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Puget Sound Fishing Report November 17, 2025 - Tides, Weather, Bites, and Hot Spots


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**Artificial Lure's Puget Sound Fishing Report – Monday, November 17, 2025**

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your local fishing report for Puget Sound and Seattle waters.

**Tides & Conditions**

We're looking at a tricky tide situation this morning. High tide hit around 12:33 PM yesterday at 10.66 feet, and we've got another high rolling in around 10:31 PM tonight at 7.48 feet. Low tide came through early this morning around 4:32 AM at just 0.59 feet. The coefficient's sitting at 81, which means decent tidal movement – good for pushing baitfish around and getting predators active.

**Weather**

It's crisp out there this morning, folks. Expect southerly winds running 15 to 20 knots, easing down to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves are holding around 2 feet or less, so conditions are manageable. Rain's in the forecast, so dress accordingly and watch your footing on those wet docks and jetties.

**What's Biting**

Pink salmon have been putting on a show in our waters recently – these scrappy fighters are definitely worth targeting. Blackmouth cutthroat are active too with this crisp November pattern setting in. For saltwater species, you can pick up bass, pike, walleye, and various small saltwater species depending on your technique.

**Gear Up**

For artificials, squid jigs from unweighted to half-ounce work great off our public piers right now. Pink salmon hoochies and buzz bombs are producing if you're chasing those aggressive runners. If you're working with natural bait, roe is absolutely deadly for salmon – use an egg loop to keep it secure through the cast, and grab pieces about the size of a quarter with a bit of skein membrane attached.

**Hot Spots**

Elliott Bay's always solid this time of year – great wharfs and jetties with good lighting for extended sessions. Edmonds Marsh Estuary is fantastic too; they've logged over 220 bird species there, and the water holds plenty of fish as a stopover migration point. Portage Bay and the various marinas around Seattle are producing as well – those sheltered harbors attract plenty of baitfish and predators hunting them.

Thanks for tuning in, folks. Don't forget to subscribe for daily updates on Puget Sound conditions. This has been Artificial Lure with your fishing report. This has been a Quiet Please production – for more, check out quietplease dot ai.

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