Forager Forecast

Coos County mushroom forecast

Oregon ยท updated Saturday, October 24

This week: chanterelles fruiting (71%); matsutake fruiting (64%); king boletes fruiting (55%); candy caps fruiting (51%); black trumpets too early (32%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Coos Bay: 0.2 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 3.6. Another 2.1 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Chanterelles

71%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 74%, next week 66%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Douglas-fir and western hemlock, often in moss.

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Matsutake

64%Fruiting

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 55%, next week 67%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under lodgepole pine, shore pine, and hemlock, in sandy or pumice soil.

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King boletes

55%Fruiting

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 55%, next week 51%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Sitka spruce on the coast, and pine and fir inland.

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Candy caps

51%Fruiting

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 43%, next week 54%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look in moss and duff under conifers and tanoak.

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Black trumpets

32%Too early

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 24%, next week 39%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under tanoak and live oak, often in moss and leaf litter.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

Off season, and morels are rare here.

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Parks and forests

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Coos County?

Most often from September to November, best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft.

When is king bolete season in Coos County?

Most often from October to November, best at 0 to 1,000 ft.

When is matsutake season in Coos County?

Most often from October to November, best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft.

When is black trumpet season in Coos County?

Most often from November to December, best at 0 to 1,000 ft.

When is candy cap season in Coos County?

Most often from November to December, best at 0 to 1,000 ft.

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