Oregon · Pacific Northwest
Oregon saltwater fishing forecast
5 bay systems and 147 named spots on the Oregon Pacific coast, with 13 NOAA tide stations. Right now the top-scoring bay system is Columbia River Bar at 80 for Kelp greenling.
In peak season this week: Chum salmon and Kelp greenling.
- Bay systems
- 5
- Named spots
- 147
- Tide stations
- 13
- Species guides
- 13
Bay systems right now · 5
Scores from the Waterlands engine, computed 7:04 PM PDT. Best window is the rest of today.
PZZ253 · 17 named spots
Top now: Kelp greenling · Best window 7-8 PM (peak 75)
PZZ356 · 18 named spots
Top now: Lingcod · Best window 7-8 PM (peak 71)
PZZ350 · 9 named spots
Top now: Kelp greenling · Best window 7-8 PM (peak 71)
PZZ252 · 32 named spots
Top now: Chum salmon · Best window 7-8 PM (peak 69)
Scoring best right now
Each species' best score in a Oregon bay system this hour.
- 80Great
- 74Great
- Lingcod71Great
Best in Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm · scored in 5 bay systems
Shoulder season - Rockfish70Great
Best in Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm · scored in 5 bay systems
Shoulder season - 69Great
- Chinook salmon68Great
Best in Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm · scored in 5 bay systems
Off season - Coho salmon67Great
Best in Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm · scored in 5 bay systems
Off season - Albacore tuna40Fair
Best in Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm · scored in 4 bay systems
Off season - Pacific halibut35Fair
Best in Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm · scored in 5 bay systems
- Sablefish35Fair
Best in Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm · scored in 5 bay systems
Species guides · 13
Season, water temperature, depth, structure, tackle and regulations for each species in Oregon waters.
- Chum salmonOncorhynchus keta · sea-runPeak season, about 4 more weekspeak
- Kelp greenlingHexagrammos decagrammus · nearshorePeak season, about 4 more weekspeak
- CabezonScorpaenichthys marmoratus · nearshoreShoulder season, about 25 more weeksshoulder
- LingcodOphiodon elongatus · nearshoreShoulder season, about 21 more weeksshoulder
- RockfishSebastes spp. · nearshoreShoulder season, about 25 more weeksshoulder
- Albacore tunaThunnus alalunga · pelagicOff season, about 4 more weeksoff
- Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha · sea-runOff season, about 4 more weeksoff
- Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch · sea-runOff season, about 30 more weeksoff
- SurfperchEmbiotocidae (mainly Amphistichus spp.) · surfOff season, about 17 more weeksoff
- Pacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepis · bottom
- Pink salmonOncorhynchus gorbuscha · sea-runPuget Sound pinks return in odd years only
- SablefishAnoplopoma fimbria · bottom
- Sockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerka · sea-run
Regulations and licenses
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Synced with ODFW Oct 31, 2026.
The Marine Zone page links ODFW's ocean salmon, Pacific halibut and sport bottomfish regulation pages; the full sport fishing regulations are published through eRegulations. Since January 1, 2026, anglers fishing the ocean from beaches, jetties or boats need an Ocean Endorsement in addition to a fishing license, unless they only fish for and keep salmon or steelhead. Shellfish take needs a Shellfish License instead.
No reviewed rules are on file for Oregon yet. Check the regulator's page before you keep a fish.