Artificial Lure here with your Tuesday, November 25th Puget Sound fishing report—grab your coffee, let’s hit those morning details anglers care about.

Out the window today you can expect a classic late November vibe: sunrise was 7:07 am, sunset’s an early 4:39 pm, and we’ll top out around 53°F as the day goes by. The water is sitting at a brisk 49°F, so bundle up and don’t expect a warm-up out on deck. Marine Weather Service’s zone forecast calls for calm water: expect light east winds around 5 knots, with waves staying under two feet and just a slim shot of showers, so rain gear is a safe bet but it shouldn’t blow you off the water.

Tides this morning make for productive windows. High tide rolled through at 8:25 am, hitting nearly 11 feet. Expect a moderate drop to low tide at 1:43 pm (about 7.25 feet), then rising into an evening peak around 5:51 pm at just over 9 feet, based on Tideschart readings. Those early and later surges are solid fish movement times. The best bit? Today’s major fishing period hits right in the sweet spot from 6:45 am to 8:45 am—perfect overlap for folks working those pre-work casts or early boat launches.

Now, let’s talk what’s chewing. According to the latest Spreaker Puget Sound Angling Report, the water’s cold but the fish have turned on. Coho salmon are the definite headline, with good numbers still being picked up, especially in the early light. Beach fishers are swinging Buzz Bombs and Hoochie jigs with success, while boat anglers are scoring with MagLip plugs—for Coho, the standard flashy green and silver or blue/pink combos get a lot of grabs. The Humpy Pack Blizzard Lure is building a local following for its consistency this season, per the bestseller rankings at tseverinoadvocates.com.

Chinook are still around in deeper water near Point Defiance and the Narrows, with smaller black label herring doing the trick behind a flasher. Some reports of shaker blackmouth in the South Sound as well. Don’t be surprised if you tie into a late-season chum—they’re pushing into the estuaries heavy right now. If you’re after something different, don’t forget the Dungeness crab gear; grab sets are moving best around the mid-morning high slack.

As far as recent catches, local forums and shop boards over the weekend showed anglers landing solid limits of coho from both boat and shore, a few bonus chinook in the mix, and crab pots coming up with enough keeper Dungeness for a savory post-fishing feast. Winter resident blackmouth numbers look like they’re building, especially off Elliott Bay and Possession Bar.

A couple of hot spots to try today: Point No Point for early morning beach casting or trolling just off the drop, and the Tacoma Narrows for working deeper running gear for Chinook and early blackmouth. Southworth also saw a few good catches yesterday on chartreuse spoons.

Best baits and lures for today: flashy Buzz Bombs or Hoochie jigs from the beach, and for trolling, try smaller green or blue/silver spoons and MagLip plugs with a UV finish. If you’re setting pots, squid or chicken backs are the go-to Dungeness bait for clear pots.

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