SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2019 | 3B
Little
from 1B
Minnesota
Vikings;
I
watched his ability to scram-
ble, along with Roger Stau-
bach of the Dallas Cowboys.
When my varsity years as
quarterback at Warrenton
High School ended with only
six victories in three years —
and throwing 29 intercep-
tions my senior year — I felt
like I failed my role models.
I needed to look elsewhere.
Parents, relatives, teach-
ers, coaches, athletes and
friends have each contrib-
uted to my character de-
velopment throughout my
lifetime. Th ese individuals
continue to reinforce my val-
ues even though I have not
seen or heard from some of
these people in years. Even
though this is a sports col-
umn, sports is by no means
the only infl uence on mak-
ing me the person I am to-
day.
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My mother was brave
enough to leave my dad in
the late 1950s and take my
sis-ter, brother and I hun-
dreds of miles to live with
my Grandma Shoey. Grand-
ma Shoey welcomed us into
her 8-foot-by-40-foot trailer.
For the next fi ve years she
slept on the couch giving up
her own bed.
Her sacrifi ce and love of
family is with me to this day.
One sentence spoken by
my step-father to my broth-
Fishing
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From my eight-and-under
swimming and diving coach
in Hermiston, to my varsi-
ty baseball coach at Pacifi c,
I have had no less than 20
coaches in my life. Did each
of these coaches have an im-
pact on me?
Yes. But several coaches
were there for just one sea-
son and their impact was
min-imal in my overall per-
sonality formation. Th ey did
have many diverse coach-
ing phi-losophies, and from
these variable philosophies I
was able to pick and choose
the ones most benefi cial to
my development as a person
and coach.
If you are a parent, teach-
er, coach or other adult in
the life of a young person,
re-member you have a re-
sponsibility to the young
ones looking up to you for
guidance.
Make the right choices for
their sake if not your own.
Next week: Part II
casts look cold and dry
Anglers are starting to
catch more wild fish in the
basin as well, remember to
handle these wild fish with
care and immediately release
them back into the river.
January is typically when
things heat up and continue
through March/April.
Side drifting, bobber dog-
ging, bobber fishing with
jigs, and casting lures are all
great techniques to catch
winter steelhead.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22, 2019.
The 4.0 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 week-
days. If anglers do walk in
they can park at the one mile
gate and start from there.
WILSON RIVER:
Steelhead
The Wilson River has two
different hatchery winter
steelhead stocks, one of
which is early returning, and
most prevalent in the lower
river. In contrast the brood-
stock hatchery fish return
through mid-April, and
should now be throughout
the basin. The early return-
ing hatchery stock will be
winding down this month,
but February and March are
prime time for broodstock
hatchery fish and wild steel-
head (catch and release only
for wilds).
Fishing on the Wilson
was good Friday with a little
rain, but both the river and
the fishing dropped off
through the weekend.
It is on the low, clear, and
cold side now, but there are
fish throughout the basin.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22, 2019.
YA Q U I N A R I V E R :
Winter steelhead
Winter steelhead are
starting to show up in the
Yaquina and Big Elk. No
hatchery fish are released
into the Yaquina/Big Elk so
most fish caught are wild.
Now through March is the
peak for the wild winter
steelhead in the Yaquina/Big
Elk. Bobber fishing with
bait/jigs, drift fishing and
casting lures are effective
ways to catch these fish.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22, 2019.
TENMILE LAKES: Trout,
coho salmon, warmwater
species, largemouth bass
Trout can be caught year-
round at Tenmile Lakes, but
fish may not be too aggres-
sive in cold water.
Some holdover trout
measure over 17-inches
long. Look for fishing on
holdover trout to improve in
the next few months.
Fishing for largemouth
bass and other warmwater
species will slow down in
cold weather. Presentations
will need to be slow, as fish
may be lethargic.
Yellow perch fishing
should also pick up in the
next few months, with some
fish in the 9- to 12-inch
range. Look for yellow perch
in the deeper mudflats in the
lake.
Anglers are using small
jigs or a worm on a hook
fished near the bottom.
UMPQUA
RIVER,
SOUTH: Winter steelhead
There some good reports
throughout the South. The
river is forecasted to drop
back into shape and there
should be lots of fish in the
river.
WINCHESTER
BAY:
Bottomfish, perch
Fishing in the Triangle
and South jetty has been
successful.
