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Sunday Fishing Report: Reds, Trout, Blues and Offshore Action on the Oregon Coast
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Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean, Oregon fishing report, Sunday, November 16, 2025.
The sun’s just up after a 7:15 am rise and will settle by 4:45 pm. Today’s tide at Pacific City and Nestucca Bay starts with a low at 3:35 am (1.9 ft), a big high at 9:39 am (7.6 ft), another low at 4:43 pm (0.7 ft), and finishes with a high at 10:39 pm (5.9 ft), according to Tides.net and Tides4Fishing. These moderate swings mean moving water most of the day—great for setting up near drop-offs and channels where feeding fish stack up.
Weather-wise, the National Weather Service notes we’ll see sub-advisory sea conditions through early afternoon, with increasing south winds and a shift to gusty northwest by evening, as another front moves in. Swells are picking up, and seas could steepen into the late afternoon, so if you plan to go offshore, make sure you’re back at the dock before the wind really turns.
Fishing action this week has been lively. Nearshore, folks are still pulling in big fall red drum and a solid mix of speckled trout and bluefish. According to recent Oregon Inlet reports, reds up to 46 inches have been landed on fresh cut mullet, especially in the inlet and surf zones. Slot reds are steady along the banks, best caught with cut bait during moving tides. The grass beds and bridge pilings continue to hold speckled trout, most in the 14 to 19-inch range. Soft plastics like Z-Man or Bass Assassin paddle tails beneath a popping cork are killer right now, especially on the outgoing tide.
And don’t sleep on those bluefish—thick throughout the area, whacking both plugs and cut bait from the beach and the piers. Black drum remain consistent on fresh bait fished on the bottom, with bigger fish sometimes pushing 25 inches.
Offshore, those who found a weather window did well: mahi, blackfin tuna, king mackerel, and the odd wahoo have shown for trollers and jiggers working 25-35 miles out. Several boats reported billfish, but with the coming wind that outer water bite may be a tougher ask until conditions mellow.
Best baits and lures for today:
- Red drum: fresh cut mullet and menhaden.
- Speckled trout: Z-Man plastics, Bass Assassin paddle tails, or Outer Banks Lures on a ¼ oz jighead.
- Bluefish: topwater plugs early, then switch to cut bait as the morning wears on.
- Bottom fish: shrimp or squid strips on a standard two-hook rig.
- Offshore: trolled cedar plugs, skirted ballyhoo, and jigs.
Two local hot spots to try:
- The Nestucca Bay bar and pinch points on the outgoing tide for big red drum and bluefish.
- The grass banks and bridge pilings at Sand Lake and in the Tillamook Bay entrance for speckled trout and consistent black drum action.
Given the building sea this afternoon, stick close, check the tide, and work the moving water windows for your best shot at fish. Don’t forget, as regulations are in flux, especially on drum and trout, make sure to check the latest ODFW rules before you keep anything.
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The sun’s just up after a 7:15 am rise and will settle by 4:45 pm. Today’s tide at Pacific City and Nestucca Bay starts with a low at 3:35 am (1.9 ft), a big high at 9:39 am (7.6 ft), another low at 4:43 pm (0.7 ft), and finishes with a high at 10:39 pm (5.9 ft), according to Tides.net and Tides4Fishing. These moderate swings mean moving water most of the day—great for setting up near drop-offs and channels where feeding fish stack up.
Weather-wise, the National Weather Service notes we’ll see sub-advisory sea conditions through early afternoon, with increasing south winds and a shift to gusty northwest by evening, as another front moves in. Swells are picking up, and seas could steepen into the late afternoon, so if you plan to go offshore, make sure you’re back at the dock before the wind really turns.
Fishing action this week has been lively. Nearshore, folks are still pulling in big fall red drum and a solid mix of speckled trout and bluefish. According to recent Oregon Inlet reports, reds up to 46 inches have been landed on fresh cut mullet, especially in the inlet and surf zones. Slot reds are steady along the banks, best caught with cut bait during moving tides. The grass beds and bridge pilings continue to hold speckled trout, most in the 14 to 19-inch range. Soft plastics like Z-Man or Bass Assassin paddle tails beneath a popping cork are killer right now, especially on the outgoing tide.
And don’t sleep on those bluefish—thick throughout the area, whacking both plugs and cut bait from the beach and the piers. Black drum remain consistent on fresh bait fished on the bottom, with bigger fish sometimes pushing 25 inches.
Offshore, those who found a weather window did well: mahi, blackfin tuna, king mackerel, and the odd wahoo have shown for trollers and jiggers working 25-35 miles out. Several boats reported billfish, but with the coming wind that outer water bite may be a tougher ask until conditions mellow.
Best baits and lures for today:
- Red drum: fresh cut mullet and menhaden.
- Speckled trout: Z-Man plastics, Bass Assassin paddle tails, or Outer Banks Lures on a ¼ oz jighead.
- Bluefish: topwater plugs early, then switch to cut bait as the morning wears on.
- Bottom fish: shrimp or squid strips on a standard two-hook rig.
- Offshore: trolled cedar plugs, skirted ballyhoo, and jigs.
Two local hot spots to try:
- The Nestucca Bay bar and pinch points on the outgoing tide for big red drum and bluefish.
- The grass banks and bridge pilings at Sand Lake and in the Tillamook Bay entrance for speckled trout and consistent black drum action.
Given the building sea this afternoon, stick close, check the tide, and work the moving water windows for your best shot at fish. Don’t forget, as regulations are in flux, especially on drum and trout, make sure to check the latest ODFW rules before you keep anything.
Thanks for tuning in with Artificial Lure. For more local fishing insight, subscribe and stay sharp on 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