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September 14 Pacific Ocean Oregon Fishing Report: Rockfish, Crab, and Salmon Bites
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Artificial Lure here with your September 14, 2025 Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report. Sunrise hit at 6:53 a.m. with sunset tonight at 7:27 p.m.—we’re in for prime daylight hours and a warming trend through the afternoon. Skies are partly cloudy, light northwest wind picking up by midday, and we’re heading toward a high tide of 5.4 feet right at 7:25 a.m. in most coastal bays. The next big push is up to 7.6 feet at 6:08 p.m. according to Tide-Forecast. That means you’ve got productive moving water both early morning and supper time.
Let’s get into the fishing. Out of Depoe Bay and up and down the North Coast, bottom fishing continues to be on fire. Dockside Charters out of Depoe Bay reports limits or near-limits on rockfish this week—vermillion, copper, yellowtail and some solid canaries all made their way into the totes. Lingcod numbers haven’t disappointed either, with a mix of shorts and some real hogs showing up on fillet tables. If you’re hunting Lingcod, bring them up with big metal jigs and swimbaits in root beer or white—bounce them right off the bottom structure. Frozen herring or squid continue to produce, especially on a double-dropper loop.
Cabezon remains prohibited until July, so toss those back if you hit one. Canary rockfish are one per angler and yelloweye and quillback are strictly off limits—know your fish. The sea is giving plenty: rockfish bag limit is still four fish per person.
Crabbing remains solid—pull up to 6-9 nice Dungeness per pot, especially at the mouths of estuaries like Nestucca and Siletz bays. Check those pots at slack or just after high tide for best luck.
Salmon fishing has been slow most mornings, but fish are still being caught daily. Good pushes of coho have moved through the South of Falcon fishery, especially near Garibaldi and Pacific City, with some big ones landed. Try trolling anchovies or hoochies behind a shortbus flasher at 50-70 feet. Expect low numbers, but any bite could be a bruiser. For fall Chinook, river mouths are just starting to show fish, though the real frenzy hasn’t fired off yet.
Halibut season wrapped up at the end of August, so focus now turns to flatfish—there’s a generous 25 fish limit if you’re willing to drift sand flats nearshore with small bait rigs.
Hottest lures and bait this week:
- Swimbaits in white, green, and root beer for lingcod and rockfish
- Prawns, squid, and herring strips for bottom fish
- Trolling anchovies and hot pink hoochies for salmon
Hot spot picks:
- The reefs straight west of Pacific City in 120-180 feet for rockfish and lingcod
- Mouth of Nestucca Bay, especially the rock piles just inside the bar, for crab and bottomfish
- Offshore humps 8–14 miles out for those in search of big, late albacore tuna—rig up swim baits or cedar plugs and troll at 6–7 knots
Final tips: Watch for that rising evening tide—predatory fish get more active as water covers new ground. Always check ODFW regs for up-to-date closures and size rules.
Thanks for tuning in to the Pacific fishing report, and don’t forget to subscribe for tomorrow’s bite. 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
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Let’s get into the fishing. Out of Depoe Bay and up and down the North Coast, bottom fishing continues to be on fire. Dockside Charters out of Depoe Bay reports limits or near-limits on rockfish this week—vermillion, copper, yellowtail and some solid canaries all made their way into the totes. Lingcod numbers haven’t disappointed either, with a mix of shorts and some real hogs showing up on fillet tables. If you’re hunting Lingcod, bring them up with big metal jigs and swimbaits in root beer or white—bounce them right off the bottom structure. Frozen herring or squid continue to produce, especially on a double-dropper loop.
Cabezon remains prohibited until July, so toss those back if you hit one. Canary rockfish are one per angler and yelloweye and quillback are strictly off limits—know your fish. The sea is giving plenty: rockfish bag limit is still four fish per person.
Crabbing remains solid—pull up to 6-9 nice Dungeness per pot, especially at the mouths of estuaries like Nestucca and Siletz bays. Check those pots at slack or just after high tide for best luck.
Salmon fishing has been slow most mornings, but fish are still being caught daily. Good pushes of coho have moved through the South of Falcon fishery, especially near Garibaldi and Pacific City, with some big ones landed. Try trolling anchovies or hoochies behind a shortbus flasher at 50-70 feet. Expect low numbers, but any bite could be a bruiser. For fall Chinook, river mouths are just starting to show fish, though the real frenzy hasn’t fired off yet.
Halibut season wrapped up at the end of August, so focus now turns to flatfish—there’s a generous 25 fish limit if you’re willing to drift sand flats nearshore with small bait rigs.
Hottest lures and bait this week:
- Swimbaits in white, green, and root beer for lingcod and rockfish
- Prawns, squid, and herring strips for bottom fish
- Trolling anchovies and hot pink hoochies for salmon
Hot spot picks:
- The reefs straight west of Pacific City in 120-180 feet for rockfish and lingcod
- Mouth of Nestucca Bay, especially the rock piles just inside the bar, for crab and bottomfish
- Offshore humps 8–14 miles out for those in search of big, late albacore tuna—rig up swim baits or cedar plugs and troll at 6–7 knots
Final tips: Watch for that rising evening tide—predatory fish get more active as water covers new ground. Always check ODFW regs for up-to-date closures and size rules.
Thanks for tuning in to the Pacific fishing report, and don’t forget to subscribe for tomorrow’s bite. 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
This episode includes AI-generated content.