SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2018
defense by striking out 10 Sutherlin bat-
Siuslaw
Blankenship.
Stinger and Northrop each had a run
scored.
Sutherlin closed the gap in the bottom
of the sixth inning after scoring twice,
then held Siuslaw off the scoreboard in
the top of the seventh.
Unfortunately, the Bulldogs rallied for
3 runs during their final turn at the plate,
narrowly defeating the Viks 5-4.
from 1B ters in just over 5 innings, holding the
Bulldogs to just 1 run on 3 hits.
The Viks moved ahead 4-0 heading
into the bottom of the sixth inning, with
sophomore Jared Northrop, along with
freshmen Zach Stinger and Elijah
Blankenship, fueling Siuslaw’s offense,
which included an RBI double from
Stinger and an RBI single from
“Defensively, we are improving,”
Shinn said. “We moved some players
around a bit and they came through,
making some plays.”
In his second start on the mound,
Mapleton junior pitcher Gabe Simington
played his part in helping shore up the
Fishing
from 1B
can check for any regulation
updates at the top of each zone
of the Recreation Report.
S PRING C HINOOK
Some anglers wait all year for
spring Chinook season, and reports
of early fish being caught are com-
ing in from the lower Columbia,
North Umpqua and lower Rogue
rivers. To follow any in-season
regulation changes on the
Columbia River, check out the reg-
ulation update section at the top of
the Columbia Zone of the
Recreation Report.
MID COAST LAKES:
Stocking of mid coast lakes
began in February.
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-
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SALMONBERRY
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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.
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
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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.
Despite the loss, Shinn was encour-
aged by his team’s improvement overall.
“We saw areas we will continue to
work on, but the things we focused on
during Monday’s practice were
improved on,” Shinn said. “We are
growing and look to improve with every
game.”
This past Thursday’s game at Pleasant
Hill was canceled due to poor field con-
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ditions following Wednesday’s rain
showers; the game is not expected to be
rescheduled.
The Viks will be back on the diamond
Monday for th Newport Tournament,
which will include match-ups with
Dallas (2:30 p.m.) and Estacada (5 p.m.).
The tournament will continue
Tuesday, with Siuslaw taking on
Philomath at noon.
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.
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
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.
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
PONDS: Trout
Spring trout stocking began
around March 1.
COOS
RIVER
3 B
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
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