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Early Winter Fishing on the Oregon Coast
This is Artificial Lure with your Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report.
We’ve got a classic early winter pattern setting up along the central and south coast. According to NOAA tide predictions for Newport, the morning high tops out around 5:00 a.m. at about seven and a half feet, dropping to a mid‑morning low just after 10:30. Farther south at Brookings, NOAA shows a similar early‑morning high around 4:15 a.m. a little over six feet, then easing toward a mid‑morning low near 10:00. That falling water through the morning is the sweet spot for most of today’s bite.
Sunrise along the mid‑coast is right around 7:45 a.m. with sunset about 4:30 p.m., so your real working window is that grey light into late morning and again for the last hour of daylight on the rocks and jetties.
Weather-wise, typical December: cool, damp, and a bit of swell. Expect low 50s on the beach, showers roaming through, and a light to moderate southwesterly wind building as the day wears on. Ocean conditions look fishable but lumpy in the open, so smaller craft should tuck in behind headlands or work the bays.
Fish activity has shifted firmly to winter mode. Charter captains up and down the central coast have been reporting steady bottomfish – black rockfish, a few canary and yellowtail rockfish, plus the odd lingcod – when the bar allows them out. Halibut is essentially wrapped up with coast‑wide catches down this year, and tuna are long gone.
Nearshore, rockfish have been chewing best on that first push of current when the tide starts to drop. A two‑ to four‑ounce leadhead with a four‑inch white or root‑beer grub will get bit, and a small metal jig – something like a 2–4 oz chrome or glow knife‑style jig – hopped near structure is money on lingcod. Tip plastics with a strip of herring or squid if the bite goes soft.
Surf and jetty anglers are finding decent surfperch and the occasional greenling. Fresh sand shrimp, clam necks, and small pieces of squid on a hi‑lo rig are still the staples. If you’re like me and live on artificials, a 2‑inch Gulp! sandworm in camo on a Carolina rig, or a small chrome Kastmaster, will find fish when you can’t get fresh bait.
Salmon inland are mostly a catch‑and‑release story now, but it is worth noting that NOAA just found Oregon Coast Chinook at low risk of extinction, with strong overall abundance. That’s good news for the long game, even if today’s ocean opportunities are limited by season.
Crabbing is a bright spot. SeafoodSource reports the southern coast ocean commercial Dungeness season is set to open mid‑month, which usually mirrors strong condition and meat fill. Recreational pots in the bays and just off the beach have been turning up solid numbers of keepers on overnight soaks. Whole chicken, turkey legs, or fish carcasses in a well‑wrapped bait cage will out‑produce small baits.
Hot spots to consider today:
• Out of Newport, work the nearshore reefs just north of Yaquina Head in 60–90 feet for rockfish and lingcod as that tide starts to ebb.
• Down south, Brookings reef complexes off Chetco Cove hold winter rockfish; when the swell lays down, slow‑troll swimbaits tight to the rocks.
Best all‑around lures right now:
For rockfish and lingcod, five‑ to six‑inch paddle‑tail swimbaits in white, green‑pumpkin, or black/blue; medium metal jigs in glow or chrome; and sturdy 2/0 to 4/0 jigheads. For surf, small spoons and Gulp! sandworms. Keep leaders stout – 20–30 lb mono or fluoro around the rocks.
That’s your coastal Oregon rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
We’ve got a classic early winter pattern setting up along the central and south coast. According to NOAA tide predictions for Newport, the morning high tops out around 5:00 a.m. at about seven and a half feet, dropping to a mid‑morning low just after 10:30. Farther south at Brookings, NOAA shows a similar early‑morning high around 4:15 a.m. a little over six feet, then easing toward a mid‑morning low near 10:00. That falling water through the morning is the sweet spot for most of today’s bite.
Sunrise along the mid‑coast is right around 7:45 a.m. with sunset about 4:30 p.m., so your real working window is that grey light into late morning and again for the last hour of daylight on the rocks and jetties.
Weather-wise, typical December: cool, damp, and a bit of swell. Expect low 50s on the beach, showers roaming through, and a light to moderate southwesterly wind building as the day wears on. Ocean conditions look fishable but lumpy in the open, so smaller craft should tuck in behind headlands or work the bays.
