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Oregon Coast Spring Bite: Lingcod, Rockfish, and Salmon Heating Up
Published 2 weeks, 3 days ago
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things Pacific Ocean angling off Oregon's wild coast. It's early Monday, April 13, 2026, around 3 AM Pacific time, and the night's still whisperin' secrets from the waves.
Sunrise hits at 6:20 AM, sunset around 8:00 PM—plenty of daylight to chase the bite. Weather's lookin' mild with partial clouds, temps in the low 50s, light northwest winds at 5-10 knots keepin' seas calm at 4-6 feet offshore. Tides are runnin' low coefficient today, around 40, with high at 7:45 AM (3.2 ft) and 2:20 PM (3.2 ft), lows at 1:26 AM (3.2 ft wait no, slackin' easy—fish the incoming for best flow.
Fish activity's pickin' up as spring warms the water to about 52 degrees. Recent reports show solid catches of lingcod, rockfish, and albacore tunin' in closer, plus chinook salmon pushin' through. Limits of black rockfish and lings hit 20-30 lbs last week near reefs, and surf perch are stackin' beaches with sanddabs. Incoming tides fired the hot action.
Best lures? Jig those vertical setups with glow-headed bucktails or sardine-wrapped jigs in pink or green—drop-shot for bottom dwellers. Trolling spoons and stickbaits like Coyote or Viking work killers for salmon. Live bait? Sand shrimp or herring on a sliding sinker rig crushes perch and lings; mussels or squid strips for surf gigging.
Hit these hot spots: Depoe Bay's Devil's Punchbowl for explosive rockfish boils on the tide change, or Yaquina Bay jetties at Newport—trout and perch hammerin' right now. Launch early, watch for swells.
Stay safe out there, rig tight, and wet a line.
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Sunrise hits at 6:20 AM, sunset around 8:00 PM—plenty of daylight to chase the bite. Weather's lookin' mild with partial clouds, temps in the low 50s, light northwest winds at 5-10 knots keepin' seas calm at 4-6 feet offshore. Tides are runnin' low coefficient today, around 40, with high at 7:45 AM (3.2 ft) and 2:20 PM (3.2 ft), lows at 1:26 AM (3.2 ft wait no, slackin' easy—fish the incoming for best flow.
Fish activity's pickin' up as spring warms the water to about 52 degrees. Recent reports show solid catches of lingcod, rockfish, and albacore tunin' in closer, plus chinook salmon pushin' through. Limits of black rockfish and lings hit 20-30 lbs last week near reefs, and surf perch are stackin' beaches with sanddabs. Incoming tides fired the hot action.
Best lures? Jig those vertical setups with glow-headed bucktails or sardine-wrapped jigs in pink or green—drop-shot for bottom dwellers. Trolling spoons and stickbaits like Coyote or Viking work killers for salmon. Live bait? Sand shrimp or herring on a sliding sinker rig crushes perch and lings; mussels or squid strips for surf gigging.
Hit these hot spots: Depoe Bay's Devil's Punchbowl for explosive rockfish boils on the tide change, or Yaquina Bay jetties at Newport—trout and perch hammerin' right now. Launch early, watch for swells.
Stay safe out there, rig tight, and wet a line.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more reports! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI