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Tides, Rockfish, and Salmon - Your Oregon Coast Fishing Update for September 26, 2025
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Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report for Friday, September 26, 2025. If you’re hitting the coast today, you’re in luck—conditions are shaping up nicely, and there’s plenty happening both inshore and offshore to keep your reels spinning.
**Let’s talk tides and times:** For Oceanside and much of the north-central coast, you had a high tide roll in at 12:20 a.m., and now you’re looking at a low around 4:58 a.m. Another big high swells in at 11:31 a.m., peaking at 6.3 feet, with the next low tide due at 7:01 p.m. The sunrise hit at 6:40 a.m. sharp and you’ll get daylight until sunset at 6:40 p.m. According to Tide-Forecast.com, the moonrise follows at 11:15 a.m., which should help fire up fishing in the late morning and afternoon windows.
**Weatherwise**, the Oregon coast is as classic as ever this fall—expect morning fog burning off to partly cloudy skies, cool crisp air, and light northwest winds. Layer up early, and keep a rain shell handy for those surprise mist bursts.
**Fish activity and what’s biting:** This week, the Pacific has really started showing off, especially since the big NOAA announcement on September 18. Anglers can now target the RCG Complex—rockfish, cabezon, greenlings—and lingcod at all depths through December. The bottomfish scene is wide open. Most charter captains out of Depoe Bay and Newport report consistent action on black and canary rockfish (just remember you’re limited to two canaries per angler), plus solid lingcod, some over 20 lbs.
According to Fishing the North Coast, combo trips are already seeing nice hauls. The hot mix right now: limits of black rockfish, a few meaty vermilion and sunset rockfish, lingcod, and the bonus cabezon. Halibut are still in play for lucky deep droppers, but the real bounty has been on quality rockfish and lings.
**Salmon news:** Salmon are staging up in the tidewaters, waiting for the next round of rain to spur river runs. Until flows pick up, best bet for Chinook and coho is trolling near river mouths early in the morning using anchovies or cut plug herring behind flashers.
**Best lures and baits:** For rockfish and lingcod, heavy leadhead jigs and swimbaits in rootbeer or motor oil colors are tough to beat. Metal spoons bounced over reefs also continue to produce. A few anglers are finding success on the Z-Man GrubZ plastics paired with big Ned hooks. For live bait, herring and sand shrimp are favorites—especially for lingcod and cabbies—with Gulp sandworm strips standing out for surfperch. Strike King XD crankbaits are drawing bass strikes in bays and near submerged logs.
**Hot spots you don’t want to miss:**
- **Newport’s South Jetty:** Loaded with cabezon, greenling, and black rockfish, especially around the kelp.
- **Depoe Bay near Boiler Bay:** Deep reefs are producing fast limits of rockfish and big lingcod.
- **Tillamook Bay entrance:** Trolling for salmon at daylight has put some bright Chinook and coho in the box, particularly around the Ghost Hole.
**Safety reminder:** The bar crossings can be dicey this time of year, especially with morning fog and outgoing tides. Be sure your boat is ready, keep a descending device on board as required by regulation, and always check the latest marine forecasts.
That wraps up today’s rundown for the Oregon coast. Thanks for tuning in—remember to subscribe for the latest reports, tactics, and local hot tips straight from the water. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
**Let’s talk tides and times:** For Oceanside and much of the north-central coast, you had a high tide roll in at 12:20 a.m., and now you’re looking at a low around 4:58 a.m. Another big high swells in at 11:31 a.m., peaking at 6.3 feet, with the next low tide due at 7:01 p.m. The sunrise hit at 6:40 a.m. sharp and you’ll get daylight until sunset at 6:40 p.m. According to Tide-Forecast.com, the moonrise follows at 11:15 a.m., which should help fire up fishing in the late morning and afternoon windows.
**Weatherwise**, the Oregon coast is as classic as ever this fall—expect morning fog burning off to partly cloudy skies, cool crisp air, and light northwest winds. Layer up early, and keep a rain shell handy for those surprise mist bursts.
**Fish activity and what’s biting:** This week, the Pacific has really started showing off, especially since the big NOAA announcement on September 18. Anglers can now target the RCG Complex—rockfish, cabezon, greenlings—and lingcod at all depths through December. The bottomfish scene is wide open. Most charter captains out of Depoe Bay and Newport report consistent action on black and canary rockfish (just remember you’re limited to two canaries per angler), plus solid lingcod, some over 20 lbs.
According to Fishing the North Coast, combo trips are already seeing nice hauls. The hot mix right now: limits of black rockfish, a few meaty vermilion and sunset rockfish, lingcod, and the bonus cabezon. Halibut are still in play for lucky deep droppers, but the real bounty has been on quality rockfish and lings.
**Salmon news:** Salmon are staging up in the tidewaters, waiting for the next round of rain to spur river runs. Until flows pick up, best bet for Chinook and coho is trolling near river mouths early in the morning using anchovies or cut plug herring behind flashers.
**Best lures and baits:** For rockfish and lingcod, heavy leadhead jigs and swimbaits in rootbeer or motor oil colors are tough to beat. Metal spoons bounced over reefs also continue to produce. A few anglers are finding success on the Z-Man GrubZ plastics paired with big Ned hooks. For live bait, herring and sand shrimp are favorites—especially for lingcod and cabbies—with Gulp sandworm strips standing out for surfperch. Strike King XD crankbaits are drawing bass strikes in bays and near submerged logs.
**Hot spots you don’t want to miss:**
- **Newport’s South Jetty:** Loaded with cabezon, greenling, and black rockfish, especially around the kelp.
- **Depoe Bay near Boiler Bay:** Deep reefs are producing fast limits of rockfish and big lingcod.
- **Tillamook Bay entrance:** Trolling for salmon at daylight has put some bright Chinook and coho in the box, particularly around the Ghost Hole.
**Safety reminder:** The bar crossings can be dicey this time of year, especially with morning fog and outgoing tides. Be sure your boat is ready, keep a descending device on board as required by regulation, and always check the latest marine forecasts.
That wraps up today’s rundown for the Oregon coast. Thanks for tuning in—remember to subscribe for the latest reports, tactics, and local hot tips straight from the water. 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.