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Oregon Coast Fishing Report: Lingcod Bonanza, Rockfish Limits, and Surf Perch on Fire
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Good morning, anglers—Artificial Lure here bringing you today’s Pacific Ocean Oregon fishing report, September 27, 2025. Let’s get right into the action and talk conditions, hot bites, and where the fish are chewing.
Sun rose at 6:41 AM, with sunset coming at 6:39 PM, bookending a solid day for working the nearshore and offshore reefs. The weather offshore is on the rougher side: today we’ve got northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, with seas building to 9 or even 10 feet in the afternoon according to the National Weather Service Marine Forecast. These are sporty conditions, so smaller boats should use caution or stay tucked inside the bays.
Tides out of Oceanside will see a high at 1:29 AM, a low at 4:55 AM, another big high at 12:00 noon (6.09 feet), and a low again at 8:17 PM. The morning outgoing is prime for rockfish and lingcod biting hard on the reefs, especially as that churn stirs up bait and gets the fish aggressive.
Let’s talk catches. Just yesterday, Dockside Charters in Depoe Bay reported an excellent run on their new live bait big Lingcod trips—boats have been loading up on sanddabs in the sandy bottoms, then using those lively “ling candy” to pull some real brutes off the structure. Keep in mind, the daily bag for lingcod is now 2 fish per angler, minimum 22 inches, down from 3 after new regs hit on September 18. Yelloweye and quillback rockfish are strictly off-limits, and canary rockfish are a 1-fish sub-bag; check ODFW regs if you have a mixed bag.
Rockfish action has been consistently solid in 60 to 120 feet, particularly during the slacker portions of the tide. Anglers are reporting limits of black, blue, and canary rockfish, with the odd cabezon in the mix (note, cabezon season is closed, so release those carefully). Flatfish are wide open—there’s a whopping 25-fish bag on these, and sanddab and sole are thick over sandy bottoms outside the main reef areas.
Halibut season wrapped up August 31, so all halibut must be released if caught.
Bait and tackle has made the difference. On the offshore scene, nothing beats live sanddab for lingcod. For artificials, a big white curlytail grub like the Z-Man GrubZ or a chartreuse swimbait pinned to a 6-8 oz leadhead puts up numbers, especially if you tip it with a strip of squid for scent. Discount Tackle reviews say the action and durability of these baits keep fish hanging on, and a Ned rigged TRD CrawZ can crush bottom structure for both bass and big rockfish. For surf rigs, natural baits like sand crabs and shrimp on Owner Twistlock hooks have been deadly for perch and croaker.
Hot spots today:
- Depoe Bay reefs are producing quality lingcod—focus near South Reef and Flat Rock.
- The stretch from Cape Foulweather to Cape Lookout continues to mark big rockfish schools.
- For those surf fishing, the beaches around Pacific City at low tide are putting out good numbers of redtail surfperch.
With the sea bumping up later, savvy anglers will want to hit the reefs early or duck into the bays as the wind increases toward afternoon. Remember, barotrauma gear is mandatory for federal groundfish; use your descending device to return any off-limits rockfish unharmed.
That wraps it up, folks—thanks for tuning in! Don’t forget to subscribe for more daily coastal fishing updates. 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.
Sun rose at 6:41 AM, with sunset coming at 6:39 PM, bookending a solid day for working the nearshore and offshore reefs. The weather offshore is on the rougher side: today we’ve got northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, with seas building to 9 or even 10 feet in the afternoon according to the National Weather Service Marine Forecast. These are sporty conditions, so smaller boats should use caution or stay tucked inside the bays.
Tides out of Oceanside will see a high at 1:29 AM, a low at 4:55 AM, another big high at 12:00 noon (6.09 feet), and a low again at 8:17 PM. The morning outgoing is prime for rockfish and lingcod biting hard on the reefs, especially as that churn stirs up bait and gets the fish aggressive.
Let’s talk catches. Just yesterday, Dockside Charters in Depoe Bay reported an excellent run on their new live bait big Lingcod trips—boats have been loading up on sanddabs in the sandy bottoms, then using those lively “ling candy” to pull some real brutes off the structure. Keep in mind, the daily bag for lingcod is now 2 fish per angler, minimum 22 inches, down from 3 after new regs hit on September 18. Yelloweye and quillback rockfish are strictly off-limits, and canary rockfish are a 1-fish sub-bag; check ODFW regs if you have a mixed bag.
Rockfish action has been consistently solid in 60 to 120 feet, particularly during the slacker portions of the tide. Anglers are reporting limits of black, blue, and canary rockfish, with the odd cabezon in the mix (note, cabezon season is closed, so release those carefully). Flatfish are wide open—there’s a whopping 25-fish bag on these, and sanddab and sole are thick over sandy bottoms outside the main reef areas.
Halibut season wrapped up August 31, so all halibut must be released if caught.
Bait and tackle has made the difference. On the offshore scene, nothing beats live sanddab for lingcod. For artificials, a big white curlytail grub like the Z-Man GrubZ or a chartreuse swimbait pinned to a 6-8 oz leadhead puts up numbers, especially if you tip it with a strip of squid for scent. Discount Tackle reviews say the action and durability of these baits keep fish hanging on, and a Ned rigged TRD CrawZ can crush bottom structure for both bass and big rockfish. For surf rigs, natural baits like sand crabs and shrimp on Owner Twistlock hooks have been deadly for perch and croaker.
Hot spots today:
- Depoe Bay reefs are producing quality lingcod—focus near South Reef and Flat Rock.
- The stretch from Cape Foulweather to Cape Lookout continues to mark big rockfish schools.
- For those surf fishing, the beaches around Pacific City at low tide are putting out good numbers of redtail surfperch.
With the sea bumping up later, savvy anglers will want to hit the reefs early or duck into the bays as the wind increases toward afternoon. Remember, barotrauma gear is mandatory for federal groundfish; use your descending device to return any off-limits rockfish unharmed.
That wraps it up, folks—thanks for tuning in! Don’t forget to subscribe for more daily coastal fishing updates. 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.