NWS zone PZZ210 · Pacific Northwest
Columbia River Bar fishing forecast
Oregon · Pacific coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 71
- Species scored
- 8
- 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.
8 species are scored here in this forecast; Kelp greenling and Chum salmon are at peak season now.
At 5:00 PM it scores 69 (great), led by Kelp greenling. The best window for the rest of today is 5-10 PM (flood tide), peaking at 72 for Kelp greenling. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sat, Nov 14 at 5 PM, scoring 81.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 5:04 PM PST.
Best window today
5-10 PM · Flood tide
Top species: Kelp greenling
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Wed, Nov 4
80
8 AM
Kelp greenling
Thu, Nov 5
75
9 AM
Kelp greenling
Fri, Nov 6
70
9 AM
Lingcod
Sat, Nov 7
71
10 AM
Kelp greenling
Sun, Nov 8
62
11 AM
Kelp greenling
Mon, Nov 9
74
12 PM
Kelp greenling
Tue, Nov 10
56
1 PM
Chum salmon
Wed, Nov 11
53
11 PM
Chum salmon
Thu, Nov 12
67
4 PM
Kelp greenling
Fri, Nov 13
75
4 PM
Chum salmon
Sat, Nov 14
81
5 PM
Chum salmon
Best day
Sun, Nov 15
78
5 PM
Chum salmon
Mon, Nov 16
70
2 AM
Chum salmon
Tue, Nov 17
74
5 PM
Chum salmon
Species · 8
Listed for the Pacific Northwest region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 8 AM (79)
Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Sat, Nov 14 at 5 PM (81)
Shoulder season, about 20 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 8 AM (70)
Shoulder season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 8 AM (68)
Shoulder season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 8 AM (67)
Off season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 29 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 16 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 4 AM (35)
Named spots · 71
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Quarantine AnchorageChannel · 19 to 41 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling76Great
- Tongue PointCape · 20 to 96 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling74Great
- Range PointCape · 4 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling71Great
- Youngs BayBay · 4 to 12 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling71Great
- I I SloughBay · 16 to 26 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling70Great
- Kellogg SloughBay · 7 to 14 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling70Great
- The NarrowsBay · 4 to 30 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling70Great
- Astoria RangeChannel · 29 to 45 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling68Great
- Chetlo HarborBay · 7 to 25 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling68Great
- John Day ChannelChannel · 13 to 21 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling68Great
- Taylor SandsBar · 1 to 12 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling68Great
- Tongue Point BarBar · 4 to 26 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling68Great
59 more spots, A to Z
- Baker Bay61
- Bay Center Channel62
- Bay Center Cutoff Channel62
- Cape Shoalwater67
- Cathlamet Bay67
- Clifton Channel61
- Dead Mans Cove62
- Deadmans Hollow62
- Desdemona Sands61
- Devils Elbow66
- Diamond Point64
- Driscoll Range57
- Driscoll Range57
- Ellen Sands56
- Empire Spit67
- Goose Point62
- Graveyard Spit67
- Harrington Point Range65
- High Point63
- Ilwaco Channel55
- Jensen Point63
- Jetty Sands59
- Jim Crow Sands (historical)65
- Kaffee Slough62
- Leadbetter Channel66
- Leadbetter Point66
- Lewis Slough62
- Long Island Shoal58
- Long Island Slough67
- Lower Desdemona Shoal56
- Middle Grounds56
- Nahcotta Channel66
- Nemah River Channel66
- Nemah Spit64
- North Channel59
- Paradise Point66
- Peacock Spit63
- Pine Island Channel63
- Point Adams66
- Prairie Channel62
- Puget Bar61
- Red Slough66
- Riddle Spit64
- Russell Channel67
- Shoalwater Bay52
- Smoky Hollow63
- South Channel62
- Stanley Channel62
- Tansy Point67
- Tansy Point Turn and Range61
- Toke Point64
- Tongue Point Channel68
- Upper Desdemona Shoal57
- Upper Sands66
- Wauna Range61
- Wauna Range61
- Willapa Bay64
- Wilson Point67
- Woody Island Channel62
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Synced with ODFW Nov 4, 2026.
No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with ODFW before you keep a fish.