2B | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw
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the two teams that go,
then no additional quali-
fiers make it,” Johnson ex-
plained.
No second chances, no
padding from previous
wins. Just one single race
determines a team’s status
for state.
“It’s almost a dual meet
between us and Marist,”
Johnson said. “If their No.
1 beats our No. 1, and their
No. 2 two beats our No. 2,
and [so on], we lose. We
have to break up their real-
ly powerful top five.”
And it’s not going to be
easy.
“Marist is at the highest
level and they have a great
coach and it’s always go-
Fishing
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fair on the Siuslaw River.
Recent rains have raised
the river and moved many
of the fish holding in tide-
water up into the river.
Both bank and boat
anglers should have good
conditions early this week
to catch a Siuslaw River
Chinook. Dry conditions
later this week will slow
migration and start to
hold fish throughout the
river and the upper tide-
water areas.
*Reminder: Lake Creek
(a tributary of the Siuslaw
River) is closed for the fall
salmon season to protect
the forecasted low number
of returning 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).
No wild coho retention
for the 2019 season.
Trout fishing in streams
is open until Oct. 31. Late
summer and fall are typi-
cally good times to target
sea-run cutthroat in the
Siuslaw River. Check the
regulations for open areas
and gear restrictions.
SILTCOOS &
TAHKENITCH LAKES:
Warmwater species, cut-
throat and rainbow trout
Warmwater fishing is
slowing down on Siltcoos
and Tahkenitch and is
almost done for the sea-
son. Many warmwater fish
will go into their winter
hibernating behavior as
the water temperatures
cool down for the winter.
Siltcoos also gets
stocked rainbow trout,
check the stocking sched-
ule for numbers and dates
of stockings. Fishing has
been slow so far but last
week’s rainstorms should
move fish up the rivers
and into the lake systems.
*Reminder: Retention
of wild Coho is still
allowed for the 2019 sea-
son, 1 wild adult Coho per
day (as well as 1 jack per
day) and 5 adult Coho for
the year in aggregate with
Siltcoos, Tahkenitch, and
ing to be a battle,” Johnson
said. “You just have to exe-
cute and do your thing and
go from there.”
Is Johnson confident
that they can do well? He
laughed at the question.
“I can’t control what oth-
ers do,” he said. “We’re go-
ing to play our game and
see what happens.”
But so far, the boys and
girls teams appear to be on
the right track, with the
girls showing well at the
Warner Pacific meet two
weeks ago.
“In a way, Warner Pa-
cific was also kind of frus-
trating,” Johnson said. “It
takes us to this point in
the season where kids are
able to run their fastest.
We try and find a course
where there’s competition
that’s going to bring that
out of them and where the
course is relatively fast and
flat. That course is all of
those things, but it rained
so much that it got mud-
dy and was pretty slippery.
We just didn’t get the times
that we wanted to see be-
cause of the weather and
the conditions.”
Still, the girls took first
place overall, with Han-
nah Rannow finishing
fourth, Brea Blankenship
taking 25th, followed by
Rylee Colton in 26th and a
breakout performance for
Gracie Fruedenthal, who
took 27th.
“The girls are strong,”
Johnson said. This is one
of the better teams that
we’ve ever had. I think all
of them had great seasons
so far. They’re competitive
and confident. They know
that we have to be a lot bet-
ter to beat someone like
Marist, but that’s the name
of the game. You train real-
ly hard and you put your-
self in the best position to
be successful and then you
go out there. If you have to
go out there against a team
that looks better than you
on paper, then you just roll
up your sleeves and get to
work and you see how it all
shakes out.”
The boys team is a dif-
ferent situation. At Warner,
they placed sixth overall,
but that doesn’t reflect the
quality of the runners.
“Our eighth guy is bet-
ter than most teams’ fifth
guy,” Johnson said. “But
we’ve only had one person
who’s been finishing in the
top three or four spots, and
that’s Brendon Jensen. For
our team to be competitive
at the district level, if we get
there, our pack has to move
up, and they know that.”
Johnson said that if his-
tory is any indication, the
team has a tendency to
move up relative to other
teams this late in the year,
but only time will tell.
