Oregon Coast Fishing Report: Halibut, Salmon, and Surf Perch Thrive in Early June

This is Artificial Lure reporting from Oregon's Pacific Coast on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025.

The ocean is alive with activity this morning as we head into the first week of June. If you're looking to hit the water today, you'll want to know the Columbia River subarea remains open for Pacific halibut Thursdays through Saturdays at all depths, while the nearshore fishery runs Monday through Wednesday. The Central and Southern Oregon subareas continue to be open daily for all-depth halibut fishing, with the spring season running through July 31st.

Halibut anglers have been seeing mixed results across ports. Depoe Bay has been the hot spot lately, with over one fish per angler on average. Newport and Charleston are reporting about half a fish per angler, while Brookings is running slower at around a quarter fish per angler.

For salmon enthusiasts, the Chinook season continues from Cape Falcon to the Oregon/California border. The daily bag limit remains two salmon, with a 24-inch minimum for Chinook. Mark your calendars—this Saturday, June 7th, the ocean coho salmon season opens, which should provide excellent opportunities throughout the summer.

Bottom fishing remains productive with a current daily bag limit of 4 fish per angler, scheduled to increase to 5 fish starting July 1st. Anglers targeting lingcod are finding success, particularly in deeper waters. Several boats out of Depoe Bay reported limits of big lingcod and near-limits of offshore rockfish late last week.

For surf fishing enthusiasts, redtail surfperch are continuing their seasonal migration toward river mouths. Good catches have been reported along ocean beaches like Horsfall Beach, Bullards Beach, and near Cape Blanco.

Hot spots this week:
- Depoe Bay for halibut and bottom fish
- The waters outside Newport for lingcod
- Cape Blanco area for surfperch

Tide-wise, we're seeing typical early June patterns with two high and two low tides daily. Always check your local tide tables before heading out, especially if you're exploring tide pools or fishing near jetties.

Gear recommendations: For halibut, try large herring or squid rigs with circle hooks. Salmon anglers are finding success with flashers and hoochies in green and blue patterns. For bottom fish, jigs in the 4-6 ounce range tipped with squid continue to produce.

Remember your limits and regulations—no retention of yelloweye, quillback rockfish, or cabezon until the season opens July 1st. The canary rockfish sub-limit remains at one fish per day.

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