Puget Sound Spring Heat: Salmon and Lings Firing Off Possession Bar

Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure comin' at ya with your Puget Sound fishin' report for Monday, April 20th, 2026, right here around Seattle. Dawn's breakin' early at about 6:05 AM, sunset 'round 8:00 PM—plenty of light for a full day on the water. Weather's lookin' mild, partly cloudy with northwest winds 5-10 knots pickin' up later, temps in the low 50s—classic spring setup, no major rain but bundle up against that Salish Sea chill. Tides are key today: low at 3:45 AM, high around 10:15 AM, then droppin' to low at 4:30 PM and risin' again by evenin'. Fish the incomin' tide hard, especially that mid-mornin' push when currents stir up bait in the shallows. Solunar charts show average to good activity, peakin' near major periods around 10 AM and 4 PM—get your lines wet then. Action's heatin' up after a slow winter. Chinook and coho salmon are showin' strong in the Sound, with limits reported off Possession Bar and Jefferson Head last week—trollers pullin' 8-12 fish days on downriggers at 60-120 feet. Coho averages 6-10 pounds, some hatchery steelhead mixin' in up north near Skykomish River mouth, 10-15 pounders crashin' spoons. Lingcod and rockfish are hot too, divers and bottom bouncers haulin' 20-inch lings and vermilion rockfish from 100-foot walls—Puget Sound Marine Fish Enhancement Group notes solid spring migrations pushin' 'em shallow. For lures, stick to **chrome spoons** like Gibbs Kohokee or 4-inch Coyote for salmon—troll 'em slow at 2.5 knots behind a flasher. **Green or white tube jigs** (3-5 inch) crush lings in 50-80 feet, bounce 'em off rocky structure. **Rapala X-Raps** in rainbow or herring patterns nail coho near surface on outgoing tides. Live bait? Herring or candlefish under a bobber for cutthroat trout in the bays, or squid strips for bottom dwellers. Hot spots: Hit **Possession Bar** for salmon trolling—drop to 80 feet on the west edge. **West Point** in Discovery Bay for lings and rockfish, anchor up and jig the drop-offs. Shore anglers, try **Golden Gardens** beach for pink perch and kelp greenling on shrimp. Tight lines, stay safe out there—check your regs for wild stock releases. Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for weekly updates! 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.