Good morning Puget Sound anglers, this is Artificial Lure bringing you your live fishing report for Seattle and the surrounding saltwater scene this Wednesday, November 19th, 2025.

First light broke today at 7:17 am and we’re looking at sunset around 4:29 pm. Weather’s classic November Sound: clouds rolled in, mild drizzle at times, with temps hovering in the low 50s. Nothing too gnarly on the radar—patchy wind from the south, mostly under 10 knots—so small craft should be fine, but bring rain gear. According to Fishingreminder, we’re sitting right in the First Quarter Moon with major bite windows from 6:29 to 8:29 this morning and again from 6:40 to 8:40 this evening. Those coincide nicely with the incoming tide, which peaked with a 10.66-foot high at 12:33 pm, bracketed by lows at 4:32 am (0.59 ft) and 7:39 pm (7.15 ft). The evening high is a modest 7.48 ft at 10:31 pm—classic Puget Sound winter ups and downs.

Let’s talk fish activity. November means the fall salmon runs have mostly wrapped, but late coho are still trickling in, and resident blackmouth (immature Chinook) have started biting in the Sound. Lingcod are closed for retention, but there’s solid bottomfish action to be had. According to recent local reports and chatter at Elliott Bay Marina, anglers have been landing nice blackmouth averaging 5 to 8 pounds, with the odd 10-pounder. The bite was best in the morning along rips and drop-offs. Folks working West Point and the oil docks off Edmonds picked up a few chrome-bright coho this past weekend, though those are tapering fast.

Bottomfishers are scoring on big pile perch, rockfish, and the occasional flounder around pilings and structure, especially at the wharves and marinas—Terminal 37 and Bell Harbor Marina in particular have been worth a shot. Small sharks have made a showing in northern Puget Sound again, most caught by accident on herring strips or baited sabikis.

For gear, trollers are finding success using 3" to 4" spoons—think Irish Cream or Cop Car pattern--behind a green or red flasher. Classic hoochies, white or glow with a herring strip, are still producing at 80-120 feet. If you’re running bait, plug-cut herring is the standard, but an anchovy rigged on a mooching setup is getting good results too. As for beach fishers and pier regulars, metal jigs like the 2oz Point Wilson Dart or Buzz Bomb in pearl and pink have drawn strikes, especially around dawn and dusk. If you’re after perch or flounder, drop a shrimp-tipped jig near structure and watch the action pick up.

Hot spots to check out:
- **Elliott Bay**: Still kicking out the best catch rates for resident blackmouth, especially trolling near the aquarium or outer bay, and always worth working some structure for late coho.
- **West Point**: Popular for boaters fishing the tide change; troll at 80-140 feet with flashers and spoons on the incoming.
- **Edmonds Oil Docks**: Shore and pier access with a shot at blackmouth or late, lost coho.
- **Bell Harbor Marina and Terminal 37**: Consistent for bottomfish if you want to fill a bucket closer to the city.

A couple final reminders—check your regs for seasonal closures, especially for wild Chinook retention and marine area boundaries. And watch for avian flu concerns if you’re out waterfowling in addition to fishing; report any sick or dead waterfowl to WDFW just like Kwiaht’s recent notice recommended.

That’s what’s happening out on the water today around Seattle and the Sound. Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date on weekly fishing action. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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