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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY EDITION | OCTOBER 16, 2019 ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Sports & Recreation Calendar Oct. 17 • SHS volleyball at Elmira 6:30 p.m. • MHS volleyball hosts Eddyville 6 p.m. PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Members of the Sailors’ offense check their play sheet in a huddle against Yoncalla. Oct. 18 • SHS football hosts Pleasant Hill 7 p.m. • MHS football at Lowell 7 p.m. • MHS volleyball at Triangle Lake vs Mohawk at 5:30 vs T. Lake at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 • SHS volleyball Marshfield Tourney TBD Tide Tables Sailors clip Eagles B Y J ARED A NDERSON Mapleton junior Nate Neece (left) and senior Justyce Wierichs line up during Friday’s win over the Eagles. Siuslaw News Mapleton d Yoncalla 48-13 Almost four minutes had passed in the first quarter of Mapleton last home football game of the season, and the mood was tense. The score was 0-0, an odd- ity for the Sailors which had become accustomed to exploding out of the gate under the Friday night lights with touchdowns 14 seconds into the game. “We had kids in different spots,” Coach Jeff Green said. “We were trying to get every- thing out to the edge because I knew they were going to try and stop JJ [Neece]. I wanted to get some bubble routes going to get that defense spread out. They were all in the box loaded up.” Greene wanted to send a message to Yoncalla — “We don’t just have JJ. We have a lot of weapons we could use,” Greene said. Four minutes into the game, Justyce Wierichs ran an option for 50 yards, scoring the first touchdown See SAILORS 3B V IKS STOPPED AT S ANTIAM Entrance Siuslaw River B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News High Tide Low Tide Oct. 12 12:07pm / 7.0 5:58am / 0.9 6:23pm / 1.0 Oct. 13 12:21am / 6.6 12:34pm / 7.2 6:29am / 1.2 6:57pm / 0.6 Oct. 14 1:00am / 6.6 1:01pm / 7.3 6:59am / 1.3 7:30pm / 0.3 Santiam Christian d Siuslaw: 50-15 Going into Friday night’s game against Santiam Christian, Siuslaw football coach Sam Johnson knew that it would be a challenge. “To me, this is the battle that we want, because it will say a lot about who we are as a team,” he said five days before the Viking’s traveled to Adair Village to play the Eagles. By the fourth quarter on Friday, the score was 50-0 for the Eagles. “I don’t think I’ve ever JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw coach Sam Johnson (center) gathers his team during a timeout Friday at Santiam Christian. experienced something like that,” Johnson said after describing the game as rough. “It started off great for them See VIKS 3B MID COAST LAKES Stocking of the mid-coast lakes ended in June. Check the stocking schedule online for dates and locations of stockings. Warmwater fisheries is still good in several lakes around the Florence area including: Siltcoos, Tahkenitch, Mercer and Munsel. SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook, cutthroat trout Fall Chinook fishing con- tinues to be fair to good on the Siuslaw. Last week’s rain pushed some fish up into the river but there are still plenty of fish around in the estuary. Anglers are catching fish on each tide and it should con- tinue to improve as we head into October. The beginning of September through the month of October are typical- ly the best times to catch a Siuslaw River Chinook. Due to low forecasted fall Chinook returns, this year’s daily bag limit has been reduced to 1 wild Chinook per day and 5 per year for the mid-coast aggregate (Siletz River to Siuslaw River). Lake Creek (a tributary of the Siuslaw River) will be closed for the fall Chinook season to protect the forecast- ed low number of returning fish. No wild coho retention for the 2019 season. Trout fishing in streams is open until Oct. 31. Late sum- mer and fall are typically good times to target sea-run cut- throat in the Siuslaw River. Check the regulations for open areas and gear restric- tions. SILTCOOS & TAHKENITCH LAKES: Warmwater species, cutthroat and rainbow trout Warmwater fishing has been good on Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes as well as many other lakes in the Florence area. Water tempera- tures are warm and fish can be found throughout the lake in a variety of habitats. Warmwater fishing will con- tinue to be good through the summer and into the fall. Siltcoos also gets stocked rainbow trout, check the stocking schedule for num- bers and dates of stockings. Coho fishing in Siltcoos and Tahkenitch opened Oct. 1. ALSEA RIVER: Fall Chinook, cutthroat trout Fall Chinook fishing on the Alsea River continues to be fair to good. It has not been red hot but anglers are consis- tently catching fish every day and fish are now spread throughout the estuary. Oct. 15 1:38am / 6.6 1:27pm / 7.4 7:29am / 1.7 8:05pm / 0.1 Temporary campground closures set for Oregon Dunes this week Oct. 16 2:19am / 6.4 1:55pm/ 7.4 8:00am/ 2.1 8:42pm/ 0.0 Oct. 17 3:02am / 6.2 2:26pm / 7.3 8:32am / 2.6 9:22m / 0.0 Oct. 18 3:50am / 6.0 3:01pm/ 7.2 9:09am/ 3.0 10:08pm/ 0.1 Several recreation facility closures and intermittent road closures will take place in the Oregon Dunes National Recre- ation Area (ODNRA) Horsfall Road area from Oct. 17-20. Marine Reserve Engineer Service Company CLB-23 based in Springfield, Ore., will engage in training with heavy equipment and perform gener- al maintenance in select camp- grounds and recreation sites. Visitors to the area are en- couraged to use caution as they may encounter road flaggers and heavy equipment. Horsfall Beach Campground & Day Use and Bull Run Stag- ing Area will both be closed to public use between Oct. 17-20. Marines will be operating heavy equipment to rehabili- tate the campground, including leveling campsites and install- ing new fire rings, picnic tables and signage. Dozer work on off-road designated routes will be completed from the staging area northwards, to improve safety and visibility for riders. Hazard tree removal will be taking place along Hors- fall Road, as well as in nearby sand campsites and off-road designated routes. Flaggers will be posted to direct traffic and drivers should anticipate tem- porary delays. This will be the second year the Marine Reserves have visit- ed the ODNRA in this unique opportunity to conduct annual training. “We are proud to host the Marines once again,” says Dan Matthews, Recreation Staff Of- ficer for the ODNRA. “This has been an outstand- ing long-term partnership op- portunity which benefits not only the Marines but improves access and enjoyment of public lands for everyone.” For more information and for updates about closures and delays, please contact the ODNRA office in Reedsport at 541-271-6000. LAKEFRONT LOT ON WOAHINK Level - Lake view and lake frontage property. Septic approved, water rights reserved and utilities available. Beautiful quiet spot on the lake. Great location to live, work, and play. Build your dream home here - on Woahink Lake. $255,000 Lynnette Wikstrom Broker Cell: 541.999.0786 CBC# 11753 MLS#18263611 lynnette@cbcoast.com 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 “We’re next to the Bridge.” COAST REAL ESTATE
