SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021 | 3B
Vikings
from 1B
plate, hitting 1 double,
1 RBI and scoring 1 run
for Siuslaw.
According to O’Mara,
“The remainder of the
team struggled to get on
base despite frequently
making contact with the
ball.”
Overton also led the
Vikings’ defensive ef-
forts at short stop, along
with second baseman
Lizbeth
Galvan-Gar-
cia and centerfielder
Hayden Muller, allowing
no runs for the Pirates in
the third inning.
Unfortunately,
the
Lady Viks were unable to
score any runs in the next
inning, while Marshfield
scored six more. Man-
ning was subbed out in
the fourth inning, bring-
ing Cate Waggoner to
pitch for the remaining
two innings. At the end
of the fifth inning, the
game was called due to
the 10-run Mercy Rule,
with a final score of 13-2
in favor of the Pirates.
Although the Lady
Vikings struggled to get
on the score board, their
performance is improv-
ing with each game.
“Overall, the Vikings
continue to develop in
their skills and softball
IQ,” said O’Mara. “Each
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Siuslaw junior Brooke Olson returns to right field for the Lady Viks.
game, the coaching
staff is seeing positive
growth from the team
as the athletes continue
to learn about the game
as it is played at the high
school varsity level.”
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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.
SILETZ RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Steelhead fishing on the
Siletz River improved last
week with the bump in
river levels but has slowed
down now with the low
and clear conditions. The
Siletz River remains open
year-round for steelhead
fishing and provides
opportunity through April
for winter steelhead and
then summer steelhead
typically start to show up
in decent numbers in May.
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
winter steelheading. The
4-mile bridge (aka Steel
Bridge) in the Siletz gorge
is open to motorized vehi-
cles on the weekends only.
Anglers can walk/bike in
the road during the week-
days. There is a parking
area located at the 1-mile
gate where anglers can
walk/bike upstream from
there.
WILSON
RIVER:
Steelhead
Steelhead fishing on the
Wilson is low and clear
which makes fishing chal-
lenging. Fishing has been
slow recently, but there are
still a few being caught and
pressure has been light.
There are still a few hatch-
ery and wild steelhead
(catch-and-release only for
The Lady Viks played
a doubleheader at Marist
last night (after press
deadlines) and will host
Junction City this Tues-
day (April 27) at 5 p.m.
Under current health
guidelines, softball fans
are allowed only along
the outfield fence, it is
open seating and you
must bring your own
chairs.
wilds) throughout the sys-
tem. The Little North Fork
and the South Fork of the
Wilson closed to steelhead
fishing April 1. Remember
to handle and release wild
fish with care! There are
some great resources avail-
able in the regulation book
(page 15) and on the
ODFW website.
YAQUINA
RIVER:
Winter steelhead
Winter steelhead will
start to show up in the
Yaquina/Big
Elk
in
December and typically
peak from January to
March. Fishing closes on
the Yaquina/Big Elk on
March 31 and will re-open
on May 22 for trout fish-
ing.
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Bottomfish
Boat and bank anglers
(on the jetty) are still
catching rockfish and ling-
cod inside lower Coos Bay.
Smaller jigs with a twister
tail or 1-ounce jigging
spoons have been working
to catch rockfish. Lingcod
are being caught on bigger
jigs or by suspending a fro-
zen herring around the
rocks. The daily bag limit
for marine fish is 6, which
includes a one fish sub-bag
limit for China, copper
and quillback rockfish.
Anglers can still harvest 2
lingcod per day. Trout fish-
ing in streams and rivers
opens on May 22.
UMPQUA
RIVER,
SOUTH: Winter steelhead
Boat anglers have been
doing very well catching
nice size lingcod and rock-
fish when the ocean swells
are down. Bottom fishing
is open to all depths
through May 31. The daily
bag limit for marine fish is
6 fish, which includes a
one fish sub-bag limit for
China, copper, and quill-
back rockfish. Anglers can
still harvest 2 lingcod per
day. Anglers must release
all cabezon through June.
Anglers may also
choose to fish the offshore
longleader fishery outside
of the 40-fathom regulato-
ry line, which is open year-
round. The longleader
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 ground-
fish are allowed and off-
shore longleader fishing
trips cannot be combined
with traditional bottom-
fish, flatfish or halibut
trips. Find information
about a longleader setup
here.
Ocean Chinook salmon
fishing opened on March
15.
Surfperch anglers have
been doing well catching
good size red-tail surf-
perch along beaches near
the mouths of rivers and
bays. Anglers have been
catching surfperch when
the ocean swells are calmer
using sand shrimp, mole
crabs, or Berkley Gulp
sand worms.
PACIFIC HALIBUT:
All areas are closed for
Pacific halibut. The 2021
season will begin opening
in May. ODFW staff rec-
ommended season dates
are available on the Sport
Halibut Season Page. The
Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Commission will finalize
the 2021 season dates and
regulations at their April
23 meeting.
OCEAN SALMON:
The area from Cape
Falcon to Humbug Mt.
reopened for all salm-
on-except coho on March
15, 2021. All other areas
are closed for ocean salm-
on fishing. All other sea-
sons for 2021 will be
under
development
through the Pacific
Fishery
Management
Council’s annual process
that is expected to con-
clude on April 15, 2021.
SHORE and ESTUARY
FISHING:
Surfperch are available
in the surf year-round
along sandy beaches and
rocky shore.
After a slow season,
most anglers are eyeing
other opportunities. But
there are still fresh steel-
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