Good morning, Pacific anglers—this is Artificial Lure with your Pacific Ocean Oregon Fishing Report for Sunday, August 31st, 2025.

First, let’s talk conditions. Sunrise hit at 6:37AM, and sunset will be at 7:54PM, giving you plenty of daylight to get out on the salt. Weather’s ideal for late summer—expect variable winds around 5 to 10 knots today, swinging back to a northwest breeze by evening. Ocean conditions are favorable, with a mellow swell at four to five feet. That’s about as comfortable as it gets for August, and should keep most boats happy and safe offshore, according to the latest report from the Ocean Prediction Center.

Tides are right in that productive zone for morning and evening fishing. Depoe Bay’s high tide crested at 7:25AM and you’ve got another big push coming at 5:57PM—midday lows might slow bottom action, but the bookended highs should kick things into gear.

Fishing has been downright solid this week. Dockside Charters out of Depoe Bay reports both bottom fishing boats limited out on rockfish and scored some hefty lingcod just these past few days, and each passenger was hauling in about nine to ten Dungeness crabs. Lingcod and black rockfish continue to anchor the bite along the nearshore reefs, particularly with the ongoing fishery-independent survey work from the ODFW adding some science muscle to the management game. Note the daily bag limit is four rockfish per angler (bumping up to five in July), and lingcod hold steady at two per person with a 22-inch minimum. Canary rockfish are one per angler sub-bag. As always, no yelloweye or quillback—mind your regs!

Halibut action’s right at its summer peak, too. With the August inshore and summer quotas open all month, you’ve got good odds if you can get to the sand flats. The inshore halibut limit is four fish per angler through August 31st, but check your charts for closed zones and keep an eye on that quota.

Tuna folks, the signs are good: warm blue water in tight and some promising scatterings of bait on the surface—reports hint at albacore within reach for anybody with the fuel and a spread of cedar plugs or small Tuna Clones. Watch the water temps west of Pacific City and Garibaldi—hotspots are around the 200-fathom line.

Lures and bait—here’s what’s working. For bottomfish, the go-tos remain four- to eight-ounce leadheads with big curly tail plastics in white or root beer, or swimbaits tipped with squid. For lingcod, blue and green patterns have been deadly. If you’re after rockfish, nothing beats a double dropper loop rig tipped with fresh herring, but soft plastics and tungsten jigs (like a Departure Outdoors tungsten chatterbait) are also doing damage, especially around rocky ledges.

For halibut, large herring fished on a spreader bar or a white grub on a heavy jig head is the ticket. And if you’re chasing albacore, trolled cedar plugs and soft plastic squid in pink or blue get the nod.

A couple of hot spots for your short list: the Stonewall Bank reefs off Newport and the rocky pinnacles off Cape Lookout are both producing limits of rockfish and lings. For halibut, try the North Reef out of Garibaldi or the flats outside Depoe Bay. Tuna crews—look for temp breaks west of Pacific City, typically starting around 25 to 35 miles out.

Lastly, word from ODFW’s research teams—their ongoing black rockfish survey means more accurate stock numbers and, hopefully, stable fisheries for seasons to come. So remember, your catch counts for more than just dinner.

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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure coming to you with your August 30, 2025, fishing report for the Oregon Pacific coast—get ready for a beauty out there today.

The weather is set for top-tier fishing: swells have dropped to around 3 to 4 feet, and winds are variable and light, hovering under 10 knots for most of the day, making it a gentle run offshore. According to the National Weather Service and the Ocean Prediction Center, conditions should hold through the weekend, so it’s a great time for both offshore and inshore trips.

Sunrise was at 6:33 AM, with sunset rolling in at 7:59 PM—plenty of light for long sessions on the water. Tidal flows at Nestucca Bay are mellow: you’ll see a low tide right around 12:17 AM at 1.18 feet, building to a midmorning high then dropping again late afternoon. These moderate swings are prime—expect fish to be active on the incoming, especially near structure and reefs according to the Surfline tide calendar and local forecasts.

