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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017 Free from 1B events and State Parks is waiv- ing park admission and camp- ing fees in many parks on “State Parks Day” Saturday, June 3. For the do-it-yourselfer there are hundreds of lakes and rivers, and hundreds of miles of coastline to explore. ODFW’s extensive website offers infor- mation about how and where to fish for trout, bass, steelhead and surfperch, to name a few. Anglers will find: • The Learn to Fish (www. dfw.state.or.us/resources/fish ing/learn_to_fish.asp) page describes what you’ll need, how to do it and where to go. Fishing from 1B Drift boaters are having suc- cess 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 The Wilson is in decent shape, but is starting to get pretty clear. Steelhead should be winding down, and the catch definitely dropped off last week. On the up side, summer steelhead should be showing up by the end of the month. YAQUINA RIVER: Steelhead The Yaquina River and Big Elk Cr. closed for steelhead on April 1 to protect spawning wild steelhead. COOS COUNTY LAKES PONDS: Trout AND Trout were recently stocked in Bradley Lake, Empire • Weekly updates of current fishing conditions in the Weekly Recreation Report are available at www.dfw.state.or. us/RR/index.asp. • Great spots to take the fam- ily fishing in Easy Angling Oregon can be found at www .dfw.state.or.us/resources/fish- ing/easy_angling. • Trout stocking schedules are available at www.dfw.state .or.us/resources/fishing/trout_ stocking_schedules. For the new angler, ODFW and its partners will be spon- soring Free Fishing Weekend events throughout the state. At most events there will be free fishing equipment first-time anglers can use. Volunteers will be available to help, from baiting the hook to landing the catch. For a com- plete list of events with times and locations, go to the ODFW website at www.dfw.state.or .us/education/angling/free_fish ing.asp. “Even if you’ve never cast a line or baited a hook, we can show you how to fish,” Gauvin said. The following scheduled Free Fishing Weekend events will take place on Saturday, June 3, unless otherwise noted. Near Florence, Cleawox Lake/Honeyman State Park, will host its annual Free Fishing Day on Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact Christine Clapp at 541-265-8306, ext. 253. Lakes, Butterfield Lake, Eel Lake, Saunders Lake, Tenmile Lakes, Powers Pond and Sru Lake. The road to Bluebill Lake is closed due to flooding and the lake has not been stocked. Anglers are having success catching trout using small spinners or Powerbait. Trout have been stocked in the Millicoma Pond 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 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. Get Results...List With Melody. Melody Beaudro Principal Broker 541 991-2151 Mercer Lake Road #2900 – Bare land located in the En- chanted Valley subdivision with potential lake view, and locked and gated Mercer Lake access to boat docks. 3 parcels totaling 6.2 acres. City water and power avail- able. Seller terms possible. $229,999. #2486-15601213 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 COOS RIVER 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 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 (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- 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. UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Closed Physicals from 1B Physical Day at Siuslaw Middle School at no cost to Fri./Sat., 5/26-5/27, 9am-2pm 100 River Bend Rd., Reedsport, Park wide annual sale. Sat./Sun., 5/27-5/28, 10am-2pm, 111621 1st St., Mapleton, Large items, oak dining table & chairs, lawn mower, power chair. FREE garage sale signs 541-997-3441 Moving Sale Fri-Sat 5/26-5/28 8am-4pm 10915 E. Mapleton Rd Antiques, furniture, kitchen stuff, shop equipment, garden tools, dolls & collectibles, complete Hydroponic systems, home-brew, canoe & 42” craftsman mower w/bagger, 2 freezers & more. NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Free Fishing Weekend is June 3 and 4 throughout Oregon. 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 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 ele- vated 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. students. Sports physical forms are available at the student’s school and must be completed and signed by the student’s 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 recreational 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 steel- head 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, particular- ly 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 shellfish safety closures. Additional information is available from ODA’s Food Safety Program at 503-986- 4720 or the ODA shellfish clo- sures website. parent and/or guardian upon arrival to Sports Physical Day. 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