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"Coastal Spring Bounty: Salmon, Halibut, and Bottomfish Bite Strong in Oregon"

"Coastal Spring Bounty: Salmon, Halibut, and Bottomfish Bite Strong in Oregon"

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 Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean Oregon fishing report for Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Tidal swing today is moderate with an early morning high tide giving way to a dropping tide by midday, making the morning hours a prime window for chasing salmon and bottomfish. Weather’s looking classic coastal spring: cool and partly cloudy, with a light west breeze building in the afternoon. Sunrise was at 5:37 am and sunset will be 8:37 pm, giving us a long day to work the water.

Ocean Chinook salmon season is open from Cape Falcon down to Humbug Mountain right now, with a daily bag limit of two salmon, but remember it’s closed to coho retention at the moment. Most folks are running deep-diving plugs or hoochies behind flashers to coax up those king salmon. With water temps around 52 degrees, trolling 30-60 feet down has been producing best, especially near drop-offs and current seams. Down Brookings way, the port is reporting lots of coho showing up in the catch, and the king bite’s slowly coming on, so be ready for some mixed-bag action if you’re trolling the southern coast[4][1].

Halibut opened May 1 and is running strong along the central and southern coast. Depoe Bay, Newport, and Charleston all saw good halibut success this past week, averaging just over one fish per angler. Garibaldi and Brookings were a bit slower, with few reports of fish landed. If you’re targeting halibut, go big with herring or large salmon bellies on a spreader bar bottom rig, and try to be on anchor during the slack tide windows for best results[1][2].

Lingcod and rockfish fishing has been hot, with full limits common over the past couple weekends, especially out of Brookings and around the reefs near Port Orford. Swimbaits in blue and white or rootbeer have been killer, along with large jigs tipped with squid or cut bait. Lingcod have been aggressive, hanging close to rocky structure and biting best on a slow retrieve[4].

For hot spots, try the reefs just west of Depoe Bay and the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse area for a mix of big rockfish, lingcod, and halibut. The nearshore waters off Charleston are another solid bet, particularly for bottomfish.

To sum up: the bite is on for lingcod and rockfish, halibut action is solid in central and southern ports, and salmon season is ramping up, with kings showing in catches and lots of coho down south. Best bet is to get out early, take advantage of the morning tide, and bring your A-game lures—hoochies and spoons for salmon, herring or big jigs for halibut, and swimbaits for those aggressive lingcod. Good luck out there and tight lines.
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