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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
Little
from 1B
a tradition of excellence in that
sport.
It is easy to spot them
because they tend to run much
faster than the normal morning
jogger.
Their dedication shows up
each year at district and state
cross country meets. This sport
is truly a signature team sport
in that “ you are only as strong
as your slowest runner.”
Huff
from 1B
In the next city, Huff and his
fellow wrestlers stayed with host
families who, again, had no run-
ning water in their homes.
“They had a spot where there
was a pipe that you could turn on
and off, and everyone had a
bucket,” he explained. “You had
to fill the bucket in order to take a
shower — which wasn’t really a
shower.”
After pouring the bucket into
Fishing
from 1B
picking up in tidewater. Trout
season continues with some
nice cutthroat around.
Remember the limit on
streams and rivers is two per
day over 8-inches.
Anglers are reminded the
two-rod validation is only
valid while angling in standing
water bodies excluding coastal
lakes with wild coho seasons.
Two rods are prohibited on
all coastal rivers, tidewater,
estuaries and bays.
ALSEA RIVER: Chinook,
trout
Fall Chinook ishing is start-
ing to pick up in tidewater.
Trout season continues and
there should be some nice cut-
throat around. Remember the
limit on streams and rivers is
two per day over 8-inches.
Anglers are reminded the
two-rod validation is only
valid while angling in standing
water bodies excluding coastal
lakes with wild coho seasons.
Two rods are prohibited on
all coastal rivers, tidewater,
estuaries and bays.
SALMON RIVER: Chinook,
trout
Fall Chinook fishing is
starting to pick up in the estu-
ary and upriver to the hatch-
ery. Trout season continues
and there should be some nice
cutthroat around. Remember
the limit on streams and rivers
is two per day over 8-inches.
Anglers are reminded the
two-rod validation is only
valid while angling in standing
water bodies excluding coastal
lakes with wild coho seasons.
Two rods are prohibited on
all coastal rivers, tidewater,
estuaries and bays.
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook, trout
The Siletz River remains
open for fall Chinook and fish-
ing is starting to pick up in
tidewater.
Anglers are reminded the
two-rod validation is only
valid while angling in standing
water bodies excluding coastal
lakes with wild coho seasons.
Two rods are prohibited on all
coastal rivers, tidewater, estu-
aries and bays.
Trout remains open and
there should be some nice cut-
throat around. Remember the
limit on streams and rivers is
two per day over 8-inches.
WILSON RIVER: Chinook,
steelhead, trout
Fall Chinook fishing opened
on the Wilson River Sept. 16.
With the recent rains, there are
probably a few fish sneaking
in. Bobber fishing bait, back-
bouncing, back-trolling plugs
or divers and bait, or casting
spinners can all be effective
methods.
Anglers are reminded the
Wilson River is closed to
salmon angling until Dec. 31,
upstream of Jordan Creek
(River Mile 21.9).
Summer steelhead fishing
on the Wilson has been moder-
ate to slow, but there are good
If ever five strong individu-
als are needed, it is in cross
country.
There are few team sports
with all members of similar
body types. Most sports need a
variety of body sizes to fulfill
specific team needs.
Cross country teams all need
runners with long endurance,
which is a quality seldom found
in large people.
During
my
Pacific
University baseball days, I
often felt like a cross country
runner. As a pitcher, we ran and
ran and ran. Our coach believed
in pitching from our legs first.
He would say, “As the legs
go so does the heart!”
I was not a cross country
runner because the season coin-
cides with football. However, I
did run the two mile on occa-
sion in high school when our
team needed a rabbit to make
opponents build up lactic acid
early.
When I moved to Florence I
ran most mornings. My com-
petitiveness prevented me from
running the same route unless I
went faster or I had to run far-
ther. past Siuslaw football
coach Len Lutero joined me for
a few months of morning runs.
Our morning jogs were never
meant for conversation, with
our longest route covering
more than six miles.
The first day of football
practice at Pacific University
we had a 12-minute run.
I’m sure it was a test to see if
we followed the summer condi-
the top of a tank, the water
drained through a shower pipe
that was affixed with a Coke bot-
tle on the end.
“There were holes drilled in
the bottom of the bottle for the
water to drain through like a
shower head,” said Huff, who
shook his head. “But even with-
out running water, they still had
Wi-Fi.”
While Huff lost all of his
freestyle matches, he competed
well in the Roman-Greco style,
winning both matches.
“They had only been studying
Roman -Greco for two years, so I
had an advantage,” said Huff,
who admitted that while the
Oregon wrestlers were bigger
and more experienced, “the
Russian wrestlers picked us apart
with technique in the freestyle
matches.
“Plus, they train a lot more.”
On his return to Oregon, Huff
said it was a once-in-a-lifetime
experience he’s glad he had the
chance to experience.
When asked if he would make
another trip to Russia, Huff
paused.
“I’m still in touch with some
of them through Facebook, so
who knows?”
Huff will compete for the
Viking wrestling team again this
winter, when he will move up
into the 120-lb. bracket with his
eye on another state title.
And maybe, someday, a return
trip as part of another, larger team
from the U.S. in search of a gold
medal.
numbers of fish throughout the
system.