PACIFIC OCEAN and
BEACHES:
Bottomfish,
salmon, halibut, surfperch
Bottomfishing has been
good when the ocean lays
down and anglers have been
able to make it out.
Bottomfish anglers may
now fish at all depths for the
remainder of the year.
Fishing for lingcod and
rockfish has been good
when the ocean is calm
enough to fish.
The daily bag limit for
marine fish is 5 plus 2 ling-
cod. The retention of cabe-
zon is closed until July 2019.
Anglers may also choose
to fish the offshore longlead-
er fishery outside of the
40-fathom regulatory line,
which is open year round.
The longleader fishery has a
daily bag limit of 10 fish
made of yellowtail, widow,
canary, redstripe, green-
stripe, silvergray, and bocac-
cio rockfish.
No other groundfish are
allowed and offshore long-
leader fishing trips cannot
be combined with tradition-
al bottomfish, flatfish or hal-
ibut trips.
Ocean salmon fishing is
closed.
• BOTTOM FISHING:
The bottomfish fishery is
open at all depths with a
General Marine Species bag
limit of 5 fish, and a separate
lingcod limit of 2 fish. No
cabezon may be retained
until July 1.
The longleader gear fish-
ery outside of the 40-fathom
regulatory line is open all
year. Catches often consist
of a nice grade of yellowtail,
widow and canary rockfish-
es.
• RAZOR CLAMS
Given the lower than
average abundances of razor
clams on popular beaches,
harvesters will need to
actively pound the sand for
razor clams to show.
Harvesters should plan
to be on the harvest area at
least two hours before low
tide and focus on sections
of the beach that show
exposed sand bars as these
areas could have more
clams showing than other
areas.
Reminder that the con-
servation area closure from
the Columbia River to
Tillamook Head will stay
closed until at least March
1.
from 1B which will continue to the
bait/jigs, drift fishing, and
casting lures are good tech-
niques to catch a Siuslaw
winter steelhead.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22, 2019.
ALSEA RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing
has slowed down on the
Alsea with the low and clear
water conditions. Numbers
entering the Alsea hatchery
trap have slowed down as
well.
A few fish are still being
caught everyday but it will
improve with the next shot
of rain. The extended fore-
Florence Food Share
er and I became a lifelong
les-son. He said, “If you see
something that needs to be
done, do not wait for some-
one else to do it.” Th is sim-
ple life philosophy is one I
have lived with and passed
on to my children. Admit-
tedly, this also means my
wife sometimes needs to
tell me to stop trying to do
too much. Th ere is a saying:
When you need someone to
help you, ask a busy person.
I was oft en that person.
low and clear conditions.
These conditions slow
migration and congregate
the fish that are trying to
move upriver in the lower
portions of the Alsea River.
There is an old saying “when
the water is low fish low,
when the water is high fish
high.”
Smaller presentations and
lighter line will work best in
the lower water conditions.
The numbers of later
returning right maxillary
clipped fish should increase
with each rain event for the
rest of February through
March. The earlier returning
left maxillary clipped fish
are past peak and will con-
tinue to decrease for the rest
of the season.
The Alsea still gets a good
amount of the early return-
ing stock that peaks in
December and January, as
well as a later stock that
peaks in February and
March.
Expect more fish to show
up with each rise in the river
level from now through
April. Bobber fishing with
jigs/bait, drift fishing, and
casting lures are all effective
ways to catch these hard
fighting fish.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22, 2019.
SALMON RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Winter steelhead will
continue to enter the Salmon
River system through the
month of February as the
later returning wild fish start
to show up from now
through March. The Salmon
River has no hatchery releas-
es and is entirely a wild run.
These fish will start to enter
the system in December but
the peak is January through
March. Bobber fishing with
jigs/bait and casting lures
are great techniques to catch
a Salmon River winter steel-
head.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22, 2019.
SILETZ RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Winter steelhead contin-
ues to be fair on the Siletz.
The low and clear water
conditions have slowed
migration and made the
fishing more challenging.
A mix of hatchery and
wild fish are still being
caught everyday by boaters
and bank anglers. With the
extended forecast showing
no signs of considerable
rain, expect more of the
same conditions for the next
week.
The numbers of wild and
hatchery fish should contin-
ue to improve, as we get
closer to the peak of the run
in February and March.
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