SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 | 3B
ODFW to host free family fishing at Cleawox Lake
The Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife will host about
30 different Family Fishing events
throughout the state from April to
November, including an event on
June 8 at Cleawox Lake in Honey-
man State Park. The event will be
held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
All family fishing events are
free and open to all ages. Children
11-years old and younger do not
need a fishing license. However,
those age 12-17 will need a youth li-
cense, which can be purchased from
any ODFW license agent or online
via MyODFW.com for $10. Adult
anglers will also need an Oregon
fishing license. Licenses won’t be is-
sued at the event, so those who are
required to have one should obtain
their license ahead of time.
ODFW and volunteers will also
hand out rods, reels, tackle and bait
to participants while supplies last.
Pre-registration is not required and
participants are welcome to bring
their own fishing equipment if they
prefer. ODFW staff and volunteer
instructors will be present to assist
with every-thing from gearing up,
casting, landing and cleaning fish.
“Family fishing events are won-
derful ways for new or beginner an-
glers to get out and experience fish-
ing,” said Amanda Boyles, ODFW
Angler Education Coordinator.
“Volunteers and staff are more than
willing to help with all fishing-re-
lated questions and all you need to
bring with you is your li-cense [if
you’re 12 or older] and a smile on
your face. Good luck, have fun and
say ‘thank you’ to all the ODFW
volunteers you see out there be-
cause they make these events possi-
ble,” Boyles added.
Each Family Fishing pond will
be regularly stocked with trout by
ODFW. Anyone unable to partici-
pate in these fishing events can ex-
plore many other fishing, hunting
or wildlife viewing opportuni-ties
at ODFW’s recreation website, in-
cluding classes and workshops held
for all ages, at MyODFW.com.
Detailed information about the
many statewide free family fishing
opportunities can be found at www.
myodfw.com/articles/take-fami-
ly-fishing.
P ACIFIC H ALIBUT C OMMISSION ADOPTS P ACIFIC HALIBUT , OCEAN SALMON REGULATIONS
S A L E M — T h e
Commission
adopted
Pacific halibut and ocean
salmon regulations at a
meeting last week in St
Helens, Ore.
Catch limits set by the
International
Pacific
Halibut Commission are 25
percent higher this year.
Under 2019 regulations, the
Columbia River Subarea all-
depth fishery will change
from every Thursday, Friday
and Sunday to specific
dates. The Central Coast
Subarea spring all-depth
fishery will have fixed open
and backup dates beginning
May 9.
Ocean salmon seasons,
which are set with the
Pacific Fishery Management
Council, were also adopted
today. 2019 recreational sea-
sons for Chinook salmon
will be the same as last year.
Columbia River coho
salmon forecasts are up
from 2018 and will allow for
improved recreational coho
salmon fishing along the
entire Oregon coast begin-
ning in late June with some
retention of wild fish
allowed in September from
Cape Falcon south to
Humbug Mountain.
Commissioners also:
• Adopted 2019-20
Oregon
Game
Bird
Regulations: Boundaries
and tag numbers for eastern
Oregon controlled fall tur-
key seasons were changed
(incl. 400 more tags) and a
there is a decrease in the
daily bag limit for pintail to
one a day.
• Appointed several peo-
ple to the Commercial
Fishery Board: William
Gunderson,
Kenneth
Ulbricht, Joseph Watkins,
Timothy Foley, Mark
Gmeiner and Wilson
Thompson were appointed
to the Commercial Fishery
Board.
This board reviews con-
tested cases when an appli-
cant is denied a commercial
fishing permit.
• Adopted a Fish Passage
Prioritization List: The list
provides focus for efforts in
restoring passage and meet-
ing the critical needs of
Oregon’s native migratory
fish.
• Updated Public Records
Requests policy: ODFW’s
policy was updated to bring
it in line with the Oregon
D e p a r t m e nt
of
Administrative Services
model policy.
• To see the schedule of
future Commission meet-
ings, visit www.dfw.state.
or.us/agency/commission/
minutes.
Sign ups underway for upcoming annual Boys & Girls Club golf tourney fundraiser
The 22nd anniversary of
the Boys & Girls Club Fore
Kids Golf Tournament hap-
pens Saturday, June 1, at
Ocean Dunes Golf Links in
Florence.
