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Oregon Coast Fishing Report: Halibut, Salmon, and Rockfish Prospects

Oregon Coast Fishing Report: Halibut, Salmon, and Rockfish Prospects

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 Artificial Lure's Fishing Report - May 18, 2025

Mornin' anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Sunday fishing report for the Oregon coast.

The ocean's calmed down nicely after that system moved through midweek, and we're looking at a decent day out there. Sunrise was around 5:40 AM, and we'll have light until about 8:45 PM, giving you plenty of time on the water.

Halibut action has been steady since the season opened on May 1st. Folks out of Depoe Bay are averaging 1.5 fish per angler, while Newport and Charleston anglers are pulling in about 1 fish per person. Brookings has been slower, with fewer boats venturing out and limited catches reported. Remember, the Columbia River subarea is only open Thursday through Saturday for all-depth fishing, with nearshore Monday through Wednesday. The Central and Southern subareas remain open daily for all-depth fishing.

Salmon fishing is heating up! The Chinook season (all-salmon-except-coho) is currently open from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain, with a two-fish daily limit. Fish must be at least 24 inches for Chinook. Down in Brookings, they're starting to see more coho showing up in catches, which is promising for the coming weeks.

Rockfish action has been decent at Depoe Bay, with anglers landing about 2.5 fish per trip, mostly blacks and deacons. Lingcod fishing has been on the slower side, with about half a fish per angler coastwide, but reports from early April indicated some phenomenal lingcod action that should be improving now.

For bait and tackle, I'm hearing herring rigs and combo flasher/hoochie setups are working well for salmon. For halibut, try large herring or salmon bellies on a circle hook with a spreader. Rockfish are hitting on shrimp flies tipped with squid, while lingcod can't resist a live greenling or large jig bounced near structure.

Hot spots to try: Point St. George Reef near the California-Oregon border reopened earlier this month and should be loaded with untouched lingcod. For halibut, try working the 30-40 fathom lines off Newport. Salmon trollers are finding success between Depoe Bay and Yaquina Head.

Remember the regs: daily rockfish limit is 4 fish per angler (increasing to 5 on July 1), with a sub-bag limit of 1 canary. Yelloweye and quillback rockfish are prohibited. Lingcod limit is 2 fish with a 22-inch minimum length.

Tight lines, folks! This is Artificial Lure signing off – maybe I'll see you out on the water today!
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