Puget Sound Fishing Report: Coho, Chum, and Lingcod Bite Strong Despite Blustery Conditions

This is Artificial Lure with your Puget Sound fishing report for Thursday, November 6th, 2025. The sun popped up at 7:02 this morning, and we'll see it set early at 4:44 this afternoon. Short days and damp air—that’s November fishing in Seattle. Weather-wise, the marine zone is under a Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM, courtesy of the National Weather Service. Southerly winds are gusting up to 20 knots and there’s a steady drizzle with the thermometer hovering in the upper 40s. For tides, we’re seeing a big swing: high tide hit at 5:38 am with 12.4 feet, then the ebb drops to a low at 11:03 am, back up to a high around 4:04 pm, before crashing way down to -3.64 feet near 11:10 tonight. With that kind of exchange, the morning flood and afternoon ebb both give you prime opportunities to target feeding fish as moving water stirs up the bait[Seattle Puget Sound tide charts]. Fish are active. Local podcasts are buzzing about coho, chum, and lingcod stacking up all across central and southern Puget Sound, taking full advantage of the rain and cool temps. The chum have been thick in the usual drainages—Green River, Puyallup, and around Point Defiance. Bank anglers are finding coho from the piers at Edmonds and Shilshole early and late, especially on the outgoing tide[Puget Sound fishing report, Nov 5, 2025]. Boat anglers report solid numbers too, hooking into chrome-bright coho averaging 5–8 pounds, with some approaching double digits. Lingcod action has picked up down by Tacoma Narrows and the rock piles around West Point, where jigging in 60–120 feet puts toothy ones in the net[Puget Sound fishing report, Nov 5, 2025]. As for hot lures and bait, the verdict is pretty clear: chartreuse Vibrax spinners, pink hoochies, and Buzz Bombs are all taking coho, especially when tipped with a strip of herring or squid. Chum are slamming purple and green yarn flies and marabou jigs fished under a float; add a little scent for best results. Lingcod want big soft plastics bounced off the bottom—think curlytail grubs in white or blue, rigged on 2- to 4-ounce heads[Gone Fishing Northwest, Nov 5, 2025]. If you're after a specific bite: - For coho, look to the ship canal mouth, Meadow Point, or the mouth of the Duwamish on the early flood. - Target chum in the tidal reaches below the Puyallup or in Quilcene Bay, where fresh arrivals are still pushing through. - Lingcod are staging around Dolphin Point and the Alki reefs—bring stout tackle. Tulalip Bay has lit up with a hot bite recently, drawing crowds but still giving up quick limits in the morning if you can beat the wind and rain. The most productive times are that first light bite on the incoming or right as the ebb starts flowing out. Best baits up north? Herring strips on a dropper or trolling with a UV flasher and Ace-Hi Fly[Tulalip Fishing Report]. One more thing—the tidal coefficient today is pretty low, meaning weaker current and more subtle water movement during slack. That means it’s even more importa This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.