SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 | 3B
Operation Christmas Child gift collection underway through Nov. 23
Florence Evangelical
Church is once again
the area collection point
for Operation Christ-
mas Child, the world’s
largest Christmas proj-
ect of its kind.
Florence
residents,
families, churches and
groups can help spread
joy to millions of chil-
dren around the world
by filling shoeboxes
as Christmas gifts for
them.
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school supplies, cloth-
ing, toothbrushes, and
toys for children ages
two to 14 (no liquids,
lo-tions, candy, or gum
please).
From the distribution
sites boxes are flown to
countries around the
world, and then deliv-
ered to communities by
trucks, and even don-
keys, camels or canoes.
This year’s Nation-
al Collection Week is
Monday, Nov. 16 to
Monday, Nov. 23. Flor-
ence project coordi-
nators hope to collect
at least 500 shoebox
gifts this year. Florence
Evangelical Church is
at 1318 Rhododendron
Drive.
Collection hours are
Monday through Sun-
day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.;
Wednesday, Nov. 18,
from 5 to 8 p.m., and
Monday, Nov. 23, from
8 to 10 a.m.
Donations to help
with postage are also
appreciated. Social dis-
tancing and mask wear-
ing are required.
For for information
about dropping off
shoeboxes donations,
call the church at 541-
997-2523.
Operation Christmas
Child has been an annu-
al project of Samaritan’s
Purse since 1993. The
project has delivered
gift-filled shoeboxes to
more than 124 million
children, in more than
150 countries and terri-
tories.
For information on
how to pack a shoe-
box visit www.samari-
tanspurse.org/occ.
below Fall Creek and the
popular steelhead bank
access on the N. Fk. of the
Alsea River. Know where
you are on the river before
you start to fish for fall
Chinook.
Fall Chinook fishing
continues to be slow on
the Alsea River as fish are
staging waiting for the
next rain event. The fore-
casted rain this week
should increase river lev-
els and get fishing moving
upriver heading to the
spawning grounds. This
will create good condi-
tions for the tail end of
the fall Chinook run on
the Alsea River.
Anglers are reminded
that due to low forecasted
returns for the 2020 sea-
son bag limits have been
reduced. The bag limit for
the Alsea River is 1 wild
Chinook per day and 5
per year for the 2020 sea-
son.
Cutthroat trout fishing
closed for the season on
Oct. 31. Last updated
11/4/20.
SALMON RIVER: Fall
Chinook
Fall Chinook fishing
continues to be slow on
the Salmon River with the
low and clear condi-tions.
The forecasted rain this
week will stir things up,
get fish moving again, and
create better conditions
for fall Chinook fishing.
Cutthroat trout fishing
closed for the season on
Oct. 31.
NOTE: Reminder, the
Salmon River hatchery
remains closed to walk in
anglers. Anglers can use
access points upstream
and downstream of the
hatchery to access those
traditional fishing loca-
tions. Last updated
11/4/20.
SILETZ RIVER:
Summer steelhead, fall
Chinook
Summer steelhead fish-
ing continues to be slow
but there is still opportu-
nity to catch summer
steelhead through the
month of November.
Fall Chinook fishing
remains steady on the
Siletz River. There are fish
staging in the upper estu-
ary and lower river wait-
ing for rain to move
upriver.
The forecasted rain this
week will have these fish
on the move and create
good conditions for the
tail end of the fall
Chinook run on the
Siletz.
Due to low forecasted
returns for the 2020 sea-
son bag limits have been
reduced. The bag limit for
the Siletz River is 1 wild
chinook per day and 5
per year for the 2020 sea-
son.
Cutthroat trout fishing
closed for the season on
Oct. 31.
The 4-mile bridge (aka
Steel Bridge) in the Siletz
gorge is open to motor-
ized vehicles on the week-
ends only. Anglers can
walk/bike in the road
during the weekdays.
There is a parking area
located at the 1-mile gate
where anglers can walk/
bike upstream from there.
Last updated 11/4/20.
WILSON RIVER:
Chinook, steelhead
Fall Chinook fishing
slowed on the Wilson last
week, but this week’s rains
should bump the river up
enough to bring in some
new fish and get holding
fish back on the move.
Fishing should pick up aft
the next storm passes and
river levels recede. Last
updated 11/11/20
Above Jordan Creek,
the Wilson River is closed
to all salmon angling
(including catch and
release). Steelhead fishing
is open in the upper river,
but anglers may not target
salmon.
TENMILE LAKES:
Trout, warmwater species,
largemouth bass
Largemouth bass can be
found around any sub-
merged wood and can be
caught on spinner-baits,
jigs, or crankbaits. As the
water temperatures con-
tinue to cool down, bass
will move into deep water
for the winter.
Yellow perch fishing
continues to be very good
for anglers fishing from a
boat or fishing from a
dock this past week.
Yellow perch have been in
15-20 feet of water and
are biting on small jigs or
a worm on a hook. If you
fish and area for 10-15
minutes without a bite, it’s
time to move to another
location.
The wild coho fishery is
open on Tenmile Lake
through Dec. 31.
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Tahkenitch is still slow but
should improve this week
with the forecasted rain. A
good shot of rain will
move more fish into the
lake and get them staging
in the creek arms waiting
to spawn. These fisheries
typically pick up in late
October, peak in
November, and fish well
into December. Last
updated 11/4/20.
ALSEA RIVER: Fall
Chinook
NOTE: The port of
Alsea boat launch in
Waldport will be closed
until Nov. 1 and possibly
longer. The closure will be
for new construction and
maintenance at the boat
ramp and adjacent facili-
ties. Please contact the
Port of Alsea with any
questions.
Reminder — The
deadline for salmon fish-
ing on the Alsea River is
River Edge boat ramp
located at river mile 28.
This is relatively low in
the system and is well
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