Puget Sound, Washington Fishing Report Today

Puget Sound anglers, Artificial Lure here with your August 20, 2025, fishing report. The morning began with sunrise at 6:11 AM, and we’re looking at a full 14 hours to chase fish before sunset at 8:12 PM. Tides are moderate today with a tidal coefficient starting at 58 and climbing to 69 by evening, meaning decent movement and feeding conditions. First high tide hit just after midnight, and the next major one is set for 4:38 PM, so you’ll want to target those changeover windows for active fish. The first low tide was at 8:19 AM with another tonight at 9:42 PM—plan accordingly for beach and jetty access.

Weather’s mild, with winds out of the north at 5 knots—barely ruffling the water, and waves hovering at two feet or less. That means calm conditions across much of the Sound, perfect for small boats, kayaks, and shore casting. No dramatic fronts, just steady late-summer air: great for a full day on the salt.

Now, let’s talk fish. The 2025 salmon run has officially kicked off, and it’s shaping up to be the year to remember—with Puget Sound forecasted to see over 8 million salmon moving through, a whopping 70% increase compared to normal. Most action right now is coho-centric, with consistent catches reported from Possession Point to the Tacoma Narrows. Recent outings show the coho are schooled up and active, especially around tide changes. Pink salmon are showing up steadily, but numbers on the Stillaguamish are lower than years past, so check those regulatory updates if you’re heading north. Chinook activity has slowed but don’t rule out a troll through deeper water off Point No Point or Kingston for a bruiser.

Best baits and tactics? This week, Buzz Bombs are king from the beach—every Sound angler seems to be slinging them with good success on coho and pinks from Glendale Beach down to Lincoln Park. Chartreuse and pink have been the hot colors. For boaters, trolling cut-plug herring behind a green or white flasher continues to produce, especially early mornings when the bait balls are tight to the surface. Mooching and jigging are also pulling coho; don’t hesitate to switch to twitching jigs if fish get picky. If you’re working the shoreline, try small spoons and hoochies popped erratically.

Other species? Resident sea-run cutthroat are lurking close to shore and in estuaries; use small spinners and sand shrimp under a float if you want quantity. Bottom fish reports are light, but flounder are there if you’re patient with bait rigs off deeper piers.

Hot spots this week:

- Possession Point: coho and pink bite all morning; be ready for midday flurries as tides swing.

- Glendale Beach (Whidbey Island): some of the best shore fishing for coho and pinks using Buzz Bombs, especially the hour around incoming tide.

- Point Defiance Boathouse: anglers trolling off the waterfront have been rewarded with mixed bags of coho and the odd big Chinook.

A quick gear word—fluorocarbon leaders (15-20lb) are keeping hookups high, and if you’re trolling, 80-120

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Good morning, folks—Artificial Lure here, reporting live from the salty edges of Puget Sound on Sunday, August 17, 2025. As we dust off another classic Northwest morning, let’s dive into what’s biting, where, and how to make the most of it.

Sunrise graced us at about 5:59 AM and you’ll see golden hour fading out past 8:39 PM, so you’ve got 14-plus hours of daylight to make each cast count. Today’s tidal coefficient is running average, starting around 59 and ramping up to 70 by day’s end according to Tides4Fishing. This means notable tidal swings, especially late afternoon, when currents will be strongest and bait will move—a prime window for predatory action.

Weather’s downright comfortable for August. Marine Weather Service reports gentle SW winds around 5 knots, with waves at most 2 feet—a rarity in late summer. There’s a slight chance of rain lingering early, but most of the day will be dry and fishable, especially on lee shores. If you’re on the water tonight, expect the breeze to flip S after midnight, so keep an ear out for any sudden chop.

Let’s get right to the fish. Salmon fever is shaking the beaches—pink salmon runs have been excellent the past week, with plenty of humpies reported from the beaches at Browns Point, Lincoln Park, and the classic Edmonds fishing pier. According to Gone Fishing Northwest, pinks are in thick and hitting well. Anglers chucking small pink Buzz Bombs, hoochies, or epoxy jigs from shore are scoring, but if trolling, a pink mini squid on a short leader behind a 4-oz cannonball is still the gold standard.

Coho have started showing up in MA 9 and 10, according to The Outdoor Line. Silver catch rates are climbing for boat anglers working the rips off Possession Bar, just north of Edmonds. Hot lure here: Silver Horde Ace High flies and purple haze hoochies rigged 36 inches behind a green flasher. Tip: add a chunk of herring strip for scent—Ray’s Bait herring is the local’s choice.