Late September can be a
great time to target these fish
as cooler nights lower water
temps, and fish that have been
holding get more active.
Target riffles and the top of
pools during first and last
light, and concentrate on deep-
er holding pools once the sun
is on the water.
Fishing stealthy, with light
gear, and targeting first and
last light is often the key to
success with these fish.
Trout season continues with
some cutthroat around, but
fishing for them in the
Wilson’s clear summer flows
can be tough. Remember, the
limit on streams and rivers is
two per day over 8 inches.
YAQUINA RIVER: Chinook,
trout
Chinook is open and with
the rain early this week fishing
is starting to pick up in tide-
water. 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.
Anglers are reminded the
two-rod validation is only
valid while angling in standing
water bodies excluding coastal
lakes with wild coho seasons.
Two rods are prohibited on all
coastal rivers, tidewater, estu-
aries and bays.
B UTTERFIELD L AKE , E MPIRE
L AKES , and S AUNDERS L AKE
during the month of October.
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.
The recreational harvest of
razor clams is CLOSED from
Cascade Head to the
California Border for elevated
levels of domoic acid. This
includes all beaches and all
bays.
COOS COUNTY LAKES
PONDS: Warmwater fish,
AND
trout
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.
Rainbow trout are scheduled
to be stocked in P OWERS
P OND , B RADLEY L AKE ,
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Dungeness crab, bay clams,
rockfish, salmon
Streams and rivers are open
to trout fishing until Oct. 31.
Anglers are allowed to use bait
in streams above tidewater.
Anglers may harvest two
trout per day that are a mini-
mum of 8 inches long.
Anglers were catching
Chinook salmon from the
BLM boat ramp in the lower
estuary up through the Coos
River and South Fork Coos
River. The bite was best a cou-
ple hours before the slack
tides.
A few wild coho have been
caught lately. There is not a
wild coho season inside Coos
Bay this year so all wild coho
must be released but anglers
may keep an adipose fin-
clipped hatchery coho.
Salmon anglers are having
the best luck trolling cut plug
herring behind a flasher.
As of Sept. 18, fishing for
lingcod, rockfish, cabezon,
greenling or other bottomfish
are closed because the quotas
for several species have been
reached.
This includes the ocean
along with bays and estuaries.
Crabbing continues to be
good for those crabbing from a
boat and from the docks in
Charleston. Crabbing has been
best near Charleston but legal
crab can be caught all the way
up the bay to the BLM boat
ramp off of the North Spit.
There was a mixture of hard
and soft shelled legal
Dungeness crab.
Recreational harvest of bay
clams remains open along the
entire Oregon coast.
tioning program.
In 11 years of football, I am
quite certain not once did a play
last more than 12 seconds.
Coach Johnson has estab-
lished a tradition of excellence
among cross country teams
around the state. Siuslaw boys
and girls have individual and
team state plaques in the trophy
case, with state titles painted on
the wall.
I used to joke with Coach
Johnson that it is easy to coach
cross country.
I said to tell his runners when
they hear the gun, start running
and then hurry back.
It is much more than that.
Peaking at the right time for
big meets requires a watchful
eye.
The next time you see a
group of young runners,
remember they are running for
themselves, their families, their
school and the Florence and
Mapleton communities.
STEP meeting to feature
surf perch fishing tips
The Wednesday, Oct. 4
Salmon Trout Enhancement
Program (STEP) meeting will
feature two local fishermen
who will share their methods
to catch surf perch in the ocean
and how to catch Coho in
local lakes.
The first speaker will be
Terry Barret, who will show
the gear and bait he uses to
catch surf perch. He will also
tell when and where to fish for
these tasty fish.
Surf perch fishing is open
all year and the limit is 15 fish.
The second speaker will be
Dean Hendricks. He will show
the methods he uses to catch
Coho salmon in the Siltcoos
and Tankenitch lakes.
Hendricks is co-owner of
North Country Lures and an
ardent fisherman who has
fished local lakes for many
years. He will show how to
catch these salmon and will
provide a map of the best
places to fish.
This year, anglers can catch
one Coho per day and keep up
to five per year.
Florence STEP meetings are
held the first Wednesday of
every month in the back room
of the Florence Elks club,
beginning at 7 p.m.
The public is always wel-
come at STEP meetings.
For more information, call
Ron Caputo at 541-997-4961.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN:
Crab, trout, smallmouth bass,
salmon
Streams and rivers are now
open to trout fishing until Oct.
31. Anglers are allowed to use
bait in streams above tidewa-
ter.
Anglers may harvest 2 trout
per day that are a minimum of
8 inches long.
Chinook salmon are being
caught throughout the Coquille
River. Most anglers are fishing
the lower river from Riverton
to the jetties. Salmon anglers
are having the best luck
trolling cut plug herring
behind a flasher.
There is no wild coho sea-
son in the Coquille River this
year so all wild coho must be
released but anglers may keep
an adipose fin-clipped hatch-
ery coho.
Smallmouth bass fishing has
been good throughout the
Coquille and South Fork
Coquille rivers.
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UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Trout, bass
The South Umpqua main-
stem and tributaries closed to
all angling starting Sept. 16 to
protect fall Chinook. It re-
opens to winter steelhead fish-
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