Artificial Lure here with your Puget Sound fishing report for Sunday, August 24, 2025.

First light broke at 6:14 AM and we’ll see the sun disappear tonight at 8:07 PM. Today’s weather is a classic Puget Sound gem: mostly sunny with a high around 74°F, winds light out of the northwest, and glassy seas making it ideal to be on the water. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the morning tide hit a low around 6:10 AM and will be surging to a high about noon—this means that early rising anglers are in for some prime fishing conditions, especially as that incoming tide triggers feeding activity.

The buzz all up and down the Sound is pink salmon—Humpy-mania is peaking right now. Reports from Tacoma, Everett, and right up through Seattle and Edmonds are predicting a record pink salmon return. Bowles Bros on YouTube showed the pink bite going bonkers yesterday off Tacoma[1], with boats doubled up and buckets full before breakfast. The West Seattle shoreline near Lincoln Park was lights-out for coho and pinks this week too, with WestSeattleFishing reporting “nonstop action all day” and easy limits[2].

Truly, it’s shaping up to be one of those special pink salmon summers. Silver Horde’s Tackle and The Outdoor Line on 710 radio both confirm that millions of pinks are pouring into the Sound and catches are “excellent,” with mixed reports of coho showing up in a lot of catches, especially around Mukilteo, Kingston, and the Narrows[5][6]. Instagram posts have the first pinks caught back in June, steady limits since mid-July, and recently half the catch in some spots are coho[3]. Charter boats like the Doghouse out of Edmonds are posting “boatloads of salmon,” full limits by 7 a.m., and even combo trips piling boxes with fish before breakfast, according to Washington Fish Reports[9].

On the salt, favored lures right now are pink and green hoochies, small pink spoons like the Silver Horde Coho Killer, and white or pink Buzz Bombs. If you’re working the beaches, toss small epoxy jigs, Dick Nites, or a pink/white Rotator under a float—local shore casters swear by these setups right now. Veteran guides will tell you to use scent—try herring, anise, or shrimp gels on your gear for an added edge. Boaters are still trolling dodgers with hoochies or cut-plug herring behind a flasher; leaders are short, and simplicity is key. For coho, consider a larger profile spoon or a chartreuse Coho Killer, but don’t be shy about going small if pinks are thick.

Alongside the salmon, English sole were picked up around Edmonds and Shilshole piers yesterday, as shown by recent Instagram catches[7]. The usual sandworm or small shrimp-tipped jigs work well if you’re after a tasty flatfish for the cooler.

Hot spots this weekend:
- **Lincoln Park, West Seattle:** The pink bite on the beach has been “all day, nonstop.”
- **Mukilteo Lighthouse Park:** Reliable reports of chunky pinks and some early coho for both boaters and shoreline plunkers.
- **Tacoma Narrows:** Big tides pushing in schools—troll just off Day Island or fish the finger piers.
- **Edmonds Marina to Meadowdale:** Charter boats reporting quick limits early; best action on the edge of the morning’s flood tide.

Crabbers are filling pots too, with Dungeness plentiful—remember to double-check your regs. Trout fishing remains solid in lakes if you want some quiet away from the crowds, with Hot Shot lures still effective according to GoneFishingNW.

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