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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018
Baseball
from 1B
of the sixth inning.
“Sutherlin was a strong-hit-
ting team,” said Siuslaw coach
Softball
from 1B
a pair of pick-offs from behind
Fishing
from 1B
Siltcoos Lagoon was not
stocked the week of Feb. 5 due
to low levels of dissolved oxy-
gen. Fish scheduled for
Siltcoos Lagoon were stocked
in Cleawox Lake instead.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing has
improved. Rain over the week-
end has raised the river level
and got fish moving again.
Casting spinners, drifting bait
or using a bobber and jig can be
effective.
ALSEA RIVER: Steelhead
Winter steelhead has picked
up throughout the river. Rain
over the weekend has raised the
river level and got fish moving
again. A mix of wild and hatch-
ery fish are being caught.
Casting spinners, drifting bait
or using a bobber and jig can be
effective.
NESTUCCA RIVER and
THREE RIVERS: Steelhead
Fishing was fair to good on
the Nestucca last weekend. It
should be fishable throughout
the week. There should be good
numbers of broodstock hatch-
ery fish and wild steelhead
throughout the system.
Float fishing jigs, beads, or
bait, drift fishing, nymphing,
and swinging flies or spinners
are all good techniques.
Three Rivers is getting on
the low side, but a little rain
predicted for Thursday may
help. There are fish throughout
the system.
SALMON RIVER: Steelhead
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. Casting
spinners, drifting bait or using a
bobber and jig can be effective.
Winter steelhead has picked
up throughout the river. Rain
over the weekend has raised the
river level and got fish moving
again.
SALMONBERRY
RIVER:
Steelhead
The Salmonberry is getting
low and clear, but the rain pre-
dicted for Thursday should put
it in good shape for the week-
end. There should be some big
wild steelhead showing up this
time of year, but be prepared to
catch and release.
Check with the Port of
Tillamook Bay for access
restrictions.
Thomas Shinn. “They put the
ball into play, and when they did
— it was hit pretty hard.”
The Viks were unable to get
anyone home, forcing the 10-run
rule to end the game in favor of
the Bulldogs, 12-1.
Offensively, Shinn said the
team struggled at the plate.
“We’re continually finding
areas to improve and the boys
are committed to doing just
that,” Shinn said.
On the mound, sophomore
Caleb Hennessee started things
out for Siuslaw before retiring in
the fourth inning.
Also in Friday’s pitching rota-
tion were sophomore Jared
Northrop, and freshmen Elijah
Blankenship and Dalton Stinger.
Siuslaw was at Sutherlin last
night (after press deadlines) and
will be on the road again this
Friday, taking on Pleasant Hill
beginning at 4 p.m.
the plate, with Smith firing to
senior third-baseman Abby
Coday.
The Lady Bulldogs went n to
end the game in five innings due
to the 10-run rule, winning the
opener 17-5.
Smith led Siuslaw offensively,
going 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs and 1
stolen base.
Sophomore Nina Aaron took
the loss from the pitcher’s circle,
striking out 2 batters and walking
6.
The Lady Viks were back on
the field last night for a re-match
at Sutherlin (after press dead-
lines) and will host Sweet Home
this Friday.
First pitch is set for 4 p.m.
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead
Winter steelhead has picked
up throughout the river. A mix
of wild and hatchery fish are
being caught. Rain over the
weekend has raised the river
level and got fish moving
again.
Casting spinners, drifting
bait or using a bobber and jig
can be effective.
• Note: The 3.5 mile bridge
(aka Steel Bridge) in the Siletz
gorge is now open to motorized
vehicles.The road is open as far
as we go, MP 13 but is only
open to public vehicles on the
weekend.
Anglers can walk/bike in the
road during the weekdays. If
anglers do walk in they can
park at the one mile gate and
start from there.
TRASK RIVER: Steelhead
Fishing was slow on the
Trask last weekend, there were
a few fish caught, but not great
numbers. The Trask is getting a
little on the low and clear side,
but rain predicted for Thursday
should keep it fishable through
the weekend.
This is mostly a wild fish
river, although some hatchery
strays are caught. Float fishing
jigs, beads, or bait, drift fishing,
nymphing, and swinging flies
or spinners are all good tech-
niques.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead
Fishing was fair to good on
the Wilson last weekend and
some nice fish were caught,
including some broodstock
hatchery fish.
The Wilson is getting a little
on the low and clear side, but
the rain predicted for Thursday
should get fish moving and
keep it fishable through the
weekend.
Float fishing jigs, beads, or
bait, drift fishing, nymphing,
and swinging flies or spinners
are all good techniques.
PONDS: Trout
need to slow down there pre-
sentations. Most bass will be
found in deeper water near
structure or weed edges.
Anglers have reported the
fishing for yellow perch has
slowed down. There are lots of
small yellow perch so anglers
will have to sort to find larger
perch.
fish for chum salmon (catch-
and-release only) on the Kilchis
and Miami rivers beginning in
mid-September.
lakes with good fishing in the
spring and throughout the sum-
mer. Best fishing is in the calm
water along the shoreline, in
the many small coves and
inlets. Crappie anglers should
target shaded areas with wood
structure including submerged
brush and trees, downed logs
and docks. The fish are often
found in schools at depths of
10-15 feet.
A good set-up is light spin-
ning tackle with 4-pound test
line and a light-colored 1/32-
ounce jig. Have an assortment
of garland-style and curly tail
jigs in a variety of bright, neu-
tral, and dark colors and sizes.
Use a tapered panfish bobber
and change the depth of the jig
until you find fish. Allow the
jig to sink then retrieve slowly.
