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ODFW Free Fishing Weekend Feb. 15-16

Coming up this Saturday and Sunday is another Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Free Fishing weekend! On Free Fishing Weekends, you don’t need a license to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon. That’s no license, no combined angling tag, no endorsement needed. While there’s no need for a license, all current regulations…

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February 12, 2025

Preliminary Halibut Dates Open Now

After the Central Coast Sub-Area ODFW Halibut meeting this evening, we feel pretty confident the Spring All Depth season will be 7 days/week starting in May and lasting through June, potentially into July. Summer will open August 1, and likely also be open everyday. It appears most are in favor of maintaining the 2 fish…

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February 11, 2025

2025 Reservations & Seasons

It’s about that time we start getting a lot of inquiries about Halibut and Salmon seasons for the upcoming year and how to make advance reservations. For rockfish and lingcod, the season is open year-round and half day trips are currently available for booking online through 2025. Full Day Offshore or Long Leader Trips are…

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December 20, 2024

Full Day Offshore Rockfish & Lingcod Fishing Charter From $210

Go bottom fish off the coast of Newport, Oregon! With Yaquina Bay Charters, we’ll take you to some of the best offshore underwater reefs and ground structures where you’ll find Sea Bass, Sea Trout, Cabezon, Kelp Greenling, and the much sought after Lingcod. This trip is in deep water approximately 10-15 miles from shore. Many anglers prefer to take this trip in the late spring through summer and into fall when the deep water holds the best chance for snagging the prized Lingcod. The standard rockfish bag limit applies: 2025 Jan 1-June 30: 4 rockfish and 2 lingcod. July 1-Dec 31: 5 rockfish and 2 lingcod.

Full Day Long Leader Rock Fish Charter From $210

The long leader fishery was developed as an option to fish for species of rockfish that we don’t normally access on traditional bottom fishing trips. This style of fishing requires a 30 ft. leader with a non-compressible float. We target shelf rockfish species including Yellow Tail, Widow Rock Fish, Canary, Bocaccio and Silver Grey’s and more. The bag limit is 10 rockfish per person. No lingcod can be retained on this trip.