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Coastal Oregon Fishing Report: Rockfish, Lingcod, and Late Chinook in Favorable Conditions
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Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report for Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
First light hit us at 7:28 a.m. and you can expect it to fade out at 6:36 p.m. Tides today are moderate—high just before 8 a.m., bottoming out around 1 p.m., and rising again through sunset, according to the latest tables from Barview, Tillamook Bay and Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. With an average tidal coefficient in Nestucca Bay, currents are moving but not raging, so it's pretty favorable for surf and jetty fishing.
Weather's shaping up steady but blustery. National Weather Service out of Medford calls for north winds 15-20 knots near shore, picking up out past 10 miles with gusts touching 30 knots. Seas are hanging at 8–11 feet and steep, so offshore runs are best left to the bigger boats today. By late evening winds should relax, with seas dropping to 7–10 feet.
Recent fish activity has been solid along the northern Oregon coast. Party boats like those out of Fisherman's Landing down California way are finding good numbers of rockfish—86 landed in one morning trip—and we've seen similar numbers out of Newport and Garibaldi last week, mostly black and vermilion rockfish. Lingcod remain scattered, but there’s been a few caught near the deeper reefs. Salmon are on their last push—fall Chinook are still being hooked in tidewater stretches, but expect their numbers to taper by the weekend as they head upstream to spawn, as the folks at Oregon Tuna Classic remind.
Trout anglers still working the rivers and estuaries are getting decent rainbows and browns above the tidal line near Florence and Tillamook. Best lures continue to be Panther Martin and Mepps Aglia for browns, along with Rooster Tails for rainbows. For bait, it's tough to beat fresh nightcrawlers or salmon eggs.
If you're bottom bouncing offshore or along the jetties, rockfish and lingcod are hitting on Berkley Gulp grubs, shrimp flies, and leadhead jigs tipped with squid or herring. Soft-plastics in motor oil or root beer colors have been particularly productive. If conditions allow, try drop-shotting live sand shrimp or a chunk of cut mackerel for those bigger bites.
Hot spots today:
- The North Jetty at Barview: Sheltered from the strongest wind early, it’s a reliable spot for rockfish and greenling on a rising tide.
- Cape Kiwanda: The headland rocks and surf area are great for bottom fishing and those looking to brave the spray for the final runs of Chinook.
- Yaquina Bay: Try near the north channel markers for late salmon and always a shot at surf perch during a slow outgoing tide.
Bear activity is picking up, with the Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife reminding all coastal anglers to secure food and trash—especially if you’re camping near the trailheads.
If you’re looking to gear up, strike deals at Discount Tackle for Rapala Minnows and soft plastics by Z-Man or Yamamoto—top picks for Oregon coastal setups right now.
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First light hit us at 7:28 a.m. and you can expect it to fade out at 6:36 p.m. Tides today are moderate—high just before 8 a.m., bottoming out around 1 p.m., and rising again through sunset, according to the latest tables from Barview, Tillamook Bay and Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. With an average tidal coefficient in Nestucca Bay, currents are moving but not raging, so it's pretty favorable for surf and jetty fishing.
Weather's shaping up steady but blustery. National Weather Service out of Medford calls for north winds 15-20 knots near shore, picking up out past 10 miles with gusts touching 30 knots. Seas are hanging at 8–11 feet and steep, so offshore runs are best left to the bigger boats today. By late evening winds should relax, with seas dropping to 7–10 feet.
Recent fish activity has been solid along the northern Oregon coast. Party boats like those out of Fisherman's Landing down California way are finding good numbers of rockfish—86 landed in one morning trip—and we've seen similar numbers out of Newport and Garibaldi last week, mostly black and vermilion rockfish. Lingcod remain scattered, but there’s been a few caught near the deeper reefs. Salmon are on their last push—fall Chinook are still being hooked in tidewater stretches, but expect their numbers to taper by the weekend as they head upstream to spawn, as the folks at Oregon Tuna Classic remind.
Trout anglers still working the rivers and estuaries are getting decent rainbows and browns above the tidal line near Florence and Tillamook. Best lures continue to be Panther Martin and Mepps Aglia for browns, along with Rooster Tails for rainbows. For bait, it's tough to beat fresh nightcrawlers or salmon eggs.
If you're bottom bouncing offshore or along the jetties, rockfish and lingcod are hitting on Berkley Gulp grubs, shrimp flies, and leadhead jigs tipped with squid or herring. Soft-plastics in motor oil or root beer colors have been particularly productive. If conditions allow, try drop-shotting live sand shrimp or a chunk of cut mackerel for those bigger bites.
Hot spots today:
- The North Jetty at Barview: Sheltered from the strongest wind early, it’s a reliable spot for rockfish and greenling on a rising tide.
- Cape Kiwanda: The headland rocks and surf area are great for bottom fishing and those looking to brave the spray for the final runs of Chinook.
- Yaquina Bay: Try near the north channel markers for late salmon and always a shot at surf perch during a slow outgoing tide.
Bear activity is picking up, with the Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife reminding all coastal anglers to secure food and trash—especially if you’re camping near the trailheads.
If you’re looking to gear up, strike deals at Discount Tackle for Rapala Minnows and soft plastics by Z-Man or Yamamoto—top picks for Oregon coastal setups right now.
Thanks for tuning in to today’s conditions and catching tips! Subscribe so you never miss the latest bite, and as always, tight lines.
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