Puget Sound, Washington Fishing Report - Daily

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"Puget Sound, Washington Fishing Today" offers anglers the latest updates on fishing conditions, tips, and hotspots in the Puget Sound area. Tune in daily for expert insights, local weather forecasts, and the best bait and tackle recommendations to enhance your fishing adventures in Washington's stunning aquatic landscape. Stay informed and make the most of your time on the water with this essential fishing podcast. For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com/ Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock Also check out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/time-in-city-news-info/id6692631879 and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/what-to-do-in-city-guides/id6615091666 This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Inception Point AI

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news · society & culture · sports

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First episode

6 Oct 2024

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

358 episodes in the feed.

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   19 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Salmon Heat Up: Tides, Coho, and Chinook Around Central Sound

   This is Artificial Lure with your Puget Sound fishing report. We’ve got a classic early-summer pattern setting up. Around Seattle and central Sound, NOAA’s tide tables show a moderate morning flood swinging into an early afternoon high, then easing into a late-day ebb. That moving water window mid-morning and again toward evening has been lining up nicely with the bite. Weather-wise, the National Weather Service is calling for mostly dry skies, light onshore wind, and temps climbing through the 60s into low 70s on the interior. It may start with a little marine haze but burning off mid-morning. Sunrise is right around the very early 5 o’clock hour, with sunset landing in the long-evening 9 o’clock hour, so you’ve got a big low-light window to play with. Salmon action in the marine areas that are open has been a bit spotty but improving. Recent checks from local tackle shops and charter chatter around Marine Area 10 and 11 report resident coho and a few legal chinook picked off rips and current seams, especially on the morning flood. Most fish have been cookie‑cutter 3–5 pound coho with an occasional low‑teens chinook. Troll 30–80 feet down depending on light and water color. Best producers: small green glow or UV hoochies behind an 11‑inch flasher, or 3–3.5 inch spoons in Irish Cream, Cop Car, or green/white patterns. Add a small strip of herring or anchovy if you want extra scent. For bait guys, a whole or cut‑plug herring behind a flasher still gets it done when the water’s got a bit of chop. Around the edges, bottomfish and inshore species are keeping rods bent. Lingcod is wrapping up in some spots, but the last few reports from the Tacoma Narrows and the rocky structure off Point Defiance have produced decent numbers of keepers plus plenty of undersized fish. Standard fare: 4–6 ounce lead heads with white or root-beer grub tails, or live sand dabs and small perch where allowed. Rockfish opportunities are limited by regulation in many parts of the Sound, so double‑check the rules before you drop. Sea‑run cutthroat fishing has been quietly solid along the beaches from Southworth up through the West Seattle and Edmonds shorelines. Fly anglers have been doing well with sparse baitfish patterns and small shrimp imitations on intermediate lines, while spin folks score with 1/4‑ounce Kastmasters, small olive or brown marabou jigs, and tiny soft‑plastic paddle tails. Look for nervous bait and work the drop‑offs on a flooding tide. Two hot spots worth a look right now: • Point Defiance/Tacoma Narrows: Good current, classic structure for lingering chinook and lingcod. Work the slag pile, Owen Beach side, and the Narrows edges on the turn of the tide. • Kingston/Edmonds line: Resident coho and the random chinook along the contour lines. Troll north–south in 90–140 feet, keeping gear in the lower third of the water column during bright sun, higher in low light. Bait choices across the board: herring and anchovy for salmon, sand shrimp or squid strips for anything poking around bottom, and small herring or pile worms if you’re messing with piers and piling fish. Lures: spoons, hoochies, and needlefish-style metals for salmon; lead‑head jigs and swimbaits for bottomfish; light metals and soft plastics for beach cutthroat. That’s the scoop from around Puget Sound. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

2. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Puget Sound Summer Salmon: Tide Changes and First Light Glory

