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 268.0 Roseburg selling off two timber tracts
Three Coos County timber tracts are on the auction block, with two being sold by Roseburg Timber Products. John Rosenthal, president of Realty Marketing/Northwest said Roseburg isn t selling out. It s just selling off smaller, scattered tracts and fo...
1.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 1000.0 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 179.0 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 179.0 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 179.0 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 231.0 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 179.0 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. 17, 2009; scored 231.0 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 268.0 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 320.0 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 320.0 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 393.0 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 341.0 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 296.0 Crash
Four people were injured Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident on Coos River Highway, east of Coos Bay. At about 1:50 p.m., a 1994 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by North Bend resident Frank Bierce, 31, headed east on the highway across the Catching Slou...
1.0K - Aug. 25, 2009; scored 283.0 A fond farewell for the South Coast region
Column by Joe Hansen , Outdoors Editor The feeling came like a freight train one Friday morning; it was time to move on. Granted, as my 30th birthday draws near, I m willing to admit I have a lot to learn. But I look back at myself at age 20 and thi...
3.6K - Aug. 8, 2009; scored 179.0 Rogue bow fishing catches on
GOLD HILL The boat s trolling motor hums ever so quietly as Darin Claiborne scans the Rogue River s Kelly Slough, bow and arrow in hand, searching for one of archery s more unusual prey. Suddenly, almost right underfoot, a target presents itself. C...
5.3K - Aug. 1, 2009; scored 393.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay July 30, 8:02 a.m., an illegal burn was reported in the 1900 block of Newmark Avenue. July 30, 10:10 a.m., a family dispute was reported in the 1600 bloc...
1.9K - Jul. 31, 2009; scored 179.0 Dirtiest job: Hey, it pays at the fair
MYRTLE POINT It may be the dirtiest job at the Coos County Fair. But for supervisor Kari Sanders and a crew of seven janitors, there is no time to lament. Organizers say 50,000 people will file through the fair gates this summer, and many of those ...
3.6K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 283.0 Fair: Natural Resources Exhibits
Tuesday 11a.m., Raptors Free Flight Pam Wright noon, question and answer with Smokey Bear Coos Forest Protective Association 1 p.m., Energy Trust of Oregon Incentives Program Heather Laird 2 p.m., Master Gardner Education Series at OSU Master...
3.7K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 296.0 | 
