Artificial Lure here with your November 18, 2025, fishing report for the Oregon Pacific Coast.

Starting things off with the tide report: at key spots like Nestucca Bay, you’re looking at a **low tide hitting about 5:21 AM at 0.71 feet**, then swinging up for a **high tide at 11:28 AM near 7.23 feet**. Expect another low at 6:00 PM, then a high around midnight. Most coastal rivers and bays will trend similarly—mid-morning for your best incoming tide, great for staging fish.

Weather’s looking classic for late fall—mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 50s, and occasional light rain, especially later in the afternoon. The **National Weather Service Marine Forecast** calls for building southern swells and a chance of rain through the day, so pack your rain gear, and keep a sharp eye on surf conditions, especially as high tides push in.

Sunrise today was at **7:36 AM and sunset will be about 6:23 PM**. Prime hours for bites are right at dawn and dusk.

The bite has been lively. According to party boat reports out of Bodega Bay and southward, and Oregon buyers like Local Ocean Seafoods, **rockfish and lingcod action remains strong**, especially on deep reefs. Specific counts show boats hauling in upwards of **270 rockfish and 2-7 lingcod per trip**, with bonus Dungeness crab showing well for those soaking pots, up to 270 crabs per boat. Oregon’s surf yields good numbers of **surfperch** – redtail and calico being top catches this week. Estuaries, particularly near the Nestucca, Siletz, and Siuslaw mouths, are turning up decent runs of **coho and chinook salmon** as well as sea-run cutthroat.

On salmon: the latest runs in Shovel Creek and nearby Klamath and Sacramento rivers show numbers trending upward—**coho counts are on the upswing as of November 14**. Oregon rivers have started seeing fresh fish as rains move in. Chum and chinook are present, so get after them now or in the early evening.

Hot baits for surf perch are **cured coon stripe shrimp** and **Gulp! Sandworms**. The classic **two-hook surf rig** on medium light surf sticks is your ticket. For bottom fish, **shrimp flies, root beer scampi, and lead-head jigs tipped with squid** have been best. If you’re targeting salmon, toss **spinners (blue/silver, chartreuse), Brad’s cut plugs, and pink hoochies**. River mouths and tidewater sections are best fished with the above, under bobbers or trolled just after first light.

According to the folks at Wet Fly Swing, **streamers and egg patterns** are drawing trout and cutts. For steelhead showing in the Siletz, Siuslaw, and Alsea, **small jigs in pink or white**, tipped with shrimp or worm, are the local go-to.

A couple hot spots worth hitting:
- **Nestucca Bay mouth**: Best at mid-incoming tide for surfperch, especially near the north sand spit.
- **Yaquina Bay docks and jetties (Newport area)**: Lights-out for rockfish and crab, with lingcod catches peaking around midday.
- **Coos Bay South Slough**: Rising tide pulls in coho and chinook, with solid perch bites along rocky sections.

Recent weather events—like high surf and even a stranded juvenile humpback whale near Yachats—do mean you need to stay safe and watch for large waves. Wave forecasts say you could see 18-23 foot sets on exposed beaches, so pick protected bays or harbors if the ocean’s kicking up.

Whether you’re soaking shrimp for perch, tossing jigs for bottom fish, or swinging spinners at dawn for salmon, the November action is heating up—so get your gear tuned and go time your tides right.

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