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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ NOVEMBER 14, 2018 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation S PORTS Calendar On the Bite Winter Sports Openers A WEEKLY Nov. 28 FISHING REPORT FOR THE • SHS girls BB at Mapleton 7 p.m. • MHS girls BB hosts Siuslaw 7 p.m. • SHS boys BB at Mapleton 7 p.m. • MHS boys BB hosts Siuslaw 7 p.m. LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR MID COAST LAKES Stocking of mid coast lakes stopped in early June, but fishing for warm-water species can still be good in several area lakes, includ- ing Ollala Reservoir, Mercer Lake, Siltcoos Lake and Tahkenitch Lake. SIUSLAW RIVER: Cutthroat trout, fall Chinook Fall Chinook fishing on the Siuslaw river/bay has been slow. Warm and dry weather this week will con- tinue to stack fish in the estuary waiting for the next big rain event.. Best tech- niques include trolling her- ring/spinners and bobber fishing with bait. All wild coho must be released for the 2018 fall salmon season. Lake Creek, a tributary of the Siuslaw River, is closed for the 2018 fall salmon season. 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 rivers. ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat trout, fall Chinook A few fall Chinook are being caught everyday but overall the fishing has been slow. Warm and dry weath- er this week is holding fish in the estuary waiting for a significant rise in the river Nov. 30 • SHS wresting at Harrisburg TBD T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Ready to wrestle Nov. 3 9:37am / 7.2 9:40pm / 6.5 3:04am / 0.6 3:52pm / 1.7 Nov. 4 9:21am / 7.6 9:43pm / 6.7 2:58am / 0.7 3:46pm / 0.9 Nov. 5 10:02am / 8.0 3:48am / 1.0 10:39pm / 6.9 4:33pm / 0.2 Nov. 6 10:40am / 8.3 11:30pm / 7.0 4:33am / 1.2 5:18pm / -0.4 Nov. 7 11:16am / 8.4 5:15am / 1.6 5:59pm / 3.2 Nov. 8 12:17am / 6.9 11:51pm / 8.3 5:55am / 2.0 6:40pm / -0.8 PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Though school was out Monday due to the Veterans Day holiday, Siuslaw High School athletes officially began their first day of win- ter sports practices, including Viking wrestlers, who ran through warms-ups and drills under the watchful eye of long-time coach Neil Wartnik (center right). The Viks’ first meet is Nov. 30. See FISHING 2B A FTER SYMPOSIUM , SEA OTTERS BECOMING HOT TOPIC ON O REGON C OAST Aquarium announces plans for new sea otter facility and research group convenes in Newport to talk of future sea otter reintroduction in Oregon. Nov. 9 1:03am / 6.8 6:35am / 2.4 12:26pm / 8.1 7:20pm / -0.7 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 NEWPORT — Last month, the Elakha (Chinook Indian word for sea otter) Alliance, a nonprofit organiza- tion dedicated to the restoration of sea otters on the Oregon coast, hosted the first Sea Otter Symposium in Newport to discuss scientific understanding of sea otters and key questions about reintroduction in Oregon. How are the Aquarium and Elakha Alliance related? The Oregon Coast Aquarium is announcing plans for a new sea otter holding facility, whuch will allow the aquarium to care for additional res- cued sea otters and facilitate new behind-the-scenes guest experiences. Sea otters were added to the federal Endangered Species List in 1977; fur traders hunted the marine mammals nearly to extinction in the 18th and NEWPORT AQUARIUM PHOTO The sea otter was listed as an endangered species in 1977 and remains extinct in Oregon. 19th centuries. While strong populations of sea otters now live in California, Washington and Alaska, sea otters remain extinct in Oregon. The Elakha Alliance’s Sea Otter Symposium highlighted the key areas of research needed to successfully reintroduce sea otters on the Oregon coast in the near future. Attendees included researchers, coastal tribe leaders, environmental organizations, policy-makers, sea otter-care experts and community groups from all over the Pacific Northwest. Speakers presented findings about the ecological roles of sea otters and their importance to coastal ecosys- tems, the status of genetic research on sea otters, the current state of sea otter populations on the West coast and current understanding of bull kelp, key habitat for sea otters, on the Oregon coast. Robert Bailey, former Manager for the State of the Oregon Coastal Management Program and current Elakha Alliance Board Member, has taken on the role of Director since the passing more than two years ago of co-founder, Dave Hatch. Bailey says that the Alliance was formed with the mission of restoring sea otter popula- tions to the Oregon coast and thereby restoring the ecosystem health of Oregon’s waters. “Sea otters are an ultra-keystone species in coastal ecosystems. 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