Local Waters
Yaquina Bay
Newport, OR, OR · about 4 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
Bay, crab, the odd salmon.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
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Surf perch
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Salmon
- Season
- Public jetties and river mouths. Wind and swell are the gate. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- 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.
- Wednesday conditions
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W 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 89° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:30 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:06
- Wind at dawn
- W 1 mph · Partly Cloudy · 63°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 1 mph
- 10am: SW 1 mph
- 2pm: W 2 mph
- dusk: NW 7 mph
- Tide
- Low 6:09 am (-0.4 ft) · High 12:46 pm (6.7 ft) · Low 6:04 pm (2.6 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 12:46 pm high. · South Beach
- Water
- 54.5°F
- Next dawn (Thursday)
- SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · SW 3 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Easy Angling Northwest. Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Wednesday evening and Thursday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
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.