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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017
Entire Oregon coast reopened to mussle harvesting
The Oregon Department of
Agriculture and the Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife announce the reopen-
ing of recreational and com-
mercial mussel harvesting from
ODFW
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little different in my high
school. Physical Education
classes were mixed grades nine
through 12. The junior and sen-
ior football players took it upon
themselves to initiate freshman
football players after gym
class.
They did so by hold them
down and smearing their pri-
vate parts with atomic balm.
(similar to Icy-Hot). As far as I
knew, none of us were aware
this would happen until it did.
Also, none of us told our fel-
Fishing
have dropped below the alert
level. The area was originally
closed to mussel harvesting
Oct. 13. As a result, all mussel
harvesting is now open along
the entire Oregon coast.
Meanwhile, razor clamming
remains open only from
Columbia River to Cascade
Head, north of Lincoln City.
The harvesting of razor
clams remains closed from
Cascade Head south to the
California border due to elevat-
ed levels of domoic acid.
The recreational harvest of
bay clams remains open along
the entire Oregon coast.
EXPANDS CRAB HARVESTING CLOSURE TO
The Oregon Department of
Agriculture and the Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife announce the immedi-
ate closure of recreational and
commercial crabbing from
Tahkenitch Creek, north of
Little
the south jetty of the Columbia
River to the north jetty of
Yaquina Bay at Newport.
Shellfish samples taken from
the area indicate levels of the
paralytic shellfish toxin (PST)
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the Willamette Valley.
The warmwater fish avail-
able in the south coast area
include: Largemouth bass,
smallmouth bass, bullheads,
black crappie, bluegill, pump-
kinseed, yellow perch, green
sunfish, warmouth and channel
catfish.
North and South Tenmile
Lake provide some of the finest
warmwater fishing on the
Oregon coast. Located on the
east side of Hwy 101 mid-way
between Reedsport and Coos
Bay, the combined lakes offer
nearly 2,000 acres of water and
miles of shoreline to fish for
largemouth bass, bluegill, crap-
pie and brown bullhead catfish.
Much of the property around
Tenmile is privately-owned
and the lakes are best fished by
boat, but a fishing dock at
Tenmile Lake County Park in
the small community of
Lakeside is wheelchair accessi-
ble and a great spot for kids.
For more information, call
ODA’s shellfish safety hotline
at 800-448-2474 or visit www.
oregon.gov/ODA/programs/Fo
odSafety/Shellfish/Pages/Shell
fishClosures.aspx.
T AHKANITCH C REEK
Winchester Bay and Reedsport,
to Cape Foulweather, north of
Newport.
The closure is due to elevat-
ed levels of domoic acid.
This includes crab harvested
in bays and estuaries, and on
beaches, docks, piers and jet-
ties.
The announcement extends
the previous closure from the
north jetty of Coos Bay to the
California border.
Crab harvesting from the
north jetty of Coos Bay to
Tahkenitch Creek remains open
as does harvesting north of
Cape Foulweather to the
Columbia River.
The recreational crabbing
season in the ocean closed
coast-wide Oct. 15.
Despite the closure, crab and
shellfish products sold in retail
markets and restaurants remain
safe for consumers.
For more information, call
ODA’s shellfish safety informa-
tion hotline at 800-448-2474 or
visit www.oregon.gov/ODA/
programs/FoodSafety/
Shellfish/Pages/Shellfish
Closures.aspx.
low frosh players it was hap-
pening out of a repeat treatment
warning. When approached by
a couple of seniors in the hall
later that same day, they asked
me, “How do you feel Little?”
I replied “With my fingers
just like you.”
I was given another round
the next day and when asked
how I felt that day, I replied “It
is pretty warm today.”
My mother did not raise no
fool.
No one was hurt. No one told
anyone. We were now members
of the football family.
However, even though no
one was “hurt,” the act itself
could have gone wrong. The
news carries stories of team
members getting out of hand in
their hazing. Smart coaches
address this early and often in
an effort to keep it from hap-
pening.
If you want to know if the
younger players are becoming
true members of your team, just
watch them and their efforts in
practices and games.
As the head baseball coach
in 1978, I watched as the fresh-
men baseball players loaded
and unloaded the team practice
gear. We practiced at the old
Hans Petersen field back then.
There were no storage sheds, so
the gear had to be brought to
and from the high school.
Early in the season, after the
teams were divided, I found
myself loading all the gear after
practice. The JV squad had fin-
ished and all underclassmen
were gone. The varsity players
rushed to their cars to get to the
gym and shower to go home.
I slowly and methodically
loaded all the gear into my
pick-up. When I arrived at the
gym, the players were milling
about the parking lot. The doors
were locked and they asked,
“What took you so long,
coach?”
“No help,” I replied.
I can tell you now, I never
carried gear to and from the
gym again.
Some very simple traditions
exist to honor the senior mem-
bers of a team. They get first
choice in where they sit on the
bus. You can have them order at
away-game meals.
My daughter told me she had
to wear jersey number 40 her
freshman year on varsity bas-
ketball. It was extra large and
she was extra small her frosh
year; so her mom sewed it to fit
her.
These are simple ways to
recognize the senior members
of a team without subjecting
young players with harassing
behaviors.
Next week I will address
“The Longest Season.”
There also is a campground
and boat launch at the County
Park. Spinreel Campground
(US Forest Service) on the
west side of Hwy 101 offers
camping 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 target
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 shoreline,
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 gar-
land-style and curly tail jigs in
a variety of bright, neutral and
dark colors and sizes.
Use a tapered panfish bobber
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.
• 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.
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