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"Oregon Coast Fishing Report: Rockfish, Lingcod, and Crab Season Opener"
Published 5 months, 4 weeks ago
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Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report for Saturday, November 1st, 2025, and it’s a good one as we kick off a new month!
**Sunrise struck at 7:36 AM, sunset coming at 6:24 PM, so you’ve got decent daylight for the action.** At the coast around Nestucca Bay entrance and Pacific City, the day opened with low tide at 3:41 AM at 0.9ft, the morning high peaking at 9:14 AM with 5.45ft. Afternoon sees another low around 2:48 PM at 2.53ft, and wraps up with a high at 8:16 PM near 5.61ft. These moderate tides mean strong currents will push baitfish in and out, really switching fish activity around the tidal changes (Surfline, Tides4Fishing, TidesChart).
**Weather’s classic November Oregon coast:** gray skies, crisp air, maybe patchy drizzle, and some wind in the teens—grab your layers! Seas off Brookings, further south, are running 12–14ft with NW swells; water temps near 57°F. Winds start northwest 10–15 knots, swinging north, so surf and jetty anglers will face a bit of chop (BeachConnection.net).
**Fish activity is picking up, both offshore and in the bays.** Sportfishing Report and seasonal trends say November brings prime bites for surf perch, black rockfish, lingcod, and the start of the Dungeness crab season, which opens today. Lingcod and rockfish catches along jetty rocks and reefs have been good, with early boats hitting limits. Recent Newport fishing reports highlight solid bottom fish catches as well as late-season coho still showing in the mix; bait balls are thick, so action is steady (FishingBooker, SportfishingReport).
For baits and lures, *you want to match the hatch*.
- **Jetties and nearshore reefs:** Berkley Gulp! Sandworms or curly tail grubs in chartreuse and root beer catch surf perch and rockfish well. Lingcod have been hammering larger swimbaits and big jigs—try white or blue if water’s cloudy.
- **Crabbers:** Chicken backs and oily fish heads set in ring traps or pots are the go-tos for Dungeness (Berkley Fishing, local know-how).
If you’re surf casting, nothing beats a two-hook hi-lo rig baited with sand shrimp or fresh clam, especially near Pacific City and Cape Kiwanda. For the kayak or small boat crowd, slow-troll cut-plug herring or bounce drop-shot squid along outer reefs and kelp beds.
**Hot Spots for Today:**
- **Nestucca Bay entrance:** Sheltered waters and the tides moving bait; black rockfish, perch, and some late coho when available.
- **Cape Kiwanda:** The north jetty and rocky points nearby have seen reliable lingcod and rockfish. Dungeness pots do well in the adjacent sandy lanes.
- **Newport’s South Jetty:** Always a solid bet, especially for mixed bags of bottom fish and the first-round crabs of the season.
Fall’s new arrivals in the tackle world—like Berkley PowerBait MaxScent and Rapala swim baits—are getting big buzz locally for black rockfish in colder water. If you’re targeting lingcod, heavy metal jigs tipped with squid strips often land the biggest fish.
Want numbers? Most boats are reporting full limits of rockfish inside of three hours, three to five lingcod per party, and the crabs are filling buckets quickly. Coho runs are waning, but a few silver bullets can still be found where river meets sea.
Thanks for tuning in to today’s report. Subscribe for more local insight, and stay safe and tight lines out there. 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
**Sunrise struck at 7:36 AM, sunset coming at 6:24 PM, so you’ve got decent daylight for the action.** At the coast around Nestucca Bay entrance and Pacific City, the day opened with low tide at 3:41 AM at 0.9ft, the morning high peaking at 9:14 AM with 5.45ft. Afternoon sees another low around 2:48 PM at 2.53ft, and wraps up with a high at 8:16 PM near 5.61ft. These moderate tides mean strong currents will push baitfish in and out, really switching fish activity around the tidal changes (Surfline, Tides4Fishing, TidesChart).
**Weather’s classic November Oregon coast:** gray skies, crisp air, maybe patchy drizzle, and some wind in the teens—grab your layers! Seas off Brookings, further south, are running 12–14ft with NW swells; water temps near 57°F. Winds start northwest 10–15 knots, swinging north, so surf and jetty anglers will face a bit of chop (BeachConnection.net).
**Fish activity is picking up, both offshore and in the bays.** Sportfishing Report and seasonal trends say November brings prime bites for surf perch, black rockfish, lingcod, and the start of the Dungeness crab season, which opens today. Lingcod and rockfish catches along jetty rocks and reefs have been good, with early boats hitting limits. Recent Newport fishing reports highlight solid bottom fish catches as well as late-season coho still showing in the mix; bait balls are thick, so action is steady (FishingBooker, SportfishingReport).
For baits and lures, *you want to match the hatch*.
- **Jetties and nearshore reefs:** Berkley Gulp! Sandworms or curly tail grubs in chartreuse and root beer catch surf perch and rockfish well. Lingcod have been hammering larger swimbaits and big jigs—try white or blue if water’s cloudy.
- **Crabbers:** Chicken backs and oily fish heads set in ring traps or pots are the go-tos for Dungeness (Berkley Fishing, local know-how).
If you’re surf casting, nothing beats a two-hook hi-lo rig baited with sand shrimp or fresh clam, especially near Pacific City and Cape Kiwanda. For the kayak or small boat crowd, slow-troll cut-plug herring or bounce drop-shot squid along outer reefs and kelp beds.
**Hot Spots for Today:**
- **Nestucca Bay entrance:** Sheltered waters and the tides moving bait; black rockfish, perch, and some late coho when available.
- **Cape Kiwanda:** The north jetty and rocky points nearby have seen reliable lingcod and rockfish. Dungeness pots do well in the adjacent sandy lanes.
- **Newport’s South Jetty:** Always a solid bet, especially for mixed bags of bottom fish and the first-round crabs of the season.
Fall’s new arrivals in the tackle world—like Berkley PowerBait MaxScent and Rapala swim baits—are getting big buzz locally for black rockfish in colder water. If you’re targeting lingcod, heavy metal jigs tipped with squid strips often land the biggest fish.
Want numbers? Most boats are reporting full limits of rockfish inside of three hours, three to five lingcod per party, and the crabs are filling buckets quickly. Coho runs are waning, but a few silver bullets can still be found where river meets sea.
Thanks for tuning in to today’s report. Subscribe for more local insight, and stay safe and tight lines out there. 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