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Paddling down the Siltcoos River Canoe Trail
Siuslaw News
Sports &
Lifestyle
Siltcoos Lake Resort, which offers single and double kayak rentals, is a good place to launch vessels onto the Siltcoos River Canoe Trail.
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Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
Low Tide
High Tide
August 7
12:11 a.m. / 6.4
7:24 a.m. / -0.7
1:53 p.m. / 5.1
7:11 p.m. / 2.3
Kayaks offer tranquil exploration of river as it connects to the ocean
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South of Florence begins a peaceful three-mile
kayak excursion paddling into the Siltcoos Lake,
one of Oregon’s largest coastal lakes connected to
the Pacific Ocean. The journey begins at the Silt-
coos Lake Resort, 82855 Fir St. in Westlake, where
a dock launches kayakers downstream of the Silt-
coos River Canoe Trail. The scenic three-to-four-
hour roundtrip takes people through Oregon’s
popular dunes, rainforests, estuaries, the Pacific
Ocean and back.
From the dock, the canoe trail encompasses
the sounds of birds singing, smells of hydrangeas
in bloom and the taste of fresh air from the Sitka
Spruce trees during the summer months. Between
towering trees and wild berry bushes, people pad-
dle through, connecting with nature in a leisurely
exploration.
The river reaches around eight feet deep, and
the water temperature is warm. Below, trout and
bass swim by.
For Gary Dimon, founder of the Siltcoos Lake
Resort Yurt and Kayak Rentals, kayaking has
brought him the freedom of the outdoors and days
filled with tranquility.
Rafting and kayaking have been Dimon’s
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August 8
12:52 a.m. / 6.6
8:00 a.m. / -0.9
2:26 p.m. / 5.3
7:52 p.m. / 2.0
August 9
1:33 a.m. / 6.7
8:35 a.m. / -1.0
2:59 p.m. / 5.5
8:33 p.m. / 1.7
August 10
2:14 a.m. / 6.6
9:09 a.m. / -0.9
3:32 p.m. / 5.7
9:16 p.m. / 1.5
August 11
2:58 a.m. / 6.4
9:44 a.m. / -0.6
4:05 p.m. / 5.9
10:03 p.m. / 1.2
August 12
3:45 a.m. / 6.0
10:20 a.m. / -0.2
4:40 p.m. / 6.1
10:54 p.m. / 1.0
August 13
Local runners compete in Cascade Lakes Relay
Over July 30 and 31,
a team from Florence
competed in the Cas-
cade Lakes Relay in
Bend, Ore.
The race can be run
or walked, with a total
of 216.6 miles included,
though the race can be
split into two 132-mile
legs.
The local participants
were Robbie Wright,
Stephanie Wright, Liz
Hughes and Becky Hol-
brook. It was the first
relay for Hughes and
Holbrook, but both the
Wrights have previously
competed in the event.
It was Robbie’s 12 year
and the fifth year for
Stephanie.
“The fires made the
air quality bad enough
this year to change the
course of the race for
the first half,” Holbrook
said.
In recognition of that,
Cascade Relays, which
runs multiple relay
events in Eastern Ore-
gon, set up a fundrais-
er for communities in
the area affected by the
Bootleg Fire.
For more informa-
tion, visit cascaderelays.
com.
COURTESY PHOTO
4:37 a.m. / 5.5
0:58 a.m. / 0.3
5:18 p.m. / 6.3
11:51 p.m. / 0.8
ODFW gives 5 tips for fishing in hot water
August 14
5:38 a.m. / 5.0
11:39 a.m. / 1.0
6:01 p.m. / 6.4
August 15
12:55 a.m. / 0.5
6:52 a.m. / 4.5
12:29 p.m. / 1.6
6:51 p.m. / 6.5
August 16
2:06 a.m. / 0.3
8:18 a.m. / 4.3
1:30 p.m. / 2.2
7:50 p.m. / 6.5
August 17
3:19 a.m. / -0.1
9:48 a.m. / 4.4
2:46 p.m. / 2.6
8:55 p.m. / 6.6
August 18
4:27 a.m. / -0.4
11:05 a.m. / 4.7
4:04 p.m. / 2.6
10:01 p.m. / 6.7
When fish are already
stressed from low, warm water
caused by drought and soar-
ing temperatures, a long fight
with an angler could be dead-
ly. Warm water holds less dis-
solved oxygen than cold water,
meaning fish can struggle to
breathe when water tempera-
tures get high.
Warmwater fish — although
more tolerant of warm water
conditions — have their limits,
too.
So how hot is too hot? Cold-
water fish such as trout, steel-
head and salmon will start to
feel stressed when water tem-
peratures hit 68°F. Warmwater
fish can tolerate temperatures
up to 86°F, but they’ll probably
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be sluggish and slow to bite.
When conditions are severe,
here are some things anglers
can do to help fish:
1. FISH PLACES WHERE
WATER STAYS COOLER
Go higher. Lakes at higher
elevations are generally cooler
than those on the valley floors.
This is a great time of year to
fish some of the hike-in lakes.
Fish the headwaters.  Water
temperatures usually cool the
higher you go in a river sys-
tem. Elevations are higher, and
streams are small — and more
easily shaded by overhanging
vegetation.
Fish deeper.  In lakes and
ponds, fish will head to deep-
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er, cooler waters. In rivers and
streams, look for deeper pools
to fish.
Go to the beach.  It’s cool-
er there and there are great
opportunities for  bay clam-
ming and surfperch fishing.
Use your judgement. If con-
ditions where you want to fish
seem especially severe (low,
hot water), consider fishing
somewhere else where water
conditions are better. Or even
save fishing for another day.
By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach and
game official
With more than 55 years as an
athlete, coach, parent and spec-
tator, Lloyd Little shares what
he’s learned about sports from
his multiple points of view.
They Change the
Rules (Part I)
2. SEEK COOL WATER
REFUGES
Water temperatures are
not consistent throughout a
When teams or individuals com-
pete against one another, rules are
made to insure fair play. For most
sports, there are clear winners and
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