Fishing is best early and late in
the day, but a mid-day breeze
can also trigger a bite. Crappie
abundance can go through
cycles every few years so check
with ODFW for the latest infor-
mation.
Y ELLOW PERCH :
For yellow perch, you can
fish the same areas of the lakes
and use a similar set-up as for
crappie, but try baiting the jig
with a piece of worm. A size-8
hook baited with worm and
rigged 1-2 feet above a sinker
fished on the bottom will also
work. Perch will most often be
found in deeper water than
crappie. Like crappie, perch
fishing is best from spring
through fall, but they can be
caught year-round, even during
winter.
B LUEGILL :
Bluegill fishing is best as the
water warms during the sum-
mer. Bluegill will be found in
shallow areas with less woody
structure, but more vegetation.
YA Q U I N A R I V E R :
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. Casting spin-
ners, drifting bait or using a
bobber and jig can be effective.
Winter steelhead fishing has
improved as more fish have
moved in to the river. Rain over
the weekend has raised the
river level and got fish moving
again.
COOS COUNT LAKES and
Spring trout stocking began
around March 1.
COOS
RIVER
BASIN:
Dungeness crab, bay clams,
rockfish, steelhead
Streams and rivers are now
closed to trout fishing until
May 22.
The steelhead rivers in the
Coos Basin are running a little
high after the rain over the
weekend but are clearing
quickly. Steelhead anglers are
having success fishing eggs or
yarn balls along the bottom or
by fishing a jig suspended
below a bobber.
In the Coos Basin, 1 addi-
tional hatchery steelhead may
be retained per day for a total
aggregate of 3 adult hatchery
fish harvested daily.
Anglers fishing the South
Fork Coos River above
Dellwood will need a permit
from Weyerhaeuser, which
allows the angler access up to
the Seven Mile Bridge.
Permits can be obtained at
Weyerhaeuser’s Coos Bay
office.
• Recreational fishing for
bottomfish is open in the ocean
along with bays and estuaries.
The daily bag limit will be 5
marine fish plus 2 lingcod.
• There will be no retention
of cabezon until July 1.
• Anglers have reported
catching rockfish and lingcod
inside Coos Bay near the north
jetty.
• Crabbing and clamming
updates can now be found in
the Crabbing and Clamming
section of the Recreation
Report.
TENMILE LAKES: Trout,
warmwater species, large-
mouth bass (Located 10 miles
north of North Bend alongside
Highway 101, at the town of
Lakeside. County park with
camping, boat ramp and a fish-
ing dock.)
Trout anglers trolling spin-
ners and wedding rings have
been catching holdover hatch-
ery rainbow trout in Tenmile
Lakes. In the spring anglers on
Tenmile Lakes will occasional-
ly catch large wild coho smolts
(sometimes up to 14-inches).
These coho smolts need to be
released alive immediately.
Trout fishing is open all year
in Tenmile Lakes.
Fishing for largemouth bass
has been slow. Water tempera-
tures are cold so anglers will
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Steelhead
Fishing has been good
recently and, with recent rains,
fishing should be good
throughout the South.
W I N C H E S T E R B AY:
Bottomfish, perch
Fishing in the Triangle and
South jetty has been successful.
PACIFIC
OCEAN
and
BEACHES: Bottomfish, crab,
surfperch
The All-Depth recreational
fishing for bottomfish is open
through March 31 in the ocean.
Starting April 1, bottomfish
anglers will need to fish inside
the 30 fathom curve. The daily
bag limit will be 5 marine fish
plus 2 lingcod.
There will be no retention of
cabezon until July 1. Anglers
have been catching big lingcod
fishing in deep water outside of
Coos Bay, Bandon, and
Winchester Bay.
• Anglers also are catching
lots of rockfish. Anglers may
also choose to fish the offshore
longleader fishery outside of
the 40-fathom regulatory line
January-March and October-
December.
• The longleader fishery has
a daily bag limit of 10 fish
made of yellowtail, widow,
canary, redstripe, greenstripe,
silvergray, and bocaccio rock-
fish.
• No other groundfish are
allowed and offshore long-
leader fishing trips cannot be
combined with traditional bot-
tomfish, flatfish or halibut trips.
• Surfperch fishing has been
decent when the ocean swells
have been small. Anglers are
having the best luck fishing the
beaches with sand shrimp or
Berkley Gulp sand worms.
Anglers need to be careful of
rough ocean conditions and
sneaker waves.
S ALMON :
In May/June start thinking
spring Chinook in rivers and
basins from Tillamook south to
the Siletz. By August attention
turns to fall Chinook and coho.
There is a rare opportunity to
S TEELHEAD :
These ocean-going rainbow
trout are divided into two runs:
winter and summer. For those
that prefer frost bite to sunburn,
winter steelhead begin entering
area rivers and streams from
November and December
(depending on the timing of the
fall rains) and runs can contin-
ue through April.
Summer steelhead returns
begin in early April to early
June in the Nestucca, Siletz,
Trask and Wilson rivers.
Summer fish will continue to
arrive through late summer and
early fall, sometimes overlap-
ping with winter returning fish.
T ROUT :
Cutthroat trout live in these
coastal rivers and streams.
Although resident fish may be
small, they are feisty and fun to
catch. Fishing these cool, shad-
ed waters also can provide a
welcome respite from the sum-
mer heat. In late summer, look
for sea-run cutthroat to migrate
from the estuaries back to
freshwater to spawn. These can
be large, hard-fighting fish.
Dozens of lakes and ponds
throughout the zone are stocked
with rainbow trout from
February through May and, for
some, again in October.
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.
C RAPPIE :
Anglers catch crappie in both
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