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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ JUNE 7, 2017 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation S PORTS On the Bite Calendar • JUNE 7 FREE SPORTS A PHYSICALS FISHING REPORT FOR G RADES 612 THE LOCAL REGION SMS 1 P . M . AT 9 A . M . TO WEEKLY www.dfw.state.or.us/RR • JUNE 14 SHS FOOTBALL MID COAST LAKES: SUMMER CAMP Most of the North Coast lakes were stocked with trout recently. Water temps are great and fish should be hungry, so go catch them! The 2017 trout stocking schedule is available online. ALSEA RIVER: Trout Trout season opened May 22, and there should be some nice cutthroat around. Remember the limit on streams and rivers is two per day over 8-inches. BEGINS • JUNE 16-18 OREGON DUNES BASKETBALL TOURNEY SHS T IMES TBA AT SBA FATHER’S DAY BASEBALL TOURNEY M ILLER P ARK F RI : 5 TO 8 P . M . S AT : 8 A . M . TO 8 P . M . S UN : 8 A . M . TO 8 P . M . AT SALMON RIVER: Steelhead The Salmon River closed for wild and hatch- ery steelhead on March 31 to protect spawning wild steelhead. T IDE T ABLE SILETZ RIVER: Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide June 7 12:17pm /5.6 11:35pm /7.2 5:57am/ -0.4 5:39pm / 2.3 PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS June 8 12:58pm / 5.8 6:32am/ -0.7 6:18pm / 2.5 June 9 12:08am / 7.3 7:07am / -0.8 1:36pm / 5.9 6:55pm / 2.6 Eight-year-old Paul Vosgein with his grandfather Ed Andrews, both of Mapleton, caught his first fish during Saturday’s Free Fishing event at Cleawox Lake. A DAY OF REEL FUN B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News June 10 12:41am / 7.2 2:14pm / 5.9 7:42am /-0.9 7:32pm / 2.7 June 11 1:15am / 7.1 2:52pm / 5.9 8:16am / -0.9 8:09pm / 2.8 June 12 1:49am / 6.9 3:31pm/ 5.9 8:52am / -0.8 8:49pm/ 2.9 L ast Saturday throughout Oregon, anyone want- ing to cast a fishing line, drop a crab pot or dig up shell- fish could do so without a license dur- ing the state’s annual Free Fishing Day. The event, aimed at encouraging Oregonians to get outside and explore the hundreds of fisheries, included dozens of activities at state parks. See June 13 2:25am / 6.7 4:12pm/ 5.9 9:29am / -0.7 9:33pm / 2.9 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 Steelhead, Chinook, trout The Siletz River opened for wild Chinook on April 1 (1 per day and 2 per sea- son). Spring Chinook and summer steelhead are being caught. Drift boaters are having success from Moonshine Park to Siletz and bank anglers are catch- ing hatchery fish in the Siletz gorge. Casting spinners, drift- ing bait or using a bobber and jig can be effective. Trout season opened May 22, and there should be some nice cutthroat around. Remember the limit on streams and rivers is two per day over 8-inches. SIUSLAW RIVER: Trout Trout season opened May 22, and there should be some nice cutthroat around. Remember the limit on streams and rivers is two per day over 8-inches. WILSON RIVER: REEL 3B Golfers tee off ‘Fore’ kids at fundraiser B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News The 20th annual Fore! Kids Golf Classic teed off last Saturday at Ocean Dunes Golf Links. Sponsored by Three Rivers Casino Resort, the tournament’s proceeds all went to help fund after- school programs and educational pro- grams that give positive guidance and real-life skills for local youth. Golfers in the 20th annual Fore! Kids Golf Tournament head out on a shotgun start this past Saturday. The event sold out with a cost of $89 per-player, which included the entry fee, golf cart, hot dogs, beverages, awards, a barbecue and raffle prizes. Two of the Hole-in-One prizes included a Pebble Beach Golf Vacation and a 2017 Ford F150. Entrants also participated in a Million Dollar Shoot Out Challenge and a $5,000 putting contest. During the annual helicopter golf ball drop fundraiser, Pamela Henry got a “hole-in-one” for $1,500 and Woody See Steelhead, Spring Chinook, trout Spring Chinook fishing has been slow on the Wilson, but there should be some fish around and it should improve throughout the month. There should also be some summer steel- head in the system. Trout season opened May 22, and there should be some nice cutthroat around. Remember the limit on streams and rivers is two per day over 8-inches. YAQUINA RIVER: Trout Trout season opened May 22, and there should be some nice cutthroat around. FORE 3B See FISHING 2B HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! BEST DEAL ANYWHERE! Level lot in a sunny area perfect for small home and gardening. Creek runs along one side. Has sand filter septic installed has never been used. Mapleton Water available. Buyer to perform due diligence with Lane County. A must see! $29,995 Lynnette Wikstrom Broker Cell: 541.999.0786 CBC#11327 C C 11 MLS MLS#17174217 1 1 1 lynnette@cbcoast.com 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 “We’re next to the Bridge.” COAST REAL ESTATE
