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Nehalem Bay

Brighton · north county

A productive north-county estuary for crab and bay clams, with the best dock-side intel on the coast.

Now · Tuesday, August 11

Weather

58°F

Clear · wind 4 mph

Water temp

n/a

no station

Seas / safety

2.6 ft

No advisories in effect · wind 6 kt

Next tide

High 1:18 PM

next low 7:02 PM · 1.9′

Low-water windows ahead. Pick a day

Today

7:02 PM

+1.9′

Wed · lowest

8:02 AM

-1.1′

Wed

7:56 PM

+1.5′

Thu

8:43 AM

-1.0′

Thu

8:47 PM

+1.2′

Fri

9:22 AM

-0.6′

Live · NOAA CO-OPS 9437908 · Open-Meteo · NDBC 46050. Clams and crab work best on the low.

Local provisions

Kelly's Brighton Marina posts real keeper counts in season, the closest thing to a live abundance gauge. River-influenced, so mind salinity after rain.

What you pursue here

Shellfish

The spots

The actual places you stand: what each lands, when it turns on, and how you get on it.

Kelly's Brighton Marina

Marina

Lands: Dungeness, with live keeper counts posted in season.
Best on: Call the count, then fish the incoming.
Access: Boat and ring rentals; no boat of your own needed.

Directions →

Wheeler Boat Launch

Boat launch

Lands: Crab and clams, up-bay.
Best on: Mind salinity after rain; work the flood.
Access: Upper-bay launch.

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Jetty Fishery

Marina

Lands: Crab near the mouth, plus clams.
Best on: The lower bay holds salinity; good after a freshet.
Access: Rentals and rings near the jaws.

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