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Gold Beach Fishing Report & Forecast

Today's best window: 8 AM to 11 AM

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The next 14 days in Gold Beach

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 Gold Beach reaches that day. Green is good, amber is fair, red is slow, and you can read it from across the room.

  • 6,384 scores behind it

    19 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 Rogue River Reef

All times PDT

  • One real spot

    A city has no tide or wind of its own, so this is Rogue River Reef, the most fished spot in Gold Beach, scored for Lingcod.

  • 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 Gold Beach, so you can see slack coming before you leave the dock.

Conditions
Time
8 AM
Now
Score
85
Good
Tide
4.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
3 ft @ 6 s NW
Air temp
44°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 8 AM. Score 85 Good. Tide 4.6ft Falling ▼. Current -0.6kn Ebb. Wind 6kn ENE G8. Sea 3 ft @ 6 s NW Lumpy. Air 44.1°.

The spots people actually fish in Gold Beach

13 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 Gold Beach 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 spot 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 Gold Beach

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.

  • 19 spots, all scored

    Every spot we cover around Gold Beach, 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.

Create custom spots

Our full model on your custom private spots.

  1. Drop a pinAnywhere on the water. The ledge you found, the bay nobody talks about.
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  3. Choose speciesPick what you fish there, and it starts scoring from the next run.

What you can keep in Gold Beach today

  • LingcodKeep3 a day · min 22"Open at all 19 spots we cover
  • Black RockfishKeep4 a dayOpen at all 9 spots we cover
  • HalibutKeep2 a dayOpen at all 18 spots we cover
  • Blue RockfishKeep4 a dayOpen at all 9 spots we cover
  • CabezonKeep1 a day · min 16"Open at all 7 spots we cover
  • Chinook SalmonClosedShut at all 19 spots we cover
  • Coho SalmonClosedShut at all 18 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.

All 19 spots in Gold Beach

Every spot we cover around Gold Beach has its own page, with the tide, the wind and the next 14 days.

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 Gold Beach

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 Gold Beach
SpeciesJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Chinook Salmon
Lingcod
Black Rockfish
Coho Salmon
Halibut
Blue Rockfish
Cabezon

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

  • Chinook Salmon. Gold Beach's Rogue River Chinook show a modest spring run building through May-June, then a dominant fall run peaking late August through September as adults stage in the estuary and lower river before the fall rains trigger upstream migration. Winter months are near-empty as spawned-out fish die off and the ocean stock is dispersed offshore.
  • Lingcod. Lingcod are resident reef and pinnacle dwellers off Gold Beach year-round, so abundance never hits zero; the pronounced late-winter/spring peak (Feb–May) reflects mature fish aggregating on nearshore reefs to spawn and guard nests, when they are densest and most catchable. Summer and fall show near-baseline resident presence, with a mild dip in early winter as some larger fish move to deeper offshore structure.
  • Black Rockfish. Black rockfish are resident, non-migratory reef fish present year-round off Gold Beach, so abundance stays broadly near baseline with no true zeros. A slight late-summer to early-fall peak (Aug–Sep) reflects reduced upwelling turbulence, warmer nearshore water, and dense schooling near reefs, while winter storms and cold water push fish deeper and slightly reduce catchable nearshore density.
  • Coho Salmon. Gold Beach coho (Rogue River system and nearshore) peak in ocean/estuary staging from mid-September through mid-October (weeks 38-42) as adults return to spawn, with the fall run dominant. A minor spring signal (weeks 19-21) reflects ocean-feeding jacks/subadults, while winter and early spring show biological absence once spawners have moved upriver and outmigrants have left.
  • Halibut. Pacific halibut off Gold Beach are most abundant on nearshore/offshore flats in late spring through early summer (May–June) as fish move onto feeding grounds and water warms; abundance tapers through fall as fish shift to deeper offshore wintering habitat, leaving a lean but non-zero winter presence since some fish remain in the region year-round.
  • Blue Rockfish. Blue rockfish are resident, structure-oriented reef fish near Gold Beach and present year-round, so the curve stays broad with no true zeros. Abundance builds through spring and peaks in late summer (late July–August) as warmer, calmer water concentrates schools over nearshore reefs and post-recruitment juveniles bolster numbers, with a secondary late-spring lift tied to upwelling-driven feeding aggregations; winter storms and cooler water disperse fish deeper, giving the modest cold-season dip.
  • Cabezon. Cabezon are resident nearshore reef fish present year-round off Gold Beach, so abundance never drops to zero. The pronounced spring peak (April–June) reflects the nesting season when males aggregate on shallow rocky structure to guard egg masses, with a secondary late-summer bump as juveniles recruit and adults feed heavily in warm, calm conditions; winter lows track dispersal into deeper water and storm-driven turbidity.

Before you go

Management areas

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

  • Humbug Mountain to OR/CA Border
Licence you need

Oregon angling license

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife · 2026

Ocean Endorsement $9 a year, required to fish the ocean for finfish such as rockfish, lingcod, and halibut. It is not required for salmon, steelhead, crab, or clams.

Anglers 12 and older need a license. The youth license for ages 12 to 17 is $10. Children under 12 need no license to fish, crab, or clam. Crab and clams need a shellfish license from age 12. One angling license covers fresh water and the ocean.

Do I need a license in Gold Beach?Buy from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fishing Gold Beach

Gold Beach sits on the southern Oregon coast where the Rogue River meets the Pacific, giving anglers access to 19 fishing spots spread across the surrounding waters. Chinook Salmon dominate the fishery from July through September, while Coho Salmon run from June into October and Pacific Halibut hold from March through August. Many of the spots cluster around exposed rocky headlands and offshore reefs along the outer coast, terrain that also supports Lingcod, which peaks in January and February. Trolling accounts for most of the Chinook effort through the summer months. The heart of the calendar falls across summer and early fall, when salmon and halibut overlap and the spots see their steadiest activity.

Common questions about Gold Beach

›Do I need a fishing license in Gold Beach?

Yes. Fishing around Gold Beach needs the Oregon angling license from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Ocean Endorsement ($9 a year) is required to fish the ocean for finfish such as rockfish, lingcod, and halibut. It is not required for salmon, steelhead, crab, or clams. Anglers 12 and older need a license. The youth license for ages 12 to 17 is $10. Children under 12 need no license to fish, crab, or clam. Crab and clams need a shellfish license from age 12. One angling license covers fresh water and the ocean.

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