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 193.0 ODFW continues Chetco River closure
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending the current angling closure on the Chetco River upstream of Highway 101 until further notice. The season was expected to reopen today, but will remain closed to protect spawning fall Chinook. Pa...
3.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 83.0 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 216.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Ambush Blue Moon. Classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. www.dbabluemoon.com . Battle of the Bands Three Rivers. Competition runs Nov. 6-Dec. 12. 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Prize is contract to perform regularly at...
10.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 83.0 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 264.0 Meetings will discuss future fishing
Fishery managers will seek public comments on issues affecting future fisheries for Columbia River white sturgeon and spring Chinook salmon at a meeting scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Astoria. The meeting is sponsored by the Orego...
2.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 83.0 Fish mouth of Elk River for king salmon
The local hot spot for king salmon has been the mouth of the Elk River. A lot of salmon are starting to stage, preparing for more rain to open the entire river system. A few salmon have started to push their way into the lower Sixes River. Many fishe...
3.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 193.0 Students help salmon spawn
When asked what the students would be doing at the Millicoma Fish Hatchery on Thursday, 11-year-old Amber Clawson replied whacking fish on the head with big sticks. Of course, there was more to it than that. But Tom Rumreich, a fish biologist for th...
3.2K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 83.0 Scene & Heards
Concerts This weekend Amanda Dillon Java Jones. Acoustic folk. 9:30 a.m. Saturday. 888-4477. Ambush Mr. Zack s. Classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 396-7111. Amy Clawson Coltrane Three Rivers. 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. www.three...
10.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 131.0 Bandon Fishing report
Local lakes: Last week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife restocked Empire Lakes in Coos Bay with the last of its two-pound trophy trout and legal-sized rainbow trout. The reports I received from the Bites on Tackle shop in Empire were o...
3.5K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 166.0 Helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan
KABUL Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans today in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale confer...
6.3K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 83.0 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 234.0 Chinook season hot in Columbia River
If you want to participate in one of the hottest fisheries in Oregon, you ll need to take a trip to the mouth of the Columbia River as the coho and Chinook season is probably the best they ve ever had. Reports of limits caught in less than 30 minutes...
4.0K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 695.0 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 234.0 Chinook season hot in Columbia River
If you want to participate in one of the hottest fisheries in Oregon, you ll need to take a trip to the mouth of the Columbia River as the coho and Chinook season is probably the best they ve ever had. Reports of limits caught in less than 30 minutes...
4.0K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 695.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Dammit Jim McFarlin s. Rock. 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 329-1200. Elkhorn Walt s Pourhouse. 8 p.m. Saturday. 267-5588. Freemartins The Mill. Pop, rock, funk. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 756-8800, www.themillcasino.com...
11.2K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 131.0 SOCC authors read from latest works
Two students from the Southwestern Oregon Community College autobiography class one current and one former will offer short presentations on a books they partially worked on during class and later published. The presentations will be held at 3:15...
1.5K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 333.0 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 249.0 Storms affect fishing and hunting
Salmon fishing on the Lower Rogue River in Gold Beach still is producing good numbers of coho and jack Chinook. Adult Chinook are returning to the Indian Creek area with larger numbers being caught this past week. Most of the salmon being caught on t...
3.7K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 234.0 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 249.0 | 