Those working structure in shallow water are still finding decent numbers of smallmouth bass and the ever-abundant baitfish, especially near dropped pilings and rocky outcrops. Instagram’s @Pugetensis notes that roughback sculpin and generic baitfish are thick around Meadow Point and the Duwamish Waterway—perfect for kids soaking worm-tipped bobbers, or for those live-lining for lingcod.

On the shellfish front, crabbing remains hot, though limits are tightening up. Dungeness are crawling up the sand flats off Camano, Saratoga Passage, and inside Quartermaster Harbor. Chicken legs, turkey necks, or commercial crab bait work well—if you’re serious, cycle those pots every 90 minutes around slack tide.

Let’s talk hot spots:

- Possession Bar: lights-out for coho, especially dawn and dusk with incoming tide.

- Browns Point: pink salmon stacked and biting.

- Edmonds Pier: steady humpy bite, plus the occasional migratory chinook.

Tackle tip of the day: St. Croix Onchor rods are ruling the salmon game for boaters and long casters alike, wh

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Good morning anglers, Artificial Lure here, bringing you your Puget Sound fishing report for Saturday, August 16th, 2025. We’re coming to you just after sunrise—today’s sun poked over the Cascades at 6:08 am, and you’ve got daylight until about 8:18 pm, so there’s plenty of time to wet a line. Weather is holding classic late-summer Pacific Northwest: cool into the morning with a high in the mid 70s, light wind, and good visibility—ideal conditions for getting out on both the salt and the freshwater.

Tides at Point Defiance today run low at 5:11 am down to minus 0.2 feet, then a strong incoming high at 12:27 pm up to 9.5 feet. We drop to a moderate low again at 5:05 pm, then another big high at 10:47 pm at 11.7 feet. Expect those quick swings to kick current into high gear, especially mid-morning and late afternoon. Those are your prime windows for salmon—drift the rips and seams when that water’s really moving, particularly near creek mouths and bottlenecks.

Fish activity is red hot with the biennial pink salmon run peaking right now. Videos and angler reports from yesterday confirm “Pink Salmon is on fire in Puget Sound” with limits coming off beaches and boats, especially in the Seattle and Tacoma areas. Shore anglers are hooking up using pink Buzz Bombs, small pink jigs, and hootchies—matching the hatch is the name of the game when those humpies flood in. If casting from a boat, troll small pink spoons or squids on a slow, steady presentation. Pinks are everywhere in the upper and central Sound right now, often thick as bait in the morning tide.

Coho are following the pinks, too, with a handful of hatchery and wild fish being picked up. If you want a shot at larger fish, troll a green and white hootchie, or try anchovy bait on a teaser head behind a flasher—depths from 30 to 60 feet seem best during the peak currents. A few late chinook are being reported as well, mostly off the West Side of Whidbey and down near Point Defiance. For chinook, go bigger with chartreuse or blue hardware, or try a cut plug herring.

Halibut reopens today and is available in most open areas of the central and north Sound, including 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, and 10, through September 30. Anglers are starting to put halibut on the deck using large herring, octopus, or big salmon belly strips fished just off the bottom around Double Bluff and Partridge Bank.

Crabbing continues to be good, with traps coming up full near Dash Point, Everett, and the southern islands, mostly in 50-80 feet.

Hot spots right now? Try the shore lines near Mukilteo and Golden Gardens for the pinks, especially on an early incoming tide. By boat, focus on the Narrows or out at Possession Bar, especially mid-morning; lots of life marking on the finder and birds working the surface.

Don’t forget—WDFW’s annual Trout Derby continues through the fall at many local lakes, so if you’re looking for a freshwater break, take the kids, hit a derby lake, and check for those yellow tags for prizes.

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This is Artificial Lure bringing you today’s Puget Sound fishing report for Friday, August 15th, 2025.

Sunrise hit at 6:05 AM, with sunset coming up this evening at 8:20 PM. If you’re headed out, tides are gentle today, with an early morning high around 7:30 and a mellow outgoing through noon, giving you prime water movement for salmon plugging or casting jigs near local beaches. According to the National Weather Service, we’re under a small craft advisory till tonight, so expect rain and those south winds gusting to 20 to 25 knots, with waves mostly under 2 feet inside the Sound, but play it safe and keep an eye on the flag if you’re in a smaller boat.

