Tillamook Bay Fish Report for 8-11-2025
Tillamook Bay Updates
Tillamook Bay - Bay City, OR (Tillamook County)
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
8-11-2025
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August 1st is the official start of fall Chinook season in Tillamook Bay but there won't be many around until September. Tillamook Bay and the rivers that empty into it have reduced bag limits for wild fall Chinook this year. The limit for wild adults is 1/day and 2/ season as part of the daily salmon and steelhead bag limit. Check the regulation updates online for more details.
Sea-run cutthroat trout fishing in the bay and tidewaters is usually pretty good through mid-August and there are some fish being caught.
Fishing for rockfish and kelp greening should still be decent near the mouth of the bay (by boat or off the North Jetty). Ling cod fishing will start slowing down inside the bay as the summer goes on, but there is still a chance. Surf perch fishing also slows down in the bay and anglers will find better success on the beaches during the summer.
More Reports
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Monday, August 11thNecanicum River: The Necanicum is very low
Nehalem River: Fall Chinook run is an early one
Nestucca River: Summer steelhead continue to return
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, August 7thCrescent Lake: Good kokanee fishing
Crescent Lake: Reports of good kokanee fishing
East Lake: Excellent brown and rainbow trout fishing
Fall River: Good and consistent fishing
Hosmer Lake: Positive reports on fly angling
Little Lava Lake: Excellent trout fishing!
Metolius River: Excellent Fishing Continues!
Ochoco Reservoir: Abundant Fish!
Paulina Lake: Good Trout Fishing!
Prinevile Reservoir: Fair fishing for trout!
South Twin Lake: Anglers report fair trout fishing
Three Creek Lake: Excellent fishing for large trout!
Wickiup Reservoir: Reports of fair kokanee fishing

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