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Tillamook Tides, Lingcod Lures, and Surf Perch Bites - Your Pacific Ocean, Oregon Fishing Report
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Artificial Lure here with your October 24th Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report.
We’re rolling into late fall, and the morning’s starting out cool—expect mid-50s at sunrise, light winds out of the southwest, and a sky that’s toggling between overcast and the occasional sunbreak. According to the National Weather Service, we’ll see some fronts stacking up for the weekend, so keep an eye on building seas pushing 15 feet by Saturday night. Today, however, conditions are workable for a quick ocean run.
Tides for Friday are moderate-to-strong, perfect for pushing bait and fish toward the shorelines and jetty points. In Barview (Tillamook Bay), the highs hit at 3:04 am (5.95 ft) and 1:51 pm (7.4 ft), with a low at 8:14 am (2.99 ft) and another just after dark at 9:15 pm (-0.07 ft), based on Barview Tillamook Bay tide forecast. Sunrise lands at 7:45 am with sunset closing the day at 6:14 pm.
Let’s talk about the bite. ODFW’s fresh-off-the-press marine zone report notes bottomfish pressure is low but steady, with a 3-fish daily bag (watch those canary rockfish and cabezon sub-limits, and absolutely no retention for yelloweye or quillback). There are plenty of hungry lingcod scattered among rocky structure and jetties up and down the coast—your trusty white or rootbeer swimbait, bounced on a 2 to 4-ounce jighead, is a proven ticket. For best results, target slack tide windows when those lings get aggressive and structure-hugging blacks move closer in. Don’t forget your measuring device—lingcod must be at least 22 inches.
Halibut’s winding down as quotas close, but guys sneaking out of Newport last week carved out a slim 0.1 fish per rod average—not quite a bonanza, but you’ll still hook a few on a chunk of herring or octopus, fished right on the bottom if you’re lucky and the current’s manageable.
Surfperch are showing along sandy stretches near Pacific City, Neskowin, and Oceanside, with the classic setup—1- to 2-ounce pyramid sinker, a sliding rig, and sand shrimp or Berkley Gulp! camo worms. The incoming tide through mid-morning has produced solid stringers on calmer days, especially near river mouths.
Salmon season has closed for coho north of Cape Falcon, while Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain is closed for coho but remains open for most other salmon—just one fish per angler, and only shoreward of the 40-fathom line. Reports say action’s slow, but a few Chinook are still trickling through river mouths—think plug-cut herring in blue-green, trolled behind a dodger near the jaws. In the bays themselves, crabbing pressure’s up and pots are coming up heavy with firm Dungeness. Stabi Dave’s Bait & Tackle in Newport suggests chicken or fish carcasses for best pulls.
Today, your **hot spot picks**:
- **Barview Jetty** in Tillamook Bay for multi-species action—jigs under overcast, and pile worms at slack tide.
- **Yaquina Bay South Jetty** for lingcod and blacks—timing your cast just before high slack.
- **Pacific City’s beachfront** for perch on the incoming; aim for classic troughs and rip lines.
As for lures, you can’t go wrong with a 5-inch curly tail grub in chartreuse or white for bottomfish. Metal Kastmasters are another go-to, especially after a blow, for both perch and jetty rockfish. For halibut, nothing beats a glow hootchie paired with a herring strip.
That wraps your report for today. Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more local fishing action, updates on regulations (remember, the Ocean Endorsement will be required starting January 1st), and of course, the latest bite from your pal Artificial Lure.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
We’re rolling into late fall, and the morning’s starting out cool—expect mid-50s at sunrise, light winds out of the southwest, and a sky that’s toggling between overcast and the occasional sunbreak. According to the National Weather Service, we’ll see some fronts stacking up for the weekend, so keep an eye on building seas pushing 15 feet by Saturday night. Today, however, conditions are workable for a quick ocean run.
Tides for Friday are moderate-to-strong, perfect for pushing bait and fish toward the shorelines and jetty points. In Barview (Tillamook Bay), the highs hit at 3:04 am (5.95 ft) and 1:51 pm (7.4 ft), with a low at 8:14 am (2.99 ft) and another just after dark at 9:15 pm (-0.07 ft), based on Barview Tillamook Bay tide forecast. Sunrise lands at 7:45 am with sunset closing the day at 6:14 pm.
Let’s talk about the bite. ODFW’s fresh-off-the-press marine zone report notes bottomfish pressure is low but steady, with a 3-fish daily bag (watch those canary rockfish and cabezon sub-limits, and absolutely no retention for yelloweye or quillback). There are plenty of hungry lingcod scattered among rocky structure and jetties up and down the coast—your trusty white or rootbeer swimbait, bounced on a 2 to 4-ounce jighead, is a proven ticket. For best results, target slack tide windows when those lings get aggressive and structure-hugging blacks move closer in. Don’t forget your measuring device—lingcod must be at least 22 inches.
Halibut’s winding down as quotas close, but guys sneaking out of Newport last week carved out a slim 0.1 fish per rod average—not quite a bonanza, but you’ll still hook a few on a chunk of herring or octopus, fished right on the bottom if you’re lucky and the current’s manageable.
Surfperch are showing along sandy stretches near Pacific City, Neskowin, and Oceanside, with the classic setup—1- to 2-ounce pyramid sinker, a sliding rig, and sand shrimp or Berkley Gulp! camo worms. The incoming tide through mid-morning has produced solid stringers on calmer days, especially near river mouths.
Salmon season has closed for coho north of Cape Falcon, while Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain is closed for coho but remains open for most other salmon—just one fish per angler, and only shoreward of the 40-fathom line. Reports say action’s slow, but a few Chinook are still trickling through river mouths—think plug-cut herring in blue-green, trolled behind a dodger near the jaws. In the bays themselves, crabbing pressure’s up and pots are coming up heavy with firm Dungeness. Stabi Dave’s Bait & Tackle in Newport suggests chicken or fish carcasses for best pulls.
Today, your **hot spot picks**:
- **Barview Jetty** in Tillamook Bay for multi-species action—jigs under overcast, and pile worms at slack tide.
- **Yaquina Bay South Jetty** for lingcod and blacks—timing your cast just before high slack.
- **Pacific City’s beachfront** for perch on the incoming; aim for classic troughs and rip lines.
As for lures, you can’t go wrong with a 5-inch curly tail grub in chartreuse or white for bottomfish. Metal Kastmasters are another go-to, especially after a blow, for both perch and jetty rockfish. For halibut, nothing beats a glow hootchie paired with a herring strip.
That wraps your report for today. Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more local fishing action, updates on regulations (remember, the Ocean Endorsement will be required starting January 1st), and of course, the latest bite from your pal Artificial Lure.
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