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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019 | 3B Sign ups underway for 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, beverag- es, awards barbecue, Hole- Fishing from 1B these hard-fighting fish. Bobber fishing with jigs/ bait, casting lures, and drift fishing are great techniques to catch a Siletz summer steelhead. Fishing will improve in May and peaks mid-June through July/August and then continues to produce 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 tourna- ment 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 con- test. Entry forms are available at Ocean Dunes Golf Links, 3345 Munsel Lake Road, the Boys & Girls Club (1501 Airport Road) or online at www.BGCWLC.org. In addition to golfing, there will also be the annu- al helicopter golf ball drop fundraiser 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 reduce summer learning loss. Not a golfer but want to help out? Consider spon- soring a child for the sum- mer program. A donation of $100 sends a child to the summer pro- gram for a week, which in- cludes 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, call the Boys & Girls Club at 541-902-0304. fish until the heavy rains come in the fall. 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 weekend. 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. Trout fishing will re-open on the Siletz next week on May 22, time to get the trout gear ready for the 2019 season. SILTCOOS and TAHKENITCH LAKES: Warmwater species Warmwater fishing has been improving on Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes. The recent warm weather is warming up the water and getting the warmwater fish more active. The spawning season is in full swing and many fish will be found in the shallows creating some good fishing opportunities. Siltcoos also gets stocked rainbow trout, check the stocking schedule for num- bers and dates of stockings. ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat trout Trout fishing in streams opens next week on May 22, time to get the trout gear ready; winter steel- head fishing closed for the season on April 30. WILSON RIVER: Steelhead, Chinook, cut- throat trout The summer steelhead run is starting on the Wilson River and a few fish have been caught. Hopefully the light rain and cooler temperatures will improve catch rates this week. The run will improve through this month and June, and fish will be avail- able throughout the sum- mer. Bobber fishing with jigs/bait/beads, casting lures, and drift fishing are great techniques to catch a summer steelhead. The river is low and clear, so fishing light tackle and starting early are keys to success in this fishery. Trout fishing in streams will reopen May 22. TENMILE LAKES: Trout, warmwater species, largemouth bass Conditions should be prime for bass, crappie, bluegill, and brown bull- head catfish angling at this time. Anglers also use small jigs or a worm on a hook fished near the bot- tom to catch yellow perch this time of year. The Tenmile Lakes have been stocked with legal- size rainbow trout. Tenmile Lakes provide some nice holdover trout this time of year, and some can mea- sure over 17-inches long. Try trolling slowly with a “wedding ring” type lure, tipped with a worm, to catch these larger trout. UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: CLOSED The river is closed to all fishing during the annual shutdown from May 1 through May 21. The river opens to bass and trout fishing May 22. 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. Bottomfishing is restricted to inside the 40-fathom regulatory line. Fishing for lingcod and rockfish has been good when the ocean is calm enough to fish. The daily bag limit for ma-rine fish is 5, plus 2 lingcod. The retention of cabezon is closed until July 2019. Anglers may also choose to fish the offshore long- leader 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, dea- con, redstripe, greenstripe, silvergray and bocaccio rockfish. No other ground- fish are allowed and off- shore longleader fishing trips can not be combined with traditional bottom- fish, flatfish or halibut trips. Ocean salmon fishing for Chinook salmon from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt is open. Chinook must be a minimum of 24-inches long. The ocean is closed to coho salmon. • PACIFIC HALIBUT: The all-depth halibut sea- son off the central coast opened with success for many anglers, although fishing was scratchy at times, and halibut were reportedly not in the typi- cal areas. • SHORE AND ESTUARY FISHING: Public piers provide oppor- tunities to catch surfperch and baitfish and to drop crab pots (but check first for crab health safety clo- sures). Surfperch are available in the surf year-round along sandy beaches and rocky shore, with the best fishing (and safest fishing) occurring when swells are small. Spring is traditionally a great time to fish for bay perch. Striped seaperch, pile perch, wall-eye surf- perch, white seaperch, and shiner surfperch can be found near rocks, docks or pilings in bays. Some bay anglers use a #4 or #6 hook secured 24-30 inches below a 1- to 2-ounce sinker on 8- to 10-pound line. Baits include sand and kelp worms, sand shrimp, clam necks and mussels. Keep the line close to rocks or alongside pilings. • RAZOR CLAMS: For the Central Coast area, dig- gers have been able to har- vest limits on some specific