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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Boat registration renewal required for many Oregon boaters by Dec. 31
Last week, the Oregon State
Marine Board (OSMB) mailed
out approximately 75,000 boat
registration renewal notices to
boaters whose boat registration
expires on Dec. 31.
Each renewal notice is
unique to the owner and their
boat, and boaters have three
options to renew.
The fastest option is online
using the Marine Board’s
Fishing
from 1B
Forest Service) on the west
side of Hwy 101 offers camp-
ing for those wanting an
extended stay.
Several area resorts and
marinas also provide camping
spaces, lodging and boat
rentals.
The shoreline of North and
South Tenmile is varied as a
number of streams flow from
the coastal foothills and into
the lakes creating several large
arms and many smaller bays
and inlets dotted with pilings,
docks and boat houses. Both
lakes are shallow with an aver-
age depth of about 15 feet and
abundant aquatic weeds, wil-
lows and bank vegetation that
provide excellent cover and
productive habitat for
warmwater fish.
Fish generally range from 1
to 4-pounds, but a 6-pound
bass is not uncommon. Bass
fishing is best during periods
of warmer water from spring
through early fall.
When spring water tempera-
tures reach about 60 degrees F,
the bass move into shallower
water to spawn. During the
spawn, lures and jigs that imi-
tate prey such as small fish
and crayfish, and soft plastic
worms work well.
Spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and
other surface lures are also
effective. Anglers should tar-
get areas around willows,
docks, logs or vegetation that
provide a combination of
cover and patches of open
water. Good locations include
the Black’s Creek arm and
railroad trestle crossing on
North Lake, and the Coleman
and Templeton arms of South
Lake.
• Crappie
Anglers catch crappie in
both lakes with good fishing in
the spring and throughout the
summer. Best fishing is in the
calm water along the shore-
line, in the many small coves
and inlets. Crappie anglers
should target shaded areas
with wood structure including
submerged brush and trees,
downed logs and docks.
The fish are often found in
schools at depths of 10-15
feet. A good set-up is light
spinning tackle with 4-pound
test line and a light-colored
1/32 ounce jig. Have an
assortment of garland-style
and curly tail jigs in a variety
of bright, neutral and dark col-
ors and sizes.
Use a tapered panfish bob-
ber and change the depth of
the jig until you find fish.
Allow the jig to sink then
retrieve slowly.
Fishing is best early and late
in the day, but a mid-day
breeze can also trigger a bite.
Crappie abundance can go
through cycles every few years
so check with ODFW for the
latest information.
• Yellow perch
For yellow perch, you can
fish the same areas of the
lakes and use a similar set-up
as for crappie, but try baiting
the jig with a piece of worm.
A size-8 hook baited with
worm and rigged 1-2 feet
above a sinker fished on the
bottom will also work. Perch
will most often be found in
deeper water than crappie.
Like crappie, perch fishing
is best from spring through
fall, but they can be caught
year-round, even during win-
ter.
• Bluegill
Bluegill fishing is best as
the water warms during the
summer. Bluegill will be
found in shallow areas with
online store. After completing
the transaction, boaters can
print out a temporary permit
and go boating right away.
There is no transaction fee
when using a credit or debit
card.
Other options include mail-
ing the payment coupon to the
Marine Board or visiting a local
registration agent, who can also
issue a temporary permit.
Boaters can also take advantage
of other services using the
online store:
• Apply for a Boater
Education
Card
or
Replacement Card
• Purchase Aquatic Invasive
Species (AIS) Permits for non-
motorized boats
• Apply for the boat’s
Certificate of Title or a
Replacement Title
• Register a new boat
• Register or renew as an
Outfitter or Guide
• Apply for a Charter Boat
license. The cost to register a
boat is $4.50 per foot, rounded
to the highest foot, plus a $5
aquatic invasive species fee.
The
Aquatic
Invasive
Species Prevention fund pays
for inspection stations, decont-
amination equipment, inspec-
less woody structure, but more
vegetation.
During the late summer and
early fall they can be caught in
the canal between North and
South Tenmile. As with crap-
pie, light spinning gear works
well, but smaller jigs and
hooks are needed. A small
hook baited with a piece of
worm or other panfish bait and
suspended 10-18 inches below
a bobber can be extremely
effective.
Bluegill are aggressive
biters, but if you give them too
much time they will steal the
bait off your hook -- pay close
attention to your bobber. They
will feed throughout the day
and are a great target for
young and beginning anglers.
• Brown bullhead
Spinning tackle also works
well for the brown bullhead
catfish, which are abundant
and can reach up to 13-inches
long. Worms or baits with a
strong odor are effective, par-
ticularly when fished near the
shore in the evening or at
night.
Use 6-8 pound test line and
a sliding egg sinker placed
above a barrel swivel. Below
the swivel, tie your hook to
the end of an 18-inch leader.
The sliding sinker allows
the fish to take the bait with-
out feeling the weight of the
sinker. If you’re fishing in an
area with weeds, a float can be
used instead of a sinker to sus-
pend the bait above the weeds.
C LAMMING AND C RABBING
• Dungeness crab: Daily
limit of 12 (males only).
Minimum size of 5 and 3/4
inches. Correct size is meas-
ured as a straight line across
the back (caliper measure-
ment) in front of, but not
including the points.
Ocean waters are closed for
Dungeness Crab Oct. 16 –
Nov. 30.
May be taken using crab
rings, baited lines, or pots
(limited to 3 rings/lines/pots
total, per person); by hand, dip
net, or rake. Holding pots or
devices, or live boxes are only
allowed in bays and estuaries,
and may not hold more than
two daily limits.
• Red rock crab
Daily limit of 24 of any size
or sex. May be taken using
crab rings, baited lines, or pots
(limited to 3 rings/lines/pots
total, per person); by hand, dip
net, or rake. Holding pots or
devices, or live boxes are only
allowed in bays and estuaries,
and may not hold more than
two daily limits.
For the serious crabber,
Dungeness and red rock crabs
can be found in the open
waters of the marine zone.
Bays, beaches, estuaries,
tide pools, piers and jetties are
open for crabbing all year, 24
hours per day.
• Razor clams
Daily limit of first 15 dug
(no sorting or releasing).
Razor clams may be taken by
hand, shovel, clam gun or tube
with opening, no less than 4”
(cylindrical) or 4” X 3” (ellip-
tical).
Razor clams are closed July
15 to Sept. 30 north of
Tillamook Head (Clatsop
County).
• Bay clams (Butter, little-
neck, gaper and cockle): Daily
limit of 20 in aggregate, only
12 may be gapers. May be
taken by hand or hand-pow-
ered tools.
• Purple varnish clams:
Daily limit of 72. Other Clams
(softshell, piddocks and others
not listed) Daily limit of 36 in
aggregate.
tors, signage and boating edu-
cation materials.
The Marine Board is funded
entirely by motorized boat reg-
istrations, motorboat fuel tax
and receives federal funding to
support services to boaters.
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