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2B | SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS SOLVE invites Oregonians to summer event series SOLVE (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism) has announced the ad- dition of two new events this summer called the Summer Beach Clean- up Series, presented by AAA, and SOLVE IT for Oregon, presented by Portland General Elec- tric. These new events were created in response to the urgent need for vol- unteerism to support Oregon’s environment as counties reopen. During the pandem- ic, environmental issues such as growing invasive plant species, microplas- Fishing from 1B trout: Cutthroat trout fishing opened May 22 on the Alsea River and trout fish- ing has been good throughout the basin. The higher water and cooler temperatures have created great spring/early summer conditions for trout fish- ing and will provide good opportunities through the summer months. SALMON RIVER: Cutthroat trout: Cutthroat trout fishing opened on the Salmon River on May 22. Good cutthroat fishing can be found throughout the Salmon River estuary and river through the summer months. SILETZ RIVER: Summer steelhead, Spring Chinook, cutthroat trout: Summer steelhead fish- ing continues to be slow on the Siletz River but it has picked up as the river drops and warms up. The high and cooler water has slowed the migration this year but now we are in a more typical summer pat- tern and the fish seem to be responding, moving up into the gorge where there is better summer holding water. Fish numbers should keep increasing through the month of July and into early August. Cutthroat trout fishing is open in the Siletz basin and good trout fishing opportunities will remain through the summer months. The 4-mile bridge (aka Steel Bridge) in the Siletz gorge is open to motor- FORE from 1B ways for Kids to maintain the knowledge acquired during the prior school year. Want to help but don’t swing a club? Sponsor a Club Kid. Your $300 invest- ment will support this year’s summer program for 21 days — two hot meals and tics washing onto beach- es, and litter entering Oregon waterways has continued. Typically, SOLVE hosts two large events each spring: the Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup and SOLVE IT for Earth Day, bringing in thousands of volun- teers to projects along the coastline and across the state. The Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup, tradi- tionally held in March, responds to the need for volunteerism to help clean up marine de- bris and microplastics washed ashore from win- ter storms. SOLVE IT for Earth Day, traditionally held in April, is Oregon’s larg- est Earth Day volunteer event, and brings togeth- er Oregonians at over 140 environmental service projects across the state. Projects focus on clean- ing up litter, planting native species in antic- ipation of the high pol- lination season, and re- moving invasive species that are a detriment to the vitality of our local natural areas. As Oregon took safe- ty measures to pro- tect against the peak of COVID-19, SOLVE made the difficult deci- sion to postpone both events. Months later, with the state reopening, it is ap- parent that volunteerism is needed now more than ever before, and SOLVE is ready. The Summer Beach Cleanup Series will be held from July through August and SOLVE IT for Oregon will be held Aug. 1–15. Each event series will support outdoor vol- unteerism that combats some of Oregon’s most pressing environmental ized 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. WILSON RIVER: Steelhead, cutthroat trout: The Wilson River gets a good summer steelhead return and has great bank access all along Hwy 6 on the state forest land. There haven’t been many reports of summers being caught, but there should be fish in the system. YAQUINA RIVER: Cutthroat trout: Trout fishing opened in the Yaquina/Big Elk basin on May 22. The Yaquina and Big Elk have great cutthroat trout fishing opportunities throughout the estuary/river through the summer months. TENMILE LAKES: Trout, warmwater species, largemouth bass: Largemouth bass have completed spawning in Tenmile Lakes. Bass are now spread out be-tween shallow water and deeper water. Bass can be caught on a variety of tactics like top-water lures, jigs, swimbaits and Senkos. Bluegills are becoming very active in some parts of the lake especially along the edges of weedlines. Bluegills can be caught on small jigs, worms on a small hook, or even on small wet flies and pop- pers. Yellow perch will be transitioning to summer patterns soon, which means anglers should start fishing the outside edges of the weedlines in 7-12 feet of water. Trout fishing has slowed down with the warmer water tempera- tures. Anglers will have the best success fishing for trout in the deeper water and trolling slowly. UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Bass, trout: Bass fishing throughout the South should be good. Trout is catch-and-release for the South Umpqua Basin. The mainstem and tributaries about Jackson Creek Bridge are closed year-round. PACIFIC OCEAN and BEACHES: Bottomfish, salmon, halibut, surfperch: Bottomfishing is now open to fish at all depths. Fishing for lingcod has been good when an-glers can get out on the ocean. The daily bag limit for marine fish is 5 of which only one can be a copper, quillback or China rock- fish. Anglers are also allowed 2 lingcod per day. The harvest of 1 cabezon per day as part of your general marine fish daily limit of 5 fish opened on July 1. Anglers are also allowed 2 lingcod per day. Anglers may also choose to fish the offshore longleader fishery outside of the 40-fathom regulato- ry line, which is open year-round. The longlead- er fishery has a daily bag limit of 10 fish made of yellowtail, widow, canary, blue, deacon, redstripe, greenstripe, silvergray, chillipepper, and bocaccio rockfish. No other groundfish are allowed and offshore long- leader fishing trips cannot be combined with tradi- tional bottomfish, flatfish or halibut trips. Surfperch anglers are reporting limited success fishing the ocean beaches using sand shrimp or Berkley Gulp sand worms. The ocean Selective Coho (fin-clipped) season opened on June 22 from Cape Falcon to the OR/ CA Border. This area in the ocean is also open to harvest of Chinook salm- on. The salm-on bag limit is two salmon per day. The Nearshore Halibut season for the Central Coast Subarea is open 7 days a week, inside the 40-fathom line, through the earlier of the quota of 32,591 pounds or Oct. 31. As of June 21, there was 57 percent of the quota remaining. The next All-Depth Halibut days for the Central Coast Subarea are July 16-18. As of June 21, there is 64 percent of the quota remaining. The Southern Oregon Subarea for halibut is open 7 days a week through the earlier of the quota of 8,000 pounds or Oct. 31. As of June 21, there was 91 percent of the quota remaining. (Last updated 7/1/20.) snacks every day, fun-filled activities with other kids, and field trips, all while em- phasizing the importance of math, literacy, and great cit- izenship. Contact the Boys & Girls Club at 541-902-0304. Serving over 500 com- munity youth, the Boys & Girls Club of Western Lane County is a 501(c)(3) char- itable organization provid- ing after-school enrichment programs, tutoring, mento- ring, personal development training, athletic programs, continuing education schol- arships and community ser- vice opportunities to youth in the Florence, Mapleton, and Dunes City areas. issues. Both event series will have new safety measures in place, designed to keep volunteers and commu- nity members healthy. If you are interested in hosting a beach cleanup, inland cleanup, or res- toration event, contact SOLVE at info@solveo- regon.org to express your project idea and learn ways SOLVE can support your efforts. SOLVE is a statewide nonprofit organization that brings people to- gether to improve our environment and build a legacy of stewardship. Since 1969, the organi- zation has grown from a small, grassroots organi- zation to a national mod- el for volunteer action. Today, SOLVE mobi- lizes and trains tens of thousands of volunteers of all ages across Oregon to clean and restore our neighborhoods and nat- ural areas, and to build a legacy of stewardship for our state and future gen- erations. Visit solveoregon.org for more information. Let me Showcase your property. Wendy Krause Broker 541 999-7765 6825 North Fork Siuslaw Rd – Gorgeous home on 5 acres just 5 miles from Florence. 2013 Car- ter Brothers built home full of custom details. 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