2B | WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 13, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
OSMB to make sure boat tags are ‘Ship Shape’
The Oregon State Marine Board, in
partnership with 32 county sheriff ’s
offices and the Oregon State Police, will
be focusing their enforcement efforts on
boaters with lapsed boat registrations
during the weekend of Aug. 4-5, for
“Operation Ship Shape.”
“So far this year, marine law enforce-
ment officers are reporting unusually
high numbers of unregistered boats,”
said Randy Henry, Boating Safety
Program Manager for the Marine Board.
“This means that those registered boat-
ers who are playing by the rules are car-
rying the load for everyone else. Without
adequate revenue, the agency is forced
to cut funds to our law enforcement
programs which ultimately mean fewer
patrol boats on the water and longer
response times in emergency incidents.”
“We’re at a five year high for fatalities
so far this year, and we cannot afford to
reduce our agency’s services, so we’re
simply making sure that all motorboats
— any boat with any mechanical pro-
pulsion, whether gas, electric, diesel or
solar, and all sailboats 12 feet or longer,
are currently registered.” Henry added.
“The fine for lapsed boat registration is
$265, which is far more than the cost of
the boat registration itself. Fines do not
come back to the Marine Board. When
collected, those fines go into the state’s
general fund. It’s better for all of us if
you register your boat now than wait for
a fine.”
Motorboat registrations are $4.50 per
foot, rounded to the highest foot plus $5
for the aquatic invasive species preven-
tion program. For example: a 16-foot
outboard motorboat would cost $77.
Registrations are valid for two calen-
dar years.
Boaters can renew their boat registra-
tion online at www.boatoregon.com/
store, or can visit their local registration
agent. Boaters can print off a temporary
permit after successfully completing
their transaction online or will be issued
a temporary permit through an agent
for an additional fee.
For assistance renewing online, con-
tact the Marine Board at marine.board@
oregon.gov or 503-378-8587.
For a list of registration agents, visit
www.oregon.gov/osmb/title-registra-
tion/Pages/Where-to-Register.aspx.
ODFW BIOLOGIST OFFER FALL FISHING FORECAST TONIGHT AT STEP MEETING
ODFW District Biologist
John Spangler will report on
the salmon fishing forecast for
fall salmon fishing in the
Siuslaw River at the next
Fishing
from 1B
Fishing is restricted to artifi-
cial flies and lures through
Aug. 31.
SALMON
RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams and
river opened May 22. Fishing
is restricted to artificial flies
and lures through Aug. 31.
SILETZ
RIVER:
Steelhead, spring Chinook, trout
Summer steelhead are pres-
ent in decent numbers. Low
clear water can make fishing
for summer steelhead chal-
lenging, but there can be some
good action at first and last
light, or on those drizzly over-
cast days. Concentrate on deep
pools and deeper riffles. Drift
fishing, spinners, and flies are
good choices. Light line, small
presentations, and fishing the
riffles and deep pools at first
and last light can increase suc-
cess.
There are still a few spring
Chinook available in the
Wilson River, although num-
bers will be very low, especially
considering the low runs we
are seeing on other basins.
Cutthroat trout can be found
throughout the river, with sea-
runs beginning to enter tidal
areas. Fishing should be fair to
good, with spinners or flies
good bets for success.
to trout fishing. Trout anglers
are having success using small
spinners or flies. Anglers can
use only artificial flies and
lures in streams above tidewa-
ter. The daily limit for trout in
streams is 2 fish per day and
they must be 8-inches or lon-
ger.
Recreational fishing for bot-
tomfish is open in the ocean
along with bays and estuaries.
Beginning July 1, the daily bag
limit for marine fish will
reduced from 5 to 4 plus 2 ling-
cod. The retention of cabezon
starts on July 1 with a 1-fish
sub-bag limit. Anglers have
reported catching rockfish,
greenling and striped surf-
perch inside Coos Bay near the
north jetty and other sub-
merged rock structures.
