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ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING
R EPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Best bets for fishing:
Anglers are spoiled with
choices right now. Trout, bass
and salmon are all on the list.
• With the cooler, wetter
spring, fishing for stocked trout
continues to be good in sev-eral
areas.
• This is a great time of year to
visit Oregon’s hike-in lakes for a
day of trout fishing.
• Resident coastal cutthroats
are on the bite in most coastal
rivers and streams.
• Where water temperatures
are warming, fishing for bass and
other warmwater spe-cies is
improving. Now is a great time
to target these fish before aquatic
weeds grow enough to make
fishing challenging.
• Ocean salmon season is
open, and some Chinook are
also being caught in coastal riv-
ers.
Local lakes stocked in spring
and/or early summer: Alder
Lake, Buck Lake, Carter Lake,
Cleawox Lake, Mercer Lake,
Munsel Lake, Siltcoos Lagoon,
Siltcoos Lake, Sutton Lake and
Woahink Lake.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Cutthroat
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FISHING 2B
COURTESY PHOTO
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hirteen-year-old Ryan Klampe of Florence competed in a five-day major Oregon Junior
Golf tournament, the 2020 Bob Norquist Oregon Junior Amateur, at OGA golf course in
Woodburn, Ore. The tournament began June 29 and continued each day through July 3.
The first two days of the tournament were stroke play, followed by three days of match play
during which players were required to win in order to qualify to advance to the next round.
Klampe won the first flight final match with the score of 74, which included 3 Birdies, 10 Pars
and 5 Bogeys).
Summer sports activities cancelled again
The Siuslaw School District is awaiting further guidance from the ODE.
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
July 22
1:14am / 7.8
2:49pm / 6.3
8:15am / -1.7
8:15pm / 2.1
July 23
2:00am / 7.6
3:29pm/ 6.5
8:56am/ -1.5
9:06pm/ 1.9
July 24
2:50am / 7.2
4:11pm / 6.7
9:37am / -1.2
10:02pm / 1.6
July 25
3:45am / 6.6
4:54pm / 6.9
By Jared Anderson
Siuslaw News
The Siuslaw School District
cancelled voluntary summer
practices again this week as
they await an upcoming deci-
sion from the Oregon School
Activities
Association
(OSAA).
“We have decided to do
this for a multitude of reasons
involving making sure we
take the time to ensure the
safest environment possible
for our athletes, as well as this
being the week that we should
hear a decision from the
OSAA on our upcoming sea-
son,” the district said in a
“We have decided to do this
for a multitude of reasons
involving making sure we take
the time to ensure the safest
environment possible...”
— Siuslaw School District statement
statement.
As of right now, the future
of high school sports in
Oregon is uncertain.
OSAA is currently meeting
in a three day video confer-
ence to discuss when and
how athletics will begin.
Currently, the OSAA fall
sports calendar has August 17
as the official first day of
practices, but there has been
talk of extending the fall sea-
son to spring in response to
an uptick of COVID-19 cases
in Oregon and across the
nation.
Also this week, the Oregon
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SPORTS 2B
10:20am / -0.5
11:04pm / 1.3
Marine Board urges boaters to follow safety guidelines
July 26
4:47am / 6.0
5:40pm / 7.1
11:06am / 0.3
July 27
6:00am / 5.3
6:31pm/ 7.2
12:12am/ 1.1
11:57pm/ 1.1
July 28
7:23am / 4.9
7:25pm / 7.4
1:23am / 0.6
12:55pm / 1.8
Summer is here and in the com-
ing weeks more people will be
pulling out their boats from winter
storage in preparation for launch
in the waters of this state.
Below are suggestions which
can contribute to your safety and
add to your boating pleasure.
Know the legal requirements for
your size vessel. Safety equipment
must be accessible and in working
condition.
Wear your life jackets. Eighty-
five percent of boating fatalities
could have been be avoided by
wearing a personal flotation de-
vice (lifejacket). Stow them in a
readily accessible place. It won’t
save your life if you don’t wear it.
Have children and non-swim-
mers wear a personal flotation
device. Each device should be
of suitable size for the intended
wearer and fit securely. Ninety
percent of those who die in boat-
ing accidents drown.
Be prepared and carry extra
equipment such as a bailer (buck-
et), anchor, first-aid kit, visual dis-
tress signal, tool kit, flashlight with
extra batteries, and a cell phone.
Don’t over load your boat. Fol-
low the recommendations on the
capacity plate of your boat.
Capsizing, sinking, and falling
overboard account for 70 percent
of boating fatalities.
If your boat should capsize,
your best chance for survival and
rescue is to stay with the boat. Pull
as much of your body out of the
water as possible to preserve body
warmth.
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BOATING 2B
Virtual public
meetings set
for bottomfish,
halibut seasons
ODFW is hosting
virtual meetings July
28 and 29 to gather
public input on the
2021 sport bottomfish
and halibut season and
the 2021 directed com-
mercial halibut fishery.
At the sport bottom-
fish and halibut meet-
ing, staff will collect
comments on the 2021
sport halibut season
and begin discussing
the 2021 sport bottom-
fishing seasons.
No major changes to
the sport bottomfish
season are proposed,
however
ODFW
would like anglers’ in-
put on adjustments to
this fishery.
For Pacific halibut,
the International Pa-
cific Halibut Commis-
sion approved in 2019
a 1.5 million-pound
catch limit for Area 2A
through 2022. This is
the second year fish-
ery managers are rea-
sonably certain of the
quota going into this
public meeting which
should help guide dis-
cussions for the 2021
season.
“It’s important we
hear from a wide range
of anglers before mak-
ing decisions on the
upcoming
seasons,”
said Lynn Mattes,
ODFW Recreational
Halibut and Bottom-
fish Project Leader.
At the directed com-
mercial halibut meet-
ing, fishery managers
will discuss progress
on the transition of
management from the
International Pacific
Halibut Commission
to the Pacific Fishery
Management Council
(PFMC) and the Na-
tional Marine Fisheries
Service.
Managers will also
ask for input on the
2021 season timing
and length, and trip
limits for the season.
While staff typically
host in-person meet-
ings in several coastal
locations, due to the
Governor’s Stay Home,
Save Lives order, both
meetings will be held
online and by telecon-
ference this year.
Input can also be
emailed or phoned in
to:
The 2021 recreation-
al sport bottomfish
halibut and meeting:
Tuesday, July 28, from
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Join from a com-
puter, tablet or smart-
phone at https://glob-
al.gotomeeting.com/
join/502591061
You can also dial
in using your phone:
1-571-317-3122.
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