Let’s talk what’s biting. Bottom fishing is red hot this week. Dockside Depoe Bay reported both boats limited out on rockfish yesterday, with healthy catches of Lingcod coming over the rails too, plenty of quality fish in that 22-inch range and up. Canary and black rockfish are leading the packs, and don't sleep on the flatfish bite—up to 25 per angler, and there are some really nice soles and flounder in the mix. The daily bag limit for rockfish has just increased to five per angler, so fill those coolers, but remember: yelloweye and quillback rockfish are off-limits at all times.

Halibut fishing is wrapping up with the inshore and summer seasons still open through the 31st. Pressure has been moderate and there’s still time to pull a big one—fresh herring or large jigs tipped with squid are turning the most fish.

On the salmon scene, Buoy 10 near Astoria is still seeing solid action, with both Chinook and coho moving up. Jones Sport Fishing noted daily catches for both species, with most boats seeing a mix—trolling with plug-cut herring behind a flasher has been deadly. If you want numbers, try early before the outgoing tide peaks; that water movement fires up the bite.

Crabbing is steady, holding at solid rates—expect 9-10 keepers per person inside bays and estuaries. Keep your pots baited heavy with chicken or fish frames for best results.

Locals are pulling in modest numbers of Dungeness and a few big reds, so drop pots while you drift for rockfish.

For lures and bait:
- Offshore, the go-to is a large swimbait or metal jig for lingcod and rockfish—give ‘em an aggressive presentation near rocky structure.
- For salmon, stick with green or chartreuse flashers and a natural herring brine, or try a spinner if you notice more silvers in the mix.
- Flatfish are loving sand shrimp or strip baits right on the bottom.

Hotspots this weekend are looking like:
- The reefs off Depoe Bay for rockfish and lingcod—they’re producing limits, and the lingcod are hitting hard-bouncing gear.
- Buoy 10 near Astoria for salmon—mornings are best as the tides start to push, but fish are moving on both ends of the swing.
- Inside Yaquina Bay if you’re after Dungeness crab or just want to tuck out of the wind late in the day.

Final reminders: check your regs for protected species, pack the sunblock, and mind those afternoon bar crossings.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Pacific Ocean, Oregon, fishing report for Friday, August 29, 2025.

We’ve got a fair marine weather window this morning: light southeast breeze, marine layer burning off, and swell running mellow—just enough to keep the nearshore frothy and shake up the bait balls. Sunrise slid in about 6:22 AM, and you’ll want to be winding in before sunset at 7:16 PM. According to the latest NOAA tide charts, high tide peaked at 4:07 AM around 6.4 feet, with a nice outgoing tide into mid-morning, then another high late afternoon. That early flood and morning ebb should set up great bait and bite activity for both surf and boat anglers.

It’s late summer and the action’s been all about tuna, halibut, and the last of the bottomfish push before the fall transitions. Out of Garibaldi and Newport, albacore tuna are getting caught 30-40 miles offshore, though numbers ticked down a bit this past week—anglers were averaging about half a fish apiece out of Garibaldi and doing a bit better around Newport, with some marks showing a solid fish per rod last weekend, per Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. Big water jigs, cedar plugs, and skirted trolling lures in pink, green, or black/white remain the ticket for those speedsters.

Bottomfish are steady—general marine species bag limit is four, with one cabezon and one canary rockfish allowed. Cabezon have been chewing crab-flavored plastics, while black rockfish and lingcod are hitting white curly-tail jigs and swimbaits in 4-7 inch range. The retention of quillback and yelloweye rockfish is still off limits, so keep a sharp eye during release. As for halibut, the Columbia River subarea is open Sundays through Fridays, and central/southern Oregon coast waters are open daily—check quotas if you’re headed out late.

