Local Waters
Tillamook Bay
Tillamook / Garibaldi, OR · about 4 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
The big north-coast bay.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Public jetties and river mouths. Wind and swell are the gate. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- Park
- Garibaldi ramps, Memaloose, and bayfront lots.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Wednesday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 83° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:28 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:07
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Partly Cloudy · 52°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: W 1 mph
- 2pm: N 2 mph
- dusk: W 7 mph
- Tide
- Low 6:26 am (-0.3 ft) · High 1:10 pm (6.6 ft) · Low 6:26 pm (2.5 ft) Best moving water is the three hours into 1:10 pm high. · Garibaldi
- Next dawn (Thursday)
- W 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · W 1 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Easy Angling Northwest. Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Wednesday evening and Thursday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
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Shops
Stay
Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.
Cape Lookout State Park
Campground · 20 min to the water · Year-round — confirm Oregon State Parks
Coast camp between Tillamook and Pacific City. Wilson and Nestucca are dawn drives.
Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules
Shilo Inn Tillamook
Motel · 10 min to the water · Year-round
Indoor bed in town. The bay and the Wilson are close.
Dogs: Ask
Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.