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2 B SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2017 Summer programs begin at Cape Perpetua STEP to discuss how to WALDPORT — It’s starting to feel like summer at Cape Perpetua and Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (ODNRA), where a variety of free family events are being held throughout June. In addition to the camping, hiking, tidepooling, and pic- nicking always on tap, visitors can choose from any of the activities below to experience this special place in a new way. Additional details on events are available online or at the visitor center. • Saturday, June 10: PAWN Trail celebration with special guided hike at 1p.m. Named for four families who were early residents of the area, the PAWN Trail features impressive old growth forest. Enjoyed the guided hike or go on your own with recently updated interpretive trail guide developed by local students. Meet at the trailhead near Florence. • Saturday, June 17: Join us for Family Ocean/Forest Exploration Day at the Cape with forest and tidepool family programs, activities, and guid- U PCOMING 2017 Eclipse 2017 means all Oregon residents need to be ready. Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) advis- es: Arrive early; stay put; leave late. Oregon will be the first state where you can view the total solar eclipse crossing America Monday, Aug. 21. For about two and half hours, daytime will gradually yield to dusk — and to dark- ness for about two minutes — as the moon passes in front of the sun. ODOT is planning ahead to keep Oregon moving, and we encourage you to do the same. An estimated 1 million visi- tors are coming to Oregon to view this celestial spectacle. That many people — about a quarter of the state’s entire population — will have a huge impact on highways, gasoline Fishing from 1B Remember the limit on streams and rivers is two per day over 8-inches. COOS COUNTY LAKES PONDS: Trout, warmwater AND fish Largemouth bass fishing has been good in many of the area smaller lakes. Bluegills can be found in area lakes right along the weed lines. Trout were stocked in the Millicoma Pond at the Millicoma Interpretive Center and fishing should be excel- lent. 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. Trout have been stocked into Empire Lakes and Tenmile Lakes this week. Trophy trout were only stocked into Upper Empire Lake This was the last trout stocking in the area until October. 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. TENMILE BASIN: Trout, bass Streams and rivers are now open to trout fishing until Oct. 31. Fishing is restricted to arti- ficial flies and lures in streams above tidewater. Anglers may harvest 2 trout per day that are a minimum of 8 inches long. 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 ed hikes. The event is free and takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the visitor center. • Thursday, June 22: Curious about the total solar eclipse coming to Oregon this summer? Join local astronomer Tom Carrico for a free presentation covering the science behind the event, how to view it safely, and everything else you need to know to enjoy this once-in-a- lifetime event. At the visitor center 4p.m. Throughout the summer: Starting June 7, rangers will lead programs and guided hikes most days at the Oregon Dunes Day Use Area and Cape Perpetua Scenic Area, with longer programs and guided hikes at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information on these events, contact the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center at 541- 547-3289. To learn more about family- friendly activities on the forest, visit go.usa.gov/x5Xrq. catch Dungeness crab Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) member and crabbing master Mike Frankhouser will explain how and where to catch Dungeness crab in the Siuslaw River dur- ing tonight’s STEP meeting. He will show how to assem- ble and bait crab pots, as well as offer advice on the best bait to use, how to protect your bait against seals, how often to check crab pots and where to place them for the best results. Frankhouser will answer these questions and many more. STEP meetings are held in the back room of the Florence Elks Club at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. S CORES & S TANDINGS B RIDGE ECLIPSE MEANS READINESS FOR ALL supplies and other basic needs. ing to visit, warn them to can restock for our visitors. What you do to plan ahead “Drive Healthy:” Arrive early, • Do what you can to help. will make or break your stay put during the eclipse and Can you work from home or eclipse-viewing experience. leave late afterwards, in case flex your work schedule when • Expect delays. your local roads are full? Traffic backups are Avoid roads being used inevitable. Preparation to get people in or out of Oregon will be the first ensures a good time for a local event. Ride your state where you can view visitors and residents bicycle when possible, to the total solar eclipse