Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report for Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.

Big news up front: **King tides are rolling in with swells up to 30 feet and a high wind warning along the coast**. The National Weather Service and local sheriffs are urging caution—beach access and jetty fishing are dangerous the next few days. Safety first: stay off exposed rocks and keep an eye on those sneaker waves. These king tides are peaking daily between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., causing minor flooding in bays and some coastal spots, with great potential for high surf and beach erosion, especially near Clatsop, Tillamook, and south to Coos Bay, as covered by KCBY News and the Tillamook County Pioneer.

**Weather-wise**, we’re looking at windy, cloudy conditions with surface gusts making for choppy water. **Sunrise** was at 7:06 a.m., **sunset** will hit at 4:53 p.m. Temperatures hover in the low 50s but feel a good deal colder with the wind off the Pacific.

Tide levels in Newport and the surrounding coast are pushing high marks—all thanks to the king tides. For Newport today, you’ve got a morning high tide around 10:26 a.m. at nearly 10 feet, and a low just after 5 p.m. If you’re fishing estuaries or upriver, expect strong flows and some murky water from both the tide surge and runoff.

**Fishing activity:** Despite the rough surf, reports from local charters and recent trips suggest **rockfish and crab are still reliably biting when boats can get out between weather windows**. Offshore, when it’s safe, boats have been getting limits of black rockfish and a decent number of lingcod, though effort has dropped due to the storms. **Dungeness crab** pots have been pulling well near the mouths and just inside the bays. Surf perch are layin’ low this week, given the surge, but can be worth a shot once things relax.

For those braving sheltered bay waters or river mouths, **white sturgeon remains a viable catch-and-release option**, especially at high tide push in places like the lower Columbia and Tillamook Bay, per Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. River anglers are finding late coho slowing but some bright fish still being caught on plug-cut herring and natural sand shrimp. Floating bait rigs are producing the occasional sea-run cutthroat in less turbid stretches, as recommended by Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.

**Hot spots:**
- **Yaquina Bay Dock to the South Jetty:** When the swells allow, boats and hardy bank anglers continue pulling in rockfish and crab near the channel edge.
- **Tillamook Bay Garibaldi Pier:** A go-to for sturgeon and crab, especially when the ocean surf is too much.
- **Columbia River, Astoria-Megler Bridge area:** Those looking for catch-and-release sturgeon have done well on squid strips and smelt, but savor the fight and mind your license.

**Lure and bait choices:**
- For sheltered inlet and bay rockfish: **3-inch swimbaits in motor oil, chartreuse, or black sparkle work well, especially paired with a jighead**. Anglers mixing custom soft plastics—like from local molds—report good results with gold fleck in murky water.
- For salmon and steelhead: **Plug-cut herring or sand shrimp** drifted or trolled behind a flasher.
- For surf (when it calms): **Classic Berkley Gulp! Sandworm on a Carolina rig** for surf perch.
- For sturgeon: **Fresh smelt, squid, or sand shrimp** are traditional, but nightcrawlers drifted slowly have tempted some nice catches.

Crabbing is best right now with **raw chicken or fish carcasses in your pots**; just get them out on the rising tide.

As the **Farmers' Almanac** notes, this evening conditions may improve—a “Good Evening” ahead for bite, but only if conditions settle and you can find safe, sheltered water.

Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s Pacific Coast report! If you’re heading out, play it safe, dress in layers, and keep a sharp eye on those waves. Don’t miss future updates—subscribe for latest reports and tips.

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