Daily Fishing Report
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2026 ocean salmon season information
Fishing Report: 08/12/2026
•The ocean recreational salmon season between Cape Falcon and the Oregon/California Border closes to the retention of coho salmon effective 11:59 PM Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The season remains open for Chinook salmon.
The Cape Falcon to the Oregon/California Border mark-selective (fin-clipped) coho fishery opened on June 6, 2026, with a quota of 47,600 fin-clipped coho salmon. As of Sunday August 9, the coho salmon catch was estimated at 37,316 or approximately 78.4% of the total quota. Forecasting the coho harvest for the remainder of the season indicates there is high likelihood that the quota will be exceeded by the scheduled end date of August 23.
The Coho salmon season will re-open again on September 1st
Season Info:
*Daily bag limit 4 fish per angler
*Yelloweye and Quillback rockfish prohibited at all times in all waters
*Canary daily sub-bag rockfish of 2 fish per angler
*Fishing open all depths year around
*Cabezon prohibited until 1 fish sub bag limit beginning July 1st-minimum length 16 inches- Lingcod bag limit 3 fish per angler minimum length 22 .inches
*Flatfish bag limit 25 fish per angler
*Longleader fishing offshore outside 40 fathom regulators line-10 fish per angler-some specie restrictions do apply on this fishery do exist so check all ODFW regulations for this fishery.
HALIBUT SEASONS
BEGINNING MAY 1ST, 2026, 7 days per week
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Quite a few Lingcod cAught today
Fishing Report: 08/11/2026
Had a good day on the fishing grounds with bottom fishing not red hot but our passengers did extremely well for those who stayed after it. Sometimes boat people use the term...slow steady bite... and that was today. Our trips are five hours long and gives plenty of time to make a fishing trip really good in. the fish they take home. The Tacklebuster had a really good Lingcod catch onboard this morning. Several boats had limit catches for their passengers and crew. The cribbing was a little better this morning with scores reported in around 4-6 per person.
The salmon fishing remains red hot with tons of fish biting hooks and on some boats limit catches for the folks to bring home.
Season Info:
*Daily bag limit 4 fish per angler
*Yelloweye and Quillback rockfish prohibited at all times in all waters
*Canary daily sub-bag rockfish of 2 fish per angler
*Fishing open all depths year around
*Cabezon prohibited until 1 fish sub bag limit beginning July 1st-minimum length 16 inches- Lingcod bag limit 3 fish per angler minimum length 22 .inches
*Flatfish bag limit 25 fish per angler
*Longleader fishing offshore outside 40 fathom regulators line-10 fish per angler-some specie restrictions do apply on this fishery do exist so check all ODFW regulations for this fishery.
HALIBUT SEASONS
BEGINNING MAY 1ST, 2026, 7 days per week
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GreaT salmon and bottom fish action
Fishing Report: 08/10/2026
Two of our large boats found the fish down underneath Cape Foulweather this morning and it was a terrific bite. Both boat limited on the rockfish quickly once they found the fish and there was a mix of Lingcod. One of our 6-pac boats also limited on the rockfish a little further south than the big boats this morning and also brought back 6 really nice Lingcod. The crab scores today were between 4-6 per person.
The salmon bite as it has been around here lately was again on fire. The Triumph had a 8-hr combo and did the salmon fishing 2nd and limited out his customers and crew along with a slew of crab. The Surfrider also had tons of action and borough home lots of fish as the picture shows. Also the folks onboard caught lots of fish that they had to return to the ocean water adding to the fun onboard.
Season Info:
*Daily bag limit 4 fish per angler
*Yelloweye and Quillback rockfish prohibited at all times in all waters
*Canary daily sub-bag rockfish of 2 fish per angler
*Fishing open all depths year around
*Cabezon prohibited until 1 fish sub bag limit beginning July 1st-minimum length 16 inches- Lingcod bag limit 3 fish per angler minimum length 22 .inches
*Flatfish bag limit 25 fish per angler
*Longleader fishing offshore outside 40 fathom regulators line-10 fish per angler-some specie restrictions do apply on this fishery do exist so check all ODFW regulations for this fishery.
HALIBUT SEASONS
BEGINNING MAY 1ST, 2026, 7 days per week
- Gift Certificates Available. They are great for the Fishermen on your list!
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