Salmon action is a mixed bag. Ocean salmon’s closed south of Humbug Mountain for the remainder of the season, but coho are forecast in big numbers—Oregon coast natural coho ocean abundance is up to 289,000, the highest since 2012, per Exploding Whale Sports. Where open, try trolling herring or anchovy behind a flasher in the top 40 feet, or switch to spinners and spoons if bait’s tough to get. Nehalem Bay and the estuaries are starting to see a few early fall Chinook, but it’s not red-hot yet—expect better numbers after mid-September. Try herring or large spinners upriver as the day warms.

For those sticking close to shore, jetty and surf anglers are still picking up greenling and surf perch—mole crabs, sand shrimp, and gulp camo sandworms are standard. Fluke and small halibut are also possible in the nearshore flats.

A couple hot spots to consider:
- Barview Jetty: Classic spot to soak bait for big rockfish, lingcod, and the occasional bonus perch.
- Newport Offshore Reefs: Productive for bottomfish and still within reach of tuna if the weather holds.
- Nehalem Bay: Early Chinook and plenty of crabbers pulling pots.

Best lures of late: crippled herring irons for bottomfish, cedar plugs and tuna clones offshore, 5-6 inch swimbaits in hi-vis colors. For bait, fresh herring and anchovy never go out of style, and shore anglers shouldn’t overlook sand shrimp or natural sandworm imitations.

Before heading out, double-check regs—bag limits, closed areas, and species protections are shifting with quotas and runs. And if you’re hauling up crab pots and spot derelict commercial gear, ODFW wants your help—report locations to Jill M. Smith at ODFW through mid-October.

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It’s Artificial Lure, bringing you your Pacific Ocean and Oregon Coast angling report this Thursday, August 28, 2025.

We’re rounding the last week of August with classic late-summer conditions over the Northwest salt. Sunrise was at 6:23 a.m. and sunset will be about 8:17 p.m. Across most of the coast, skies are partly cloudy with a light westerly wind, highs pushing the mid-60s—a beautiful day to be out on the water. A mild marine layer in the morning gave way to excellent visibility and steady seas through afternoon.

Tides were moderate today and played into a productive bite for tidal species. Coos Bay posted a high tide at 5:23 a.m., bottomed out low at 11:01 a.m., then swelled again for the evening high at 5:20 p.m. Nestucca Bay, just north, saw its high tide roll in at 4:22 a.m., with a low at 10:15 a.m. and a second high close to sunset. These moving tides have kept bait stirring and fish actively feeding, especially within the first two hours of each shift. If you’re casting off jetties or drifting estuaries, time those tide changes—the fish sure do.

Reports from Buoy 10 in Astoria confirm that Chinook and coho action is “awesome” at the mouth of the Columbia, with boats bringing back limits on quality kings and silvers by midday. The early-morning bite remains intense, especially when the tidal flow pushes schools upriver[Buoy 10 / Astoria Daily Fishing Report]. Elsewhere along the Pacific ports, SportfishingReport.com highlights excellent yellowtail catches this morning and bluefin tuna are moving through, mostly targeting southern Oregon waters[Sportfishing Report]. Meanwhile, charter boats out of Newport and Garibaldi are tallying healthy numbers of rockfish, lingcod, and the occasional striper mixed in with boat limits being reached more often than not.

Species caught over the last 24 hours include:
- Chinook salmon (still running strong, best bites on the incoming tide)
- Coho (smaller but feisty and abundant)
- Rockfish: black and blue varieties
- Lingcod
- Striped bass milling around some estuary mouths
- Halibut and flounder—caught deeper with jigs

Best lures and baits for the day:
- For salmon: Flashers with herring (dead or alive), cut-plug baits, chartreuse hoochies, and spinners in silver and green.
- For bottom species like lingcod and rockfish: Lead jigs with white curly tails, live bait if you’ve got it, or swimbaits that mimic anchovy.
- Bass and stripers: Topwater poppers in the early morning, especially near reeds and rocky structure, and soft plastics or wacky-rig worms through the midday slowdowns as suggested by JP DeRose and BassForecast’s advisory for early fall feeding frenzies. Try Yamamoto 5” Senko Worms and translucent craw crankbaits if you’re mixing estuary and freshwater stops.
- Flounder and halibut: Use bounce-and-drag metal jigs tipped with squid strips or shrimp.

