Waterlands

NWS zone PZZ210 · Pacific Northwest

Columbia River Bar fishing forecast

Oregon · Pacific coast

Scores for this bay system are being computed. Check back shortly.
Named spots
71
Species scored
0
Tide stations
6

Overview

Columbia River Bar is NWS marine zone PZZ210 on the Oregon Pacific coast, in the Pacific Northwest species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 71 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 6 NOAA tide stations nearby.

11 species are listed for this region; none is scored in the current forecast.

Species · 11

Listed for the Pacific Northwest region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

Not scored
Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha · sea-run

Peak season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch · sea-run

Peak season, about 1 more week

Not scored
CabezonScorpaenichthys marmoratus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 32 more weeks

Not scored
Kelp greenlingHexagrammos decagrammus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
LingcodOphiodon elongatus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 27 more weeks

Not scored
Pacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepis · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
RockfishSebastes spp. · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 32 more weeks

Not scored
SablefishAnoplopoma fimbria · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
SurfperchEmbiotocidae (mainly Amphistichus spp.) · surf

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Chum salmonOncorhynchus keta · sea-run

Off season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Sockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerka · sea-run

Off season, about 1 more week

Named spots · 71

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

Nearest tide stations

Regulations

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Synced with ODFW Sep 17, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with ODFW before you keep a fish.

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