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On the Fly: Pacific City father, son fishing guides casting bigger nets Joe Warren jwarren@countrymedia.net
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Captain John Harrell helps James Huffman land a Black Rockfish, Huffman caught on a fly rod off the shore in Pacific City.
acific City Fly Fishing and Guide Service is known as the ‘biggest little fly shop’ on the Oregon Coast. It’s the brainchild of Jack Harrell, known by the local fishermen as ‘Flyman,’ Jack is the Pacific Coast’s quintessential fly fishing whisperer. “He’s the guy the people who write books about this stuff come to learn from,” said James Huffman, a regular customer of the Harrells. “He’s an expert, this is the Disneyland of fishing.” Anything you can catch on a typical setup on the coast, you can lure with a fly rod outfit, says Jack. Jack moved to Pacific City over 20 years ago after retiring from the City of Santa Cruz where he was in charge of wharf construction and maintenance, he was also a diver and of course fished every chance he got. The fly shop is located in Pacific City, at 35580 Brooten Rd. They have been providing quality fly fishing tackle at low prices and professional guide service for over twelve years on the Nestucca River, Town Lake, Hebo Lake and Pacific Ocean. Pacific City is also known as the Home of the Dory fleet. Jack and John Harrell, Jack’s son have been members of the Dorymen’s Association for over 10 years. Captain John runs dory charters out of Pacific City for fly fishing and light tackle anglers. Fly fishing opportunities abound in the many rivers, lakes, streams and ocean waters teeming, most of the time, with Salmon, Steelhead, Trout, Rockfish and
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online with Mckay’s market Cosby finishes Oregon Coast Trail, dreams bigger to-go powered by rosie. T s online @ mckaysmarket.com Or download the rosie app Colton Cosby overcame more than just tough weather and rough terrain when he completed the 402-mile Oregon Coast Trail last week.
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raversing the 402-mile Oregon Coast Trail, dubbed OCT by seasoned hikers, involves disconnected and sometimes unsafe routes that require the navigation of tidal flows in order to proceed. Add to that a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis - a condition that mimics breathing through a straw - and 25-yearold Colton Cosby’s ambition might best be described as not a challenge, but rather a struggle.
Not that Cosby, or “CJ” as short for Colton James Cosby, saw it that way. He completed the trail solo on September 20, carrying a portable nebulizer in his 30-pound backpack in case he needed supplemental mist to open his airways. Ironically, when asked what was most challenging about the expedition, Cosby’s response was downright common - “My feet hurt,” he said. The entire venture took 29 days to complete, or as Cosby described it: four miles per hour; 26 nights of pitching a tent; one night in a hiker hut; one night
in a Motel 6 (to shower and wash some clothes), and some unfortunate road walking along the 101 where 10% of the trail isn’t rooted in nature. “That’s when my feet would hurt,” said Cosby, who at a stature of 210 pounds talked about the trek with a boyish nature. “But I needed to do this first. I plan to do the Ice Age Trail in May or June of next year, and that’s 1,200 miles over the entire state of Wisconsin.” A quick Google search pegs the
hildren in Lincoln County, across Oregon and the United States may soon be able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. According to a report in the American Academy of Pediatrics, children account for more than one in five new COVID-19 cases. As of September 16, over 5.5 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. Nearly 226,000 cases were added the past week, the third highest number of child cases in a week since the pandemic began, the American Academy of Pediatrics reports. Oregon health officials have been closely monitoring the cases of COVID-19 in youth in the state and have said the virus is less severe in children. Pfizer-BioNTech has announced that its coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective for children aged 5 to 11 years. The companies have applied to the Federal Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization. The use of the drug for children could be available within 30 days. School districts across the state are developing specific protocols and procedures if they have to quarantine students and staff that may have been exposed to COVID-19. The News Guard reached out to Kati Moseley, Oregon Department of Education (ODE) Ready Schools Resiliency Manager, for insight into the COVID-19 impact at the schools. The News Guard: Is it surprising to the ODE to see the outbreaks at our schools, given the procedures and protocols that had been established for in-person instruction and approved by the state for the new school year? Kati Moseley: It is unsurprising to see cases in schools, given schools are implementing lay-
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