SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018 | 3B
Little
from 1B
Coach Lutero would place
his hand on his stomach for the
belly play and his hand by his
side for a veer.
Even if the defense saw these
signals, Jeff McClellen and the
off ensive line had their block-
ing rules and defense keys to
make the plays work anyway.
When I coached the Siuslaw
JV football team to 35 straight
Fishing
from 1B
Siuslaw system return to
Whitaker Creek (Siuslaw) and
Green Creek (Lake Creek).
No reports of any winter steel-
head being caught but fishing
should start to pick up soon
with each rise in the river lev-
wins, I had sev-eral ways of
running our plays. We oft en
started games with no huddle
and 10 straight plays ready to
go.
Th ese plays were usually in
numerical order for memory
sake.
During practices, I ran all
plays numerically to make sure
we practiced them all. During
games, it was common for me
to just yell out the play to be
run — even if the defense heard
the play, they did not have time
to adjust to stop it.
Today, there are fewer and
fewer teams using a huddle.
Th ey look to the sidelines for
signals being fl ashed by two or
more players. Because of this,
there also need to be “dummy
signals” because college players
are capable of changing defens-
es.
You even see coaches cover-
ing their mouths with their play
sheets so their words cannot be
seen by a lip reader.
Many plays are simplifi ed
for faster play. Th is reduces the
need to huddle. More blocking
is a zone block. Th e off enses
rely on knowing what a defense
is doing to run their plays.
When I watched the Siuslaw
Vikings play this past fall, I
watched our quarterback going
to the sidelines to get the play
calls.
He would then run to the
huddle and call the play. He
would run the play and repeat
the procedure.
I got tired just watching him.
Let me talk about those play
sheets. As a coach, I copied all
my plays on a laminated list.
If I run a slot right 34 on one,
my players knew the formation
fi rst; slot right, the play is half-
back running into the four hole,
and the ball will be snapped on
one.
If I had 10 formations, I
could run the same play from
each formation. Th e defense
may have seen 10 formations,
but my line only needs to hear
“34” for their blocking assign-
ment. It is the same play with
10 looks.
Th e same could be done for
each play.
Even if my play sheet was
covered with formations and
numbers, there is a limited
number of plays.
els. Bobber fishing with bait/
jigs and casting lures are good
techniques to catch a Siuslaw
winter steelhead.
Due to lower than expected
returns and conservation con-
cerns, Fall Chinook fishing on
the Siuslaw remains closed
upstream of the Tiernan boat
ramp (downstream of
Mapleton). Below the dead-
line the bag limit for fall
Chinook is reduced to one
adult Chinook per day and a
limit of 3 now through the
remainder of the season.
Chinook fishing continues to
be slow in the open area.
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.
Trout fishing closed Nov. 1.
Winter steelhead fishing
openned Dec. 1 and fish will
start entering the Siuslaw sys-
tem throughout the month of
December.
ALSEA RIVER: Fall
Chinook, winter steelhead
Due to lower than expected
returns and conservation con-
cerns, fall Chinook fish-ing is
closed on the Alsea upstream
of the Hwy. 34 bridge. Below
the deadline the bag limit for
fall Chinook is reduced to one
adult Chinook per day and a
limit of 3 from Nov. 1 through
the remainder of the season.
Very few fish are being caught
below the deadline and fish-
ing continues to be very slow.
All wild coho must be
released during the 2018 fall
salmon season.
The popular NF Alsea fish-
ery openned Dec. 1. Bobber
fishing with jigs/bait and cast-
ing lures are all effective ways
to catch these hard fighting
fish.
Trout fishing in streams
closed Nov. 1.
SALMON RIVER: Fall
Chinook, winter steelhead
Fall Chinook fishing on the
Salmon River has been slow
this year. Due to lower than
expected returns and conser-
vation concerns, Chinook
fishing above the Salmon
River hatchery is closed for
the remainder of the 2018
season.
Below the deadline the bag
limit for fall Chinook is
reduced to one adult Chinook
per day and a limit of 3
through the remainder of the
season.
All wild coho must be
released during the 2018 fall
salmon season.
Winter steelhead fishing
openned Dec. 1. Time to dust
off the gear and get things
ready for the upcoming sea-
son.
Trout fishing closed on
Nov. 1.
SILETZ RIVER: Summer
steelhead, fall Chinook, win-
ter steelhead
Fall Chinook fishing con-
tinues to be slow on the Siletz
River. Due to lower than
expected returns and conser-
vation concerns, the Siletz
River is now closed to Chi-
nook fishing above the mark-
er located approximately 1200
ft. upstream of the Ojalla boat
ramp. Below the deadline the
bag limit for fall Chinook is
reduced to one adult Chinook
per day and a limit of 3
through the remainder of the
season.
All wild coho must be
released during the 2018 fall
salmon season.
Summer steelhead are still
being caught in the gorge area
and the fish are still in good
condition. The rise in river
levels with the recent rain
moved the summer steelhead
throughout the basin and
fishing is still good. Early
mornings or late evenings are
not as critical with the cooler
temperatures and overcast
weather so fishing can be
good throughout the day.
Casting spinners, drifting bait
or using a bobber and jig can
be effective.
Steelhead fishing is open in
the gorge area year-round but
salmon fishing/retention is
closed upstream of the marker
approximately 1200 ft. above
the Ojalla boat ramp for the
remainder of the 2018 fall
salmon season.
Winter steelhead will start
to show up in the Siletz in
December, time to get out the
steelhead gear and prepare for
the upcoming season.
Trout fishing closed Nov. 1.
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.
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