Friday, September 12th, 2025, and it’s Artificial Lure here with your Puget Sound fishing report. Sunrise hit right around 6:40 a.m., and sunset tonight rolls in about 7:30 p.m. We’ve got early morning **dense fog**—so visibility on the water was tight at sunrise, clearing by late morning. Wind in the Sound is mostly variable under 10 knots, and waves are running a foot or less; really, it’s almost glass out there, perfect for both bank and boat anglers. Expect a chance of light rain rolling in this weekend, but today’s holding mild, overcast, and low drama.

Tides are moderate. Maximum ebb this morning was right around 7:30, so expect faster-moving water through the breakfast hours, with another strong ebb near 8:00 tonight. That means your best bites are likely to come right at slack or as the tide swings—a classic for Puget Sound.

**Salmon action** is good and getting better. Those **coho** are showing across the Sound, especially where you’ve got river mouths mixing in clean, cooler water near the end of the summer run. The hottest setups? Troll a Luhr Jensen dodger with a hoochie or cut-plug herring for deeper coho—you want that leader length so they get the right action. Top tip: work the 30-60 foot depths where baitballs are popping up on the sonar off Point No Point and the north end of Vashon. If you’re casting from shore, go for large spinners or spoons in orange and pink; the bite is happening first light and just after dinner.

The **pink salmon** run is wrapping up but not gone. Try smaller Dick Nite spoons or pink sandworms under a float if you’re around river mouths—Mukilteo, Dash Point, and Lincoln Park have produced limits on the runout and slack. With the last of the pinks dying off, the coho move in thick, especially near Everett and the Narrows.

**Resident cutthroat trout** and sea-run **Dolly Varden** are present in creek mouths and estuaries. The smartest anglers are drifting egg-imitations or small plastic fry patterns so grab the ultralight and hit Chico Creek or the Duwamish estuary. Lake fishing up in the foothills is also reliable: Blueberry Lake and nearby ponds are seeing hot bites for rainbow and occasional Arctic grayling.

Off the bottom, **rockfish** and **lingcod** numbers have slowed a touch with late season, but if you work rocky structure with a white twister-tail jig tipped with herring, especially around Deception Pass or Edmonds Oil Dock, there’s still steady action. NOAA’s recent kelp habitat survey notes strong rockfish numbers this month as well—keep a deepwater release device handy if you’re limiting out below the regs.

Crabbing has been fair—lots of shorts, but drop a baited pot in deeper water near the Tacoma Narrows if you want dinner. For surfperch, a simple bobber over weeds with a small piece of shrimp is money—try around Seahurst Park or Golden Gardens for easy perch by the dozen. For bait, nothing’s outperforming fresh herring, but cured prawns and sandworms are good fallback.

Notable mention: Redondo Beach near Des Moines has been attracting curious sixgill sharks (rare, protected, and strictly catch-and-release if you get one by accident). Most folks won’t see them unless you’re deep or diving.

**Hot spots for today:**
- **Point No Point:** Coho are feeding aggressively at tide change; trolling herring is the ticket.
- **Tacoma Narrows:** Deep crab pots and evening rockfish.
- **Lincoln Park shoreline:** Early pinks and coho for bank anglers.

Keep it legal: read regulations, update your sport card, and double-check emergency orders if you plan to go salmon hunting this weekend. Thanks for tuning in—be sure to subscribe for the next report.

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