Late Summer Bounty: Oregon Coast Fishing Report, August 22, 2025

Artificial Lure here, bringing you today’s Pacific Ocean fishing report straight out of the Oregon coast for Friday, August 22, 2025. Sunrise was at 6:32 AM and the sun’s setting at 8:06 PM, so there’s still plenty of daylight to get those lines wet before dusk. Tides out of Brookings/Chetco Cove show a low at 5:58 AM dipping to -0.89 ft, a strong midday high at 12:27 PM peaking at 6.07 ft, followed by a modest 2.2 ft low at 5:54 PM, with another high just before midnight. Plan your launches and beach returns accordingly—today’s swing favors mid-morning through early afternoon action for the best bite, especially near the incoming tide according to Tide-Forecast.com.

Weather’s been textbook for late summer: calm mornings, northwest breeze picking up in the afternoon, skies generally clear along much of the coast. Water temps are hovering in the sweet spot for both pelagics and bottom fish. According to Reel Steel Sport Fishing, tuna water continues creeping north and the first real shots should happen any day—good news if you’re hunting albacore. Rockfish bit is very consistent at the Cape and around the reefs, though lingcod have been a touch spotty but catchable if you work the ledges hard.

ODFW recently adjusted bag and species limits effective August 18: you’re back to a 4-fish marine mixed bag for most bottom species. Canary rockfish now have a 2-fish sub-limit statewide. Quillback rockfish remain totally off-limits—don’t even think about it! Black, vermilion, and sunset rockfish are all tightly managed so double-check your daily catch versus the latest regs. Sablefish, if you find them, have their own 10-fish allowance outside the mixed bag.

Fresh reports from Pacific City and Netarts to Brookings confirm solid action nearshore: dory boats and small craft have been putting up quick limits on black, canary, and blue rockfish, with the occasional chunky lingcod, and crab traps are hauling up easy limits of Dungeness for those who soak gear long enough. Lingcod are around but require persistent jigging at the base of rocky structure and jetties.

Best baits this week: locally-caught herring has been king for bottomfish and lings, while swimbaits and curlytail jigs in rootbeer or motor oil colors imitate the comely sculpins and young-of-year rockfish they love. For a more active approach, use 1½ to 3 oz leadhead jigs with big, flappy plastics. If chasing salmon (and you should—they’re thick right now off the Columbia Buoy 10 area), troll herring or anchovies behind chartreuse or pink flashers. According to FishingBooker and the ODFW’s Astoria outlook, both coho and fall Chinook are running strong, with action in the lower Columbia staying hot through late August.

A couple of hot spots worth your time:
- Buoy 10 at the Columbia River mouth: Peak Chinook and coho, with sturgeon and stripers a bonus. Drift or anchor, but expect a crowd.
- Off Pacific City’s Haystack Rock: Drop for black and canary rockfish and chase lingcod along the rocky shelves. Crabbing is excellent in 20-60 feet if you’re patient.
- Depoe Bay reefs: Jigging over the deeper rocks can turn up big lings and occasional cabezon.
- Chetco River mouth: Salmon staging, early morning and on the incoming tide. Drift herring for best results.

All in all, it’s a stellar August day to be saltwater fishing the Oregon coast—bait’s plentiful, the tides are working in your favor, and the ocean’s serving up a big mixed bag. Drop those crab pots, sharpen those hooks, and as always, pack your patience and keep an eye on the bar conditions.

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