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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017
Fishing
from 1B
fish around to catch.
ALSEA RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook
Fall Chinook fishing is slow
to fair. Anglers are reminded
that there is no wild coho
salmon retention in 2017.
A few winter steelhead are
starting to be caught in the
lower river.
SALMON RIVER:
Steelhead, Chinook
The Salmon River opened
Dec. 1 for wild and hatchery
steelhead. Wild winter steel-
head can be retained on the
Salmon River. Daily and annu-
al bag limit on wild winter
steelhead are 1 per day and 3
per year.
Fall Chinook fishing has
been slowing down, but a few
fish are still available.
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook
A few winter steelhead are
starting to be caught in the
lower river.
Fall Chinook fishing has
been slowing down, but a few
Viks
fish are still available. Anglers
are reminded that there is no
wild coho salmon retention in
2017.
WILSON RIVER: Chinook,
steelhead
Fall Chinook fishing is slow
to fair. There should be fish
available throughout the sys-
tem. 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 fishing Aug. 1 to Dec.
31, upstream of Jordan Creek
(River Mile 21.9).
The first winter steelhead
was reported on the Wilson,
but it's still early and fishing is
slow. Drift fishing baits or
bobber fishing with jigs,
beads, or bait are all good
techniques.
YAQUINA RIVER:
Steelhead, Chinook
The Big Elk opened Dec 1
for wild and hatchery steel-
head. Wild winter steelhead
can be retained on the Big Elk.
Daily and annual bag limit on
from 1B
Harrisburg (51-28) and Colton (38-
28).
Against the Eagles, sophomore Mia
Collins led scoring for Siuslaw with 7
points, with junior Madison Reynolds
pulling down 10 boards and scoring 5
points.
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L OOKING
FOR
wild winter steelhead are 1 per
day and 3 per year.
Fall Chinook fishing has
been slowing down, but a few
fish are still available.
Anglers are reminded that
there is no wild coho salmon
retention in 2017.
P ACIFIC H ALIBUT
All 2017 sport halibut fish-
eries have concluded.
Allocations for 2018 will be
announced in late January
2018.
For more information, see
the sport halibut webpage.
S HORE AND E STUARY FISHING
Shore and estuary anglers
may fish for surfperch, flatfish
species like starry flounder and
sanddabs, and baitfish (her-
ring, for example).
Due to inseason regulation
changes, anglers may NOT
catch or retain lingcod, any
species of rockfish, cabezon,
greenling, or other bottomfish
species except for flatfish
species like sanddab and starry
flounder.
Surfperch fishing is not
impacted by this closure, and
remains open.
Public piers provide oppor-
tunities to catch surfperch and
baitfish and to drop crab pots
(but check first for crab health
safety closures).
Learn about surfperch fish-
ing.
When fishing from shore or
inside estuaries and bays, it is
important to check the tide.
Many fish that swim into
estuaries and bays, including
salmon, surfperch, and Pacific
herring, tend to come in with
the tide.
Catch of these species is
more likely to occur closer to
slack tide.
Additionally, the accessibili-
ty of some areas can be com-
pletely dependent on the tide.
Do not allow the incoming tide
to become a safety hazard.
W ARMWATER F ISHING —
South Coast
The south coast area extends
along the Oregon coast from
Yachats south to the Oregon-
California border. The area
offers some of the most pro-
ductive and scenic warmwater
fishing in the state with excel-
lent fishing for bass and pan-
Freshmen Lindsey Long and Brea
Blankenship had 6 points apiece
against Harrisburg.
Following Siuslaw’s final game on
Saturday, Reynolds was named to the
fish 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
tournaments. Anglers should
also try one of the many small-
er lakes scattered along
Highway 101 and throughout
the coastal dunes area, or
Triangle Lake closer to 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, crappie and brown
all-tournament team after posting 29
rebounds in the tourney.
Siuslaw will off the rest of this
week before returning to the court
Monday, Dec. 18, to host Sweet Home
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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
accessible and a great spot for
kids. There also is a camp-
ground 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.
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.
for the first of five home games.
Tipoff for Monday’s game is 6 p.m.
for the girls, followed by the boys
game at 7:30 p.m. at Glenn Butler
Court.
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