Marine Zone

MARINE FISHING

July 2, 2026

Announcements

As of Jan. 1, 2026, an Ocean Endorsement is needed for most recreational anglers fishing in the ocean. Check the Ocean Endorsement page for more information.

Saltwater News Bulletins

Be among the first to know about in-season changes! You can subscribe to receive emails and text message alerts for marine topics that interest you. It's easy to unsubscribe at any time. Your contact information will remain confidential. Three different lists of interest to ocean enthusiasts are available: bottomfish, halibut and ocean salmon.

Bottomfish

A few reminders

• Visit the sport bottomfish seasons page to see what's new for 2026.
• Retention of quillback rockfish and yelloweye rockfish remains prohibited.
• Cabezon is prohibited from January 1 through June 30.

Port by port reports:

Garibaldi: Anglers landed 2.75 rockfish on average, mostly black and yellowtail rockfishes. Lingcod landings were slow at 0.8 fish per angler.

Depoe Bay: Mostly black, canary, yellowtail, and deacon rockfishes were landed with about 2.75 rockfish per angler. Lingcod catches were slow at 0.33 fish per angler.

Newport: Anglers landed 2.75 rockfish on average, mostly black, canary, deacon, and yellowtail rockfishes. Lingcod was slow at 0.33 fish per angler.

Charleston: Anglers landed around 3.2 rockfish, consisting of mainly black, canary, deacon, and yellowtail rockfishes. Lingcod was slow at 0.5 fish per angler.

Brookings: Anglers caught just over 2 rockfish on average; mainly black, blue, and deacon rockfishes. Lingcod was slow at 0.25 fish on average.

The offshore long-leader fishery gives anglers an opportunity to catch more fish and to distribute effort away from nearshore species. Learn more about the gear and the fishery.

Bottomfish fishing resources:

• What can I keep and how many? Keep up with in-season regulation changes.
• Know what you've caught with some helpful rockfish identification tips (including online quizzes and video).
• Waypoints for fathom lines and other restricted areas.

Ocean salmon

The ocean mark-selective (fin-clipped) coho fishery opened in the area from Leadbetter Point, Washington to Cape Falcon, Oregon on June 20. In this area, the bag limit is 2 salmon per day, but no more than 1 Chinook, and all retained coho must be adipose fin-clipped. In this area minimum size limits are 22" for Chinook, 16" for coho, and 20" for steelhead.

The ocean recreational mark-selective (fin-clipped) coho fishery opened on June 6 from Cape Falcon to the Oregon/California border. The bag limit is 2 salmon per day, all retained coho salmon must be adipose fin-clipped. There is no fin-clip requirement for Chinook salmon. Minimum size limits are 24" for Chinook, 16" for coho, and 20" for steelhead.

Port by port weekly average catch for the week beginning June 22:

Improved weather on several days last week allowed for increased ocean salmon fishing. The highest catch rates for the week were in Florence and Winchester Bay with 1.0 and 0.98 salmon per angler, respectively.

Astoria: 0.57 salmon per angler

Garibaldi: 0.09 salmon per angler

Pacific City: 0.17 salmon per angler

Depoe Bay: 0.11 salmon per angler

Newport: 0.42 salmon per angler

Florence: 1 salmon per angler

Winchester Bay: 0.98 salmon per angler

Charleston: 0.43 salmon per angler

Bandon: No ocean salmon observed

Gold Beach: No ocean salmon observed

Brookings: 0.36 salmon per angler

Ocean salmon fishing resources:

• Keep track of where salmon quotas are at north of Cape Falcon and south of Cape Falcon
• See the ocean salmon regulations in either a time and area graphic view or as a map

Pacific halibut

See Pacific halibut season dates or visit the sport halibut page for more information.

Port by port reports:

Garibaldi: A few boats went out and had limited success.

Depoe Bay: Catch rates were about 1.3 fish per angler.

Newport: Anglers averaged about 1 fish per person.

Charleston: Anglers landed 0.6 fish on average.

Brookings: Minimal effort with low success of 0.4 fish per angler.

Shore and estuary fishing

Daily bag limits, seasons and licensing requirements for shore-based anglers are the same as for boat-based anglers.

There are plenty of rocky or sandy fishing sites up and down the coast where shore anglers can drop a line for saltwater fish. Read about how and where

Lingcod and many other bottomfish species are available year-round to shore anglers fishing in rocky areas. A common setup for lingcod is a jig head with a rubber swim bait – it's simple but effective. Also pack a measuring device for lingcod: the minimum legal size is 22 inches.

Surfperch are available in the surf year-round along sandy beaches and rocky shores, with the best fishing (and safest fishing) occurring when swells are small. Register for one of several surfperch workshops listed in the Angler Education Program Schedule.

Want more opportunities that don't include a boat? Check out the crabbing and clamming recreation report for updates on crabs, clams, mussels and more!

When fishing from shore or inside estuaries and bays, it is important to check the tide. Many fish that swim into estuaries and bays, including salmon, surfperch, and Pacific herring, tend to come in with the tide. Catch of these species is more likely to occur closer to slack tide. Additionally, the accessibility of some areas can be completely dependent on the tide. Do not allow the incoming tide to become a safety issue.