Coquille River. Smallmouth
are hitting on crankbaits, jigs
and bait in the mainstem and
South Fork Coquille river.
There is no size limit or daily
bag limit on the number of
smallmouth bass you can keep
in the Coquille River Basin.
YAQUINA
RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
These lakes and ponds are
now listed individually in the
alphabetical listing. Spring
trout stocking begins around
March 1.
COOS
COUNTY
LAKES/PONDS: Trout
These lakes and ponds are
now listed individually in the
alphabetical listing. Spring
trout stocking begins around
March 1 (see stocking sched-
ule).
COQUILLE RIVER
BASIN: Crab, trout
Streams and rivers are open
to trout fishing. Trout anglers
are having success using small
spinners or flies. Anglers can
use only artificial flies and
lures in streams above tidewa-
ter, except the use of bait is
allowed on the South Fork
Coquille up to the Forest
Service boundary upstream of
Powers. The daily limit for
trout in streams is 2 fish per
day and they must be 8-inches
or longer.
Smallmouth bass have start-
ed to bite in the mainstem
TENMILE
LAKES:
Trout, warmwater species,
largemouth bass
Legal-size rainbow trout
were stocked in Tenmile Lakes
in early June. Trout anglers
trolling spinners and wedding
rings in the main part of the
lake are catching lots of trout,
some over 20-inches. As water
temperatures warm, trout fish-
ing will be best in the early
mornings. Trout fishing is
open all year in Tenmile Lakes.
Fishing for largemouth bass
has been good. Water tempera-
tures are in the upper 60s and
bass will be found in the shal-
low water near weed lines and
submerged logs in the morn-
ings and evenings.
Yellow perch fishing is good
in water depths of 10-15 feet
and along weedlines. Anglers
are using small jigs or a worm
on a hook fished near the bot-
tom.
UMPQUA
RIVER,
SOUTH: Trout, bass
The South Umpqua and
Cow Creek opened to trout
fishing May 22.
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Dungeness crab, bay clams,
rockfish, trout
Streams and rivers are open
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What are the threats affecting
them? What can you do to
help?
The most frequently
observed cetaceans along the
Oregon Coast are gray whales.
Learn about the Pacific Coast
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returns to the Siuslaw includ-
ing ocean conditions, winter
storms and long-range weather
patterns.
His talk will cover catch lim-
NEWPORT — The Oregon
Chapter of the American
Cetacean Society (ACS) is
hosting its Seventh Annual
Summer Whale Watch
Weekend on July 28 and 29, at
Boiler Bay State Park in
Depoe Bay.
ACS volunteer members
and Certified Naturalists will
be on hand from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. each day to help visitors
watch for whales and other
wildlife, as well as provide
information on whales, dol-
phins, porpoises and their
habitats.
This family friendly event
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fun for all ages.
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shore-based whale watch.
Observe whales in their natu-
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disturbance. Here are a few of
the things visitors can learn:
What is a cetacean? What are
the differences between a dol-
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baleen? What whales, dol-
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found off the Oregon Coast?
What do they eat (prey) and
what eats them (predators)?
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Steelhead, spring Chinook, cut-
throat trout
Summer steelhead are in the
river. Fishing is good in the
lower gorge. Casting spinners,
drifting bait or using a bobber
and jig can be effective.
Spring Chinook are avail-
able in the Siletz. Be aware of
the regulations for the Siletz, 1
wild Chinook per day and two
for the season through July 31.
Trout fishing in streams and
river opened May 22.
• Note: The 3.5 mile bridge
(aka Steel Bridge) in the Siletz
gorge is now open to motor-
ized vehicles, but is only open
to public vehicles on the week-
end.
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.
SIUSLAW
RIVER :
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams and
river opened May 22. Fishing
is restricted to artificial flies
and lures through Aug. 31.
Salmon Trout Enhancement
Program (STEP) meeting, to
be held Wednesday, Aug. 1.
Spangler will report on some
of the things that impact the
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