• Oregon Coast Fishing Update: Halibut, Salmon, and More on the Bite

  • May 4 2025
  • Durée: 3 min
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Oregon Coast Fishing Update: Halibut, Salmon, and More on the Bite

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  • Hey there, anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Oregon coast fishing report for this beautiful Sunday morning, May 4, 2025.

    The Pacific halibut season just opened a few days ago on May 1, and folks are already having success! Opening day brought limit catches of both halibut and lingcod for many boats. The Columbia River subarea is open at all depths Thursday through Saturday, while the nearshore fishery runs Monday through Wednesday. Central and Southern Oregon subareas are open daily at all depths, so today's a great day to get out there!

    Ocean Chinook salmon season is currently open from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain, with a daily bag limit of two salmon (except coho). Remember your size limits: 24 inches for Chinook and 20 inches for steelhead. The bite has been a bit slow recently due to poor ocean conditions last week, but spring Chinook should be showing up on the North Coast any day now. Keep an eye out!

    For rockfish, kelp greenling, and surf perch, fishing has been picking up near bay mouths. The North Jetty has been productive for shore anglers, while boats are bringing in near-limits.

    If you're hitting the rivers, the Trask is expecting its hatchery spring Chinook run to start soon, especially in tidewater and below the hatchery. The Wilson River should be seeing some early hatchery summer steelhead, though catches have been limited so far.

    Hot spots this weekend: Try Depoe Bay for halibut and lingcod - they've been producing limits. For salmon trolling, work the area from Cape Falcon south. Yaquina Bay jetty has been good for rockfish and surfperch on incoming tides.

    Best lures right now are bright colored hoochies with herring for halibut, while salmon are hitting anchovies with green/chartreuse spinners. For rockfish, try shrimp flies above a white or orange jig.

    For bait, fresh herring is working well for halibut, and sand shrimp or eggs for those early spring Chinook in the rivers. Berkley Gulp sandworms are producing for surfperch along the beaches.

    Remember the Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule goes into effect May 1 on sections of the Trask River, so check your regulations.

    With the opening of these key seasons, it's a prime time to be fishing the Oregon coast! This is Artificial Lure signing off - tight lines and see you on the water!
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