sandbars, but until the beaches build up through the spring, the flat sandy areas with a good abun- dance of clams will be accessible only at tide levels well below 0.0. Diggers report mixed success at Newport beach- es as well as difficulty see- ing shows at times. • BAY CLAMS: Bay clamming is open along the entire Oregon Coast from the Columbia River to the California border. Always call the ODA shell- fish safety hotline at 1-800- 448-2474 before harvesting for the most current infor- mation about shellfish safety closures. • CRAB: Central coast crabbing in Alsea and Yaquina bays has been fair to moderate by boat with less success for Dungeness from shore. In addition to Dungeness crab, another Oregon native present in some of Oregon’s estuaries is the red rock crab. Crabbers can retain 24 red rock crabs of any sex or size. SMS there are no classifications at the Middle School Meet of Champions, mean- ing that athletes compete against other athletes from schools of all sizes from throughout the state — with invitations to the meet based on season-best marks rather than district championship perfor- mances. The team is coached by Rachel Campbell and Siu- slaw High School alumni Sean Campbell. Super Senior Champi- onship entrants must be 65 years of age or older by June 4. Entrants will com- pete in a 54-hole individ- ual gross competition and will compete from 6,000- yard tees. The entry fee of $285 includes: three rounds of championship play, one hosted practice round, warm up range balls each day, Cutter & Buck ap- parel gift, lunch following play after round two and round three, Kusak crystal awards for top-finishers and an $8,000 merchan- dise payout. Entry applications can be filed online at www. thepnga.org /champion- ships. Entry applica-tions, along with the appropriate fee, must be received by the PNGA by 4:30 p.m. on May 14. For more information on Florence Golf Links, visit florencegolflinks. com, or call 541-997-1940 to schedule a practice round ahead of the event. Florence Food Share provides food to those who are hungry in our community. If you have four hours a week available, we are in need of volunteers to staff our Front Desk and also act as Guides as cli- ents walk through the pantry. Please call our volunteer coordinator, Sarah Lovejoy, @ 541-997-9110 (Monday – Friday, before noon) to learn more about volunteering. info@lorencefoodshare.org 2190 Spruce Street. Volunteer Get involved Construction Volunteers needed for each stage of the building process. Experience is a plus, but not required. Help us build a new home For information call 541-902-9227 Donate Do your part and Assisting those in need in our Community. Free Hot Meals Mon-Wed-Fri 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM volunteer today HELPING HANDS COALITION these local New Location:Community Baptist Church 4590 Hwy. 101, Florence (Across from Fred Meyer) Call 541-997-5057 to Volunteer non-proft relies heavily on volunteers. to help support organizations in Th ere are many opportunities to volunteer and a variety of skills and talents are always in need. Volunteer interest forms may be found online, at the shelter and at our Th rift Shop on Bay Street. our community! www.oregoncoasthumanesociety.org/volunteer/ Memory Care Respite of Florence Your Memory Care Respite Center needs you! Seeking volunteers for our Coffee Club: Conversation & companionship in a caring setting while providing respite for caregivers. Contact us at memcarerespite@gmail.com Join the Peace Harbor Hospital Volunteers. <RXZLOOÀQGDQDUHDRILQWHUHVW in a caring organization. Peace Harbor Volunteers 400 9th Street, Florence, OR 97439 541-997-8412 ext. 2218 Volunteer Get involved and Hernandez each ran a leg in the 4x100 to win the event in 49.25. Unlike the 4A state meet at the high school level, Meals on Wheels are available to people 1570 Kingwood • PO Box 2313, over the age of 60 who cannot get out much Florence due to illness or advanced age and who are not eating properly, regardless of income. Cafe 60 is available for those who prefer to laneseniormeals.org make new friends in a dining room setting. Operating Monday, Wednesday and Friday 541-997-5673 Donate Do your part and volunteer today to help support these local Senior Services Advisory Council Needs New Members Are you a senior? Have a passion for working with seniors? If yes, please consider applying for the Senior & Disability Services (S&DS) Senior Services Advisory Council. S&DS serves all of Lane County with a wide range of publicly funded services for older adults and persons with disabilities. The council advises S&DS on services and advocates on senior topics. Contact us at: sdsadvisorycouncil@lcog.org or download an application from: http://www.lcog.org/827/SSAC-Council- Membership Application deadline: April 26, 2019. non-proft organizations in our community! from 1B Saving men one PSA test at a time. 541-997-6626 maribob@oregonfast.net Someone to talk to... who understands! Golf from 1B only), from 6,500 yards. Contestants entering the Open Division will com- pete in a 54-hole individ- ual gross and net competi- tion from 6,000 yards. Get Results...List With Richard. Richard Beaudro Principal Broker 541 991-6677 1601-516 Rhododendron Dr – Super clean West Greentrees 2 bdrm, 2 bath home with a 1-car garage. Enjoy the private, wind pro- tected covered deck, and a yard area. 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