This is the meaty middle of August – salmon season is red hot. Early morning reports like the one from the Doghouse charter show limits of salmon by 8:30 AM. Twenty coho and pinks boxed before most of us have finished our coffee, with action so steady even the deckhands broke a sweat. Fresh fish are still pushing in, and both pinks and coho are in top shape. This is an odd year, so pinks are riding high: look for them close to shore, especially on moving tides.

Coho are chasing bait just a hair deeper – 40 to 80 feet on the downrigger has been the ticket from Edmonds down to Browns Bay, and over to the mouth of the Nisqually. Early risers are seeing the most consistent bite, so get lines down before the sun’s over the ridge.

FishingBooker and recent Bremerton charters report August and September as prime for big coho and huge pods of pinks, especially for shore-casters at Point No Point and Lincoln Park. Beach anglers: grab an 8 to 10 foot rod, tie on a pink Buzz Bomb or Rotator, and cast with a steady retrieve. Jigging works best early when fish are shallow, but as the tide falls, switch to a 2-inch spoon – silver or chartreuse – to mimic those frantic baitfish. For boaters, trolling herring or small hoochies behind a flasher is steady money, but don’t ignore pink plastic squids or mini Rotators tipped with a tiny chunk of shrimp for pinks.

Commercial trollers offshore, as reported by the coastal fleet, are scoring big on coho and albacore, but all that action is filtering into the Sound as schools ride the current in. Expect more coho piling in with every tide over the next couple weeks.

Dungeness crabbing is still open in many Marine Areas and harvest has been fair to good, with Gone Fishing Northwest offering up advice: chicken backs or salmon heads in your pots, dropped near eelgrass beds, and give them a solid soak to outcompete the neighbor’s gear.

Chinook numbers in Marine Area 5 reached 86% of the catch guideline after August 3, so expect some selective closures or retention adjustments, but there’s still plenty of action to go around, especially early and late on the tides.

For you fly folks, the morning low slack in nearby estuaries or tributaries like the Snohomish are producing sea-run cutthroat and the odd chum looking for an easy meal. Small epoxy minnows or sparse Clousers

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Artificial Lure here with your Wednesday, August 13, 2025, fishing report for the greater Puget Sound region. The sun came up at 5:59 a.m., and it’ll dip below the horizon at 8:32 p.m., leaving us with plenty of good daylight for casting lines. Early birds got an excellent start with overcast skies, high humidity, and temps floating around the mid 60s this morning. Winds are light out of the south, pushing just enough ripple for those working topwater lures. Tides today are running moderate: low tide hit 6:13 a.m., high will peak around 12:57 p.m.—if you can swing your trip between those, expect optimal action over incoming flow.

The pink salmon run is now in full swing. Over on the beaches from Mukilteo south to Dash Point, anglers are reporting good numbers, with most catching limits or close using pink Buzz Bombs and small spoons. Seattle Fishing Co reports that Buzz Bombs are still king up and down the shore, and a classic hot pink is producing well[seattlefishingco.com]. For those new to the run, target the hour before and after the tide change—especially when tide’s incoming, salmon come close chasing bait balls.

Area 9, from Edmonds to Kingston, has seen steady success throughout the week. Pavlus Adventures and recent YouTube reports confirm anglers are easily hitting pinks in the 3–5 pound range, plus scattered coho near deeper drop-offs off Possession Point and the shipping lanes[Pavlus Adventures]. The best rigs off boats: Troll a rotating flasher with a hootchie skirt, 26–40 inches of leader, and tip with a small pink mini squids. Folks are pulling shallow, 25–50 feet on downriggers, early especially.

Coho continue to stage and stack just outside the Sound, with sharp bites reported in the morning at Possession Bar and south Whidbey. Anglers Unlimited reports limits for those working flashy silver-streak spoons and green haze hootchies, from 40–90 feet. Bait? Smaller anchovies work—nothing beefy; you want that bite-sized snack for the resident silvers.

Squid activity is surprisingly strong this week, especially under the dock lights in Tacoma and Seattle. DiscountTackle.com says the Yo-Zuri Egi Aurie-Q RS Sinking Jig, ideally rigged sabiki-style, has been a local favorite—glow finishes are key for murky water, so slip one on after dusk or before dawn for best results.

