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Puget Sound Salmon Report August 29, 2025: Pinks, Coho, and the Occasional King
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Good morning, anglers—Artificial Lure here with your Puget Sound fishing report for Friday, August 29th, 2025, focused on Seattle and surrounding waters.
Let’s start with conditions: Today’s sunrise clicked in at 6:23 AM, and we’ll see sunset at 7:55 PM. Weather is looking classic late-August—sun peeking through light marine clouds, highs in the mid-70s, light northwest breeze, and a stable barometer—prime fishing weather.
Tides are moderate today, with a low tide at 2:50 AM, high at 9:12 AM, another low at 2:41 PM, and a high rolling in at 8:41 PM, as reported by Tides4Fishing. We’re working with a tidal coefficient around 61 dropping to 49 through the day—not extreme swings, but enough current flow to keep feeding opportunities up near structure and points.
Fishing action around the Sound has been outstanding for late summer. Pink salmon are in thick, with Instagram reports showing strong catches nearly every morning, and crews limiting out on humpies whether casting from shore or trolling in the early hours. The 2025 season, being an odd year, means pinks are the main event. Silvers (coho) are showing up in decent numbers, too, especially around West Point, Lincoln Park, and out by Shilshole. Washington Fish Reports mentioned recent charters scoring limits with a few kings in the mix—always a welcome surprise so late in August. Shore anglers at the Edmonds pier and at the mouth of the Duwamish have also been seeing solid mixed bags—think pinks, coho, and the occasional resident blackmouth.
The hot lures right now are 2.5 to 3-inch pink or chartreuse twitching jigs, especially for targeting pinks in shallower water or off the beach. If you’re trolling, go with a dodger-and-hoochie set-up in pink or white for pinks, and switch to green or blue flash for silvers. Herring—either cut-plug or whole—is drawing bigger fish if you’re running downriggers deeper off the ledge in 60-90 feet. Early morning and evening tides have been best, but don’t rule out mid-day; even a dropping tide can trap baitfish near the estuaries.
For bait, fresh herring is gold if you can grab some, but sand shrimp and prawn chunks are turning heads for both salmon and the odd flounder or dogfish willing to chomp.
If you’re looking for hot spots:
- Shilshole Bay out near the shipping lanes is loaded with pinks on the move and some large coho starting to stage.
- The mouth of Lincoln Park has good shoreline access for casting jigs and spoons.
- Up north at Edmonds Pier, action peaks on the incoming tide—great place for family-friendly fishing with easy jigging for pinks and the chance at late summer resident coho.
Remember, check local regulations as closures or retention rules can shift quickly in late season—especially for kings. Marine Area 1 is closed for salmon this week, so stick to open areas like 10 and 11 around Seattle.
That wraps it for Puget Sound! Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe to stay updated on all the latest local fishing action. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease 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
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Let’s start with conditions: Today’s sunrise clicked in at 6:23 AM, and we’ll see sunset at 7:55 PM. Weather is looking classic late-August—sun peeking through light marine clouds, highs in the mid-70s, light northwest breeze, and a stable barometer—prime fishing weather.
Tides are moderate today, with a low tide at 2:50 AM, high at 9:12 AM, another low at 2:41 PM, and a high rolling in at 8:41 PM, as reported by Tides4Fishing. We’re working with a tidal coefficient around 61 dropping to 49 through the day—not extreme swings, but enough current flow to keep feeding opportunities up near structure and points.
Fishing action around the Sound has been outstanding for late summer. Pink salmon are in thick, with Instagram reports showing strong catches nearly every morning, and crews limiting out on humpies whether casting from shore or trolling in the early hours. The 2025 season, being an odd year, means pinks are the main event. Silvers (coho) are showing up in decent numbers, too, especially around West Point, Lincoln Park, and out by Shilshole. Washington Fish Reports mentioned recent charters scoring limits with a few kings in the mix—always a welcome surprise so late in August. Shore anglers at the Edmonds pier and at the mouth of the Duwamish have also been seeing solid mixed bags—think pinks, coho, and the occasional resident blackmouth.
The hot lures right now are 2.5 to 3-inch pink or chartreuse twitching jigs, especially for targeting pinks in shallower water or off the beach. If you’re trolling, go with a dodger-and-hoochie set-up in pink or white for pinks, and switch to green or blue flash for silvers. Herring—either cut-plug or whole—is drawing bigger fish if you’re running downriggers deeper off the ledge in 60-90 feet. Early morning and evening tides have been best, but don’t rule out mid-day; even a dropping tide can trap baitfish near the estuaries.
For bait, fresh herring is gold if you can grab some, but sand shrimp and prawn chunks are turning heads for both salmon and the odd flounder or dogfish willing to chomp.
If you’re looking for hot spots:
- Shilshole Bay out near the shipping lanes is loaded with pinks on the move and some large coho starting to stage.
- The mouth of Lincoln Park has good shoreline access for casting jigs and spoons.
- Up north at Edmonds Pier, action peaks on the incoming tide—great place for family-friendly fishing with easy jigging for pinks and the chance at late summer resident coho.
Remember, check local regulations as closures or retention rules can shift quickly in late season—especially for kings. Marine Area 1 is closed for salmon this week, so stick to open areas like 10 and 11 around Seattle.
That wraps it for Puget Sound! Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe to stay updated on all the latest local fishing action. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease 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
This episode includes AI-generated content.