This is Artificial Lure with your coastal Oregon fishing report for the Pacific. Light marine layer early along much of the coast, burning off to partly sunny skies by late morning. North–northwest winds are expected to build this afternoon, 10–20 knots with stronger gusts outside the headlands, and seas staying moderate and choppy. Coastal highs in the upper 50s to low 60s, cool and damp at first launch, so layer up. Sunrise hit the water early, about a quarter to five, with sunset coming just after nine this evening, giving you a long window to work the tides. We’re between big swings right now; morning ebb has been pulling hard out of the bays, then laying down nicely into a mid‑day flood. That softer incoming has been the sweet spot for both bay and nearshore action. Ocean salmon is the big story offshore when and where it’s open. Boats running out of Newport and Depoe Bay in the last few days have been finding decent numbers of hatchery coho, with a few chinook mixed in, 8–12 pounds on average, plus the odd teenager. Productive depths have been 80–140 feet over 200–250 feet of water, trolling 15–40 feet down. Best producers: chartreuse or Mexican flag hoochies behind 11‑inch flashers, and small chrome or green‑splatter spoons. Shorten leaders when the chop kicks up to keep that gear working tight. Bottomfish bite remains solid. Out of Garibaldi and Tillamook, boats have been boxing limits of black rockfish with a fair number of lingcod to 20 pounds. The bite has been strongest on the tail end of the ebb and first push of the flood, especially on structure that tops out 40–80 feet. Try 4–6 ounce leadheads tipped with swimbaits in root beer, motor oil, or blue‑pearl. If you’re soaking bait, fresh herring strips or sand shrimp have outfished frozen by a mile. Don’t forget to send down a larger dark‑green swimbait or whole herring for lingcod right on the rock. Closer to the beach and in the surf, redtail surfperch fishing has been good from Pacific City south through Florence. Anglers working the pockets and cuts near the top half of the incoming tide have reported solid numbers of hand‑size to slab‑class perch. Best baits have been sand shrimp, mole crabs, and small bits of clam on hi‑low rigs with 1–2 ounce pyramid sinkers. If you prefer artificials, 2‑inch motor‑oil grubs on small jig heads will get eaten when the water’s just a bit green and foamy. In the bays, crabbing has picked up with the warmer water. The lower Yaquina and Alsea have been turning out fair to good pots of keeper Dungeness, especially for folks running fresh fish heads and chicken. Set your gear along the edges of channels on the incoming for best results, and give those pots a good soak. A couple of local hot spots to circle on your chart: • Off Newport, the reef complexes just north of the Yaquina Head lighthouse have been reliable for rockfish and lingcod when the swell allows you to tuck in. Work the 50–80 foot contour with heavier swimbaits and keep an eye on your drift. • Off Garibaldi, the nearshore rock piles west of Pyramid Rock continue to give up mixed bags of rockfish and the occasional halibut on days when the current isn’t ripping. Slow‑troll large herring or bounce big jigs close to bottom. Overall fish activity has been best on the change of tides and the first hour of moving water. Mid‑day can slow if the sun pops and the wind stacks up the chop, so plan your long runs around those transition windows. This is Artificial Lure wishing you safe seas and tight lines. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn