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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2018
Fishing
from 1B
for the best weekend possibili-
ties.
SIUSLAW 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.
NORTH COAST LAKES:
Trout stocking is complete
for the year. Cape Meares,
Town, Coffenbury, Lost and
Sunset lakes were stocked with
“trophy” rainbow trout in late
September.
Cedar Creek Hatchery has
stocked over 160 surplus sum-
mer steelhead in Town Lake
near Pacific City so far this
fall.
These fish get fairly active
in the lake and offer a unique
fishing experience. Once in the
lake they are considered
“trout” and do not require a
Combined Angling Tag.
Anglers are reminded, how-
ever, that only one trout per
day over 20-inches may be
retained, and these fish will all
be in that size range.
MID COAST LAKES:
Olalla Reservoir has been
stocked with about 100 surplus
summer steelhead this season.
These fish get fairly active in
the lake and offer a unique
fishing experience.
Once in the lake they are
considered “trout” and do not
require a Combined Angling
Tag.
Anglers are reminded, how-
ever, that only one trout per
day over 20 inches may be
retained, and these fish will all
be in that size range.
Mid coast lakes been
stocked with trout throughout
the spring.
Trout stocking has ended for
the year 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.
A few winter steelhead are
starting to be caught in the
lower river.
SALMON RIVER:
Steelhead, Chinook
The Salmon River IS open
for wild and hatchery steel-
head. Wild winter steelhead
can be retained on the Salmon
River. 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.
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.
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.
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 IS open for
wild and hatchery steelhead.
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.
P ACIFIC H ALIBUT
All 2017 sport halibut fish-
eries have concluded.
Allocations for 2018 will be
announced soon.
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 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
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-
F
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 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.
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,
from 1B
Marshfield went on a 17-3 run
that included four 3-pointers to
nab a 35-19 lead heading into the
half.
From there, the Vikings trailed
by at least 10 points for the
remainder of the game in an
eventual 53-29 loss.
That same night, Brookings-
Harbor narrowly beat Douglas,
71-70, and North Bend defeated
visiting South Umpqua, 60-51.
In the girls’ game, the 4A’s
No. 1-ranked Lady Pirates (6-0,
18-2) maintained their undefeat-
ed status in the Far West League
in a decisive 59-13 win.
Elsewhere in the Far West,
Brookings-harbor beat Douglas
41-36, and South Umpqua up-
ended North Bend, 48-38.
Friday, Siuslaw will host its
final home games of the season
during Senior Night, tipping off
against Douglas.
The girls will begin the
evening at 6 p.m., followed by
the boys game at 7:30 p.m.
Seniors being recognized on
Friday will be Carreina
Greenburg, Lexi Curtis, Marika
White, Dylan McGallian, Jake
Hickson, Jared Brandt, Kyle
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Both lakes are shallow with
an average depth of about 15
feet and abundant aquatic
weeds, willows and bank vege-
tation 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
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