Fishing, Clamming & Crabbing - Newport Oregon

Home to one of the largest commercial fishing fleets on the Oregon Coast, Newport also offers recreational fishing nearly year-round. Salmon and halibut abound off the coast, along with a bounty of crabs in the bay and clams the shore.

Biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife predict excellent fishing opportunities this year.

Fishing, Crabbing & Clamming - Newport Oregon

Newport Charter Operators;

Yaquina Bay Charters

Fishing and whale watching charters.

1000 S.E. Bay Blvd, Newport, OR 97365
1-866-465-6801

Newport Marina Store & Charters

Charters, boat rentals, groceries, beer,bait,tackle, gifts and videos.
541-865-7441

Captain's Reel Deep Sea Fishing

Fishing and whale-watching charters.
343 S.W. Bay Blvd. , Newport, OR 97365

Newport Tradewind Charters
Fishing and whale watching charters.
1-800-676-7819

Clamming

The beaches near Newport are home to a bountiful population of clams and it's not unusual to bag your limit in short order during a low or minus tide. Harvesting razor clams, mussels and bay clams is a fun and delicious way to spend your time on the Oregon Coast. For successful razor clamming, it is
advised to plan your clam digging trip on a minus tide. To look for low or minus tides visit the Hatfield Marine Science Centers website for an accurate Tide Table.

You can find updated information on clamming by calling the Shellfish Information Line at 503-986-4728. Please look into the regulations and licensing before you head to the beach with your shovel or clam gun.

Crabbing

Many charter operators offer crabbing trips and provide facilities for cooking the crabs back at the docks for an additional fee. Crabbing and clamming are excellent in Yaquina Bay. Crab pots and other equipment can be rented at local tackle shops.

Regulations and Licensing

Fishing seasons and limits are subject to change so, before heading out, it's best to check the current Oregon sport fishing regulations, available where you buy your fishing license, to visit the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Web site at www.dfw.state.or.us , or to call the department's 24-hour information line at 1-800-720-6339.

For current fishing season dates and information, please refer to the Sport Fishing
Regulations from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Marine Resources Program.

A fishing license is required for shellfish, including crabs and clams.

Dungeness crabs, which are native in the local waters, are available year-round in Yaquina Bay,
ocean crabbing season is closed Aug. 15 - Nov. 30 to allow crabs to molt.

Newport Farmers Market

Open Saturdays. year-round.
Summer Market - Outdoors (Next to city hall ) -  9 am to 1 pm
Winter Market - Indoors (County fairgrounds exhibit hall) - 9 am to 1 pm

Newport Farmers Market

www.newportfarmersmarket.org

Local organic growers, market gardeners and green thumbs bring their fresh produce to the market.
Saturday mornings you will find them busy setting up their tables with the season's, best.
Early in the season the tables are loaded with peas, lettuces, greens,  radishes, new potatoes. and
herbs. Later,  the season brings varieties of berries, peppers. broccoli, peaches, pickling
cucumbers, carrots, corn onions, squash, tomatoes, apples, and much more
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The Newport Farmers' Market has more than produce and garden blooms. You will find beautiful arts and crafts, unique services and fun events. Hand made soaps, knitted and felted hats, garden art, wooden planters, beautiful jewelry,  tie dye clothing, photography, art glass, and much, much more. You can also get a massage and listen to great music! All of the handcrafted items at the Market are made by local artists. A fun place to shop for the perfect gift.

Arts & Culture - Newport Oregon

Many artists call Newport home. Sharing their talents and vision, Newport has developed a
vibrant arts community of working artists, talented young people, exuberant volunteers and
dedicated audiences. Together they produce a year-round season of theater, music, dance,
exhibitions, readings and lectures.

Oregon Coot Council for the Arts

www.coastarts.org

Lincoln County Historical Society / Oregon Coast History Center

www.oregoncoasthistory.org

Log cabin Museum

This museum focuses on the Coast Reservation tribal history, the logging and fishing industries, and
the bridges of Conde McCullough, including the Yaquina Bay Bridge.

