Artificial Lure here with your Puget Sound fishing report for Friday, October 31, 2025. The weather's got that classic autumn bite—light rain showers rolling through, temps hovering between 40 and 48 degrees, and a steady 6 mph breeze. Humidity is high, so dress for drizzle and chilly air. Water temp is right at 54°F, typical for late fall in the Sound. Sunrise this morning is at 7:53, with sunset at 5:53 pm, giving you about ten hours of daylight and a moody, low-light vibe throughout the day.

Tidal action is worth planning for. This morning’s low is at 6:20 am with 1.57 ft, and the high will hit at 1:51 pm, peaking at 9.51 ft. There’s a fishing sweet spot from 4:26 to 6:26 am and then again from 4:58 to 6:58 pm, according to today's lunar tables. If you’re aiming for evening action, that outgoing tide should help move bait and bring the bigger fish in tighter to shore.

Let’s talk fish. With the rain and dropping temperatures, salmon are pushing harder into the rivers and estuaries—chum salmon are staging big in places like Chico Creek and Kennedy Creek, and a few coho still pop up in the southern Sound. Reports from Gone Fishing Northwest and the Puget Sound Seattle Daily Fishing Report confirm a solid chum run, especially near river mouths and tidal flows. Most anglers are seeing the best success drifting pink or chartreuse corkies and yarn for chum, or using large marabou jigs under floats. For coho, smaller spoons like the Gibbs Croc in silver/blue and vibrating blade baits are tempting fish, especially in rapid tidal pockets and near creek mouths.

Dungeness crab are hot right now. Drop your pots outside Browns Point, the mouth of the Puyallup, and around Port Madison—these spots are kicking out limits for folks dropping in the early morning or late afternoon, using salmon heads, fish carcass, or squid for bait. According to recent Gone Fishing Northwest updates, make sure you’re at least 50-70 feet deep and check your pots every couple hours to beat the seals.

Don’t overlook blackmouth (resident chinook), either. The winter feeders have started showing, especially from Point No Point down to Southworth. Mooched herring—fresh or salted—has been top producer, fished just off bottom from 80 to 120 feet. Trollers running flasher-hoochie combos in green/white or glow colors are seeing hookups, especially on the morning outgoing tide. Try the Edmonds oil docks or Possession Bar if you’re working main basin marks.

Perch and sea-run cutthroat are reliable for light-tackle folks. Beach anglers are casting small, pearlescent swimbaits and trout magnets near Lincoln Park and Seahurst, while boaters are vertical jigging on the northern Kitsap flats for decent perch catches.

A couple of hotspots to circle today: Chico Bay for chum and blackmouth, and the west side of Vashon around Dalco Point, where mixed-bag salmon and good-sized crab have been reported all week. Early birds heading for the Tulalip Bubble and the entrance to Hood Canal will find the best shot at late-coho and slot blackmouth.

Tough weather means safety comes first—there's a Small Craft Advisory today, so double-check gear, wear your PFD, and don’t push it if the wind kicks up.

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