Posted by Webmaster on Aug 27, 2010 in
General The Coos Basin Amateur Salmon Derby is approaching, and tickets are on sale now.
The derby kicks off from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, with a barbecue and silent auction to be held for contestants and ticket holders at Menasha Forest Products Corporation, 1515 Sheridan Ave., North Bend.
The derby, which runs that Saturday and Sunday, raises money for local fisheries projects, as well as children’s fishery educational programs.
Tickets for the derby can be purchased for $20 each from Englund Marine, Y-Marina, Coos Bay Marine, The Bite’s On Bait and Tackle Shop and Butlers Pronto Print, all in Coos Bay, and North Bend Lanes in North Bend. Tickets are also available for purchase at the following boat ramps the day of the derby: Eastside Ramp in Coos Bay, California Street Ramp in North Bend, Doris Ramp, the Millicoma and Myrtle Tree Ramp and the Coos River.
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Tags: Coos Bay, fishing, salmon, Salmon Derby
Posted by Webmaster on Aug 23, 2010 in
Fishing 
Five tuna caught by one of the teams in the Oregon Tuna Classic are ready to be weighed Saturday afternoon on the dock at The Mill Casino-Hotel. The teams fished off the coast from the Charleston Marina.
The Oregon Tuna Classic reeled in thousands of pounds of tuna last weekend, producing happy fishermen along with happy food banks.
Thirty-seven teams caught 4,045 pounds of tuna last Saturday during the third leg of the tournament in Charleston, and food banks along the South Coast can also expect an additional 2,100 pounds of fish that were donated.
With great crowds and decent weather to greet the fishermen, Charleston Port Manager Jim Pex thought the tournament went well.
“Outstanding, actually. It was a pretty booming event,” he said. “There were people all up and down the boat basin.
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Tags: Charleston, fishing, offshore fishing, Oregon Tuna Classic, tournament, tuna
Posted by William on Aug 15, 2010 in
General My fellow clam diggers, I will get straight to the point. There is absolute no reason for clam diggers to accept the posting of inaccurate reports on the Shellfish Hotline or the ODFW Recreational Report’s websites.
The postings on both the Shellfish Hotline and on the Recreational Reports during the last series of low tides were so misleading and confusing we emailed the Shellfish Program Manager, Leslee Parr and telephoned the Department of Agriculture requesting clarification. Sadly none was forthcoming. So we emailed ODFW Director Elicker for clarification, again our request was ignored.
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