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"Oregon Coast Fishing Report: Tuna, Rockfish, and Crab Galore for September 13, 2025"
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Artificial Lure here, bringing you your September 13, 2025, fishing report for the Oregon Coast and Pacific waters. It’s another crisp fall morning on the salt, and local reports are pointing to stellar action up and down the shoreline.
**Today’s conditions:**
Sunrise rolled in at 6:52 AM and you’ve got daylight right up to 7:29 PM. According to Tide-Forecast.com, the tides at Nestucca Bay are cooperating—a 5.7-foot high tide at 5:57 AM, falling to a 2.8-foot low at 11:06 AM, and building back up to a 7.98-foot high at 5:04 PM. That dinner-hour tide swing sets you up for some evening bites on outgoing water.
**Weather is classic late summer Oregon—cool and overcast in the morning, with northwest swell calming down into the afternoon. These moderate seas are perfect for small-boat anglers to punch out and try for those deeper dwellers, and safer for crabbing operations as well.**
**Fish activity:**
Fishingthenorthcoast.com reports the albacore run is still going strong for anyone willing to chase blue water. Offshore, boats loading up with 20–50 tuna per trip—many solid fish running 15 to 20 pounds, with the occasional 30-pound bruiser. Cape Kiwanda and south toward Depoe Bay are producing the best action; focus your search 25–40 miles out if you’ve got the weather window.
Back inshore, bottom fishing is the name of the game. Lingcod are feisty and moving shallow, and limits of robust black and blue rockfish are routine for most charter and private trips. According to Tradewinds Charters in Depoe Bay, the current rockfish limit is five per person, plus two lingcod. The best bites are still on jigs or swimbaits tipped with a chunk of herring.
**Dungeness crab** is still open through mid-October and remains available coastwide. Newport’s dockside reports a slow start, but Waldport has been fair for both boat and pier crabbers. Best hauls right now are still coming from 90 to 100 feet, baited with fish carcasses or turkey legs for full pots.
**Razor clamming** is closed north of Tillamook Head through September 30 for conservation, so focus efforts further south near Agate Beach, Newport, or Cape Meares. With today’s late-morning low tide, plan for an early start if you want to pound the sand—spring and summer weather means better visibility and easier digging, especially when the surf is down. Always check ODA’s hotline for biotoxin updates before you go.
**Salmon action** in the estuaries is heating up, particularly in the Chetco and Rogue, with both jacks and early adults being caught on soft beads, chartreuse spinners, and plug-cut herring behind flashers. Most guides recommend fishing the last two hours of the incoming tide.
**Hot spots to hit today:**
- **Depoe Bay reefs:** Classic for rockfish and lingcod, just outside the harbor mouth.
- **Nestucca Reef (Pacific City):** Productive for bottomfish, and close enough to intercept running coho or even a wayward albie pod if the warm water is close.
- **Waldport Bay:** For crabbers, it’s been the steadiest place for limits at the pier or from skiffs.
**Best bait/lures:**
- Offshore: Cedar plugs, RonZ lures, and live anchovy for tuna.
- Bottomfish: 4- to 8-ounce lead jigs or swimbaits sweetened with squid or natural bait.
- Bay/Estuary: Plug-cut herring, chartreuse spinner blades, and beads for salmon.
- Crab: Rotten chicken, fish carcasses, or turkey necks in your pots for more Dungies.
Thanks for tuning in, folks! Remember, always check regulations, look out for incoming weather, and respect your daily limits. Tight lines and see you on the water—don’t forget to subscribe for more updates.
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**Today’s conditions:**
Sunrise rolled in at 6:52 AM and you’ve got daylight right up to 7:29 PM. According to Tide-Forecast.com, the tides at Nestucca Bay are cooperating—a 5.7-foot high tide at 5:57 AM, falling to a 2.8-foot low at 11:06 AM, and building back up to a 7.98-foot high at 5:04 PM. That dinner-hour tide swing sets you up for some evening bites on outgoing water.
**Weather is classic late summer Oregon—cool and overcast in the morning, with northwest swell calming down into the afternoon. These moderate seas are perfect for small-boat anglers to punch out and try for those deeper dwellers, and safer for crabbing operations as well.**
**Fish activity:**
Fishingthenorthcoast.com reports the albacore run is still going strong for anyone willing to chase blue water. Offshore, boats loading up with 20–50 tuna per trip—many solid fish running 15 to 20 pounds, with the occasional 30-pound bruiser. Cape Kiwanda and south toward Depoe Bay are producing the best action; focus your search 25–40 miles out if you’ve got the weather window.
Back inshore, bottom fishing is the name of the game. Lingcod are feisty and moving shallow, and limits of robust black and blue rockfish are routine for most charter and private trips. According to Tradewinds Charters in Depoe Bay, the current rockfish limit is five per person, plus two lingcod. The best bites are still on jigs or swimbaits tipped with a chunk of herring.
**Dungeness crab** is still open through mid-October and remains available coastwide. Newport’s dockside reports a slow start, but Waldport has been fair for both boat and pier crabbers. Best hauls right now are still coming from 90 to 100 feet, baited with fish carcasses or turkey legs for full pots.
**Razor clamming** is closed north of Tillamook Head through September 30 for conservation, so focus efforts further south near Agate Beach, Newport, or Cape Meares. With today’s late-morning low tide, plan for an early start if you want to pound the sand—spring and summer weather means better visibility and easier digging, especially when the surf is down. Always check ODA’s hotline for biotoxin updates before you go.
**Salmon action** in the estuaries is heating up, particularly in the Chetco and Rogue, with both jacks and early adults being caught on soft beads, chartreuse spinners, and plug-cut herring behind flashers. Most guides recommend fishing the last two hours of the incoming tide.
**Hot spots to hit today:**
- **Depoe Bay reefs:** Classic for rockfish and lingcod, just outside the harbor mouth.
- **Nestucca Reef (Pacific City):** Productive for bottomfish, and close enough to intercept running coho or even a wayward albie pod if the warm water is close.
- **Waldport Bay:** For crabbers, it’s been the steadiest place for limits at the pier or from skiffs.
**Best bait/lures:**
- Offshore: Cedar plugs, RonZ lures, and live anchovy for tuna.
- Bottomfish: 4- to 8-ounce lead jigs or swimbaits sweetened with squid or natural bait.
- Bay/Estuary: Plug-cut herring, chartreuse spinner blades, and beads for salmon.
- Crab: Rotten chicken, fish carcasses, or turkey necks in your pots for more Dungies.
Thanks for tuning in, folks! Remember, always check regulations, look out for incoming weather, and respect your daily limits. Tight lines and see you on the water—don’t forget to subscribe for more updates.
This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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