Rainy Halloween Chum Crush and Blackmouth Bonanza in Puget Sound

Artificial Lure here with your Friday, October 31, 2025 Puget Sound fishing report. If you’re heading out this Halloween morning, get ready for a classic chilly, gray Seattle start—temps hovering in the mid-40s, patchy fog, and some drizzle possible. Winds will pick up this afternoon, with a Gale Warning already posted from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, favoring those early birds on the water, so keep an eye on conditions—especially smaller craft (according to NOAA Marine Weather). Sunrise hit at 7:52 this morning and you’ll have daylight until 5:52 tonight. As for tides, today’s first low was about 6:40 AM at just under 2 feet, giving way to a big high at 1:59 PM—over 11 feet—then an evening low around 8:30 at a little under 5 feet. These hearty fall swings bring strong moving water—the afternoon flood tide is a prime window for hungry fish on the bite (from Tide-Forecast and TidesChart). Water’s cooling off but there’s fire in the action. We’re still catching late-run coho and the very last of the pinks higher up the Sound and in certain rivers, but much of the attention is turning to the classic fall chum salmon push. These brutes are rowdy and showing up strong from the Green River mouth up through Possession Bar and over at Hoodsport. Reports the past couple days show limits coming in the mornings when anglers find the current breaks—look for rolling pods if the light is good. Herring-pattern spinners, purple/chartreuse hoochies, and eggs under a float near river mouths are top producers. Several locals scored limits by 10 AM yesterday near Edmonds tossing orange Vibrax spinners. Blackmouth (resident chinook) are becoming more active, especially in the morning ebb around Elliott Bay, Shilshole, and Southworth. Trollers picking up 6-8 pound fish dragging green and white glow flashers with 3" to 3.5" Coho Killers or Cookies and Cream spoons 80–120 feet down. Bottomfish fans: spiny dogfish sharks are thick and providing non-stop action almost everywhere—great fun for light tackle, especially in the area south of Vashon and Point Defiance. You’ll find some healthy cabezon and pile perch in the rockier shallows. If you’re just looking to bend a rod, a chunk of herring or even squid strips will keep you busy. Lingcod are closed in Marine Area 10, but keepers are coming up further north near Deception Pass in deeper water. Always make sure you’re checking this year’s regs before targeting any bottomfish. For crabbing, it’s late in the season but pots are still pulling up firm Dungeness in West Seattle (Alki), Port Orchard, and by the Edmonds ferry dock—chicken a top bait right now. Remember, check for updates on legal areas and limits. Today’s hot spots: - **Hoodsport**: Chum thick in the salt and scent baits work best—try eggs or shrimp. - **Possession Bar**: Late coho and early blackmouth, best on the morning tide change. - **Shilshole Bay**: Steady mixed-bag action—salmon, dogfish, and good crabbing near the locks. - **Point Defiance**: Chum salmon This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.