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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 | 3B T OXINS PROMPT ODA TO CLOSE PORTIONS OF COAST TO RAZOR CLAMMING SALEM— The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the closure of razor clam har- vesting from the Umpqua River to the California border. Sailors Evan Moso Neece coming up with 7 tack- les, 1 sack and a fumble recov- Siuslaw Football Congratulations goes out to Mapleton Senior Evan Moso who excelled in Friday’s 8 man football romp over Glendale in their 66- 14 win. Moso had 134 yards on just 3 rushes, had 4 touchdowns, 3 rushing and a 92 yard touchdown pass. He also added 3, two point conversions. On defense the ironman had 8 tackles and 1 sack. Honorable mention goes to freshman runner, Chad Hughes. Chad shaved 16.5 seconds from his previous meet and after fi nishing 90th during the Saxon Invitational he moved up to 31 for the Northwest Classic with a time of 18:22.2. from 1B from 1B top five. Close on Jensen's heels was Fishing from 1B entering the bays and estuaries to increase later in the month and into September. Best tech- niques include trolling her- ring/spinners and bobber fish- ing with bait. Sea-run cutthroat will begin entering the lower river later this month and into the fall. These fish are very aggressive, respond well to flies and lures, and can be up to 20-inches long. long. ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat trout, fall Chinook Fall Chinook fishing on the Alsea river/bay opened Aug. 1, a few fish are being caught but overall the fishing has been slow Recent shellfish samples taken from the area indicate levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have risen above the alert level. Razor clamming remains open from Tillamook Head to the Umpqua River. Razor clamming remains closed from the Columbia River to Tillamook Head due to the annual conservation closure. Mussel harvesting is cur- rently open from the Columbia River to the Coquille River. ODA will continue to test for shellfish toxins twice per month, as tides permit. Reopening of an area requires two consecutive tests in the safe range. For more information, call ODA’s shellfish safety informa- tion hotline at 800-448-2474, the Food Safety Division at 503-986-4720 or visit the ODA shellfish closures webpage. ery. Meanwhile, JJ Neece took down 12 Pirates and nabbed a fumble, and senior defensive back Evan Moso had 8 tackles and a quarterback sack against Glendale. Th e win puts Mapleton at 2-1 heading into this Friday's fi rst league game against 2-A Oakridge, which is also at 2-1, with its only loss coming from- Dufur High School (36-30). Th e Sailors’ only loss came at Riddle, in a narrow 44-52 loss to the Falcons. Kick-off for this Friday's game in Mapleton is set for 7 p.m. junior Jared Northrop, just three-tenths of a second behind with a time of 18:46.60) for 46th place. Senior Robert Mans finished out the Vikings roster in 58th place in 24:43.60. Siuslaw will compete in the Newport Invitational this Saturday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The Vikings will be home for the annual Woahink Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 29, with races for middle school, junior varsity and varsi- ty runners, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Woahink Day Use Area. Concentrate your efforts low in the estuary and close to the ocean to catch the fish moving in and out on the tides. Expect numbers of fall Chinook entering the bays and estuaries to increase later in the month and into September. Best techniques include trolling herring/spin- ners and bobber fishing with bait. Sea-run cutthroat will begin entering the lower river later this month and into the fall. These fish are very aggressive, respond well to flies and lures, and can be up to 20-inches long. SALMON RIVER: Cutthroat trout, fall Chinook Fall Chinook fishing on the Salmon river/bay opened Aug. 1, expect numbers of fall Chinook entering the bays and estuaries to increase later in the month and into September. Best techniques include trolling herring/spin- ners and bobber fishing with bait. SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead, cutthroat trout, fall Chinook Fall Chinook fishing on the Siletz river/bay opened Aug. 1, a few fish are being caught but it has been slow. Expect num- bers of fall Chinook entering the bays and estuaries to increase later in the month and into September. Best tech- niques include trolling her- ring/spinners and bobber fish- ing with bait. • Note: Salmon fishing in the Siletz river is closed above the marker sign approximately 1,200 feet above Ojalla bridge until Oct. 7. Summer steelhead are in the river. Fishing has begun to slow down as stream flows decrease and water tempera- tures increase in the gorge. Early mornings or late eve- nings provide the best oppor- tunity to catch these fish. The fishing will improve when we get some cooler weather or a little bit of rain to “stir” things up a bit. Casting spinners, drifting bait or using a bobber and jig can be effective. Sea-run cutthroat will begin entering the lower river later this month and into the fall. These fish are very aggressive, respond well to flies and lures, and can be up to 20-inches long. Trout fishing is open in streams and river. • Note: The 3.5-mile bridge (aka Steel Bridge) in the Siletz gorge is open to motorized 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. WILSON RIVER: Steelhead, trout Summer steelhead are pres- ent, but it looks like numbers are down a little this year. There are steelhead sporadi- cally throughout the system. Low clear water and warm water temperatures can make fishing for summer steelhead challenging, but there can be some good action. 