Top fishing hotspots:
- **Buoy 10/Columbia River Mouth**: Best for salmon runs, limits caught before lunch.
- **Coos Bay South Jetty**: Rockfish and lingcod are thick near the rocks on both the flood and ebb.
- **Nestucca Bay Entrance**: Early outgoing tide for stripers and coho, plus solid flounder action deeper.
- **Yaquina Reef, just west of Newport**: Hot for mixed bottom-fish and lingcod.
- **Tillamook Bay tidal flats**: Consistent estuary bass and perch when tides swing.

Fish activity has been high this week: “feeding frenzy” levels especially right near sunrise on cooler incoming tides, strongly influenced by a recent Canadian cold front moving down and chilling surface water. That shift has really turned on the bite for predatory species like lingcod, salmon, and late-summer striped bass.

Reminder—always check regulations before you head out; slot and bag limits can change quickly based on run sizes and local advisories.

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Artificial Lure here, reporting live and salty from the Oregon Pacific, Wednesday August 27, 2025, just before eight in the morning. We’ve got classic late summer conditions setting the stage for a pretty phenomenal run on the Oregon coast—so whether your boots hit sand at Pacific City or you run your boat out past the jetties, the bite's been consistent and spirits are high.

Sunrise was at 6:20 AM today, with sunset rolling in at 7:20 PM, giving us a long window for action. Weather's playing ball—mornings are cool, low fifties, warming to upper sixties by midday, typical for August with a gentle marine layer, but expect it to burn off by mid-morning leaving mostly clear skies and light winds around 6–10 knots. This keeps swells moderate and makes for easy drifting both on the surf and near the mouth of the bays.

Tidal swings are giving us prime movement. Nestucca Bay saw a high tide at 3:33 AM at 6.31 feet, dropping to a low of 9:50 AM at 1.5 feet, then surging up again to a 7.2 foot high at 3:50 PM. Oceanside tides show similar action, with a low at 5:41 AM, a strong high at 12:07 PM, and another low at 6:41 PM. If you’re planning to target gamefish from a kayak or the rocks, don’t miss that rising flood—most fish feed hardest on the push between slack and the incoming.

Reports from local charters and shore anglers over the last few days: salmon—coho and chinook—still running offshore with the occasional big king landed by trollers running chartreuse flashers and herring strips anywhere from 50–120 feet down. Inside the bays, steelhead and a few stray sea-run cutthroat are popping in the early mornings on pink or orange spinner rigs.

Rockfish and lingcod are putting on a heck of a show on the reefs west of Cape Kiwanda. Gulp! Squids, swimbaits in anchovy patterns, and shrimp-tipped jigs are consistently out-fishing plain plastics. Limits are coming fast—average rockfish per angler is four to five, with plenty of blues and blacks in the mix, plus a handful of chunky lings over thirty inches.

Halibut reports are scattered, but those targeting the outer banks with spreader rigs baited with octopus or salmon belly continue to score, especially on those long, slow drifts mid-tide. If you’re new to Pacific halibut, focus on rough ground between 200–350 feet, and trust your electronics!

Surf perch are schooling strong at South Beach and Oceanside—sand shrimp and Berkley Gulp! Sandworms in camo bring steady hookups. Early is best; try the two hours before high tide for that extra push.

Hot spots right now: Pacific City’s dory launch (especially in the afternoon outgoing), the Nestucca Bay mouth on the flood, and Cape Lookout—a short hike will put you in prime ground for both rockfish and perch. For salmon, boaters heading north of the Salmon River mouth are seeing bigger schools and more active fish.