“I think our boys have
gotten better,” he said. “I
think our day in the sun
still remains to be seen,
but all our pieces are there.
We do have a tendency to
slow-play things. I think
this is as deep a boys team
as I can remember having.
You kind of roll the dice at
the state meet, if you get
there. And you sort of see
things shake out.”
So, until Thursday, the
players are practicing with
a combination of nervous-
ness and confidence.
“We have a formula that
we have in terms of prepa-
ration and how we decide
to race postseason, which
has been successful in the
past, but that doesn’t mean
anything this year. We have
to go in and take care of
business and do what we
can do. Then we see how
the chips fall.”
The Sky-Em District
Championship
begins
with the girls race at noon
on Thursday, Oct. 31, fol-
lowed by the boys race at
12:45 p.m. Both races will
take place at at lane Com-
munity College in Eugene.
Tenmile Lakes.
ALSEA RIVER: Fall
Chinook, cutthroat trout
Fall Chinook fishing on
the Alsea River picked up
with the recent rains as
many fished moved up
into the river. Last week’s
rain brought the river up
and moved many of the
fish in tidewater up into
the river heading for the
spawning grounds. The
river is now dropping and
clearing which will slow
the upstream movement.
Fish are spread out from
the estuary up to the salm-
on deadline located at
River Edge boat landing.
Both bank and boat
anglers will have good
conditions for a few more
days this week in the river.
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).
No wild coho retention
for the 2019 season.
Trout fishing in streams
is open until Oct. 31. Late
summer and fall are typi-
cally good times to fish for
sea-run cutthroat. Check
regulations for open areas
and gear restrictions.
SALMON RIVER: Fall
Chinook, cutthroat trout
Fall Chinook fishing has
been fair on the Salmon
River. The September rains
moved some fish up into
the hatchery but the low
clear conditions have
slowed this movement and
fish are still holding in the
tidewater waiting for the
next big rain.
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 north coast
aggregate (Necanicum
River to Salmon River).
No wild coho retention
for the 2019 season.
Trout fishing is open in
rivers and streams. Check
the regulations for open
areas and gear restrictions.
SILETZ RIVER: Fall
Chinook, summer steel-
head, cutthroat trout
Fall Chinook fishing
was fair on the Siletz prior
to the rain last week. Now
many of the fish that were
in the estuary have moved
up into the river headed
for the spawning grounds.
Both bank and boat
anglers will have good
conditions this week as the
river drops back into
shape and keeps fish on
the move. Fish are now
spread throughout the
Siletz River from the estu-
ary up to the deadline
located at Illahee boat
ramp.
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 aggregate (Siletz
River to Siuslaw River).
No wild coho retention
for the 2019 season.
The Siletz River is open
year-round for steelhead.
Summer steelhead fishing
is still slow on the Siletz
River and is starting to
wind down for the season.
There are still a few fish
around and the fishing
should be fair for the next
couple of weeks until the
big fall rains hit. Most of
the fish are being caught
in the gorge.
Trout fishing is open
until Oct. 31. Late summer
and fall are typically good
times to target the sea-run
cutthroat on many coastal
streams including the
Siletz River. Check the
regulations for open areas
and gear restrictions.
WILSON RIVER:
Chinook, cutthroat trout
The Wilson is in shape
and starting to get some
fishing pressure. There
should be fish throughout
the system after this rain.
Anglers are reminded
that this year’s bag limit
for wild Chinook is 1 per
day and 5 per year from
the North coast aggregate
(Necanicum River to
Salmon River).
Trout fishing should be
fair to good throughout
the river. These are aggres-
sive fish and fun fighters
on light gear.
YAQUINA RIVER: Fall
Chinook, cutthroat trout
Fall Chinook fishing
was fair on the Yaquina
River last week before the
rains. Many of the fish that
were staging in the estuary
have now moved up into
the river after the big rain-
storms. Dry conditions
this week will slow the
migration and have fish
holding in the upper tide-
water areas as they start to
stage for the next big rain.
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).
No wild coho retention
for the 2019 season.
This is a good time of
year to fish for sea-run
cutthroat trout in many of
the coastal streams includ-
ing the lower Yaquina and
estuary.
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