week of Sep 28 · SST 57–59°F

Pacific Northwest — this week

SST 57–59°F · Coho (Silver) Salmon, Cabezon, Kelp Greenling prime. Live MUR satellite water temperatures (change is vs. seven days ago). Tap any spot on the chart with Fish mode on for a point-by-point breakdown.

Water temperature — south to north

Spot	Now	Week Δ
Newport	59°F	+1.4°F
Westport	59°F	+0.5°F
Neah Bay	57°F	-1.4°F

In season now — temperature fit

Species	Fit	Prime	Measured at	Technique
Coho (Silver) Salmon	100	48–59°F	surface	Fast-troll small spoons high in the column on tide lines and color breaks.
Cabezon	100	48–61°F	seabed	Crab or shrimp bait wedged into rocky bottom and kelp stringers close to shore.
Kelp Greenling	100	46–59°F	seabed	Small baits in the rocks and kelp — the reliable fish when the swell keeps you inshore.
Pacific Sanddab	100	48–59°F	seabed	Multi-hook rigs with squid strips dragged on soft bottom; they come up several at a time.
Black Rockfish	100	46–57°F	seabed	Swimbaits and jigs over shallow rock — the one rockfish that chases up off the bottom.
Canary Rockfish	100	45–55°F	seabed	Deep rock and pinnacle edges — they school off the bottom above the structure.
Copper Rockfish	100	46–57°F	seabed	Bait or jigs right in the rock — a homebody that holds tight to one piece of structure.
Lingcod	100	43–55°F	seabed	Large jigs or swimbaits pounded on rockpiles and pinnacles.
Pacific Cod	100	37–48°F	seabed	Bait or heavy jigs on soft bottom in the deeper shelf water off the rockfish grounds.
Sablefish (Black Cod)	100	39–48°F	seabed	Deep-drop bait on the slope in 1000-3000 ft — a long haul up for the best-eating fish out there.
Vermilion Rockfish	100	46–57°F	seabed	Heavy jigs or bait on deep rock structure; the red one everyone hopes for on a deep drop.
Yelloweye Rockfish	100	43–54°F	seabed	Deep rockpiles — long-lived, heavily restricted and often closed; know the rules and carry a descender.
Redtail Surfperch	100	50–61°F	surface	Sand shrimp or clam necks cast into the surf troughs and rip channels on an incoming tide.
Steelhead	81	41–55°F	surface	Swung flies or drifted bait through river seams and tailouts on the winter and summer runs.

Named grounds in Pacific Northwest

Astoria Canyon

Chinook (King) Salmon · Coho (Silver) Salmon · Albacore

Swiftsure Bank

Chinook (King) Salmon · Pacific Halibut · Lingcod

Method: habitat-envelope scoring against live NOAA MUR SST at the sampled spots; season windows and envelopes hand-curated from NOAA Fisheries profiles. No catch hearsay — when it says a species fits, it means the water does.

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