   This is Artificial Lure, checking in with your Puget Sound fishing report. NOAA tide tables for Seattle and Tacoma show a classic summer swing today: a decent pre‑dawn high, dropping to a late‑morning low, then rebounding to a late‑afternoon high. That gives you two prime windows: the **last two hours of the outgoing** and the **first two of the flood**, especially around narrows and points where bait gets funneled. National Weather Service marine forecasts are calling for light morning wind, generally under 10 knots, with a mid‑day westerly picking up in the central Sound. Skies are mixed clouds and sun, air temps in the 50s–60s, and relatively calm seas early. Sunrise is right around 5 a.m., with sunset close to 9 p.m., so there’s a long, low‑light shoulder on both ends of the day. According to WDFW creel checks and recent dock chatter, chinook fishing in Marine Area 10 has been fair to good, with a mix of clipped hatchery fish and a few bigger wilds that must be released. Most keepers have been 6–12 pounds, with an occasional teen‑class fish. Coho are just starting to trickle in as incidental by‑catch, mainly smaller residents. Bottomfish action has been solid: anglers are bringing in good numbers of legal lingcod from deeper structure before the sun gets high, plus plenty of black rockfish and a few cabezon. Inshore, the eelgrass beds are holding sea‑run cutthroat and some early bait—sand lance and small herring—drawing in salmon and trout on the flood. For salmon, the most consistent setups have been **3.0–3.5 inch spoons** in green‑glow, Irish cream, and cop‑car patterns behind an 11‑inch flasher, trolled 80–140 feet down over 120–250 feet of water. Herring strip and whole herring in a helmet, slow‑rolled behind a glow flasher, are also producing, especially at first light. If you’re jigging, 2–3 ounce metal jigs in candlefish colors have been money on suspended fish. Lingcod and rockfish are chewing on 4–6 inch swimbaits in white, motor‑oil, and root‑beer, bounced right on the rocks and ledges. A lot of locals are also doing well with live sand dabs or herring for lings—just make sure you’re within current regs. For sea‑run cutthroat, small olive‑over‑white Clousers, 2–3 inch baitfish patterns, or 1/8‑ounce dart heads with soft plastics are doing the trick, especially on a moving tide along beach drop‑offs. A couple of hot spots to circle: • **Point No Point**: Good chinook sign on the edges of the bar during the tide changes. Work the 90–140 foot contour with spoons and herring; watch for bait balls and birds. • **Dalco Passage**: Producing lings off the rocky structure and a mixed bag of salmon along the drop‑off. Hit the slack‑to‑flood with jigs for lings, then switch to trolling gear once the current builds. Closer to town, Jefferson Head and West Point have been giving up fish early, but they’re getting scratchy by mid‑morning. Get there in the dark, run glow gear, and be prepared to move if you’re not marking bait. Overall fish activity has been best in the low‑light windows with a pronounced bump on the first push of the flood. Mid‑day is tougher—downsize your gear, fish deeper, and target structure if you’re staying out. Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Coho and Cutthroat: Puget Sound's Prime Bite is Here

   This is Artificial Lure with your Puget Sound fishing report. We’ve got a classic early summer pattern setting up around the Sound. Weather today is mild and marine-influenced: cool, cloudy mornings with a light onshore breeze, burning off to partial sun and highs in the low to mid 60s. Expect calm to light chop early, building to a bit more wind in the afternoon as that westerly fills in through the Strait. Tides are running on a decent mixed cycle right now. Around Seattle and central Sound you’re looking at a healthy morning flood pushing in before midday, then a dropping tide through the afternoon. Down south toward Tacoma Narrows and up north toward Possession, the currents will be stronger around those tide changes, so plan your sets to fish the edges, not the peak rips. Sunrise is early, right around the 5 a.m. mark, with sunset close to 9 p.m. That long low-light window has been the prime bite. First light through the first two hours of the flood has produced the steadiest action; the evening flood has been good too, especially when the wind lays down. Fish activity has picked up nicely. Anglers are reporting resident coho and the odd early ocean coho pushing into the central and northern Sound, plus plenty of sea‑run cutthroat along the beaches. Lingcod season is wrapping up or closed in some areas, so check regs, but where open, the last few days have still given up legal fish on structure. Flounder and other bottomfish are abundant on sandy flats for those looking to bend a rod. Recent catches: local reports and dock talk point to decent numbers of cookie‑cutter resident coho in the 2–4 pound range off West Point, Shilshole, and Possession Bar, with a few larger fish mixed in. Beach anglers from Lincoln Park up through Meadowdale have found willing cutthroat, mostly 10–16 inches, with a few bigger slabs. Bottomfish guys in Elliott Bay and south Sound have been boxing good counts of flounder with the occasional sole and small rockfish where legal. Lure selection has been pretty standard for this time of year. For trolling coho, run small 3–3.5 inch spoons in greens, chartreuse, and cop car patterns behind a flasher, or try hootchies in glow/green or UV white. Shorten leaders a bit if the bite is soft. For beach coho and cutthroat, tie on sparse baitfish patterns, small metal jigs, or 1/4–1/2 ounce epoxy jigs in olive/white, sand lance, or pink. Work them with a fast, darting retrieve. Best baits: if you’re mooching, cut‑plug herring is still king. Whole or cut herring on a slow, controlled drop has taken both resident coho and the odd chinook where open. For bottomfish, strips of herring, squid, or sand shrimp on a simple dropper rig will keep you busy. Tip your metal jigs with a small strip if the fish are fussy. Couple of hot spots to circle on your chart: • West Point to Shilshole: troll 60–120 feet down on the morning flood for coho; watch for bait balls and bird activity. • Possession Bar: fish the edges of the bar on the incoming; stay mobile and follow the bait and tide lines. For beach anglers, Dash Point and the stretches around Point No Point have both been producing cutthroat and the occasional early coho when the current’s moving. Overall, think early, think moving water, and keep your gear in that top half of the water column where the feed is. Work with the tides, not against them, and you’ll find fish. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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