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Trask River Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Tillamook's workhorse: the Trask runs winter steelhead and fall kings through dairy-country bends a cheese-tour away from the bay.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Flow
132 cfs
Air / High
66 / 68 F
Wind
SSE 7 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 14302480, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Trask River sits in the sweet spot of the season: active fish and workable weather. The river is running 132 cfs, on the rise. Today brings a mixed sky, wind SSE around 7 mph, rising pressure near 1013 hPa and a high of 68. Water sits around 66 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Smallmouth bassGood

Peak season. Tubes, jerkbaits and swimbaits around gravel points, boulders and current seams.

Brown troutGood

Terrestrials tight to the bank; streamers through the deeper runs on cloudy days.

SteelheadSlow

First fall runs after rain: fresh chrome in the lower pools on spawn bags and beads.

Tomorrow: Similar at 66 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings from Trask above Cedar Creek.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 14302480.

93127162132 cfs08/0508/1508/2509/04

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp66 F
High / Low68 / 55 F
WindSSE 7-12 mph
Pressure1012.7 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain36% cloud, 41%
Sunrise / Sunset06:40 / 19:47
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~66 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Overcast, 68/55 F, wind 10 mph, rain 41%

Fair or better. Cloud and a rain chance can stretch the morning bite well past breakfast: keep moving baits tied on.

Species guide

The species that matter on Trask River: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Steelhead illustration

Steelhead

Best: Oct-Apr

Lake-run rainbows that turn tributaries into winter fisheries. First fall runs after rain: fresh chrome in the lower pools on spawn bags and beads.

Smallmouth bass illustration

Smallmouth bass

Best: May-Oct

Current and rock. Finds gravel flats, boulders and drop-offs, and fights far above its weight. Peak season. Tubes, jerkbaits and swimbaits around gravel points, boulders and current seams.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Best: Sep-Nov

Wary, predatory and nocturnal by preference. The big ones eat streamers. Terrestrials tight to the bank; streamers through the deeper runs on cloudy days.

When to come: the Trask River calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 66 F (estimated, not a reading).

304050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~66 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Smallmouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 63 F, wind to 9 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Smallmouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 62 F, wind to 14 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Smallmouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 65 F, wind to 10 mph.

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Before you go

License

Oregon requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Oregon license + salmon/steelhead tags. Wild steelhead release; king quotas: check ODFW Tillamook rules.

Access

Hatchery access, Loren's Drift, forks accesses off Trask River Road; tidewater ramps.

About this water

The Tillamook Bay workhorse, Tillamook County, OR. Dairy-country chrome.

Fishing Trask River: the full guide

The bay's steady producer

The Trask feeds Tillamook Bay alongside its famous siblings (Wilson, Kilchis): the workhorse of the five: hatchery winter steelhead (December's early fish: the broodstock program produces), wild fish through March, and fall chinook that stack the tidewater come October.

Winter program

Drift boats work the middle river's slots (side-drifted eggs, bobber-dogged beads): bank anglers ladder the accesses (the hatchery hole, Loren's, the forks): and the river's dairy-valley lower end fishes tidewater tactics: plunked spin-n-glos on the rising tides.

Kings and the fall stack

October-November chinook enter on the freshets (back-bounced roe in the deep bends: fish to 40 in the good years): the tidewater troll (herring behind flashers) meets them first: and coho pulse through behind: the bay system's full calendar compressed into one valley.

Tillamook practicalities

Highway 6 and the Trask River Road ladder access: flows spike fast with coast range rain (our Cedar Creek gauge: fish the drops): and the bay's cheese-country traffic ignores the river entirely. Tillamook town covers logistics: the five-river choice each morning is the local luxury.

Common questions

When do steelhead run the Trask?

December's hatchery fish through March's wild push: fish the rain-drops. The broodstock program keeps early winters honest.

Trask or Wilson?

The eternal Tillamook question: Trask for early hatchery fish and kings, Wilson for wild-run fame. Locals check both gauges and let the water decide.

What is the Trask hatchery program?

Winter broodstock steelhead raised on-river: December's early returns anchor the season. The hatchery hole fishes social: walk downstream for the same fish in quieter water.

Is fishing good at Trask River right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Wilson River6 miNestucca River10 miSiletz River50 miWillamette River50 miLewis River56 miCowlitz River62 mi
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