Be sure you’re tuned to regulations, folks. WDFW announced yesterday that hatchery Chinook retention just closed for Area 5, so focus your efforts on pinks, coho, and—you guessed it—crabbing in southern reaches.

For Dungeness crab, pots set below the Narrows Bridge or out along Vashon’s east side are coming up loaded before noon; raw chicken or fish carcass is still top bait.

Hot spots to target today:

- Mukilteo shoreline for pinks and early morning crabbing.

- Possession Point for coho from boat or kayak (work both north and west edges).

- Dash Point Pier for squid and pier-caught salmon—after sunset and early morning tend to see the most action.

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Puget Sound is serving up some textbook summer fishing this Sunday, August 10th. Sunrise hit at 5:17 am and you’ve got nearly 16 hours of daylight, with sunset riding out at 9:11 pm. Morning started cool and crisp at 58°F with patchy clouds moving through, humidity at 74%, and water temps parked around 50°F. Winds are light at 9 mph, making for good boat control and comfortable bank casting. The tide this morning bottomed out at 5:58 am at 3½ feet, then starts a steady push, so expect moving water to really turn on fish activity just before and after the 11:14 am high tide at 6.86 feet. That prime moving water is always a trigger for salmon and bait—and today’s no exception.

Salmon chatter is at a summer high right now. The Puget Sound pink salmon run has officially kicked off and the crowds are showing up at the beaches and boat ramps. Marine Areas 10 and 11 are producing pinks for both bank and small craft anglers. On the beaches, anglers are hooking up using small pink buzz bombs, hoochies, and spoons. Stick to 2-inch pink or chartreuse patterns—pink salmon can't resist a frantic retrieve. For boaters trolling, try mini squids behind dodgers. The bite’s absolutely been on from daylight through mid-morning, especially during those tide swings. Early coho are joining the party as well, with recent charters reporting limits of coho and chinook by midday—Washington Fish Reports says “quick limits of salmon and rockfish” have been the recent norm.

For bait, herring strips and anchovy rigs are getting slashed steadily where the bigger coho and chinook are prowling. If you want all-day action, keep switching between bait and artificial—especially as light and tides change. Popular lures for coho—Green or Blue Silver Streak spoons, Coho Killers, or even a simple white hoochie behind a dodger. Chinook are best found deep along ledges during slack tide, and a whole herring or plug-cut is tough to beat.

The crabbing is solid too, with Dungeness showing up best in 60–80 feet around Whidbey and Vashon. Chicken legs or oily fish scraps are getting baskets loaded. Don’t forget summer halibut—harvest was strong again this season with over 69,000 pounds taken through June, so if you head out deep there’s a shot while you soak your bait.

Hood Canal’s southern end is off-limits due to fire closures, so skip Lake Cushman and Bear Gulch for now—make sure you check conditions before you roll up. Fires have closed campgrounds and trails north of the causeway, so plan your trip for beach, marina, or town access instead.

August always brings a rush to the hot spots, and this week Point No Point is absolutely buzzing for pinks and coho, while West Seattle beaches like Lincoln Park are yielding easy bank fish. For a quieter experience—try the mismatch tides at Browns Point or head up to Edmonds for midday bites and family-friendly pier action.

Final tip—keep a cooler filled and don’t overlook trout or perch in local lakes either. There’s something biting for every

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Morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Puget Sound fishing report for Saturday, August 9th, 2025.

We’re rolling into the dog days of summer and, as any local will tell you, the bite this year is hot and heavy across the Sound, especially for salmon. Reports from both charter outfits and locals say 2025 is a huge pink salmon run—Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife expects a whopping 7.8 million pinks pushing through, making it one of the best runs in recent memory, and the limits just keep coming in strong. Cohos are mixing right in, too, and a few kings are still being picked up, especially around the deeper edges and rips according to the Washington Fish Reports and Puget Sound, Washington Daily Fishing Report.

Tides this morning are mellow, with soft north winds (less than 10 knots), and waves staying under two feet according to the National Weather Service marine report. It’s gonna be a glassy, comfortable day on the water. Sunrise was at 5:53 am and sunset will be 8:34 pm, giving you a generous window to chase fish and crabs all day long.

Now, on to what’s catching fish. Pinks are hitting hard on small pink hoochies, buzz bombs, and spoons—think 1.5 to 2.5 inches, bright pink or chartreuse, fished fast and aggressive. Folks are having a blast beach casting at classic spots like Mukilteo, Point No Point, and Lincoln Park, where limits came in quickly yesterday. For those working from a boat, trolling small dodgers with pink mini hoochies or micro squids about 18–24 inches behind the flasher is the ticket. Cohos are biting on cut-plug herring in the top 40 feet, especially if you’re jumping around the rips or where bait balls stack. Recent catches also show Maglips and Silver Horde Coho Killers snagging their share as reported by Gone Fishing Northwest.

Big C just landed his first ever salmon up north, and that’s a sign anyone can get in on the action right now—just keep your presentation simple, stay mobile, and follow the fish and tide movement. Lingcod action remains steady along the reef drop-offs from Edmonds to Tacoma Narrows, especially for early risers using live sand dabs or large white swimbaits on heavy jig heads.

Crabbing fans, today is also opening day in Marine Area 7 North around the San Juans! Reports from the San Juan Islander say pots set in 60–100 feet near rocky outcrops are producing easy limits of chunky Dungeness crabs—just remember to mind your depth and soak times.

Couple hot spots: Point No Point for an early bite, especially for pinks and coho blitzing into shallow water during the outgoing tide this morning. Meadowdale is on fire for kayak and bank anglers. In Area 10, Jeff Head is seeing continued action for both boaters trolling flashers and folks mooching herring. And don’t overlook Dash Point, where both salmon and crab limits are coming in, plus steady flounder at slack tide.

Today’s best bets: grab your pink gear, hit the tide as it swings, and target the edges and rips holding bait. F

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you the Friday, August 8th Puget Sound fishing report, right as sunrise hit at 5:46 AM. If you’re casting lines between now and sunset at 8:32 PM, it’s shaping up to be a classic August morning on the salt.

First things first—tides are key today. According to Puget Sound Washington Daily Fishing Report, we’re coming off a solid morning high tide just after 11 AM peaking at 5.54 feet. Early action will be best through the morning hours as baitfish ride those floods up onto the beaches and into the shallows. If you’re planning to hit the water in the afternoon, expect slowing currents and a tougher bite, so aim for that pre-lunch window if you want your chances maximized.

Weather’s in our favor, too. Marine weather forecasts call for light north winds at 5 knots, maybe bumping to 10 knots by midday, and calm seas less than 2 feet everywhere from the Tacoma Narrows up to Port Townsend and out toward Whidbey. Skies are partly cloudy, easier on your eyes but with plenty of light to keep the fish active and moving, especially salmon.

Speaking of salmon: pinks are absolutely thick in the Sound right now. Hella Fishy Adventures was reporting heavy pink salmon action just yesterday all across central and north Sound beaches and from small craft—expect fast limits trolling or jigging BuzzBombs, white hoochies, or drifting a Dick Nite spoon. Coho are mixing in for those jigging deeper pinks off points, with Chinook showing off in the southern reaches—just a few days ago, anglers out of Olympia were hauling up the biggest Chinooks of the week, mostly at dawn[3][9].

Most of the recent catches have come near the mouths of rivers—Snohomish, Nisqually, and Puyallup produce well after a fresh tide or rain as salmon school up. Jeff Head has been the hot spot for both pinks and coho using Ace Hi Flies behind standard flashers and plugs fished at 35 feet or less. Instagram anglers posted solid success on plugs and flashers just under the surface, so consider running light wire leaders and swapping colors between chartreuse and pink as the light changes[6].

Top lures for salmon right now:

- **BuzzBombs (Pink & Green)**

- **White or Chartreuse Hoochies**

- **Ace Hi Fly on a Flasher**

- **Dick Nite Spoon for drifting**

For bait, fresh herring or squid strips rule, especially under low light, but if you’re targeting bottom fish or crabbing between bites, chicken and mackerel are tried-and-true favorites for the pots as recommended by local TikTok reports[4].

If you’re after Dungeness crab, crab limits continue strong especially during slack tides—try mackerel or squid for best results. Several locals reminded everyone to get all licenses and crab endorsements squared away before hitting the dock, so don’t skip that step[4].

Hot spots to hit today:

- **Jeff Head:** Outstanding salmon reports, especially for pinks and coho.

- **Point Defiance:** Reliable for early tide salmon and crabbing at the low tide switch.

- **Edmonds Beach and

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Salmon fever is sweeping Puget Sound this week—anglers are raving about the action, and for good reason. According to recent Washington Fish Reports from Predator Charters out of Westport, crews came back to the dock by 10:30 AM after landing 3 kings, 13 coho, and a pile of rockfish. The bite is red-hot and showing no sign of slowing. Even last week, limits were common, and the kings were mixed in with plenty of acrobatic silvers.

