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Today's best fishing in Depoe Bay: 7 AM to 10 AM

This page is full of real data to show you what you can see with ReelCaster in Depoe Bay.

The next 14 days in Depoe Bay

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

  • Two weeks ahead

    Most forecasts stop at the weekend. This one runs a full 14 days, so you can pick the day before you book the time off.

  • One number, out of 100

    The best score anything in Depoe Bay reaches that day. Green is good, amber is fair, red is slow, and you can read it from across the room.

  • 3,024 scores behind it

    9 spots, every hour of every day, out to 14. This row is the best of them.

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Hour by hour today at Rabbit Rock

All times PDT

  • One real spot

    A city has no tide or wind of its own, so this is Rabbit Rock, the most fished mark in Depoe Bay, scored for Chinook Salmon.

  • Six readings, one clock

    Tide, current, wind, sea, air and sky, all lined up on the same hour, so you can see what is actually driving the score.

  • Currents, not just tides

    Modelled flow for the water off Depoe Bay, so you can see slack coming before you leave the dock.

Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
69
Fair
Tide
4.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
7 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.9 ft
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 69 Fair. Tide 4.6ft Rising ▲. Current +1.5kn Flood. Wind 7kn WSW G10. Sea 3.9ft Rough. Air 60.1°.

The spots people actually fish in Depoe Bay

3 more on the map

  • A year of catch reports

    The order here is how much each mark actually gets fished, not today's guess. The busiest water in Depoe Bay comes first.

  • Today's number too

    Beside each name is the best score that spot reaches today, so you can weigh a proven mark against a good forecast.

  • Every mark has a page

    Its own chart, its own species and its own rules, worked out the same way as everything above.

Every spot we score in Depoe Bay

Bathymetry: NONNA-10 + NRCan

  • Real charted seabed

    Depth soundings, not a stock map. The banks, reefs and drop-offs are where you can see them.

  • 9 marks, all scored

    Every spot we cover around Depoe Bay, each one carrying its own number for today.

  • Point at any of them

    The name, how busy a mark it is, and the tide, sea and seabed at its best hour.

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What you can keep in Depoe Bay today

  • Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 24"Open at all 9 spots we cover
  • LingcodKeep3 a day · min 22"Open at all 9 spots we cover
  • HalibutKeep2 a dayOpen at all 9 spots we cover
  • CabezonKeep1 a day · min 16"Open at all 5 spots we cover
  • Coho SalmonReleaseCatch and release at all 7 spots we cover
  • Black RockfishClosedShut at all 4 spots we cover
  • Blue RockfishClosedShut at all 4 spots we cover
  • Copper RockfishClosedShut at all 5 spots we cover

Rules differ between marine zones and change in season. Check ODFW for the marine zone you are fishing before you keep anything.

That was one day. Pro opens the next fourteen.

Every spot on this map, hour by hour, two weeks out, with alerts when your water crosses the score you set.

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When to fish Depoe Bay

Each row is shaded against that species' own best month here, so a dark cell means a good month for that fish rather than a comparison between them.

Relative abundance by month for each species around Depoe Bay
SpeciesJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Chinook Salmon
Lingcod
Black Rockfish
Halibut
Coho Salmon
Cabezon
Blue Rockfish
Copper Rockfish

Chinook Salmon: January none, February none, March poor, April good, May excellent, June peak, July peak, August peak, September peak, October poor, November none, December none. Lingcod: January good, February excellent, March excellent, April good, May fair, June fair, July fair, August fair, September fair, October fair, November fair, December fair. Black Rockfish: January fair, February fair, March good, April excellent, May excellent, June good, July good, August good, September fair, October fair, November fair, December fair. Halibut: January none, February poor, March good, April peak, May peak, June peak, July peak, August excellent, September fair, October poor, November none, December none. Coho Salmon: January none, February none, March none, April none, May poor, June peak, July peak, August peak, September peak, October poor, November none, December none. Cabezon: January fair, February fair, March fair, April good, May good, June fair, July good, August excellent, September good, October good, November fair, December fair. Blue Rockfish: January poor, February fair, March fair, April good, May good, June excellent, July excellent, August excellent, September good, October fair, November fair, December poor. Copper Rockfish: January fair, February fair, March fair, April fair, May good, June good, July good, August good, September good, October fair, November fair, December fair.

