Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Bright Chinook should continue to pulse in over the next few weeks. The cutthroat trout fishery is over for the season. Coos County lakes: Stocked trout fishing has been excellent. Coos River Basin: Trout fishing is closed until next s...
 1.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 129.0 Prepare to fish the Elk River
With good numbers of Chinook staging in the mouth and the first few holes, the Elk River is ready to start off with a bang. Many fishermen still are fishing low, but the majority seem to be waiting for more rain to open the river. These fishermen rep...
3.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 155.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Rains are moving fish into upper tidewater and fresh fish are expected to pulse in soon. The last day to fish for cutthroat trout is today. Coos County lakes: There was an additional stocking of both trophy- and legal-size trout last w...
2.4K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 129.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook anglers are having fair success in mid to upper tidewater as recent rains have moved fish. The cutthroat trout season is open through October. Coos County lakes: Empire Lakes, Bluebill Lake and Butterfield Lake have been s...
1.6K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 86.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook anglers are having fair success in mid to upper tidewater as recent rains have moved fish. The cutthroat trout season is open through October. Coos County lakes: Empire Lakes, Bluebill Lake and Butterfield Lake have been s...
1.6K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 86.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Chinook anglers are having better success as fall rains helped move fish into the lower river. Fishing for cutthroat trout is fair to good. Coos County lakes: Rainbow trout were stocked last week in Empire Lakes, Bradley Lake, Powers P...
3.2K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 129.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Chinook anglers are having better success as fall rains helped move fish into the lower river. Fishing for cutthroat trout is fair to good. Coos County lakes: Rainbow trout were stocked last week in Empire Lakes, Bradley Lake, Powers P...
3.2K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 129.0 Bandon Fishing Report
Local lakes: Last week, Bradley Lake near Bandon was stocked with 1,000 2-pound trophy-size rainbow trout. Plenty of anglers fished the lake last weekend, but we hadn t received any updated reports as of Tuesday. Five 20-foot lengths of floating doc...
2.8K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 172.0 Elks lodge raising money for veterans by collecting hides
The Coquille Valley Elks Lodge will be collecting deer and elk hides for veterans. These hides are picked up from our collection barrels, scraped, cleaned and slated down to preserve them. When sold, the profits are donated to a state Elks fund, whi...
3.0K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 86.0 Volunteers clean up crab pots
REEDSPORT A handful of boats in Oregon s crabbing fleet returned to sea last week for one last hurrah. Their quarries were the derelict pots and buoys left behind this year by commercial crab boats. During a volunteer effort held nearly seven weeks...
3.1K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 601.0 Recreation Report
SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook anglers are having slow to fair success. Anglers are catching coho, but only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained. Fishing for resident and sea-run cutthroat trout is fair to good. COOS COUNTY LAKES: Fishing for largem...
4.3K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 205.0 A fresher fish
MEDFORD After nearly a decade of cooperation with scientists, government entities and conservation groups, Aaron Longton can bring his sustainable fish to market. Direct sale to Rogue Valley consumers is the culmination of efforts by the Port Orf...
4.6K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 86.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Anglers are having slow to fair success for fall Chinook. Only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained. Fishing for resident and sea-run cutthroat trout is fair to good. Coos County Lakes: Fishing for largemouth bass and yellow perch...
3.7K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 205.0 Bandon Fishing Report
Local lakes: We re still receiving strong reports from anglers fishing for rainbow trout on South Coast lakes. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will complete its final stocking of rainbow trout for 2009 during the week of Oct. 5. Bradley L...
3.0K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 142.0 Recreation Report
SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook are being caught in lower tide water but in small numbers. A good opportunity is to fish the incoming tide by trolling plugs or herring. Fishing for resident and sea-run cutthroat trout is fair to good in most of the mains...
7.1K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 211.0 Bandon Fishing Report
Local lakes: We ve experienced our regular large fall hatch of flying termites in the past week. Look for rainbow trout and pan fish to be feeding on the surface. Anglers fly fishing in the early evenings have been reporting good action on local lak...
3.7K - Sep. 18, 2009; scored 155.0 Recreation Report
SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook are starting to show in lower tide water. Fishing for resident and sea-run cutthroat trout is fair to good in most of the mainstem river. COOS COUNTY LAKES: Fishing for largemouth bass and yellow perch should continue to i...
4.0K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 142.0 Recreation Report
MID COAST LAKES: Trout stocking on Mid Coast Lakes is over for the season. Stocking will not start again until February. SIUSLAW RIVER: Fishing for cutthroat trout has been good throughout the river and bay. Sea-run cutthroat trout angling in tidewat...
5.7K - Sep. 5, 2009; scored 155.0 Recreation Report
SIUSLAW RIVER: Fishing for cutthroat trout has picked up recently throughout the river and bay. Sea-run cutthroat trout angling in tidewater is good. Trolling in tide water with small lures is effective. BEN IRVING RESERVOIR: The reservoir is stocked...
5.6K - Aug. 29, 2009; scored 189.0 Bandon Fishing Report
Local lakes: Anglers trolling for rainbow trout last weekend are reporting the trout are no longer feeding on the surface, but have moved into deeper water. One angler noticed their line was getting bites as they turned the boat, which allowed their...
3.7K - Aug. 27, 2009; scored 164.0 | 
