Salty Oregon Coastal Fishing Report: Summer's Bounty on the Pacific

Artificial Lure here, reporting live and salty from the Oregon Pacific, Wednesday August 27, 2025, just before eight in the morning. We’ve got classic late summer conditions setting the stage for a pretty phenomenal run on the Oregon coast—so whether your boots hit sand at Pacific City or you run your boat out past the jetties, the bite's been consistent and spirits are high.

Sunrise was at 6:20 AM today, with sunset rolling in at 7:20 PM, giving us a long window for action. Weather's playing ball—mornings are cool, low fifties, warming to upper sixties by midday, typical for August with a gentle marine layer, but expect it to burn off by mid-morning leaving mostly clear skies and light winds around 6–10 knots. This keeps swells moderate and makes for easy drifting both on the surf and near the mouth of the bays.

Tidal swings are giving us prime movement. Nestucca Bay saw a high tide at 3:33 AM at 6.31 feet, dropping to a low of 9:50 AM at 1.5 feet, then surging up again to a 7.2 foot high at 3:50 PM. Oceanside tides show similar action, with a low at 5:41 AM, a strong high at 12:07 PM, and another low at 6:41 PM. If you’re planning to target gamefish from a kayak or the rocks, don’t miss that rising flood—most fish feed hardest on the push between slack and the incoming.

Reports from local charters and shore anglers over the last few days: salmon—coho and chinook—still running offshore with the occasional big king landed by trollers running chartreuse flashers and herring strips anywhere from 50–120 feet down. Inside the bays, steelhead and a few stray sea-run cutthroat are popping in the early mornings on pink or orange spinner rigs.

Rockfish and lingcod are putting on a heck of a show on the reefs west of Cape Kiwanda. Gulp! Squids, swimbaits in anchovy patterns, and shrimp-tipped jigs are consistently out-fishing plain plastics. Limits are coming fast—average rockfish per angler is four to five, with plenty of blues and blacks in the mix, plus a handful of chunky lings over thirty inches.

Halibut reports are scattered, but those targeting the outer banks with spreader rigs baited with octopus or salmon belly continue to score, especially on those long, slow drifts mid-tide. If you’re new to Pacific halibut, focus on rough ground between 200–350 feet, and trust your electronics!

Surf perch are schooling strong at South Beach and Oceanside—sand shrimp and Berkley Gulp! Sandworms in camo bring steady hookups. Early is best; try the two hours before high tide for that extra push.

Hot spots right now: Pacific City’s dory launch (especially in the afternoon outgoing), the Nestucca Bay mouth on the flood, and Cape Lookout—a short hike will put you in prime ground for both rockfish and perch. For salmon, boaters heading north of the Salmon River mouth are seeing bigger schools and more active fish.

Top lures for late-summer Oregon salt: flashers with herring strip is king for salmon, swimbaits for rockfish (anchovy color, three to five inch), spinner blades for steelhead and sea-runs, and shrimp-tipped sabiki rigs for bait-sized surf perch. If you like bait fishing, fresh sand shrimp or herring is working best—never leave those out of the kit this time of year.

Biggest tip: fish the tides, watch the wind, and be ready for feisty, aggressive bites on the incoming push. Local guides agree—August is a can’t-miss window for easy limits and fast action if you bring the right tackle.

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