Top lures for late-summer Oregon salt: flashers with herring strip is king for salmon, swimbaits for rockfish (anchovy color, three to five inch), spinner blades for steelhead and sea-runs, and shrimp-tipped sabiki rigs for bait-sized surf perch. If you like bait fishing, fresh sand shrimp or herring is working best—never leave those out of the kit this time of year.

Biggest tip: fish the tides, watch the wind, and be ready for feisty, aggressive bites on the incoming push. Local guides agree—August is a can’t-miss window for easy limits and fast action if you bring the right tackle.

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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure checking in with your August 24th Pacific Ocean Oregon fishing report—a true taste of late summer on our wild coast.

Out on the salt this morning, we’re seeing classic Oregon weather: cool in the low 50s early, reaching up into the high 60s as the fog burns off. Winds are coming northwest, steady at 15 to 25 knots, so be ready for some chop out there and waves running 6 to 8 feet, according to the Ocean Prediction Center. Plan carefully and stay alert, especially on the open water.

Sunrise hit the horizon at 6:23am and today’s sunset falls at 8:07pm, giving us a broad window for long sets or a lazy late bite. Tides are moderate, with a negative low around 8:20am and a decent high at 2:25pm according to Surfline’s Pacific City tide chart, making that mid-morning to early afternoon switch prime time for bottom bouncers and jetty wranglers.

Let’s get to the action: Bottom fishing has carried the weekend. Dockside Charters out of Depoe Bay reported the rockfish bite improved over the last couple of days, producing mixed bags—lots of black rockfish and a sprinkle of canaries if you pick through. Lingcod are finally snapping with purpose again; one boat came home with 8 lings and there’s been steady chatter about some over the slot size. If you stay grinding on the reefs or closer rock piles, you’ll pull fish, but you’ve got to work for them.

Offshore, salmon fishing slowed right down yesterday. A few boats cut trips short and switched to bottom drops after fighting wind and waves. Remember, the last day for summer salmon is today; the season reopens September 1st. Not much on the silver front, but a couple wild chinook have shown, mostly on the troll with white hoochies or chartreuse flashers behind a deep diver.

Halibut is fair—nothing lights-out, but boats prowling the deep water, especially those running past 200 feet, have found a few slabs willing to eat herring or large glow grubs on dropper loops. Albacore tuna are around, but most charters report you’ve got to make a long run to find them, and the weather’s been bumpy.

Crabbing remains solid—pots dropped in 30 to 50 feet are coming up stuffed near every port north and south, and Dungeness are full and strong, making for a great bonus after a tough fish day.

Best bets for lures and bait:
- For lingcod, stick with large white swimbaits, blue-and-white jigs, and fresh-cut herring if you’ve got it.
- Rockfish are taking shrimp flies, metallic spoons, and curly tail grubs in root beer or motor oil colors.
- Halibut hunters should drop their biggest glow grubs or soaked herring on heavy gear out beyond 200, especially off rocky structure.
- Until today’s salmon close, chartreuse hoochies and anchovy baits are your best friend.
- Tuna chasers: cedar plugs and purple-feathered jigs trolled in our usual late-summer temperature breaks out 30+ miles.

Hot spots to try:
- Depoe Bay reefs just north and south of the harbor are producing numbers.
- Pacific City’s nearshore rockpiles always seem to hold a few bonus lings.
- If the wind gives you a break, the nearshore halibut bite outside of Newport can be sneaky good with the right tide swing.

Bring a rain shell, check your bar crossing times, and mind those wind forecasts—August on the Oregon coast is about patience and flexibility.

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Artificial Lure here with your boots-on-the-dock Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report for Saturday, August 23, 2025.

