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Astoria Canyon
The canyon off the Columbia River mouth — Chinook and coho salmon, bottom rockfish and lingcod, albacore on the warm push.
What's biting here — right now
Slow water here today — 60°F on top, water moving now.
Today's bite
1:16 PM – 4:39 PM
Days ahead
Today
OK
wind 14 kt
Sun
OK
wind 15 kt
Mon
ROUGH
seas 5.1 ft
Tue
OK
wind 17 kt
Wed
ROUGH
wind 18 kt
Albacore29
Off-season here in Oct
SST 60°F in the prime band (59–66°F prime)
Charted 4471 ft suits this species (328–6560 ft ideal)
No strong temperature break nearby
In NOAA-designated Essential Fish Habitat
Troll jigs at 6-8 kt on the warm side of clear blue-water breaks.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temperature unavailable here — surface water misreads a bottom fish, so temperature is not scored
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (984–2952 ft ideal)
Deep-drop bait on the slope in 1000-3000 ft — a long haul up for the best-eating fish out there.
In season (Oct)
SST 60°F in the prime band (50–61°F prime)
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (2–20 ft ideal)
Sand shrimp or clam necks cast into the surf troughs and rip channels on an incoming tide.
In season (Oct)
SST 60°F workable (48–59°F prime)
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (26–131 ft ideal)
No strong temperature break nearby
Fast-troll small spoons high in the column on tide lines and color breaks.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temperature unavailable here — surface water misreads a bottom fish, so temperature is not scored
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (10–131 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Crab or shrimp bait wedged into rocky bottom and kelp stringers close to shore.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temperature unavailable here — surface water misreads a bottom fish, so temperature is not scored
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (10–115 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Small baits in the rocks and kelp — the reliable fish when the swell keeps you inshore.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temperature unavailable here — surface water misreads a bottom fish, so temperature is not scored
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (131–492 ft ideal)
Multi-hook rigs with squid strips dragged on soft bottom; they come up several at a time.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temperature unavailable here — surface water misreads a bottom fish, so temperature is not scored
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (26–180 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Swimbaits and jigs over shallow rock — the one rockfish that chases up off the bottom.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temperature unavailable here — surface water misreads a bottom fish, so temperature is not scored
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (230–656 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Deep rock and pinnacle edges — they school off the bottom above the structure.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temperature unavailable here — surface water misreads a bottom fish, so temperature is not scored
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (49–295 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Bait or jigs right in the rock — a homebody that holds tight to one piece of structure.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temperature unavailable here — surface water misreads a bottom fish, so temperature is not scored
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (66–361 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Large jigs or swimbaits pounded on rockpiles and pinnacles.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temperature unavailable here — surface water misreads a bottom fish, so temperature is not scored
Charted 4471 ft marginal for this species (164–656 ft ideal)
Bait or heavy jigs on soft bottom in the deeper shelf water off the rockfish grounds.
Live habitat-envelope scoring at this exact cell — SST, charted depth, charted structure and seabed, NOAA-designated habitat. The same engine and cards as tapping the spot in Fish mode.
Today's bite windows — moving water
Moving water right now — building
1:16 PM – 4:39 PM
peak 2:58 PM · flood
peak 2:58 PM · flood
7:43 PM – 11:51 PM
peak 9:47 PM · ebb
peak 9:47 PM · ebb
3:07 AM – 6:57 AM
peak 5:02 AM · flood
peak 5:02 AM · flood
Derived from the tide at Columbia River entrance (N. Jetty) — flow peaks near mid-tide, goes slack near high and low. No tidal-current station within 10 nm of this spot. Timing only — it never changes the habitat scores above.
The week ahead — full forecast
Drag the graph for any hour — wind, gusts, seas & period, rain, predicted current. The pale band around the wind line is model disagreement; the day chips carry the verdict and the number that caused it; the moons are real phases.
Sea state right now — every train
Combined
4.4 ft @ 8 s
from W
Wind sea
1.5 ft @ 3 s
from NNE · wind chop
Swell 1
2.8 ft @ 8 s
from W
Swell 2
2.6 ft @ 8 s
from NW
Swell 3
1.2 ft @ 13 s
from SW · long-period groundswell
Wind: NBM 2.5km direct (69 h) → GFS 0.25° direct (3 h) → Open-Meteo blend (96 h) · Waves: GFS-Wave 0.16° (12Z cycle), full train decomposition · Confidence band: GEFS ensemble spread · Bite windows: CO-OPS tidal predictions
Water temperature — last 10 weeks
2026-07-24 → 2026-10-02 · 60–63°F
Best months here
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Species in season by month for Pacific Northwest (from the knowledge base). In season now: Chum Salmon, Coho (Silver) Salmon, Steelhead, Cabezon, Kelp Greenling, Pacific Sanddab, Black Rockfish, Canary Rockfish, Copper Rockfish, Lingcod.
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