SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2017
Sailors
from 1B
scoring Mapleton’s only basket
of the period as the Lady Braves
(2-6, 0-0) went on to claim the
win, 38-13.
Heading into the boys’ game,
Mapleton was hoping to even the
score after a 37-point loss to the
Fishing
from 1B
but there still should be 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-
5 B
Braves the previous week. And
coming off of a league-opening
win two days earlier against
Mohawk that included double-
digit scoring from JJ Neece, Cole
Spencer, Dominic Wells and
Gabe Simington, the momentum
appeared to be there.
However, it was clear that the
Braves had their own plan, which
was to take an early lead and not
risk a potential upset should the
Sailors continue their momen-
tum.
Utilizing a full-court press, the
Braves managed to force multi-
ple turnovers in the first quarter
and take a quick 7-0 lead.
A rebound by Neece put
Mapleton’ first points on the
board, but the Braves answered
with 9 unanswered points that
included a 3-pointer and a pair of
freethrows.
Wells ended the period with a
drive to the rim that still left the
Sailors down 4-16 entering the
second period.
Sophomore Nathen Roane
scored a rebound for Mapleton to
start the quarter, with the Braves
answering on another 3-pointer
and a pair of steals to move ahead
25-6. The Sailors scored only a
freethrow for the remainder of
the half, provided by Neece, to
trail 7-40 entering the break.
Reedsport went on to win it,
69-21.
The good news for both Sailor
teams was that the games were
non-league, which puts the boys
team at 1-1 heading into this
Thursday’s league match-up, at
home against Powers.
Tip-off for the girls is at 3
p.m., followed by the boys game
at 4:30 p.m. Today, Mapleton is
on the road for a non-league
game at Yoncalla.
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
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 bob-
ber fishing with jigs, beads, or
bait are all good techniques.
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 (herring,
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 produc-
tive and scenic warmwater fish-
ing 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 fish-
eries, and the site of bass tour-
naments. Anglers should also
try one of the many smaller
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, 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.
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 warmwa-
ter fish.
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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
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
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