Salt Open — coast

Yaquina Bay

Newport, OR, OR · about 2 hours from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)

Bay, crab, the odd salmon.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Season

Public jetties and river mouths. Wind and swell are the gate. Confirm ODFW. Official rule

License

Park

South Beach Marina docks and bayfront.

Walk in

Short walk from the public lot.

Wading

Confirm flow before you step in.

Usual window

Confirm ODFW for this week.

Friday conditions

W 6 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: ☁️ 78° cloud
Sun and moon: Rise 9:24 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:14
Wind at dawn: W 6 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 78°F
Wind later: dawn: W 6 mph

10am: W 6 mph

2pm: W 6 mph

dusk: W 6 mph
Tide: Low 1:56 am (1.1 ft) · High 8:58 am (5.0 ft) · Low 1:08 pm (4.2 ft) · High 7:30 pm (7.0 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 8:58 am high. · South Beach
Water: 50.7°F

A setup that belongs here

5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.

Notes

Easy Angling Northwest. Confirm ODFW.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

21570 Willamette Dr, West Linn, OR 97068
Often 10:30am–4pm — confirm

Portland metro desk. Clackamas, Sandy, and the lower Willamette.

Call Website

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.