alike. avoid congestion. • Expect traffic • Look out for each crossing America changes. other. Monday, Aug. 21. Normal travel paths This is a rare opportu- may be disrupted. nity but it brings potential Communities may close hazards. We all must do streets to through traffic or ban everyone else jumps on our our part to be prepared. left or right turns to keep traffic highways all at once. You may see travelers unfa- moving, especially around ven- Remember, all travelers miliar with the area. Be friend- ues with many visitors. have a shared responsibility to ly, helpful and patient. • Be prepared. stay safe. For more information on the If traveling, plan for your • Stock up early. eclipse, visit traveloregon.com/ basic needs such as food, Food, prescription medica- t r i p - i d e a s / o r e g o n - s t o r i e s water, gas for the car and bath- tions, water and gasoline may /eclipse/ and eclipse2017.nasa. room breaks in case you’re be hard to obtain if you don’t gov/. stuck in traffic. get them early. If friends or family are com- You’ll be ready and stores worms. UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Trout, bass The South opened on May 22 to trout and warmwater fishing. 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, salmon, halibut 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 feeding on/near the surface recently. Recreational Chinook salmon fishing is open from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain. Anglers may have two salmon per day but is closed to retention of coho except during the selective and non-selective coho seasons. The selective coho season opens June 24 and continues through July 31 or until the 18,000 marked coho quota has been met. 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 Berkley Gulp sand worms. Fishing is typically best on the incoming tide. • O CEAN SALMON : The Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. Chinook salmon recreational fishing season is scheduled to be 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; how- ever, some ocean Chinook were landed in Garibaldi and Winchester Bay last week. 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. • P ACIFIC H ALIBUT : Vessels fishing for or retain- ing halibut are required (1) to have onboard a functioning rockfish descending device, and (2) use it to descend any rockfish released when fishing outside of the 30-fathom regu- latory line. The 2017 halibut quota is up 16.7 percent from 2016, which should allow for some additional fishing days, depending on weather and catch rates. Central Oregon Coast Subarea (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.): The all-depth halibut fishery will be open June 8-10 and June 15-17. If quota remains after those dates, additional days may be available every other week. The nearshore fishery opened June 1, seven days per week, until the quota is caught or Oct. 31. Note that when both the nearshore and all- depth halibut fisheries are open on the same day, e.g., regulations for the all-depth fishery — namely, groundfish retention rules — apply to all halibut anglers, regardless of where fishing occurs. The summer all-depth fish- ery opens Friday, Aug. 4, and every other Friday-Saturday until the quota is caught or Oct. 31. • 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. — Mussels: The recreation- al harvest of mussels is open coastwide. — Razor Clams: Remains closed along the entire Oregon coast due to elevated levels of domoic acid. This includes all beaches and bays. — Bay Clams: 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. — Crabbing: Ocean and bay crabbing is open coastwide. Bay crabbing is still slow. Typically this time of year we start seeing some soft male crabs that have recently molt- ed. Recent reports are that crab- bing has been getting better in the ocean, and the best results are seen in water deeper than 100 feet. Florence Bridge Club Thursday Afternoon Pairs Session June 1, 2017 Scores after 5 rounds Average: 25.0 Section A Pair Pct Score Section Rank MPs 4 65.00 32.50 A 1 1 1.90(OA) J. Weatherwax - J. Smith 2 53.00 26.50 B 2 1 2 1.43(OA) D. MacNeil - R. Parker 6 52.00 26.00 A J. Reisner - G. Farman 3 45.00 22.50 C 2 1 0.24(SC) D. Gustafson - M. Weiss 5 43.00 21.50 C P. Van Riper - K. Klindtworth 1 42.00 21.00 C L. Little - K. Hampsten W OMEN ’ S GOLF Ocean Dunes Ladies Night T UESDAY , M AY 30, 2017 COURTESY PHOTO Low gross winners with a 9-hole score of 32 were Sarah Lynch, Julie Ellingson, Shari Fisher and Cathy Hicks. 541-999-5083 Siltcoos Lakefront 6LOWFRRV/DNHIURQW Home +RPH *DWHG KRPH Z VT IW RI OLYLQJ VSDFH EGUPV IDPLO\ OLYLQJ URRPV 'HFNV EDOFRQLHV 3ULYDWH GRFN DFRISURSHUW\'EO DWWDFKHG JDUDJH VHSDUDWH VWRUDJH EXLOGLQJV IRU WRROV HTXLSPHQW59FDUSRUW /LVW See Jim for your auto sales needs! +:<68,7($32%2; )/25(1&(25 &$//8672//)5(( :::-,0+2%(5*&20 VOICE YOUR OPINION! 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475 Write a Letter to the Editor: E DITOR @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM
