"Puget Sound Fishing Report: Coho and Chinook Thrive in Chilly Fall Conditions"

Artificial Lure here with your Wednesday, September 17 Puget Sound fishing report. We’ve got a classic late-summer setup in the Seattle region: overcast skies, light rain, and mild temps hovering around 56°F. Humidity is high, wind’s calm at 4 mph, and water temp is a chilly 49°F—perfect conditions for our fall salmon runs. Sunrise hit at 6:49 am, giving you those soft first-light hours, while sunset lands at 7:16 pm. The best tides today for Seattle are a low at 8:09 am (-0.32 ft) and a big high at 3:49 pm (11.22 ft)—that mid-afternoon flood is prime time for salmon moving in from deeper water. Major fishing activity lines up nicely with those tidal swings, especially late morning and right before evening. If you’re chasing salmon, especially coho and Chinook, the reports have been stellar. Washington Fish Reports says coho fishing’s red hot right now, with regular limits coming aboard, and combos seeing solid action. Whatcom Creek just up north expects over 7,000 hatchery Chinook salmon in the system, boosting returns across the region and making Puget Sound especially lively for kings and silvers. Saltwater anglers have had success mooching and trolling cut-plug herring and anchovy. For artificial lures, go with a 3.5" green and blue Coyote spoon or a Silver Horde Ace Hi Fly behind a Moon Jelly flasher. Try rigs with a bit of glow or UV finish to cut through that cloudy water. Lingcod and rockfish are still showing strong action on deep structure and rocky reefs—Washington Fish Reports notes limits for Lingcod and plenty of canary and black rockfish just this week. Drop a white or chartreuse soft plastic grub threaded on a 3 oz jig head; black label herring fished near the bottom remains a killer bait choice for lingcod if you’re fishing bait. If you’re shorebound, folks are catching pinks and coho at popular pier spots like Edmonds, Shilshole, and Point Defiance. Use 1/2 to 1 oz pink Buzz Bombs, or cast a blue/silver Needlefish spoon at first and last light. Here are two hot spots to check out: - **West Point** just north of downtown Seattle—fish the outgoing tide for coho and the odd Chinook. Troll just outside the reef and keep baits near the bottom early. - **Jefferson Head** near Bainbridge Island—classic September producer, with large tide swings bringing schools of coho and Chinook in. Use a herring or anchovy setup, and don’t be afraid to switch up colors if the bite slows. Crabbers—many are still pulling good-sized Dungeness in Bainbridge and Elliott Bay, but check for posted closures before heading out. Don’t forget: with our cooler water and cloudy skies, salmon are biting deep and moving quick. Stick to natural baits early, and switch to brighter, larger spoons or hoochies late. Thanks for tuning in, and remember to subscribe for tomorrow’s tide and fish reports. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.