Early June Oregon Coast: Rockfish Limits and Surf Perch on the Flood Tide
JUN 6, 20264 MIN
Early June Oregon Coast: Rockfish Limits and Surf Perch on the Flood Tide
JUN 6, 20264 MIN
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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Pacific Coast Oregon fishing report.
We’re sitting in a classic early‑June pattern. Along the north and central coast, skies are starting out mostly cloudy with that cool marine layer, burning off to partial sun by mid‑day. Highs along the beaches are running in the upper 50s to low 60s, with northwest wind 10–20 knots this afternoon and a light chop building to a moderate wind wave. Overnight lows stay in the high 40s to low 50s. According to the National Weather Service coastal forecast, a small northwest swell is rolling through, nothing extreme but enough to keep the bars a little lumpy on the outgoing.
Tides today run a moderate morning high, dropping to a mid‑day low, then building to a stronger evening flood. That afternoon flood has been the sweet spot for both surf and jetty anglers, especially the last two hours of incoming. Sunrise is just after 5:30 a.m. with sunset a bit after 9 p.m., giving you a long window to pick your tide and wind combo.
Fish activity has picked up nicely. Local reports out of Garibaldi and Newport charter fleets say bottom fishing has been steady: good numbers of black rockfish, a mix of blue rockfish, and the usual lingcod showing when the ocean lays down enough to get outside the jetties. Limits of rockfish have been common on calmer days, with most lings in the legal slot and a few larger fish coming off the deeper humps and edges.
Surf perch fishing along open sandy beaches from Seaside down through Pacific City and south toward Yachats has been solid. Anglers working the deeper cuts and the edges of the sandbars on the incoming tide are seeing decent buckets of redtail surfperch, especially around low‑light periods and that flood tide push.
On the salmon front, offshore reports have been spotty but improving. When boats can get out, some coho are showing on the offshore rips and temperature breaks, with a few chinook mixed in where seasons allow. It’s not full‑tilt yet, but there’s enough action that trollers are starting to pay close attention to birds, bait balls, and temp lines.
Best producers for bottom fish have been medium to heavy jigging setups. Metal jigs in the 4–8 ounce range, in colors like chrome, blue, and glow, bounced just off the bottom have been deadly on both rockfish and lingcod. White or root‑beer swimbaits on leadheads, sweetened with a strip of herring or squid, continue to be a go‑to. For bait, fresh or frozen herring, anchovies, and squid strips are hard to beat; they stay on the hook and put out plenty of scent.
Surf perch anglers are doing well with 2‑inch sandworms, Gulp! sandworms in camo or red, small sand shrimp if you can get them, and pieces of clam or mussel. A simple high‑low rig with 1–2 ounce pyramid or disc sinkers is getting it done. Light‑action surf rods and 10–15 pound line are plenty.
For salmon trollers offshore, tried‑and‑true anchovies or herring behind short flashers are still the standard. Green‑and‑chrome or chartreuse patterns have been solid in that slightly off‑color water. A lot of locals are running 20–30 feet behind the release on downriggers, working the top 50 feet early and dropping a bit deeper as the sun climbs.
Couple of local hot spots to put on your list:
• The south jetty at the mouth of the Columbia and the jetties at Tillamook Bay have been producing a mixed bag of rockfish, greenling, and lingcod when swells and bar conditions cooperate. Fish the structure hard, stay mobile, and watch the waves.
• The surf around Pacific City, especially near the river mouth and prominent sandbars, has kicked out good redtail surfperch action on the incoming tide. Work those deeper troughs and cuts; if you’re not getting bit in ten minutes, move.
If you’re heading out, keep an eye on bar restrictions, wind forecasts, and always pack the safety gear. These coastal conditions can change fast, even on a “nice” day.
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