Coast Weather:     We are expecting some relief in the heavy wind pattern we have been experiencing the past two weeks by Thursday of this week with hopefully some more relief by the weekend.  Daytime highs will be near 70 degrees with no rain in sight.  Ocean conditions will be mild in the morning with some wind by afternoon.  All in all a good forecast.             

Inshore Halibut Fishing:     (update)  Great trips for two of our boats out to the inshore halibut grounds Wednesday.  See daily fishing report.

Whale Watching:     The whales are back for three days in a row!! Where they went who knows but we are glad that they are back in the area and hope that they stay in the area.     It was a good show they put on Wednesday afternoon. One of the whales today was mostly white. 

Latest Salmon Catch Information:  After another week of salmon fishing coastwide the salmon quota through July 20th went up less then 2% and we still have two-thirds of the quota left.  At the start of the salmon season many of us were guessing that the season might not last a week and now we are into the fifth week.  Go figure...  So far 3,188 Coho salmon have been caught and only 145 of those out of Depoe Bay.   Cold water and strong northerly winds are probably the reason for the slow catch.  If weather conditions change we could have some great fishing out of Depoe Bay.