michael Pearson. “He was not
eating well and failing school.
We enrolled him in the home-
work assistance program and
gave him a nutritious meal
each afternoon.
“He is now passing all of
his classes and even getting
As in math and science. This
was all made possible by pro-
ceeds that came from the
Fore! Kids Golf Classic and
helicopter golf ball drop
fundraiser events.”
All proceeds of these two
events support after-school
programs, athletic programs,
SMART Girls, Passport To
Manhood, Money Matters and
more for youth in grades K-
12.
For registration informa-
tion, call 541-902-0304 or
visit www.bgcwlc.org.
COOS
RIVER
Track & Field
The senior thrower finished
her prep track and field
career by winning 1st place
at the OSAA 4A state cham-
pionships in the shot put
with a personal best throw
of 41' 7 3/4". Oliver also
finished second in the
discuss with a mark of 132'
11".
Honorable Mention
Trent Reavis
Honorable mention is given
to junior athlete Trent
Reavis who captured 2nd
place at the 4A meet in the
javelin, setting a new
Siuslaw High School record
of 181' 11" despite an
injury to his hand. Reavis
was second in the shot put
at 10' 7 3/4" and 12th in the
discus.
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
BASIN:
Dungeness crab, bay clams,
rockfish
Trout fishing in streams is
closed until May 22, 2017.
Anglers are still catching a
few rockfish and surfperch
along the jetties and submerged
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 (2). 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-
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UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
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The South Umpqua is closed
from May 1 through May 22 to
protect migrating fish..
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.
Largemouth bass fishing has
been good and will continue to
pick up as the water tempera-
tures warm up.
Anglers are catching bass in
shallow water near structure or
on the deep end of the weed
lines using jigs or rubber
worms.
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
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Meet Chloe
****Chloe will be available for
adoption after her spay surgery****
Call the shelter for more details.
Chloe is another dog that has
been rescued from an over crowded
public shelter in California. She
appears to be a purebred Chihuahua
and is approximately 6 years old. She
is crate trained, walks well on a leash
and loves to spend time in laps. Chloe
is a bit choosy when it comes to dog
friends so she will have to meet any
dogs that she may be sharing a home
with.
If you would like to meet Chloe or any of her
friends, please visit us at:
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