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Shore spot · River mouthMarine Zone Leadbetter Point to Cape FalconFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) · Open

Columbia River Mouth

46.25°N · 124.09°W

Shore spot · River mouthMarine Zone Leadbetter Point to Cape FalconFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) · Open

Columbia River Mouth Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Flounder / Sole fishing at Columbia River Mouth is slow today.
The best time to go is 6 PM to 9 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Columbia River Mouth from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Flounder / Sole. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Best score for the day · 6 PM

40/100

POOR

Now 19 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

6 PM-9 PM

Tide ebbing

ODFW · Marine Zone Leadbetter Point to Cape Falcon · Flounder / Sole (Flatfish) openRegulations ↗25 per day · Legal bottomfish gear (up to 3 hooks) and/or herring jigs (line or leader with any number of single-point hooks no larger than 3/8-inch hook gap)

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

1 AM

Now

Score

Tough

Tide

7.2 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

13 kn

SSW · gusty

Sea state

Rough

4 ft @ 9 s NW

Air temp

57°

Mild

Weather

Overcast

100% cloud

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

7.2 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

13 kn

Sea state

Rough

Air temp

57°

Weather

Overcast

Why this score

Current

0.2 kn light

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)

Retention open

Daily limit: 25 per day
Possession: Not published
Gear: Legal bottomfish gear (up to 3 hooks) and/or herring jigs (line or leader with any number of single-point hooks no larger than 3/8-inch hook gap)
Annual quota: Not published
Other: Depth: all depths. 25-fish daily bag limit for sanddab, sole, flounder, etc. Does not include Pacific halibut. Open at all depths year-round. Skates and rays are NOT part of this group; they fall under the general marine species bag limit. Allowed on offshore long-leader gear fishery trips.

Other species here

Chinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon Closed

Always check with ODFW ↗

Source: ODFW · Marine Zone Leadbetter Point to Cape Falcon · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Flounder / Sole (Flatfish) is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)

~3 more weeks in shoulder

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

River mouth

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Shore access is from the Cape Disappointment side via the state park lots and the jetty road; walk the sand and riprap to reach casting water. Best on the last of the flood and the first of the ebb when fish push through the bar.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting spinners on the tide change