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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ JUNE 13, 2018 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Families get hooked on fishing S PORTS Calendar B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News Saturday, Honeyman State Park was host to the annual Free Family Fishing Day at Cleawox Lake. The event was sponsored by Oregon State Parks, the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Department of JUNE 15-17 • Gehlke All-Star Baseball/Softball Tourney at Miller Park all day Saturday and Sunday NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS JUNE 18-22 Families members and volunteers gather at the fishing dock on Cleawox Lake during Saturday's Free Family Fishing Event. Fish and Wildlife and the Florence Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) and included loaner fishing poles with free bait, fish print T-shirts for kids to make, a hot dog lunch provided by the U.S. Forest Service, and fun contests for children and parents. Also that day, no fishing license was required and parking fees were waived during the event, which ran from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Swing shift • SHS football weight training 8 to 10 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. See HOOKED 3B On the Bite A WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR THE T IDE T ABLE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide June 13 1:06am / 6.2 6:38am / -1.8 6:26pm / 2.1 June 14 12:20am / 8.4 1:56pm / 6.4 7:24am / -2.2 7:16pm / 2.2 June 15 1:07am / 8.4 2:47pm / 6.5 8:11am / -2.3 8:08pm / 2.2 June 16 1:57am / 8.2 3:38pm / 6.6 9:00am /-2.2 9:03pm / 2.2 June 17 2:49am / 7.8 4:30pm/ 6.6 9:49am / -1.8 10:04pm/ 2.2 NED HICKSON PHOTO FILE/SIUSLAW NEWS Rich DeSantis, manager of team THC, is among those who will be stepping to the plate for the start of the Florence Softball League this afternoon at Miller Park. Games begin at 5:30 p.m., with a nightcap game at 7 p.m. June 18 3:46am / 7.1 5:24pm / 6.6 10:41am /-1.2 11:12pm / 2.2 Adult softball swings into summef B Y N ED H ICKSON June 19 Siuslaw News 4:49am / 6.4 6:19pm / 6.7 11:35am /-0.6 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 Starting this afternoon, the clang of softballs meeting the hard swing of aluminum bats will be eminating from the fields at Miller Park as the Florence Softball League gets underway. Five teams — Welton Construction, THC, ACC, Beachcomber and the Shockers — will be on the fields for doubleheaders each Wednesday, with games at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., from now through the league tournament Aug. 21 and 22. Team managers include Tim Garneau (ACC), Cody Anderson (Beachcomber), Sean Campbell (Shockers), Rich DeSantis (THC) and Greg Welton (Welton Construction). Games are played on the north and south fields, with teams rotating fields between games. For more information on game schedules or the Florence Softball League, visit www.florencesoftball league.atomicleagues.com. FORE GOLF TOURNEY FIRST OF FOUR SUMMER FUNDRASIERS ON THE GREENS MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS Partcipants in the annual FORE! Golf Tournament for the Boys & Girls Club June 2. The annual FORE! Kids Golf Tournment held June 2 at Ocean Dunes golf links marked the first of five tournaments scheduled between now and September, each of which will benefit a different organization. The annual Fore! Kids tourney, which is a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club in Florence, included more than 130 golfers competing in the 18-hole event. This year’s tourney was the most successful in the club’s history, according to See Valley streams opened to trout May 22 There are some nice cut- throat in these streams, and these aggressive fish can be a hoot to catch. SIUSLAW RIVER: Cutthroat trout Trout fishing in streams and river open on May 22. Fishing is restricted to arti- ficial flies and lures, May 22- Aug 31. MID COAST LAKES: Mid coast lakes stocking schedule for this year is posted online. Stocking of mid coast lakes began in February. Siltcoos Lagoon will not be stocked this year due to continued low dissolved oxygen. Trout scheduled to be released in Siltcoos Lagoon will be diverted to Cleawox Lake. ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat trout Trout fishing in streams and river opened in May. Fishing is restricted to arti- ficial flies and lures through Aug 31. SALMON RIVER: Cutthroat trout Trout fishing in streams and river opened May 22. Fishing is restricted to arti- ficial flies and lures through Aug 31. SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead, spring Chinook, cutthroat trout Summer steelhead are in the river. Fishing is slow but will improve over the coming weeks. The river is in good condition. Casting spinners, drifting bait or using a bobber and jig can be effective. Spring Chinook are available in the Siletz. Be aware of the regulations for the Siletz, 1 wild Chinook per day and two for the GOLF 2B See FISHING 4B VIEW LOOP LOT Great .21 acre lot between Collard Lake Road below and View Loop from above. Buyers to perform due diligence for actual access. Some slope, but nice bench area for a home site. Lot comes with dock privileges for Mercer Lake at Otter Cove. Affordably priced. $44,000 Lynnette Wikstrom Broker Cell: 541.999.0786 CBC# 11635/MLS#18622336 lynnette@cbcoast.com 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 “We’re next to the Bridge.” COAST REAL ESTATE
