Artificial Lure here giving you the inside scoop for November 20, 2025, a damp and promising Thursday morning across Puget Sound. The fall fishing scene’s in classic Seattle mode—cool, gray, but loaded with opportunities if you know where to look.

Weather coming in this morning is typical late November: clouds thick, drizzling off-and-on, temps hovering in the low 40s, and that trademark Sound breeze from the northeast around 8 knots. Bundle up and expect slick decks and sticky rain gear all day. According to the Washington Marine Forecast, those winds should hold steady, and you may see a touch more drizzle heading into the evening.

Today’s tidal cycles give us a textbook bite window—Seattle area tide charts show a big morning high tide peaking just before 6 a.m. at nearly 10 feet, dipping to a mid-day low by early afternoon, then rolling in another good push as evening approaches. That means strong current edges and pinch points will be stirring up bait, and that always brings predators close to structure and the beach.

First light hits the water at 7:14 a.m. Sunrise proper is 7:23, with sunset closing shop early at 4:33 p.m. That leaves only a short window for productive daylight fishing, so focus on the hour surrounding sunrise and sunset—especially when that tide’s moving.

Fish activity is still solid for November. Most recent catches, according to both Gone Fishing Northwest and the Puget Sound Seattle Daily Fishing Report, include:

- Coho salmon holding in good numbers—average size 5 to 8 pounds, with a few 10-pound bruisers in the mix. Most consistent action has been at Point No Point at daybreak on the incoming tide, and off Edmonds Marina trolling deep for those late runners.
- Chum salmon rushing in heavy, especially near river mouths like Chico Creek and the Kennedy system. These fish are aggressive and big—mid-teens are common right now.
- A few blackmouth (resident Chinook) are being picked off in deeper water near Possession Bar and Southworth.

Best lures and baits this week: For coho, try casting 3/4-ounce minnow jigs in silver or chartreuse, and if you’re trolling, work 3 to 4-inch spoons (Coho Killers or Ace-Hi Flies) behind a dodger. For the chum, swing marabou jigs under floats or drift pink and chartreuse yarn flies—don’t be afraid to upsize with heavier gear. Pier anglers are still hooking fish on pink and chartreuse Buzz Bombs and Vibrax spinners (size 4 or 5). If you’re still after blackmouth in the slots, nothing beats a mooched cut-plug herring or trolling a flasher-hoochie combo (glow-green and white are hot).

Bank and beach hotspots to circle today:

- Point No Point: Early coho and fresh chum, especially first light and slack tide. Beach casters are scoring with spoons and jigs.
- Edmonds Marina: Still seeing late coho action and the odd Chinook coming from deeper trolls, especially mid-channel.
- Chico Bay at the creek mouth: A chum salmon bonanza at the tide change.
- Shilshole Bay Breakwater: Blackmouth and coho are mixed in; jigging metal or mooching herring is the ticket.

Side note for river anglers—early winter steelhead are just starting to show at river mouths, with the best shot on the Skykomish per WDFW catch samplers. Roe, shrimp, or Corkie-and-yarn rigs are your best bets there.

For bottomfish, if the salmon aren’t biting, prospect the deeper ledges for flounder and the odd ratfish, especially close to bays and marina slopes using a chunk of squid or sandworm.

That’s your Puget Sound fishing rundown for November 20th. Thanks for tuning in—remember to subscribe for your daily tide, gear, and bite updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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