Puget Sound Fishing Report: Pinks, Cohos, and Tidal Currents - Oct 10, 2025

Artificial Lure here with your Puget Sound fishing report for October 10, 2025. Salty air greeted us early as sunrise hit at 7:21am this morning, with a crisp autumn chill hanging over Seattle. Sunset tonight will come at 6:28pm, so plan those evening sets accordingly. Weather-wise, it’s classic fall Northwest with patchy low clouds, a fine marine layer hugging the coastlines, and air temps in the mid-50s warming slightly by noon. Light wind out of the southwest around 4-7 knots means calmer waters, but stay prepped for shifting squalls blowing in off Elliot Bay. Tides are running dramatic today: the first notable low of -2.5 feet hit just after 1am, flipping to a strong incoming high around 8:30am at 11.6 feet, then ebbing again to 6.4 feet near 2pm, with the final push back up to 11.4 feet just after 7pm. That means swift-moving current windows—perfect for those who like to work a spoon or drift bait on the tidal swings, but pay close attention to your footing and anchor lines. Tides4Fishing points out the coefficient is a robust 83, so tidal movement and current seams will concentrate bait and predators. On the catch front, it’s been a wild week. According to Columbia Basin Bulletin, we’re seeing one of the biggest pink salmon runs in a decade, with upward of 7.8 million pinks predicted—about 70 percent above average. Most reports from the West Point down to the Narrows have anglers hooking into brisk schools on the flood tides. Pinks have been stacked in the shallows and estuaries, aggressively slamming small pink and chartreuse hoochies, 1- to 1.5-inch spoons, and, for the trollers, OG superbaits rigged with a little bit of scent and two single hooks in tandem. Many locals on IFish Forums swear by using a bead and bobber stop ahead of your hooks to get a solid tracking action, and recommend keeping your leader short to ride right in the pinks’ strike zone. Silvers (coho) are mixed in but running smaller than the pinks—standard for a heavy humpy year. Chartreuse spinners and cutplugs, especially in eight to fifteen feet of water at first light or late evening, have worked well. For bait, a bit of herring or anchovy strip threaded through your favorite superbait or behind a flasher seems to be the winning combination. If you’re chasing the last few kings filtering through, deeper water off Jefferson Head or the Shipwreck can produce with larger hardware, but focus has shifted solidly to the pinks and coho. Inland, blackmouth are staging deeper, though the bite is spotty with these big tidal swings. Try trolling 3-inch spoons or plugs around mid-current edges when that tide is moving—the action comes quick or not at all on these swings. Crabbing reports are fair, but best in the early morning around Edmonds and the southern part of Whidbey. Popular baits remain salmon heads, razor clams, and chicken. Hot spots this week: - **Edmonds Marina breakwater**: Pinks and coho right off the rocks on a strong morning tide. - **Point No Point**: This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.