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THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY EDITION | JULY 8, 2020 | $1.00 Openings added to Central Coast halibut season Community & Lifestyle ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Best places for local warmwater fishing: • Mercer and Munsel lakes (Florence area) are great warm water fisheries and both of them have stocked trout as well, good place to target both species in one trip • Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes (Florence area) both offer good warmwater fishing oppor- tunites as well as good trout fish- ing for stocked trout and resi- dent cutthroat. Game ON! Fishing SIUSLAW RIVER: Cutthroat trout: Trout fishing opened in the Siuslaw basin (including Lake Creek) on May 22 and has great opportunities to catch a trout throughout the summer months. ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat trout Cutthorat trout fishing opened May 22 on the Alsea River and trout fishing has been good throughout the basin. The higher water and cooler temperatures See FISHING 2B Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide July 3 12:13am / 5.8 11:17pm/ 8.2 JARED ANDERSON/FOR SIUSLAW NEWS 5:40am/ -1.5 5:20pm/ 2.5 DunesDay Gaming reopens with fun and safety protocols July 4 1:04pm / 6.0 7:12pm / 6.9 6:27am / -1.8 6:12pm / 2.6 July 5 12:04am / 8.1 1:50pm / 6.1 7:12am / -1.9 7:01pm / 2.6 July 6 12:49am / 7.9 2:33pm / 6.1 7:55am / -1.8 7:49pm / 2.6 July 7 1:33am / 7.6 3:15pm / 6.1 8:37am / -1.5 8:37pm / 2.5 July 8 2:17am / 7.1 3:56pm / 6.1 9:17pm / -1.1 9:25pm / 2.5 July 9 3:02am / 6.6 4:36pm/ 6.0 A small group participated in a practice run last week in anticipation of the gaming business’s reopening and a chance to fine tune how to provide fun in a safe environment. 9:56am/ -0.6 10:16pm/ 2.5 By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News F rogger will once again be making his way across dangerous highways, alongside Mrs. Pac Man chomp- ing on glowing orbs, as Dunesday Gaming reopens its doors again. “There were some days when we thought, ‘Wow, we may not be able to reopen.’ But optimism won out, and we’re going to try it and give it our best shot,” Brooke Kosten said. “That’s what this has always been for us.” Kosten, along with her hus- band Brian, opened Dunesday Gaming in 2019 and filled its small space with a variety of classic arcade games, console games, basketball, foosball and Virtual Reality (VR) to the delight of gamers young and old in the Siuslaw region. But after a lengthy shutdown, things will be slightly different for gamers. Reservations of two- hour periods will be required for groups of up to 10 people. If groups are double booked, they will be split into two different sections in the arcade that they will rotate. “It’s not the same way people are used to experiencing this place,” Kosten said. “But I think what people will find is that once we get them here, it’s total- ly fine. We’re still getting to do all of the things. Indoor enter- tainment is something this com- munity really needs.” With a background in health- care, Kosten said she under- stands and supports the mea- sures needed to be taken to See GAMES 2B Two additional open- ings have been added to Oregon’s Central Coast Subarea, increasing an- glers’ opportunity to harvest the quota for the spring all-depth halibut fishery. July 16-18 and July 30-August 1 were added, making a total of eight openings for this popu- lar fishery. The Central Coast Subarea includes ports from Port Orford to Garibaldi. “Adding these two openings to the spring all-depth season gives halibut anglers more op- portunity to harvest the quota,” said Lynn Mattes, Recreational Ground- fish and Halibut Project Leader. “We haven’t met the quota yet and don’t believe these extra open- ings will surpass that.” The fishery was open May 21-23, May 28-30, June 11-13, and June 18- 20. Remaining openings are July 9-11, July 16-18, July 23-25, and July 30- Aug. 1. Many coastal commu- nities remain concerned about a large influx of visitors while some COVID-19 restrictions are still in effect. Anglers are asked to be mindful of the Governor’s Exec- utive Order as well as coastal community con- cerns and: • Stay home if you are sick. • Check for access before you go. Even if fishing is open, the boat ramp or park where you want to go might be closed. ODFW does not control access to land or facilities it doesn’t man- age, so check with the land manager or facility owner where you want to go about what’s open before you leave home. • Stick close to home. Don’t travel far to hunt or fish. Most places re- main closed to overnight camping/lodging. • Be prepared. Re- strooms and other facil- ities may be more limit- ed. Bring your own soap, water, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, food, etc. Buy your license online before you go. • Avoid crowds. Go someplace else if your destination looks crowd- ed. • Practice social dis- tancing. Keep six feet between you and anyone who doesn’t live in your immediate household, including while on a boat or at a fish cleaning sta- tion. • Wash your hands of- ten. Keep up on personal hygiene and bring your own water, soap, and hand sanitizer with you. • Pack out what you pack in. Take any gar- bage with you, including disposable gloves and masks. For more information and maps to halibut fish- ing areas, visit myodfw. com/pacific-halibut -sport-regulations. I hope you all had a Happy and safe 4th of July! It was hard not being able to watch the fi reworks from my home this year. At Coldwell Banker we have masks available if you don’t have one and hand sanitizer readily available.Th is virus seems to be gaining steam again with all the tourists and the warmer weather when people want to get out and about. We just need to be mindful of others and protect ourselves. One last thing....Happy Birthday on Th ursday to my sweetie James! Th e big 72. 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 Lynnette Wikstrom Broker “We’re next to the Bridge.” lynnette@cbcoast.com · Cell: 541.999.0786 COAST REAL ESTATE