  • Chinook Salmon. Depoe Bay Chinook are primarily an ocean troll fishery peaking in late summer (August through early September) as maturing fish stage off the central Oregon coast before entering nearby rivers. A modest spring buildup reflects early ocean feeders, while winter weeks show near-absence as fish have entered rivers to spawn or moved offshore.
  • Lingcod. Lingcod are resident groundfish on Depoe Bay's nearshore reefs year-round, so abundance never drops to zero. The pronounced late-winter/spring peak (Feb–Apr) reflects the spawning aggregation when males guard nests on the reefs in shallower, accessible water, boosting local density before fish disperse and become slightly less concentrated through summer and fall.
  • Black Rockfish. Black rockfish are resident, non-migratory reef dwellers off Depoe Bay's nearshore rocky habitat and are present year-round. A modest spring-to-summer peak (April–July) reflects warmer, calmer water pushing fish up in the water column and inshore where they aggregate to feed, while winter storms and cooler temps scatter fish deeper and reduce apparent density but never zero out the biological stock.
  • Halibut. Pacific halibut off Depoe Bay concentrate on nearshore and offshore banks as they move inshore to feed in spring, peaking roughly April through June when water temperatures rise and baitfish are abundant. Abundance gradually tapers through summer and fall as larger fish move to deeper offshore wintering grounds, leaving a lower but non-zero presence in winter.
  • Coho Salmon. Coho are ocean-migratory off Depoe Bay, absent in winter/early spring and arriving as immature fish build through summer; abundance peaks late August through mid-September (weeks 33-36) as mature schools stage nearshore before their fall river runs, then drops sharply into October as fish enter freshwater and leave the coastal zone.
  • Cabezon. Cabezon are resident nearshore reef/rocky-bottom fish present year-round off Depoe Bay, so abundance never drops to zero. The strongest peak falls in late summer through early fall (August–September) when adults aggregate on shallow reefs to guard nests after the winter–spring spawn, with a secondary spring bump; late winter shows the lowest presence as fish spread out and hold deeper post-spawn.
  • Blue Rockfish. Blue rockfish are resident, non-migratory reef fish present year-round in Depoe Bay's nearshore rocky habitat, so abundance stays relatively flat. The summer peak (late July–August) reflects warmer, stratified water and calm conditions concentrating fish in accessible nearshore reefs, while winter storms and cooler upwelling-influenced water push aggregations deeper and more dispersed, modestly lowering local abundance.
  • Copper Rockfish. Copper rockfish are non-migratory nearshore reef residents at Depoe Bay, present year-round with only mild seasonal variation. Slight summer-to-early-fall peak (Aug–Oct) reflects warmer, calmer water concentrating fish on shallow reefs and post-spawn recovery, while winter storms disperse them slightly deeper but they never leave the local rock structure.

Before you go

Management areas

Water around Depoe Bay falls into one area, and the rules can differ between them. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife sets them.

  • Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain

Fishing Depoe Bay

Depoe Bay sits on the central Oregon coast, with nine fishing spots spread across the open Pacific and the reefs and rocky structure just offshore. The area holds Chinook Salmon at their peak from May through September, Lingcod through the late-winter months of February and March, and Pacific Halibut from March into August. Many of the spots cluster around exposed headlands and offshore humps and reefs, where rocky bottom and deeper water draw bottomfish and migrating salmon alike. Anglers work the Chinook run primarily by trolling across these open waters, while the reef structure concentrates the lingcod and halibut fisheries. The calendar runs strongest from late winter into early fall, when the overlapping salmon, lingcod, and halibut seasons keep the grounds active.

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