week of Jul 20 · SST 58–60°F

Pacific Northwest — this week

SST 58–60°F · Albacore, Coho (Silver) Salmon, Rockfish (complex) prime · Albacore pushing in. 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	60°F	+2.9°F
Westport	58°F	+1.3°F
Neah Bay	59°F	+2.3°F

Migration line — weekly movement

Species	Prime water reach	Trend
Albacore	prime water reaches Newport	advanced

The northernmost sampled spot whose water sits in the species' habitable band, now vs. a week ago. Fish follow temperature — this is the leading edge, not a sighting report.

In season now — temperature fit

Species	Fit	Prime	Technique
Albacore	100	59–66°F	Troll jigs at 6-8 kt on the warm side of clear blue-water breaks.
Coho (Silver) Salmon	100	48–59°F	Fast-troll small spoons high in the column on tide lines and color breaks.
Rockfish (complex)	87	45–57°F	Shrimp flies or jigs over rocky reefs; check depth limits for the complex.
Chinook (King) Salmon	87	48–57°F	Downrigger flasher + spoon near bait balls along current seams and rips.
Lingcod	56	45–55°F	Large jigs or swimbaits pounded on rockpiles and pinnacles.
Pacific Halibut	5	41–52°F	Big baits or jigs anchored on gravel benches near structure edges.

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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