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Pacific halibut lives in Oregon. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.
Wednesday, September 2
The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.
Best time — 10:00–14:00 (daytime activity).
Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: bottom jig or cut bait.
Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.
An average day — best chances during peak windows.
The computed water temperature is around 60 °F — warmer than the 39–54 °F comfort range for Pacific halibut: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.
Pacific halibut feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is rising 0.15 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
September is peak season for Pacific halibut here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Drizzle · feels like +41°
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.
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