Puget Sound Fishing Report Nov 26 2025: Chilly Temps, Tidal Drama, Waning Coho, Blackmouth On The Rise

Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Puget Sound Seattle fishing report for Wednesday, November 26, 2025. The day started off chilly with temps around 49°F, partly cloudy skies, and light winds around 6 mph gusting to 12. Water temp is holding steady near 49°F, making for brisk conditions on the water. Dress in layers, and don’t forget those gloves. Sunrise was at 7:07 am with sunset coming quick at 4:39 pm—another short late fall window, so plan your outings accordingly. Tidal action today is classic fall drama for the Sound. According to NOAA, we saw a low tide at 1:20 am at -0.77 ft, followed by a big high at 9:05 am cresting 11.69 ft. The next low tide hits at 3:07 pm dropping to 7.43 ft, with another high rolling in around 6:43 pm at 8.83 ft. These rolling tides will give you solid opportunities to time your bait presentation near current seams and structure. Peak fishing windows today are similar to previous years—target the two hours on either side of those morning and evening tide changes for the best action. Recent catch reports say the coho salmon run has fizzled, with most fish turning dark, but a few late stragglers are still cruising through the shipping lanes near West Point and Shilshole. Trolling Ace Hi-Flies in Purple Haze or Army Truck behind a flasher, or casting Needlefish spoons near rip lines, has put the last chrome in coolers for die-hards working pre-dawn. Resident blackmouth chinook are starting to show in deeper water off Jeff Head and Possession Bar, mostly shakers, but a few keepers are being caught at 100-120 feet. Try running a 3.5" green-glow spoon or a Silver Horde Kingfisher behind an 11" Pro-Troll flasher—chartreuse patterns are notorious winter winners in cloudy water. Lingcod are in deep water and technically closed until spring, but cabezon and flounder are providing steady nibbles near rocky outcrops around Elliott Bay Marina and Alki. Drop shotting with herring strips or a white curly tail grub on light gear works well if you’re targeting the jetties and piers. If you’re hoping for a dungeness crab dinner, the season’s been spotty and green crab watch is ongoing— KOMO News reports invasive European green crabs have been trapped in Skagit Bay and Possession Sound. Not a threat to hook-and-line fishing just yet, but worth keeping an eye on, especially if you trap crab for the table. Chum salmon activity in the rivers is high, but most runs are upriver at this point, and heavy rainfall last week has made for cloudy flows in the Snohomish and Nisqually. If you’re determined, try drifting chartreuse yarn and corky combos, or float-fishing jigs tipped with prawn meat off the river banks. For bait, herring (whole or strip) remains your best bet for chinook and coho, while sandworms and squid strips do wonders on piers for flounder and the odd rockfish. Sabiki rigs at the Edmonds public pier have been producing good numbers of piling perch and the occasional jacksmelt. Top spots to hit to This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.