Fish activity has shifted firmly to winter mode. Charter captains up and down the central coast have been reporting steady bottomfish – black rockfish, a few canary and yellowtail rockfish, plus the odd lingcod – when the bar allows them out. Halibut is essentially wrapped up with coast‑wide catches down this year, and tuna are long gone.
Nearshore, rockfish have been chewing best on that first push of current when the tide starts to drop. A two‑ to four‑ounce leadhead with a four‑inch white or root‑beer grub will get bit, and a small metal jig – something like a 2–4 oz chrome or glow knife‑style jig – hopped near structure is money on lingcod. Tip plastics with a strip of herring or squid if the bite goes soft.
Surf and jetty anglers are finding decent surfperch and the occasional greenling. Fresh sand shrimp, clam necks, and small pieces of squid on a hi‑lo rig are still the staples. If you’re like me and live on artificials, a 2‑inch Gulp! sandworm in camo on a Carolina rig, or a small chrome Kastmaster, will find fish when you can’t get fresh bait.
Salmon inland are mostly a catch‑and‑release story now, but it is worth noting that NOAA just found Oregon Coast Chinook at low risk of extinction, with strong overall abundance. That’s good news for the long game, even if today’s ocean opportunities are limited by season.
Crabbing is a bright spot. SeafoodSource reports the southern coast ocean commercial Dungeness season is set to open mid‑month, which usually mirrors strong condition and meat fill. Recreational pots in the bays and just off the beach have been turning up solid numbers of keepers on overnight soaks. Whole chicken, turkey legs, or fish carcasses in a well‑wrapped bait cage will out‑produce small baits.
Hot spots to consider today:
• Out of Newport, work the nearshore reefs just north of Yaquina Head in 60–90 feet for rockfish and lingcod as that tide starts to ebb.
• Down south, Brookings reef complexes off Chetco Cove hold winter rockfish; when the swell lays down, slow‑troll swimbaits tight to the rocks.
Best all‑around lures right now:
For rockfish and lingcod, five‑ to six‑inch paddle‑tail swimbaits in white, green‑pumpkin, or black/blue; medium metal jigs in glow or chrome; and sturdy 2/0 to 4/0 jigheads. For surf, small spoons and Gulp! sandworms. Keep leaders stout – 20–30 lb mono or fluoro around the rocks.
That’s your coastal Oregon rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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By Inception Point AiThis is Artificial Lure with your Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report.
We’ve got a classic early winter pattern setting up along the central and south coast. According to NOAA tide predictions for Newport, the morning high tops out around 5:00 a.m. at about seven and a half feet, dropping to a mid‑morning low just after 10:30. Farther south at Brookings, NOAA shows a similar early‑morning high around 4:15 a.m. a little over six feet, then easing toward a mid‑morning low near 10:00. That falling water through the morning is the sweet spot for most of today’s bite.
Sunrise along the mid‑coast is right around 7:45 a.m. with sunset about 4:30 p.m., so your real working window is that grey light into late morning and again for the last hour of daylight on the rocks and jetties.
Weather-wise, typical December: cool, damp, and a bit of swell. Expect low 50s on the beach, showers roaming through, and a light to moderate southwesterly wind building as the day wears on. Ocean conditions look fishable but lumpy in the open, so smaller craft should tuck in behind headlands or work the bays.
Fish activity has shifted firmly to winter mode. Charter captains up and down the central coast have been reporting steady bottomfish – black rockfish, a few canary and yellowtail rockfish, plus the odd lingcod – when the bar allows them out. Halibut is essentially wrapped up with coast‑wide catches down this year, and tuna are long gone.
Nearshore, rockfish have been chewing best on that first push of current when the tide starts to drop. A two‑ to four‑ounce leadhead with a four‑inch white or root‑beer grub will get bit, and a small metal jig – something like a 2–4 oz chrome or glow knife‑style jig – hopped near structure is money on lingcod. Tip plastics with a strip of herring or squid if the bite goes soft.
Surf and jetty anglers are finding decent surfperch and the occasional greenling. Fresh sand shrimp, clam necks, and small pieces of squid on a hi‑lo rig are still the staples. If you’re like me and live on artificials, a 2‑inch Gulp! sandworm in camo on a Carolina rig, or a small chrome Kastmaster, will find fish when you can’t get fresh bait.
Salmon inland are mostly a catch‑and‑release story now, but it is worth noting that NOAA just found Oregon Coast Chinook at low risk of extinction, with strong overall abundance. That’s good news for the long game, even if today’s ocean opportunities are limited by season.
