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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2018
OFWC reclassfies marbled murrelet as state-endangered
PORTLAND—The Oregon Fish
and Wildlife Commission recently
voted to move the marbled mur-
relet, a small seabird that nests in
older forests, from threatened to
endangered under the Oregon
Endangered Species Act. This deci-
sion affects lands owned, managed
and leased by state agencies but
will have no direct impacts on pri-
vate landowners.
Staff at the Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife will now
develop survival guidelines on
state-owned, managed and leased
lands for the commission to consid-
er at its June 8 meeting in Salem.
Survival guidelines are quantifi-
able and measurable guidelines
necessary to ensure the survival of
individual members of the species.
They will serve as interim murrelet
protections until affected state
The marbled murrelet (left), a
small seabird that nests in older
forests, has been put back onto
the state-endangered list by the
Orego Fish and Wildlife
Commission.
agencies develop and adopt endan-
gered species management plans.
Also Friday, the Commission
heard an updated status report on
white sturgeon in the Lower
Columbia River and, based on that
update, directed staff to work with
Washington to develop 2018 stur-
geon retention seasons similar to last
year.
The Commission is the policy-
making body for fish and wildlife
issues in the state and it usually
meets monthly. Its next meeting will
be March 26 in Salem.
OPEN SOURCE IMAGE
Siuslaw
from 1B
Fishing
from 1B
retained, and these fish will all
be in that size range.
MID COAST LAKES:
3-pointer and 2 baskets for
Blankenship, and 6 points with
4 rebounds for Freudenthal.
Senior Marika White, who
was the only senior on the floor
for the Lady Viks on Friday,
had 10 boards, 4 blocked shots
and scored 7 points.
The Vikings fell 55-37, put-
ting them at 4-20 overall and 1-
9 in the Far West League.
With only three seniors on
this year's roster — Carreina
Greenburg, Lexi Curtis and
White — the Lady Viks look to
return a strong nucleus of
underclassmen next season
under new head coach Greg
Reynolds.
Juniors Alyssa Richards and
Madison Reynolds are the only
juniors on this season’s roster.
Soccer
from 1B
The board positions up for
election are Vice-President,
Secretary, and Registrar.
Any club member interest-
ed in running for a position
must notify the board and
provide their information by
5 p.m. on Tuesday, 13.
conditions improve — usually
once water levels start to drop
after a good rain. Check out
the zone reports for the best
weekend possibilities.
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 fish-
ing 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
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 fish-
ing 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 bob-
ber 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 (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.
When fishing from shore or
inside estuaries and bays, it is
important to check the tide.
Triathlon
from 1B
safely. Volunteers also play a
vital support role for all of
the participating athletes by
providing encouragement
and hospitality; many ath-
letes have said that they
return to the Tri/Du each year
because they appreciate the
enthusiastic volunteers.
Most volunteers work only
half a day and all volunteers
will receive a free event t-
shirt.
Again this year, Dunes
City will award a $250 dona-
tion to the organization that
brings the most volunteers on
race day, so make sure to
mention your organization’s
name when you register to
volunteer.
Volunteers are needed
between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. on
race day, Saturday, May 12.
Anyone who would like to
volunteer can call Dunes City
Hall at 541-997-3338.
Viks
from 1B
lead to start the third quarter
before falling behind 31-28
after a nearly scoreless third
period.
But
Siuslaw
rallied,
outscoring the lancers 20-14
to nab a come-from-behind
48-45 win.
Despite the win, the
Vikings were still ranked 27th
by the Oregon School
Activities Association’s RPI
state ranking as of Monday
night, leaving them six spots
out of a post-season bid.
The Class 4A has a total of
24 playoff spots, including
automatic playoff qualification
for the 7 district champions, 7
second-place teams, 6 third-
place teams and 4 individual
playoff berths for teams ranked
among the top 20.
Final rankings were posted
last night (after press dead-
lines).
The Lancers were ranked
last by the OSAA in 40th place
among Class 4A schools.
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