Burrows House Museum

Built in 1895, the Burrows House Museum features exhibits on Lincoln County history, a Victorian
parlor, and changing exhibits.

The Newport Performing Arts Center

With the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop, the center is itself a dramatic addition to the Historic Nye Beach District of Newport. In the 400 seat Alice Silverman Hall or the experimental Studio Theatre, a progression of actors, dancers and musicians present classic and experimental work.

Theatre

www.redoctopustheatre.org

Red Octopus Theatre Company, founded in 1978, has a long history of offering comedy, drama,
classics, and original theatre.

Porthole Players, Ltd

The Porthole Players, a nonprofit theatre group established in 1972, offers comedy, drama, and
musical theatre.

Dance

Newport is home to three dance companies: T.J. Hoofers Inc, Oregon Coast Ballet Company and Pacific Dance Ensemble.

All have both performance and teaching branches.

Music

www.newportsymphony.org

The Newport Symphony Orchestra is the only full-time professional symphony on the Oregon coast. The ensemble includes musicians from the coast, Eugene, Portland, Salem, and beyond. The Newport
Performing Arts Center is home base for many vocal performances as well as other music.

www.jazzatnewport.org

Jazz at Newport is an annual event held in September featuring locally and nationally known jazz musicians.

Visual Arts

http://www.coastarts.org/directory/venues/n/newport-visual-arts-center/

Literally hundreds of visual and fine crafts artists are representcd in the many galleries of Newport.
The Newport Visual Arts Center, with its photography lab, studios and gallery, is the hub for the many workshops, classes and exhibitions offered by the Yaquina Arts Association, The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts and many independent artists. Docent services are provided by the Coastal Arts Guild.

Writing

The mission of the Writers On The Edge, Inc. is to promote, support, encourage, and advise writers in
text, performance, Internet, film, and other media. The Nye Beach Writers' Series, a program of Writers On The Edge, has featured 275 authors since its monthly literary events began in 1997.
authors of diverse types of writing including fiction, nonfiction, plays,songs, history, memoir, poetry, and investigative journalism.

The Wax Works

Ornate figurines and elaborate sets are a feast for the eyes at Newport's Wax Works on the bayfront. Hundreds of sculptures, each elaborately molded and detailed, delight visitors from around the world.

Where else can you see Hollywood legends and sci-fi creatures just by turning around? Each figure is
created with incredible attention to detail.

Ripley's Believe it or not !

You can experience all the wonder of the world's most bizarre sights here in Newport on the bayfront by entering the world of the strange and the wonderful at the world's last great sideshow - Ripley's Believe It or Not!

You've never seen anything like it - from the "live" stageshow to shrunken heads to the magic harp. Be careful not to step over the edge of the universe in the deep-space hall of mirrors.

Undersea Gardens

Visit the amazing Oregon Undersea Gardens and go deep on the live dive in our exclusive Undersea Theater at the bottom of the sea!

Descend... into the magic submarine world of the Oregon - home of the largest collection of local marine life to be found anywhere!

You'll come face to face with the excitement, the wonder, the magic and mystery of the underwater world.

Historic Bayfront

Along with many shops and restaurants, one of the other big attractions along the
Historic Bayfront is the constant presence of big, wet barking residents. Sea lions
populate many docks and landings here, and their noisy carousing never ceases.
There are times when it rises to a fever pitch as bunches of them get worked up
over something. It's also fascinating to watch them interact, often bickering for a
spot as they nip at each other.

It is a "working bayfront" and there are times you can reap this benefit. That old
cliche of "walking right up to the docks and buying fish from fishennen" comes
true right here. In some spots, you can literally do that. Wander these docks even
just a tad and you'll come to a variety of spots where crab pots get chucked into the
salt water. There are numerous places to rent these along the docks - but you'll
need to get a state license for crabbing first.

Visit Mariner Square - home of Oregon Undersea Gardens, Ripley's Believe It or
Not, and The Wax Works. Set on the bustling causeway lining Newport's historic
bayfront - Mariner Square has long been a favorite vacation destination for
travelers from near and far.