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Sports &
Recreation
Calendar
Jan. 3
• SHS basketball
Bandon Dunes
Day 1 — TBD
Jan. 4
• SHS basketball
Bandon Dunes
Day 2 — TBD
Jan. 7
• SHS basketball
hosts Taft HS
Girls: 5:45 p.m.
Boys: 7:15 p.m.
PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Viking sophomore Avery Hart gets inside for a basket off the glass against Douglas
Jan. 10
• SHS basketball
Sky-Em Crossover
at Marshfield HS
Girls: TBD
Boys: TBD
S IUSLAW SPLITS WINS WITH D OUGLAS
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Siuslaw boys d Douglas
60-38
Douglas girls d Siuslaw
25-51
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Dec. 31
3:51am / 6.5
2:55pm/ 6.4
9:29am/ 3.4
9:47pm/ 0.8
Jan. 1
4:35am / 6.4
3:48pm / 5.9
10:28am / 3.4
10:30pm / 1.3
Jan. 2
5:18am / 6.5
4:52pm/ 5.4
11:33am/ 3.2
11:14pm/ 1.9
12:40pm / 2.7
Jan. 4
6:44am / 6.9
7:28pm / 5.0
12:03am / 2.5
1:43pm / 2.2
Jan. 5
7:27am / 7.1
8:43pm / 5.1
12:56am / 2.9
2:37pm / 1.5
Jan. 6
8:10am / 7.4
9:46pm / 5.5
Viking senior guard Savannah Morris meets resistance from
the Douglas defense at the top of the key Friday night.
quarter that the Vikings really
began to open up, taking their
time on offense to set up and
assure
shots
landed.
Meanwhile, they also went
man-to-man on the defensive
end and began to pull away
quickly in the second quarter
toward a solid 32-15 halftime
lead.
The Vikings’ lead continued
growing throughout the sec-
ond half, with the Trojans
unable to adjust or recover any
See
SIUSLAW 4B
See
FISHING 4B
Oregon commercial crab fishery opens today
Jan. 3
6:01am / 6.6
6:08pm / 5.0
It was a win-loss evening for
Siuslaw as the Vikings hosted
a non-league game against the
Douglas Trojans on Friday
night. The boys walked away
with their third victory of the
season, while the girls are still
searching for their first win.
On the boys’ side, the even-
ly matched Trojans went toe-
to-toe with Siuslaw, which
came out sluggish in the first
quarter. The Vikings missed
several shots while the Trojans
managed to sink a few key
baskets and keep the score
close — with Siuslaw holding
a narrow 12-9 lead to end the
period.
It wasn’t until the second
MID COAST LAKES:
Stocking of the mid-coast
lakes ended in June. Check
the stocking schedule online
for dates and locations of
stockings. Some of the bigger
lakes have “holdover” trout
and the fishing typically picks
up in the fall when these trout
are feeding to prepare for the
winter months ahead. In the
mid-coast, these lakes include:
Cleawox, Mercer, Munsel,
and Siltcoos.
Warmwater fisheries are
slowing down for the year as
water temperatures cool
down.
SILTCOOS &
TAHKENITCH LAKES: Coho
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 com-
ing into the lakes. Fishing
should pick up with the rain.
Fishing should improve and
be good through 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.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Winter steelhead typically
show up on the Siuslaw River
in December and peak
January through February.
The next significant rain event
will have fish on the move
headed upriver to the popular
Whitaker Creek fishery on the
Siuslaw River. Time to get the
steelhead gear out for the sea-
son. Lake Creek opened for
winter steelhead fishing on
Dec. 1. Fall chinook retention
remains closed on Lake Creek
for the remainder of the sea-
son.
Reminder: Lake Creek (a
tributary of the Siuslaw River)
is closed for the fall salmon
season to protect the forecast-
ed 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.
ALSEA RIVER: Winter
steelhead,
Anglers have caught the
first few winter steelhead on
the Alsea River. It has been
slow and the few fish being
caught have been in the lower
portions of the river. Expect
some fish to show up with the
rain. Until then, look for most
1:52am / 3.3
3:24pm / 0.9
Fresh Oregon crab is back
on the menu soon — the com-
mercial Dungeness crab fish-
ery will open along all of
Oregon’s coast on Dec. 31.
Prior to the opener, crab
vessels will set gear from Dec.
28 onwards, using the “pre-
soak” period of time to set
gear in anticipation of the first
pull of ocean crab pots just
before the new year.
The ocean commercial
Dungeness crab season in
Oregon is targeted to open
Dec. 1, but can be delayed to
ensure a high-quality product
Crab meat recov-
ery testing in late
November and early
December showed
that many areas
within the Tri-State
region still did not
meet the criteria for
an opening.
The
delayed
opening has allowed
for crabs to fill with
COURTESY PHOTO
After a delay again this season, com- more meat and all
areas have now
mercial crabbing opens today.
exceeded
meat
to consumers and to avoid
recovery criteria.
wastage of the resource.
Recreational crab harvest-
H a p p y
ing is currently open coast-
wide in the ocean, bays and
estuaries, and on beaches,
docks, piers and jetties.
Recreational crabbers should
always call the Shellfish
Hotline (800-448-2474) for
closures before crabbing.
Commercial Dungeness
crab is Oregon’s most valuable
fishery. Last year’s delayed
season opening still brought
in the second highest ex-ves-
sel value ever ($66.7 million)
with 18.7 million pounds
landed, just above the 10-year
average.
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