Cool morning air off the Pacific with winds out of the north at 10 to 15 knots, gusting up to 20 by the afternoon, has kept seas lively at 3-4 feet—manageable but bumpy as you push out past the breakers, according to the National Weather Service marine forecast. Expect those steady breezes to stick through the weekend. Tides in Pacific City are swinging low at 7:06 AM (-0.7 ft), then climbing to a high at 1:45 PM (5.6 ft), setting up prime late-morning and early-afternoon fishing windows as currents stabilize and the bite comes on. Sunrise hit at 6:20, giving us a long August day, with sunset expected around 8:18 PM.

The bite offshore has been classic late-summer Oregon—anglers hitting bottom are finding limits of **lingcod** (many in the 28-36" range) and a solid haul of black rockfish, with a couple of surprise halibut making the trip recently. Reports from Oregon Fish Reports confirm: “42 Ling Cod (Limits), 2 Halibut, 2 Black Cod, and some rockfish on the 8 hour trip Friday.” Charter boats and private craft near Pacific City, Garibaldi, and Depoe Bay are seeing similar results—steady catches, especially on drift jigs and bait.

Chinook and coho are still pushing up the coast, with Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia absolutely packed in the early morning hours. According to the latest Buoy 10 Daily Fishing Report out of Astoria, fishers checked in coho to 12 pounds, with Chinook running a bit smaller but stacking up in the lower river. Most salmon are being caught trolling herring or anchovies behind chartreuse or green spinners and dodgers. Down this way, the best nearshore action is on the first tide turn, so get those baits down early.

Albacore tuna remain patchy but worth a run if you’ve got the seaworthy hull and fuel—look west to temperature breaks 25-40 miles out. Cedar plugs and skirted jigs in natural colors are producing, but troll fast to cover water.

For your best shot today:

- Drop **white or chartreuse leadhead jigs** or large swimbaits for lingcod and deep-water rockfish.
- Use **fresh herring, sardines, or squid strips** on circle hooks; bait is outperforming artificials when there’s surge on the bottom.
- For salmon, rig up a 360 flasher and a green-label herring or spinner. Chartreuse and pink seem to be the ticket near the river mouths right now.

Local hot spots this morning:

- **Haystack Rock out of Pacific City**: Reliable for bottomfish and the odd lingcod that’ll test your tackle.
- **Buoy 10 at Astoria**: If you’re chasing salmon, there’s no better slot right now—action is hour-by-hour at the morning bite.

Extra tip from PacificCityFishing.com: Don’t skip on the crab pots; Dungeness crab limits are common, especially if you’re willing to soak your gear for a few tide changes.

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you today’s Pacific Ocean fishing report straight out of the Oregon coast for Friday, August 22, 2025. Sunrise was at 6:32 AM and the sun’s setting at 8:06 PM, so there’s still plenty of daylight to get those lines wet before dusk. Tides out of Brookings/Chetco Cove show a low at 5:58 AM dipping to -0.89 ft, a strong midday high at 12:27 PM peaking at 6.07 ft, followed by a modest 2.2 ft low at 5:54 PM, with another high just before midnight. Plan your launches and beach returns accordingly—today’s swing favors mid-morning through early afternoon action for the best bite, especially near the incoming tide according to Tide-Forecast.com.

Weather’s been textbook for late summer: calm mornings, northwest breeze picking up in the afternoon, skies generally clear along much of the coast. Water temps are hovering in the sweet spot for both pelagics and bottom fish. According to Reel Steel Sport Fishing, tuna water continues creeping north and the first real shots should happen any day—good news if you’re hunting albacore. Rockfish bit is very consistent at the Cape and around the reefs, though lingcod have been a touch spotty but catchable if you work the ledges hard.

ODFW recently adjusted bag and species limits effective August 18: you’re back to a 4-fish marine mixed bag for most bottom species. Canary rockfish now have a 2-fish sub-limit statewide. Quillback rockfish remain totally off-limits—don’t even think about it! Black, vermilion, and sunset rockfish are all tightly managed so double-check your daily catch versus the latest regs. Sablefish, if you find them, have their own 10-fish allowance outside the mixed bag.

