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July 17
• Florence Softball
5:30 p.m.
Beachcomber vs
Welton (North)
Lofy vs ACC (South)
7 p.m.
ACC vs Beachcomber
(North)
Lofy vs Welton
(South)
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WEDNESDAY EDITION | JULY 17, 2019
Annual Summer Whale Watch
Weekend set for July 27-28
Volunteers will be onhand in Depot Bay each day.
The Oregon Chapter of the
American Cetacean Society
(ACS) is hosting its eighth an-
nual Summer Whale Watch
Weekend on July 27 and 28, at
Boiler Bay State Park, Depoe
Bay.
ACS volunteer members
and Certified Naturalists will
be on hand from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. both days to help vis-
itors watch for whales and
other wildlife as well as pro-
vide information on whales,
dolphins, porpoises and their
habitats.
The family-friendly event
is free, open to the public and
fun for all ages.
No worries about seasick-
ness, this is an eco-friendly
shore-based whale watch.
Come observe the whales in
COURTESY PHOTO
Gray whales will be passing along Oregon's coastline in
late July during the annual Summer Whale Watch Weekend.
their natural habitat without what a cetacean is; the differ-
causing a disturbance.
ences between a dolphin and
Some of the things visitors
See WHALES 2B
will learn will include defining
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
July 17
12:27am / 7.4
2:05pm/ 6.0
7:29am/ -1.2
7:22pm/ 1.8
July 18
1:05am / 7.2
2:40pm / 6.0
8:05am / -1.1
8:02pm / 2.5
CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
July 19
1:43am / 7.0
3:14pm/ 6.0
8:40am/ -0.9
8:43pm/ 2.5
Florence Area Radio Control Aircraft Association President Lou Morales (left) with fel-
low members test a plane before flight at the Florence Municipal Airport.
Radio Flyers
July 20
2:21am / 6.6
3:48pm / 6.0
9:14am / -0.5
9:25pm / 2.4
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
June 21
3:01am / 6.2
4:23pm / 6.0
9:48am / -0.2
10:11pm / 2.4
July 22
3:43am / 5.8
4:59pm / 6.0
10:22am / 0.4
11:02pm / 2.2
July 23
4:33am / 5.3
5:37pm / 6.0
10:58am / 0.9
11:59pm / 2.1
F
lorence
Municipal
Airport is home to
more than just the full-
size and classic airplanes that
land there. Twice a week,
members of the Florence
Area Radio Control Aircraft
Association
(FARCAA)
bring their radio-controlled
aircraft to a special flying
field at the north end of the
airport.
“We normally fly on
Sunday and Monday morn-
ings before the winds pick
up, which is usually around
11 a.m.,” the group’s official
Facebook said.
During the summer, flyers
may bring their planes on
other days as well.
The club is actively
involved in many aspects of
the radio-controlled model
aircraft hobby, including
electric and glow power sys-
tems, slope soaring, float and
scale flying and helicopters.
Members,
who
are
required to hold a valid
Academy
of
Model
Aeronautics (AMA) number
and
Federal
Aviation
Administration (FAA) num-
ber, also sometimes fly at
Woahink Lake, and some of
the RC planes are equipped
for water landing.
FARCAA is a chartered
club of the Academy of
Model Aeronautics (Charter
No. 4634) and a nonprofit
organization. It also offers an
active training program for
people wishing to join the
hobby.
For more information, or
directions on how to get to a
flying day, visit www.face-
book.com/FARCAA.
Cape Perpetua continues summer family programs
Throughout the summer, at Cape
Perpetua Scenic Area, field rangers and
local experts are hosting a variety of free
family events at Cape Perpetua.
Visitors can choose from any of the activ-
ities below to experience these special places
in new ways:
• July 22-23 and July 29-30 — Marbled
Murrelet Survey: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Visitor Center.
Contribute to research aimed at saving
this threatened seabird. Join scientists and
land managers to learn about murrelet nest-
ing and feeding habits, then help identify
and count birds as they fly between the for-
est and ocean.
RSVP at www.goo.gl/forms/KgY1ESmcep
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• Friday, Aug. 9 — Smokey Bear’s 75th
Birthday Party: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Visitor Center
Join in celebrating Smokey’s 75 years of
preventing wildfires. Enjoy birthday cake,
learn about fire ecology on the Siuslaw, and
tell happy birthday to Smokey himself.
• Mondays through Sept. 2 — Walk with
a Ranger: Noon; meet at the Visitor Center
Join, retired Chief Park Ranger, Michael
Noack, for an easy to moderate hike where
he will be sharing information about the
local flora and fauna. Hikes will last 75-90
minutes.
• Wednesdays through Aug. 28 — Under
the Sea: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; meet at the Visitor
See
ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING
R EPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES:
Stocking of the mid-coast
lakes began the first week of
February and will continue
into June. Check the stocking
schedule online for dates and
locations of stockings. These
early stockings include: Alder
and Dune Lake, Cleawox, Lost
Lake, Munsel Lake, Thissel
Pond, Mercer Lake, Big Creek
Reservoirs, Ollala Reservoir
and Devils Lake.
Warmwater fisheries are
improving in several lakes
around the Florence area
including: Siltcoos,
Tahkenitch, Mercer, and
Munsel.
ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat
trout
Trout fishing in streams is
open. Check regulations for
open areas and gear restric-
tions.
SALMON RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing is open in riv-
ers and streams. Check the
regulations for open areas and
gear restrictions.
SILETZ RIVER: Summer
steelhead, spring Chinook, cut-
throat trout
The Siletz River is open
year-round for steelhead.
Summer steelhead fishing
continues to be slow so far
this season but should contin-
ue to improve through
August. 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 weekdays.
If anglers do walk in they can
park at the one mile gate and
start from there.
Trout fishing is open.
Check the regulations for
open areas and gear restric-
tions.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Open to trout fishing.
Check the regulations for
open areas and gear restric-
tions.
WILSON RIVER:
Steelhead, cutthroat trout
Summer steelhead are
available throughout the sys-
tem. These fish can be chal-
lenging to catch but are great
fighters and good table fair for
those who are successful. The
Wilson offers plenty of bank
access, especially on the upper
river. The river is low and
clear, so fishing light tackle
and early starts are keys to
success in this fishery. Bobber
fishing with jigs/bait/beads,
casting lures, and drift fishing
are great techniques to catch a
summer steelhead.
Trout fishing should be fair
to good throughout the river.
YAQUINA RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams
opened May 22.
TENMILE LAKES: Trout,
warmwater species, largemouth
bass
Conditions should be
prime for bass, crappie, blue-
gill, and brown bullhead cat-
fish fishing at this time.
Anglers also use small jigs or
a worm on a hook fished near
the bottom to catch yellow
perch. To entice the bass, try
frog imitation lures and pop-
ping lures around weed lines
in the morning/evening, and
fish around shaded areas
during the day.
The Tenmile Lakes have
been stocked with legal-size
rainbow trout. Trout fishing
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