Artificial Lure here with your Puget Sound fishing report for Wednesday, November 26, 2025. There’s a real November chill in the air this morning, with the weather sitting at 49°F, just a trace of cloud cover—pretty typical for late fall. Winds are a gentle 6 mph out of the south, with the water temp steady at 49°F. Sunrise was at 7:07 am, and sunset will come early at 4:39 pm, giving us about 9½ hours of daylight to wet a line.

The tide chart is prime for morning action: we saw a low tide at 12:38 am (-2.43 ft), then the next high rolls in at 8:25 am with a hefty 10.99 ft swing—that’s when you want to be on the water. Next low is forecast at 1:43 pm (7.25 ft), followed by another high at 5:51 pm (9.02 ft), so please plan your moves accordingly. Major bite windows overlap nicely with the tides: 6:45 am to 8:45 am and again from 7:24 pm to 9:24 pm, thanks to lunar movement. Middle of the day might slow down, but from roughly 11:54 am to 12:54 pm expect a slight uptick as the moon sets.

Fish activity in the Sound is ramping up after a few days of steady pressure. Reports from Gone Fishing Northwest and other locals say coho are still moving through, especially around Kingston and the Tacoma Narrows. Recent outings have landed small numbers of late-run silvers up to 7 lbs, mixed with blackmouth Chinook in the 6–15 lb bracket—mostly to trollers working the deeper channels. Lingcod catches are down for the season, but you might nab a few rockfish if you poke around the bottom near Point Defiance.

For bait and tackle, the clear leaders this week are Silver Horde Coho Killer spoons in greens and chromes, and the classic Ace-Hi Fly behind 11” Pro-Troll flashers, according to local tackle shop bestseller lists and social media posts. Plug-cut herring is always reliable for Chinook—fresh if you can get it. And for shore casters, toss Buzz Bombs or rotator jigs—pink or chartreuse is still working for those staging late coho. If you’re targeting squid from the piers, the best setup remains a glow jig, tipped with small shrimp pieces.

Watch out for invasive species—officials from KOMO News and the Swinomish Tribe report recent trapping of European green crabs in Skagit Bay and Possession Sound. Check your crab traps, and report any suspicious crabs to the WDFW to protect our shellfish beds.

A couple local hotspots to focus on right now:
- **Edmonds Oil Docks**: Plenty of bait balls around, Chinook and coho hitting hardware.
- **Point Defiance Boathouse**: Regular Blackmouth action, squid showing up at night for pier anglers.
- For shore-based action, the beaches at Lincoln Park and Dash Point are seeing some jumpers at first light.

Anglers are optimistic about the next week—spawning activity should bring fresh fish into the system, and upcoming funding for salmon habitat restoration in Water Resource Inventory Area 15 (East Sound) may help improve future runs, as West Sound Partners for Ecosystem Recovery notes.

That’s your Puget Sound fishing report for today. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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