Fresh reports from Pacific City and Netarts to Brookings confirm solid action nearshore: dory boats and small craft have been putting up quick limits on black, canary, and blue rockfish, with the occasional chunky lingcod, and crab traps are hauling up easy limits of Dungeness for those who soak gear long enough. Lingcod are around but require persistent jigging at the base of rocky structure and jetties.

Best baits this week: locally-caught herring has been king for bottomfish and lings, while swimbaits and curlytail jigs in rootbeer or motor oil colors imitate the comely sculpins and young-of-year rockfish they love. For a more active approach, use 1½ to 3 oz leadhead jigs with big, flappy plastics. If chasing salmon (and you should—they’re thick right now off the Columbia Buoy 10 area), troll herring or anchovies behind chartreuse or pink flashers. According to FishingBooker and the ODFW’s Astoria outlook, both coho and fall Chinook are running strong, with action in the lower Columbia staying hot through late August.

A couple of hot spots worth your time:
- Buoy 10 at the Columbia River mouth: Peak Chinook and coho, with sturgeon and stripers a bonus. Drift or anchor, but expect a crowd.
- Off Pacific City’s Haystack Rock: Drop for black and canary rockfish and chase lingcod along the rocky shelves. Crabbing is excellent in 20-60 feet if you’re patient.
- Depoe Bay reefs: Jigging over the deeper rocks can turn up big lings and occasional cabezon.
- Chetco River mouth: Salmon staging, early morning and on the incoming tide. Drift herring for best results.

All in all, it’s a stellar August day to be saltwater fishing the Oregon coast—bait’s plentiful, the tides are working in your favor, and the ocean’s serving up a big mixed bag. Drop those crab pots, sharpen those hooks, and as always, pack your patience and keep an eye on the bar conditions.

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Artificial Lure here with your Wednesday, August 20th Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report.

It’s a classic coastal August morning with fog rolling off and patchy sun expected by late morning. Temps are hanging cool in the mid-50s early, rising to the low 60s mid-day, with a light breeze off the ocean—almost ideal for time on the salt. Today’s sunrise was at 6:32am and sunset will be around 8:06pm, giving us a good long window for action. (Brookings, Chetco Cove tide and sun forecast)

Tides are working in our favor for much of the coast. Early risers saw negative low tides just about daybreak, bottoming out around -0.7 ft near Pacific City and Brookings not long after, with incoming highs mid-day peaking at about 6 ft or better—not a bad window for surfperch or launching small craft. If you’re chasing the evening bite, plan on working that falling tide after 5pm.

Moving up to the fish: Ocean coho continue to be the stars south of Cape Falcon, with boats still getting into decent numbers despite the season winding down, according to The Guide’s Forecast this week. Many boats are still seeing action, but remember regulations—some coho areas will close soon, so check your local zone before you run out.

Halibut, meanwhile, have been spotty but persistent. Fishing the North Coast reports the halibut bite remains hit and miss, but with the general marine species bag limit back up to four fish, folks are getting nice mixed bags—think halibut, rockfish, and a bonus lingcod if the stars align. Tuna have also made a showing offshore, with a few boats running out of Garibaldi or Depot Bay grabbing longfin albacore—if you can catch a weather window and spot the warm water break, it’s game on.

Rockfish are still reliable, especially over reefs outside Newport, Pacific City, and Gold Beach. Dark colored swimbaits and metal jigs bounced over rocky structure put big blacks and the odd canary or yellowtail in the box.

Best baits and lures today: For ocean coho and chinook, troll herring or anchovy behind a flasher, or try pink or chartreuse hoochies on a short leader. Tuna chasers are running cedar plugs and dark feather jigs at depth. Halibut are coming on herring or large white grub tails, fished right on the bottom with heavy lead. For rockfish, drop-shots with curly tail grubs, or metal jigs in the 2-4 oz. range, are outproducing bait right now. If you’re working the surf or jetties, sand shrimp and Gulp sandworms on a dropper are the go-tos.

