2B | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Boat registration renewal notices arriving soon
The Oregon State Ma-
rine Board mailed approx-
imately 37,000 boat regis-
tration renewal notices to
boaters whose motorboat
registration expires Dec.
31.
Each renewal notice is
unique to the owner and
their boat. Additionally,
registration renewals will
Little
from 1B
introduce legislation that
will tax the scholarships
of athletes who choose
to make money from en-
dorsements. He believes
the money received should
be treated as income. If
scholarship athletes have
their scholarships taxed,
how long before all schol-
arships will be taxed?
Treating all athletes
equal will be an impos-
Fishing
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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.
ALSEA RIVER: Fall
Chinook
Fall Chinook fishing on
the Alsea River continues
to be slow with the low and
clear conditions. There are
still being some fish caught
in the estuary as fish start
to stage and wait for the
next big rain event. With
little rain in the 10-day
forecast expect more of the
same for the next few
weeks.
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
closed Oct. 31.
SALMON RIVER: fall
Chinook
Fall Chinook fishing has
slowed down on the
Salmon River with the low
and clear conditions. Most
of the fish have moved up
and out of the estuary
headed for the spawning
grounds and the run is
almost done for the year. A
also be sent electronically
to 38,000 boat owners with
emails on file in an effort to
encourage online renewal.
Renewing online using
the Marine Board’s online
store is fast and easy. After
completing the transac-
tion, boat owners can print
a temporary permit and go
boating right away.
There is no transaction
fee when using a credit or
debit card online. Another
option is to mail the pay-
ment and coupon to the
Marine Board.
Registration decals are
mailed within 7-10 busi-
ness days from the date of
receipt but may take an ad-
ditional 2-4 weeks to arrive
by U.S. Mail.
Any watercraft with a
motor or sailboats 12 feet
or longer are required to
title and register with the
Marine Board. Registra-
tion fees vary based on
boat length. The average
boat length in Oregon is 16
feet, so the cost of a two-
year registration is $100.20.
ing task for the NCAA
rules enforcers. It is clear
to me there will be abuses
by some athletes. Th e en-
dorsements and monies
paid will vary greatly from
athlete to athlete. Only a
tiny fraction of the 500,000
college athletes will even
be approached for en-
dorsements.
In spite of the eff orts of
the NCAA to balance the
playing fi eld of competi-
tive colleges the end result
will have few changes. Th e
larger schools and big mar-
kets will be able to off er
top recruits more oppor-
tunities for making money.
If an athlete’s career ends
aft er college, there is the
potential for those athletes
to benefi t from the rule
changes.
Swimmers and gymnasts
become widely recog-
nized through the Olym-
pic games and could earn
endorsement money and
maintain their amateur
status.
I have written before
that a full scholarship pro-
vides thousands of dollars
to pay for college expenses.
Graduating with a degree
is money in the bank. Th e
athletes earning extra from
endorsements may create
team dysfunction.
Th e time is here.
No one, not even the
NCAA, will know the full
eff ect of the rules change
for years.
few fish are still being
caught in the estuary and
the pressure has been light.
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.
SILETZ RIVER: Fall
Chinook, summer steel-
head
Fall Chinook fishing on
the Siletz River continues
to be slow with the low,
clear, and cold conditions.
Fish will start to stage in
the estuary again waiting
for the next big rain event.
With no considerable rain
in the extended forecast,
expect more of the same
until we get a weather
change. Fish are now
spread throughout the
Siletz River from the estu-
ary up to the deadline
located at Illahee boat
ramp.
Summer steelhead fish-
ing continues to be slow on
the Siletz and the season is
winding down and almost
done for the year. There
are a few fish being caught
in the lower gorge area and
fishing pressure continues
to be very low.
Hatchery fish are
released at Twin Bridges
and Moonshine Park.
Many anglers fish the
upper “gorge” area for
these hard-fighting fish.
Bobber fishing with jigs/
bait, casting lures, and drift
fishing are great tech-
niques to catch a Siletz
summer steelhead.
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 weekdays. If
anglers do walk in, they
can park at the one-mile
gate and start from there.
SILTC O OS
&
TAHKENITCH LAKES:
warmwater species, cut-
throat and rainbow trout
Warmwater fishing is
slowing down on Siltcoos
and Tahkenitch and is
done for the season. Many
warmwater fish will go into
their winter hibernating
behavior as the water tem-
peratures cool down for
the winter.
Siltcoos also gets stocked
rainbow trout, check the
stocking schedule for
numbers and dates of
stockings.
Coho fishing has been
slow in Siltcoos and
Tahkenitch so far this year.
The dry, clear, and cold
weather pattern will slow
the number of fish coming
into the lakes, but it should
pick up when the next big
rainstorm comes in. After
the next big rain event the
fishing should be good
through November and
into December.
Reminder: Retention of
wild Coho is still allowed
for the 2019 season, 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 Tenmile
Lakes.
WILSON
RIVER:
Chinook
The rains early this week
should have gotten fall
Chinook moving upriver
and throughout the fish-
ery. Although past the
peak of the run, the Wilson
is known to get some late
fish and there will be a few
bright Chinook well into
December.
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 closed Oct.
31.
YAQUINA RIVER: Fall
Chinook
Fall Chinook fishing has
been good on the Yaquina
River but slowed down last
week. Low, clear, and cold
conditions this week will
have fish staging in the
upper tidewater waiting
for the next rain event.
With no rain in the extend-
ed forecast expect more of
the same for the next few
weeks.
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.
TENMILE CREEK:
Trout fishing is closed in
rivers and streams until
May 22, 2020.
Boat owners who renew
their boat registration on-
line receive their registra-
tion decals through the
mail, faster. This method
is also more cost-efficient,
allowing the agency to
leverage registration dol-
lars toward boating facility
improvement projects and
on-water marine law en-
forcement services.
Fees also support the
aquatic invasive species
prevention and abandoned
derelict vessel programs.
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