Every Boat Ramp on Tillamook Bay

About Tillamook Bay

Tillamook Bay is the second-largest estuary on the Oregon coast, offering 40 miles of shoreline in Tillamook County where five rivers converge to create one of the most productive saltwater fishing environments in the Pacific Northwest. With depths reaching 20 feet in the main channels, this expansive bay provides a protected environment for anglers to pursue salmon, crab, and bottomfish without venturing into the open ocean. The charming fishing village of Garibaldi serves as the primary gateway to the bay, with a historic waterfront lined with charter services and fish-cleaning stations.

Chinook and Coho Salmon fishing dominates the Tillamook Bay calendar, with fall runs drawing enormous crowds of anglers trolling spinners and herring in the bay's channels from August through November. Dungeness Crab fishing is equally popular, with recreational crabbers dropping pots throughout the bay's shallow flats and pulling limits of fresh crab from the nutrient-rich waters. Lingcod and Halibut are available just outside the bay's entrance at the Tillamook Bar, while Sturgeon fishing in the deeper channels provides year-round action for patient anglers.

Boat launches in Garibaldi, Bay City, and Tillamook provide excellent access to all areas of the bay, from the protected upper reaches where river currents mix with tidal flows to the deeper channels near the bar. Bank fishing opportunities are also plentiful along the bay's edges and on the jetties at the mouth. Whether you are crabbing on a calm summer morning, battling a bright Chinook in the fall tide, or bottom fishing for Lingcod near the jaws of the bay, Tillamook Bay delivers an authentic Oregon coast fishing experience.

Nearest towns: Tillamook, Garibaldi, Bay City