Hot spots today:
- Garibaldi reef complex—great for mixed bottomfish and the outside chance at tuna on a long run.
- Chetco River mouth and jetty—solid for salmon, surfperch, and the off chance at a king if you’re persistent.
- Newport reef edges—reliable for rockfish and the occasional halibut bite on the incoming tide.

This is prime August—solid coho fishing south of Falcon, persistent bottomfish action, and tuna if you’re ambitious and watch the weather. Stay safe on the water, be sure to check those local regulations (especially coho closures), and don’t be shy about switching up lures if the bite slows.

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This is Artificial Lure, bringing you your Pacific Ocean Oregon fishing report for Sunday, August 17th, 2025.

We woke up to classic Oregon coast weather—patches of dense morning fog holding steady offshore and hugging the bays, but the marine forecast calls for calming seas at 6 to 7 feet and light winds around 5 knots, shifting westerly as the day goes on. Expect that fog to stick around on the water through mid-morning, so use extra caution at launch. Sunrise came at 6:21 AM and we’ll be casting until the sun dips at 8:17 PM—plenty of daylight for a full day’s chase.

Tidal movement is prime for early action. Newport reports a low tide at 1:56 AM, a strong push up to a 5.34-foot high at 8:49 AM, then drops into a moderate 3.74-foot low at 1:02 PM and a full high at 8.31 feet by 7:30 PM. Fish activity often perks with this kind of swing: work these changeovers for the best bite, especially in tidal bays and at the mouths[5].

Now for the action: Coho salmon still headline the salt, especially south of Cape Falcon. Ocean coho have been thick, and though the season’s coming to a close soon, catches are downright steady—local charters report plenty of doubles landed, with healthy limits when tide and bait align according to The Guide’s Forecast. Chinook action is more hit-and-miss this week, but boaters pulling flashers with herring or anchovies are scoring where pockets of bait are holding. For salmon, run anchovy or herring behind a flasher in 30-90 feet, trolling 2-3 mph just outside the surfline and up to a couple miles out[1][10].

Albacore tuna are in solid numbers as well, with sport boats running 30-40 miles offshore from Garibaldi and Newport and coming back with big counts. Tuna are taking cedar plugs, small swimbaits, and dark jigs in the early fog. Double-check your weather window before heading out deep.

That next tide window is a good shot for inshore bottomfish, with rockfish and lingcod holding strong off reefs near Depoe Bay and Pacific City. Jigs, curlytail plastics like Z MAN GrubZ, and baited shrimp flies are working wonders, especially in 40–70 feet. Anglers using Z MAN plastics mention bass and lingcod grabbing and holding these baits more than others, partly due to their realistic action and durability, as reviewed by Discount Tackle. Green and motor oil hues are local favorites this week[3].

For surf fishermen, perch bite early on sandshrimp or Gulp camo sandworms. Some reports of striped bass caught in the mouths of the Salmon and Nestucca Rivers, usually at dusk on poppers or swimbaits.

Crabbing is fair in the bays with recent tides cleaning things up. Chicken or salmon carcass in a ring net is all you need now.

As for hotspots, don’t sleep on the nearshore reefs just north of Newport—rockfish are thick, and a few big lingcod were pulled over the rail this weekend. Pacific City’s dory launch gives fast access to strong bottomfish action, and the Salmon River mouth is still coughing up good numbers of salmon at first light.

Quick tackle rundown: for salmon, use anchovy or herring rigs behind Pro-Troll or Fish Flash flashers. Tuna want small cedar plugs and swimbaits. Bottomfish prefer curlytail plastics and rootbeer-colored leadhead jigs. Bait-wise, squid strips and herring keep getting bit.

That’s your on-the-water update for Oregon’s Pacific coast, August 17th, 2025. The tides, the fish, and the weather are all in our favor—get out there and make the most of these late-summer runs.

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