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 131.0 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 125.0 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 150.0 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 158.0 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 158.0 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 177.0 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 177.0 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 150.0 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 102.0 Bandon Fishing report
Local lakes: Fishing for largemouth bass should continue to get better as the days get shorter and water temperatures in area lakes cool down. Look for these fish to become more aggressive in their feeding habits as winter approaches. Fishing top-wat...
3.4K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 150.0 What's ugly, smells, kills dogs? Blue-green algae
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) Waterways across the upper Midwest and West are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly and potentially deadly blue-green algae. It s bloomed by drought and fertilizer runoffs that have killed dozens of dogs and sickened many peopl...
2.9K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 444.0 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 173.0 State warns of toxic algae at Tenmile Lakes
The state is advising people vacationing and living around the North and South Tenmile Lakes at Lakeside to stay out of the water. The Oregon Department of Human Services issued a health advisory Friday afternoon, saying there are high levels of toxi...
2.0K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 1000.0 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 150.0 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 150.0 Oregon Outdoor Report: Local Chinook fishing consistent
Chinook fishing has been very consistent in all of our local rivers. The Coos system is producing good catches, but the vast majority of the fish are jacks. This has become one of the largest returns of jack Chinook to the Coos River in modern times....
3.2K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 102.0 Regatta celebrates 60th year
The Coos Bay Yacht Club held its 60th-annual Labor Day Regatta last weekend, at the club on South Tenmile Lake near Lakeside. The event drew 37 boats, mostly from local club members. Single boats from California, Washington and British Columbia, Cana...
2.3K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 102.0 Give Lakeside a round of applause
On behalf of the Tenmile Lakes Watershed Council, I want to express a sincere thank you to the many groups that helped with our second-annual free barbecue on Aug. 21. Our event was a great success due to the incredible support from the Lakeside Lion...
0.7K - Sep. 11, 2009; scored 118.0 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 165.0 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 158.0 | 