Crabbing is a bright spot. SeafoodSource reports the southern coast ocean commercial Dungeness season is set to open mid‑month, which usually mirrors strong condition and meat fill. Recreational pots in the bays and just off the beach have been turning up solid numbers of keepers on overnight soaks. Whole chicken, turkey legs, or fish carcasses in a well‑wrapped bait cage will out‑produce small baits.
Hot spots to consider today:
• Out of Newport, work the nearshore reefs just north of Yaquina Head in 60–90 feet for rockfish and lingcod as that tide starts to ebb.
• Down south, Brookings reef complexes off Chetco Cove hold winter rockfish; when the swell lays down, slow‑troll swimbaits tight to the rocks.
Best all‑around lures right now:
For rockfish and lingcod, five‑ to six‑inch paddle‑tail swimbaits in white, green‑pumpkin, or black/blue; medium metal jigs in glow or chrome; and sturdy 2/0 to 4/0 jigheads. For surf, small spoons and Gulp! sandworms. Keep leaders stout – 20–30 lb mono or fluoro around the rocks.
That’s your coastal Oregon rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
We’ve got a classic early winter pattern setting up along the central and south coast. According to NOAA tide predictions for Newport, the morning high tops out around 5:00 a.m. at about seven and a half feet, dropping to a mid‑morning low just after 10:30. Farther south at Brookings, NOAA shows a similar early‑morning high around 4:15 a.m. a little over six feet, then easing toward a mid‑morning low near 10:00. That falling water through the morning is the sweet spot for most of today’s bite.
Sunrise along the mid‑coast is right around 7:45 a.m. with sunset about 4:30 p.m., so your real working window is that grey light into late morning and again for the last hour of daylight on the rocks and jetties.
Weather-wise, typical December: cool, damp, and a bit of swell. Expect low 50s on the beach, showers roaming through, and a light to moderate southwesterly wind building as the day wears on. Ocean conditions look fishable but lumpy in the open, so smaller craft should tuck in behind headlands or work the bays.
Fish activity has shifted firmly to winter mode. Charter captains up and down the central coast have been reporting steady bottomfish – black rockfish, a few canary and yellowtail rockfish, plus the odd lingcod – when the bar allows them out. Halibut is essentially wrapped up with coast‑wide catches down this year, and tuna are long gone.
Nearshore, rockfish have been chewing best on that first push of current when the tide starts to drop. A two‑ to four‑ounce leadhead with a four‑inch white or root‑beer grub will get bit, and a small metal jig – something like a 2–4 oz chrome or glow knife‑style jig – hopped near structure is money on lingcod. Tip plastics with a strip of herring or squid if the bite goes soft.
Surf and jetty anglers are finding decent surfperch and the occasional greenling. Fresh sand shrimp, clam necks, and small pieces of squid on a hi‑lo rig are still the staples. If you’re like me and live on artificials, a 2‑inch Gulp! sandworm in camo on a Carolina rig, or a small chrome Kastmaster, will find fish when you can’t get fresh bait.
Salmon inland are mostly a catch‑and‑release story now, but it is worth noting that NOAA just found Oregon Coast Chinook at low risk of extinction, with strong overall abundance. That’s good news for the long game, even if today’s ocean opportunities are limited by season.
Crabbing is a bright spot. SeafoodSource reports the southern coast ocean commercial Dungeness season is set to open mid‑month, which usually mirrors strong condition and meat fill. Recreational pots in the bays and just off the beach have been turning up solid numbers of keepers on overnight soaks. Whole chicken, turkey legs, or fish carcasses in a well‑wrapped bait cage will out‑produce small baits.
Hot spots to consider today:
• Out of Newport, work the nearshore reefs just north of Yaquina Head in 60–90 feet for rockfish and lingcod as that tide starts to ebb.
• Down south, Brookings reef complexes off Chetco Cove hold winter rockfish; when the swell lays down, slow‑troll swimbaits tight to the rocks.
Best all‑around lures right now:
For rockfish and lingcod, five‑ to six‑inch paddle‑tail swimbaits in white, green‑pumpkin, or black/blue; medium metal jigs in glow or chrome; and sturdy 2/0 to 4/0 jigheads. For surf, small spoons and Gulp! sandworms. Keep leaders stout – 20–30 lb mono or fluoro around the rocks.
That’s your coastal Oregon rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI