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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ NOVEMBER 22, 2017 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation S PORTS On the Bite Calendar WINTER SPORTS OPENERS A WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR • NOV. 29 THE LOCAL REGION SHS BASKETBALL AT C RESWELL GIRLS : 6 P . M . BOYS : 7:30 P . M . www.dfw.state.or.us/RR W ARMWATER F ISHING — South Coast The south coast area extends along the Oregon coast from Yachats south to the Oregon-California bor- der. The area offers some of the most productive and scenic warmwater fishing in the state with excellent fishing for bass and panfish available in large waters such as Mercer Lake, Siltcoos Lake, and Tahkenitch Lake. Tenmile Lakes located north of Coos Bay is renowned for its crappie and trophy bass fisheries, and the site of bass tourna- ments. Anglers should also try one of the many smaller lakes scattered along Highway 101 and through- out the coastal dunes area, or Triangle Lake closer to the Willamette Valley. The warmwater fish available in the south coast area include: Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bullheads, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, yel- low perch, green sunfish, warmouth and channel cat- fish. 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, crappie and brown bullhead catfish. Much of the property around Tenmile is private- ly-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 accessible and a great spot for kids. There also is a • DEC. 1 SHS WRESTLING AT H ARRISBURG 10 A . M . • DEC. 5 MHS BASKETBALL AT R EEDSPORT GIRLS : 5:30 P . M . BOYS : 7 P . M . T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX High Tide Low Tide Nov. 18 11:22am / 8.0 6:13pm / -0.4 5:29am / 2.5 Nov. 19 12:37am/ 6.5 11:54pm/ 7.9 Nov. 20 1:16am/ 6.5 12:25pm/ 7.7 WHALE COUNTDOWN B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News 6:05am / 2.7 6:48pm/ -0.4 6:41am/ 3.0 7:23pm/ -0.3 Nov. 21 1:56am / 6.4 7:17am / 3.3 12:58pm / 7.4 7:59pm / -0.1 Nov. 22 2:37am / 6.3 1:33pm/ 7.1 W INTER 7:56pm / 3.5 8:38pm/ 0.2 Nov. 23 3:22am / 6.1 2:11pm / 6.7 8:39am / 3.6 9:19m / 0.5 Nov. 24 4:10am / 6.0 2:57pm/ 6.3 9:31pm / 3.7 10:04pm/ 0.8 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 A s this year’s holiday will be season drawing to a close in December, whale watching on the Oregon coast will just be getting started. This year’s Winter Whale Watching Week will take place Dec. 27 through 31, during one of the best times of the year to spot gray whales off the stormy Oregon coastal shores. Approximately 18,000 whales will travel 12,000 miles south to Mexico, where they will give birth to their calves. To help visitors make the most of the annual migration, there will be nearly 40 volunteers at prime viewing points along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot the mighty mammals. “Whale Watching Spoken Here” signs will identify the volunteers, who OPRD COURTESY PHOTO The tail of a migrating gray whale appears off the coast near Cape Perpetua last December. will point out special behaviors, such as spy hopping, breaching and spout- ing, as well as discuss whale feeding, courtship and migration patterns. To prepare for the twice-annual event, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is seeking whale lovers to participate in its annual Whale Watching Spoken Here program. The program places trained volun- teers at 24 whale-watching sites along See WHALES XB See FISHING XB Parking fee to be waived at state park on ‘Green Friday’ Oregon State Parks invites the pub- lic to play for free on Friday, Nov. 24, in celebration of “Green Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving. The agency will waive day-use parking fees in 26 Oregon State Parks that day. “We started this tradition three years ago to encourage people to opt out- side,” said OPRD director Lisa Sumption. “Why not get some fresh air with your family and create a new hol- iday tradition?” To help celebrate, the nonprofit Oregon State Parks Foundation is offering free hot drinks and snacks at Tryon Creek State Natural Area, Fort Stevens State Park, Rooster Rock State Park, Silver Falls State Park and Cape Blanco State Park. In addition, refreshments — donat- ed by Starbucks Coffee, Nossa Familia Coffee, Smith Tea, Stevens Cocoa and KIND Bars — will be served by vol- unteers from the local Friends Groups. Parking is free year-round at almost all state parks; the waiver applies to the 26 parks that charge $5 daily for parking. The waiver applies from open to close on Nov. 24, except at Shore Acres State Park, where it expires at 3 p.m. for the Holiday Lights event that runs Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. A list of parks that require day-use parking permits is at OregonState ParksParking. Daily parking permits can be pur- chased on site, but one- and two-year passes are also available online at store.oregonstateparks.org. Visit the Oregon State Parks website at oregonstateparks.org. for directions to each park. Happy Th anksgiving and hoping you get to enjoy the holiday among family and friends. Lynnette Wikstrom Broker Cell: 541.999.0786 lynnette@cbcoast.com 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 “We’re next to the Bridge.” COAST REAL ESTATE