The Sound’s tides today, August 6, 2025, are prime for morning fishing. High tide came in just after 11 AM at 5.54 feet, with the next big flood set for after midnight. Low tide hit at 4:59 PM, bottoming out at 2.49 feet. The sunrise opened the day at 5:14 AM and sunset will stretch your light to 9:03 PM—nearly 16 hours of fishable daylight. The air stays crisp, floating around 57°F with a thin 14% cloud cover and light winds around 11 mph, and the water is still cool at 50°F.

The recent pink salmon forecast is called “robust” by local sources, and the run is already picking up. Bank and boat anglers have great access—try the classic spots like Point No Point, Browns Point, and Humpy Hollow (between Edmonds and Mukilteo). Watch for surges of pinks anytime now, especially with those falling afternoon tides pushing bait closer to shore.

For gear, coho and pinks both love small spoons and hoochies in pink, chartreuse, or silver, trolled behind a dodger—Dick Nites, Gold Star hoochies, and small Buzz Bombs are killing it right now. Kings are still hammering herring and anchovy baits, with flashers in UV or green/blue. For the bank, cast pink buzz bombs or twitch marabou jigs during low light. Rockfish and even a few flounder are also showing up for those dropping bait or jigging deep off piers like Edmonds or Dash Point.

Crabbing is still viable if you know your pots and follow regs—whole chicken or turkey legs for bait is hard to beat. Just be aware: WDFW continues to trap and monitor for invasive European green crab, with new reports coming out of the South Central Sound; make sure to double-check your catch.

Hot spots this week? Fishermen are doing well in the morning flood off Point Defiance (the Clay Banks), right along the Gig Harbor shoreline, and out at Possession Bar for a shot at larger chinook. For pinks and beach fishing, head to Dash Point or Mukilteo at dawn, and fish the outgoing tide.

In summary: kings and coho are thick, pinks on the move, bottomfish heating up, and the weather’s cooperating for early risers. Don’t sleep on those tide changes. Tidy up your leaders, tune up your drags—it’s go time out there on the Sound.

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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Sunday, June 22nd Puget Sound fishing report.

Sunrise hit at 5:11 AM this morning, and sunset’s coming at 9:10 PM, giving you plenty of daylight to get after the bite. Weather’s shaping up to be classic early summer Puget Sound—partly cloudy skies, light westerly winds, and air temps hovering in the upper 60s to low 70s by afternoon. The tides are swinging big today, according to local charts, so expect lots of bait movement and predator activity, especially around those fast-moving rip lines and current seams, particularly during the mid-morning flood and late afternoon ebb.

Creel data from Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife shows solid catches of resident coho in the central and south Sound over the past week. Chinook are starting to show up around Point Defiance and Possession Bar—prime for early King hunters. Pink salmon runs are forecasted to be stronger than recent cycles, and early scouts have already reported a few nice pinks turning up off Mukilteo and the Narrows. Lingcod catches tapered as the season wrapped up, but persistent anglers still pull the occasional keeper from deeper rock piles.

Hot lures right now include 3-4" white and chartreuse hoochies, needlefish spoons (think Coho Killer and Irish Cream colorways), and good ol’ cut-plug herring trolled behind a green flasher. If you’re working beaches or shallow water, stick to baitfish-imitating flies or soft plastics in natural silver or olive. For coho and sea-run cutthroat, fast strips with patterns resembling sand lance or herring are killing it. And don’t forget—strip fast; if you think you’re moving too quick, go even faster!

Halibut season is still on for select areas in the Sound and Strait, with limits holding steady, especially out by the Eastern Banks and off the San Juans. Large circle hooks baited with salmon belly or squid remain the go-to for those deep dwellers.

For hotspots, put Possession Bar at the top of your list—schools of salmon stack up on the bar this time of year, and baitfish are thick, drawing in everything from kings to coho. Tacoma Narrows is a classic for both salmon and lingering bottomfish, but mind the strong currents and boat traffic. Beach anglers have found great success on Lincoln Park and the Des Moines Marina pier for coho and cutthroat, especially on the morning tide.

Remember, always check the latest regulations on WDFW’s site before you go. Today’s conditions are as good as they get for June—lots of fish around and a wide-open window to get out and get after them.

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