SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021 | 3B
Fishing
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fish, but there are still
some fish being caught.
The Siuslaw typically
peaks in February and
starts to slow down in
March. The Whitaker
Creek area is the best place
to target returning hatch-
ery fish.
Hatchery fish are also
planted in Lake Creek and
are released into Green
Creek. These returning
hatchery fish will start to
show up in December and
peak in January and
February.
ALSEA RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing
continues to be slow on
the Alsea. The river is now
low and clear making it
tough for the bank anglers
on the NF Alsea but con-
ditions are good for the
drift boaters in the main-
stem. Although it has been
a slow year there are still
fish to be caught in the
system through the month
of March. The later
returning wild broodstock
fish are providing the
majority of the catch now
and typically peak in
March.
Reminder: The popular
winter steelhead bank fish-
ery around the Alsea
Hatchery remains open
but the hatchery grounds
are closed to the public.
Anglers are required to
park in the designated
A weekly roundup of shopping,
savings and doings around town.
parking lot to access the
river and are not allowed
to park near or enter the
hatchery grounds.
Be respectful of the
hatchery staff and follow
these rules to ensure this
popular fishery remains
open for the 2021 season.
SALMON RIVER:
Winter steelhead
Winter steelhead are
around in the Salmon
River. The peak for winter
steelhead on the Salmon
River is typically Janu-ary
to March.
Note: The Salmon River
hatchery remains closed
to walk in anglers. Anglers
can use access points
upstream and down-
stream of the hatchery to
access those traditional
fishing locations.
SILETZ RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Steelhead fishing on the
Siletz River has slowed
down again as the river
drops and clears. The drift
boat anglers are catching
some fish down low in the
system but it continues to
be a slow year on the Siletz
and all coastal rivers.
Fresh fish will continue
to enter the system
through March despite the
low and clear conditions.
Fish are now distributed
throughout the river from
the boat sections up
through the gorge.
Mid-February to mid-
March is typically the peak
for Siletz steelheading.
The 4-mile bridge (aka
Steel Bridge) in the Siletz
gorge is open to motorized
vehicles on the weekends
only. Anglers can walk/
bike in the road during the
weekdays. There is a park-
ing area located at the
1-mile gate where anglers
can walk/bike upstream.
Little
ball is snapped, the defense
must defend the entire fi eld.
When Jeff McClellen
(1976-79 Viking QB) took
the ball, he had three op-
tions on where to attack the
defense; chapter 3 in the Tzu
Attack by Stratagem.
Lutero also employed
special formations inside
the opponents’ 10-yard line.
“Eight Special” was his vari-
ation in tactics. He would
overload one side of the ball
to get the defense to shift
— and then run away from
the shift ; chapter 8 in Tzu’s
Varia-tion in Tactics.
Plans for each game were
provided by scouting up-
coming opponents. From
these reports, plans were
made on how to attack an
opponent’s weak point;
chapter 13 in Tzu’s book:
Use of Spies (or scouts, of
which I was one.)
Chapter 1 is “Laying
the Plans” and chapter 6 is
“Weak Points and Strong
Points.”
When the Oregon Ducks
played Auburn to start the
season in 2018, Coach Cris-
to-bal was too concerned
about establishing off ensive
dominance over the Au-
burn de-fense. As a result,
he continued to attack his
opponent’s strongest point
of de-fense. His failure to
make a fi rst down on the
Duck’s fourth attempt cost
Oregon the game.
When your off ense is on
the move, there is an old
saying: “Run the play until
they stop it.” In 1976, my
Spray Eagles’ football team
was facing a tough Crane
High School football team.
On our fi rst possession, we
ran the ball play aft er play
all the way down to the
5-yard line. It was at this
point I called a play action
pass to hope-fully catch the
defense off guard.
All I got was an intercep-
tion in the end zone ending
our drive.
I went against the rule;
chapter 9 in Tzu’s book: An
Army on the March
More schools are install-
ing artifi cial turf. In 1976,
the Spray Eagles played
in a cow pasture — an all-
dirt fi eld (our home fi eld)
— on an artifi cial turf and
a regulation grass football
fi eld with goal posts (Th e
cow pasture and our fi eld
had no goal posts.) Th is
made calling a post-corner
pass pattern diffi cult to un-
derstand for our receivers
(Chapter 10: Terrain)
Late in any season, the
opponents have had many
opportunities to scout (spy)
your team. Th ey know
much about your tactics
(plays). Lutero always kept
certain plays in his so called
“back pocket.” Th ese were
plays practiced everyday
but not utilized in a game.
When called late in the sea-
son, these plays were oft en
very eff ective (Chapter 8:
Variation in Tactics.)
Making sure your team
remains healthy and well
rested as the season con-
tinues is of utmost impor-
tance. Th e most relevant
games are the play-off s. Th e
team can be ready by using
regular substitutions and
time outs called during the
contests (Chapter 5: Ener-
gy.)
Once the game begins,
the general (head coach)
deploys his multiple teams
(of-fense, defense and spe-
cial teams) to battle the op-
ponent. If he has prepared
his team well, the outcome
may be favorable (Chapter
2: Waging War.)
Most sports would ben-
efi t from using strategies
contained in Sun Tzu’s
book.
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football coach and SHS
Hall-of-Famer Len Lutero
employed the veer off ense
to attack the opponent. Th e
veer off ense relates to an at-
tack by stratagem. When the
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