A grey, even sky over the water, with a mirror surface most of the day and pressure easing off. On South Fork Nehalem River, work any confluence and the seam below it first. Expect the better fishing from morning through afternoon. Give the likely spots time before moving. The autumn feed-up is on; baitfish areas are the key.
The bites are excellent now
Night
Morning
Afternoon
89%
The bites are excellent now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 51° | 50° | 48° | 48° | 48° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 48° | 51° | 57° | 61° | 65° | 67° | 68° | 69° | 68° | 67° | 65° | 61° | 60° | 59° | 57° | 56° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30.03 | 30.04 | 30.03 | 30.03 | 30.02 | 30.02 | 30.02 | 30.01 | 30.02 | 30.02 | 30.02 | 30.03 | 30.02 | 30 | 29.99 | 29.99 | 29.98 | 29.98 | 29.98 | 29.98 | 29.97 | 29.98 | 30 | 30 |
| 82 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 75 |
Evening
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
