Last week's rains raised coastal rivers up enough to do some driftboat fishing on many of our rivers.  I made a couple trips to the Siuslaw and we landed fish on each trip.  While we did not hit huge numbers of fish, the ones we managed were large and bright including a 34, 26 and 27 pounder.  In talking to ODFW I was told that they have determined that this season's run is late and there will be catchable numbers of fish available well into November.  (I trust we can take that to the bank!)  This was certainly not the case on yesterday's trip over on the Siletz.  I had a great group of guys looking for a sled-boat tidewater trip.  Unfortunately the rains had moved all the fish upriver and we never even saw a single fish roll all morning.  We moved over to the Yaquina tidewater for a change in scenery in the afternoon and that's all we got, a change in scenery.  None of the boats had caught fish nor seen any jump. NEWS FLASH - VACATION RENTAL COMING SOON                                                                                   My reports have been absent since late summer due to a project in southern Oregon that has occupied my full time and attention since the close of my summer salmon season on the McKenzie.  I have been involved in the restoration of a vacation residence in Langlois near Bandon, Oregon.  Once completed, it can serve as a part-time base of operation and a great vacation rental for golfers, fishermen and visitors to the area.  It overlooks the Pacific Ocean and a stream winding its way though farmland down to the sea.  Bandon is located part-way between Coos Bay and Gold Beach and is rapidilly becoming a "Golfing Mecca" so to speak with world class courses and ocean views.  Ultimately, I hope to offer some packages involivng guided fishing trips and lodging.  Great fishing destinations including the mighty Rogue River, the Coquille, the Elk & Sixes Rivers, and Charleston are all within reasonable driving distance of the Langlois vacation rental.  For folks that perfer to fish the ocean, there are charterboat operations and public launch facilities at Gold Beach, Port Orford, Bandon and Charleston.  Salmon, Rockfish, Halibut and Tuna are among the targeted species.  In the rivers we typically chase after salmon and steelhead during the fall and winter months.  Other activites that draw visitors to the area include beach-combing and agate hunting, clamming and crabbing, and world-class wind surfing on Floras Lake.