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 success. Warm water temperatures can stress fish and increase hooking mortality, so anglers are encouraged to avoid catch- and-release fishing during the heat of the day. Sea run cutthroat are in the tidewater areas and beginning to move upstream. We’ve had reports of the fishing for them being good this summer. Spinners or flies are good bets for success. YAQUINA RIVER: Cutthroat trout, fall Chinook Fall Chinook fishing on the Yaquina river/bay opened Aug. 1, fishing has been slow so far. Expect numbers of fall Chinook entering the bays and estuaries to increase later in the month and into September. Best techniques include trolling herring/spin- ners and bobber fishing with bait. Sea-run cutthroat will begin entering the lower river later this month and into the fall. These fish are very aggressive, respond well to flies and lures, and can be up to 20-inches long Trout fishing is open in streams and river. Fishing is restricted to artificial flies and lures, May 22- Aug 31. COOS RIVER BASIN: Dungeness crab, bay clams, rockfish, trout, salmon Streams and rivers are open to trout fishing. Trout fishing in streams and rivers is slow to due to low water conditions. Anglers can use only artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater. The daily limit for trout in streams is 2 fish per day and they must be 8-inches or longer. Through Sept. 30, salmon anglers with a two-rod valida- tion will be able to use rods while fishing for Chinook salmon and hatchery Coho salmon in Coos Bay. Recreational fishing for bot- tomfish is open in the ocean along with bays and estuaries. The daily bag limit for marine fish is 4, plus 2 ling- cod. The retention of cabezon is no longer allowed for the rest of the year. Fishing for rockfish and greenling inside Coos Bay near the north jetty and other submerged rock structures has been spotty this past week with good fishing one day and poor fishing the next. TENMILE LAKES: Trout, warmwater species, largemouth bass Trout fishing on Tenmile Lakes has slowed down with the best fishing is in the early mornings. Anglers should focus on fishing in deeper water. Fishing for largemouth bass has been good with the best fishing in the early mornings or late evenings. Bass are hit- ting top-water lures in the low light conditions and anglers are switching to plastics and deeper water once the sun hits the water. Yellow perch fishing is very good fishing on the deep-wa- ter side of the weed lines in water depths of 7-15 feet. Anglers are using small jigs or a worm on a hook fished near the bottom. UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Trout, bass The South Umpqua and Cow Creek are open for catch- and-release trout fishing. Bass fishing is good throughout the South Umpqua with particularly high catch rates from Canyonville to the mouth at River Forks/ Singleton parks. WINCHESTER BAY: Bottomfish, perch Fishing in the Triangle and South jetty has been success- ful. PACIFIC OCEAN and BEACHES: Bottomfish, salm- on, tuna, halibut, surfperch Through Sept. 30, bottom- fish anglers will need to fish inside the 30-fathom curve. The daily bag limit for marine fish is now 4 plus 2 lingcod. The retention of cabezon is now closed for the remainder of the year. Anglers may also choose to fish the offshore longleader fishery outside of the 40-fath- om regulatory line which is open year around. The long- leader fishery has a daily bag limit of 10 fish made of yel- lowtail, widow, canary, red- stripe, greenstripe, silvergray, and bocaccio rockfish. No other groundfish are allowed and offshore longlead- er fishing trips cannot be com- bined with traditional bottom- fish, flatfish or halibut trips. Salmon fishing is open from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain with a limit of two salmon per day. Salmon anglers have been catching lots of Coho outside of Charleston and Winchester Bay but the majority of the Coho are wild and need to be released. From Humbug Mountain to the OR/CA border, salmon fishing is open with a limit of two salmon per day but no retention of Coho. The Nearshore halibut sea- son is open seven days a week and as of Aug. 12 there was 22 percent of the quota remain- ing. For the southern Oregon Subarea, halibut is open 7 days a week through Oct. 31 or attaining the quota of 8,982 lbs. Buying or Selling? I can help. Brian Jagoe Principal Broker 541 999-1314 85082 Hwy 101 – Highway 101 frontage with 5 acres, let me show you this property! 1945 house with well and septic. 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