• April 30, 2025 Oregon Coast Fishing Report: Rockfish Limits, Lingcod Biting, and Halibut on the Horizon

  • Apr 30 2025
  • Durée: 3 min
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April 30, 2025 Oregon Coast Fishing Report: Rockfish Limits, Lingcod Biting, and Halibut on the Horizon

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  • This is Artificial Lure with your Pacific Ocean Oregon fishing report for April 30, 2025.

    We started the morning with light drizzle on the coast but by midday, clouds lifted and we enjoyed classic spring conditions—highs in the low 50s, a steady marine layer, and a gentle westerly breeze. Sunrise was at 6:01 AM and sunset will hit around 8:18 PM, giving you plenty of daylight for a long session. Tides today see a low at 5:35 AM, high at 12:09 PM, and another low late afternoon around 5:55 PM. That midmorning high tide really got things moving, especially in the nearshore rocks and jetties.

    Bottomfish action has been about as hot as it gets. Rockfish have been biting like fleas on a dog—limits were easy for most boats out of Depoe Bay and Newport this morning. Lingcod are on the chew, especially with a little chopped herring or white swimbait bounced close to the bottom. Black rockfish, coppers, and a good number of sea bass are all in the mix. The best action has been over rocky reefs in 60 to 100 feet of water. Hot spots include the reefs off Yaquina Head and the classic Depoe Bay rock piles[5].

    Halibut season is right around the corner, but folks are getting a jump with a few caught deep, mostly off Pacific City and Garibaldi. You’ll want to try large herring rigs or glow squid jigs fished near the bottom when tides slack.

    Salmon is still just around the corner—coho retention doesn’t open until June 7, but you can keep one Chinook over 24 inches as part of your two-fish limit until July 15. Look for the Chinooks to stage just offshore as they wait for the big push in summer[5]. Best baits here are trolled herring or chartreuse hoochies behind a flasher.

    Crabbing remains fair in the bays with most keepers coming in from deeper channels and pots left to soak a few hours. Use chicken backs or fish scraps for the best results.

    For lures, you can’t beat a white or rootbeer swimbait for lingcod right now, and shrimp flies or curly tail jigs are pulling easy limits of rockfish. For bait, fresh herring is top choice for both bottomfish and salmon, and don’t overlook sand shrimp or squid strips.

    For hot spots, Yaquina Head reefs and the area right outside Depoe Bay are producing limits. Bonus tip—the jetty at South Beach in Newport gave up some nice cabezon and greenling on shrimp-tipped jigs this morning.

    That’s the word from the water. Tight lines and see you out there[5][3][1]!
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