The $89-per-player entry
fee for the annual golf tour-
nament fundrasier includes
golf cart, hot dogs, beverages,
awards barbecue, Hole-In-
One Challenges and more.
Check-in for pre-regis-
tered participants, and on-
site registration for remain-
ing slots begins at 8 a.m., with
the start of the tournament
set for 10 a.m.
The scramble-style tour-
ney will feature hole-in-one
challenges, closest-to-the-pin
prizes on par-3 holes and a
$5,000 putting contest.
Entry forms are available
at Ocean Dunes Golf Links,
3345 Munsel Lake Road, the
Boys & Girls Club (1501 Air-
port Road) or online at www.
BGCWLC.org.
In addition to golfing, there
will also be the annual heli-
copter golf ball drop fund-
raiser at around 3:30 p.m. at
Ocean Dunes on tournament
day.
The grand prize for the ball
closest to (or in the hole) is
$1,500; second prize is $800
for the ball farthest away
from the hole.
Numbered golf balls are $5
each.
All proceeds from these
two events will go to sup-
port the Summer Brain Gain
Program, a fun and engaging
way for the club kids to re-
duce summer learning loss.
Not a golfer but want to
help out? Consider sponsor-
ing a child for the summer
program. A donation of $100
sends a child to the summer
program for a week, which
includes two hot meals and
a snack each day, fun-filled
project-based activities em-
phasizing math and literacy,
and a field trip.
For more information
about the tournament, golf
ball drop or how to sponsor
a child for the summer pro-
gram, call the Boys & Girls
Club at 541-902-0304.
The popular NF Alsea
from 1B fishery is very low and
clear and has been slow
and will benefit from the
more active and they are
forecasted
rain. The lower
starting to move around in
river
has
been
in good shape
the basin.
and the drift boaters have
been catching a few fish
every day. Numbers are still
low at Alsea hatchery but the
fishing continues to be fair
overall.
The later returning right
maxillary clipped fish will
continue to return through
April. The earlier returning
left maxillary clipped fish
are past peak and numbers
will continue to decrease for
the rest of the season.
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.
SALMON RIVER:
them back into the river.
January is typically when
things heat up and continue
through 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.
The 4-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.
over 17-inches long.
Fishing for largemouth
bass, bluegill, crappie and
brown bullhead catfish
should begin to “turn on”
with spring weather and lon-
ger days.
Yellow perch fishing
should also pick up this time
of year, 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.
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Winter steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing
closed on the Salmon River
on March 31.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22.
SILETZ RIVER:
Winter steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing
has been slow on the Siletz.
Low and clear conditions
and bright sunny skies have
made for some tough condi-
tions. Water temperatures
are warming up and fish
activity and movement is
increasing throughout the
basin.
Anglers are starting to
catch more wild fish in the
basin as well, remember to
handle these wild fish with
care and immediately release
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WILSON RIVER:
Steelhead
Fishing on the Wilson has
been moderate, despite the
challenging conditions, with
some fish being caught.
Catch-and-release only for
wild fish.
The Wilson is predicted to
start rising on Friday and
peak under 6 feet on Sunday
afternoon. There have been
fish available and the rain
could get fish moving and
more active.
There are hatchery and
wild fish available through-
out the system, and bright
fish still coming in (catch-
and-release only for wilds).
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22.
YAQUINA RIVER:
Winter steelhead
Winter steelhead closed
on the Yaquina and Big Elk
on March 31.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22.
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Winter steelhead
Steelhead returns should
begin to drop off as the
month progresses, and some
of the steelhead encountered
will be spawned out.
Trout fishing in streams
and rivers will open May 22,
while lakes in the basin are
open year-round.
TENMILE LAKES:
Trout, warmwater species,
largemouth bass
Tenmile Lakes should
start giving up some nice
holdover trout in the coming
weeks; some can measure
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Winter steelhead
The river should be in
shape for the weekend. Lots
of hatchery fish have been
reported this year. Anglers
were doing well in the upper
sections of the South around
Canyonville this past week.
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 until
May 1. 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 lingcod. The retention of
cabezon 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, blue, deacon, red-
stripe, greenstripe, sil-
vergray, and bocaccio rock-
fish. 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 open for Chinook
salmon from Cape Falcon to
Humbug Mt. through April
30.