Artificial Lure here with your Puget Sound fishing report for Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

We’ve got a brisk fall morning on our hands: air temps sitting at 49 degrees, climbing to 57, with just 5% cloud cover, light winds around 6 mph, and humidity hanging at 76%. Sunrise was a little after 7:07 a.m., and sunset comes early at 4:39 p.m., so plan to make the most out of those nine and a half hours of daylight. The water temperature is steady at 49°F, so bundle up and bring those hand warmers if you’re heading out early[1].

Let’s talk tides—today’s high tides for central Sound: 4:25 a.m. (9.06 ft) and 8:25 a.m. (10.99 ft). Lows hit at 12:38 a.m. (-2.43 ft) and 1:43 p.m. (7.25 ft). For the south end, McMicken Island sees highs at 5:20 a.m. (13.07 ft) and 3:26 p.m. (13.4 ft), with morning ebb at 10:33 a.m. (7.09 ft). These hefty tides mean there’s decent water movement—always a good catalyst for fish on the bite[1][2].

Today’s bite windows: The major solunar feeding period is right around now, from 6:45 to 8:45 a.m.; don’t miss it if you’re on the water. There’s another shot this evening from 7:24 to 9:24 p.m. For folks who can’t get out until midday, catch the minor period from 11:54 a.m. to 12:54 p.m.—that’s during moonset, which can really pick things up if you’re in a lull[1].

Now, fish activity. A few salmon are still trickling in—late chum are hanging near river mouths and estuaries, especially around the Nisqually and Puyallup systems. Anglers moving eggs or drifting bobber-and-shrimp combos saw steady hookups this weekend, with some limits landed. Roe remains absolutely deadly for salmon fishing—run it under a float or behind a diver for best results. If you’re targeting the last of the coho in the northern Sound, try small cut-plug herring or anchovy behind a flasher, but downsize and troll slow, as these fish are on the move and picky this late in the year[3].

For resident blackmouth fishing, folks in Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bainbridge) and 11 (Tacoma/Vashon) have started banging out some healthy shakers and a few keepers. Hot setups include 3-inch Coho Killers, green glow spoons, and white Ace-Hi flies run off a flasher. Troll deep—anywhere from 90 to 140 feet—to stay in the strike zone as the water cools[12].

Lingcod are out of season now, but the perch and flounder bite is still decent in shallow bays around Edmonds and Dash Point. Try small curly tail jigs or pieces of sand shrimp fished right on the bottom. Dungeness crab reports are tapering as commercial pots go in, but pots baited with squid and fish scraps in deeper water near Kingston and Port Orchard produced a few respectable keepers for those patient enough[6][15].

Best lures and bait for the day:
- For salmon: cured roe, sand shrimp, small cut-plug herring, and chartreuse or pink hoochies.
- For blackmouth: Coho Killer or Irish Cream spoons, white or green Ace-Hi flies, glow flashers.
- For bottomfish: curly tail grubs in green or white, sand shrimp pieces.

Hot spots to try:
- Edmonds oil docks: For blackmouth and late coho, especially early.
- Point Defiance and the Tacoma Narrows: Good for deep-trolling resident chinook and late-run chum.
- Dash Point Pier: Still giving up perch and flounder at slack tide.

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