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Late-Season Coho Crush: Puget Sound Fishing Report for September 27, 2025
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Artificial Lure here with your Saturday Seattle & Puget Sound fishing report for September 27, 2025.
It’s the *tail end of September* and the Sound is buzzing—**coho salmon are hot right now**. Local charters and private boats have reported *impressive catches*, with several coho tipping the scales above 10 pounds, both hatchery and wild. They’re running strong and putting up serious fights—enough to make you double-check if it’s not a chinook on the line. Alongside coho, **some solid feeder chinook are also in the mix**, with both undersized and a surprising number of keeper-size early “winter” chinook showing up. Many anglers are landing *flashy late-season pinks*, though that run’s winding down.
Today’s weather forecast is classic fall—expect **overcast skies, a mild breeze around 6–10 knots, and a chilly start** in the upper 40s, warming to the low 60s by afternoon. *NOAA* data backs a light marine layer and patchy drizzle, so a rain shell isn’t a bad call. The **sunrise came at 6:58 a.m., sunset tonight’s at 7:01 p.m.**, giving us a solid window for the mid-morning and afternoon bites.
Check your tides: today in Seattle we’re working with a *low tide at 7:22 a.m., swinging to a high at 2:54 p.m.* This sets us up for a potent afternoon push, and historically, the last half of the incoming tide is when things get electric out there.
Hot spots? **Edmonds oil docks continue to deliver for coho and the odd feeder chinook**, especially on the outgoing tide. **Shilshole Bay and Meadow Point** are also producing, with trollers and Mooched herring both finding fish. For shore anglers, **Lincoln Park and the west side of Alki** are popping, especially in the low light hours.
As for what’s working—**hootchies in green or pink, 3-4” spoons like Coho Killers, or white Ace-Hi flies** behind a chartreuse or moon jelly flasher are top producers for coho. When the water goes a little off-color, switch to *brighter patterns or some glow*. Many anglers are still **mooching with cut-plug herring**, and bait continues to outpace artificials on most deeper drifts. *If you’re on the fly*, sink tips with clouser minnows or chartreuse over white streamers are getting grabs in the tide rips. Shore anglers are scoring with small Buzz Bombs or pink squid jigs.
Reports from Pacific Angler and the Puget Sound, Seattle Daily Fishing Report say the *number of boats is up*, especially near known drop-offs, but there are *plenty of fish to go around* if you’re willing to chase the bait balls and stay mobile. The best windows have been *first light and again on the afternoon flood*, so plan your run accordingly.
Keep an eye out—there are some bulked-up resident blackmouth feeding in the mix, signs that this winter’s chinook run could be a banner one. Bottomfish bite remains steady; try the deeper humps off Jeff Head with a curly-tail jig for flounder and the odd rockfish, but release any quillbacks carefully—NOAA reminders say those stocks are still managed closely.
As always, review the regs for size, limits, and area closures before you hit the water. Handle wild fish with care—let those big wild coho and chinook get upriver!
Thanks for tuning in to your daily Puget Sound fishing fix with me, Artificial Lure. Remember to subscribe for your next on-the-water edge. 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
This episode includes AI-generated content.
It’s the *tail end of September* and the Sound is buzzing—**coho salmon are hot right now**. Local charters and private boats have reported *impressive catches*, with several coho tipping the scales above 10 pounds, both hatchery and wild. They’re running strong and putting up serious fights—enough to make you double-check if it’s not a chinook on the line. Alongside coho, **some solid feeder chinook are also in the mix**, with both undersized and a surprising number of keeper-size early “winter” chinook showing up. Many anglers are landing *flashy late-season pinks*, though that run’s winding down.
Today’s weather forecast is classic fall—expect **overcast skies, a mild breeze around 6–10 knots, and a chilly start** in the upper 40s, warming to the low 60s by afternoon. *NOAA* data backs a light marine layer and patchy drizzle, so a rain shell isn’t a bad call. The **sunrise came at 6:58 a.m., sunset tonight’s at 7:01 p.m.**, giving us a solid window for the mid-morning and afternoon bites.
Check your tides: today in Seattle we’re working with a *low tide at 7:22 a.m., swinging to a high at 2:54 p.m.* This sets us up for a potent afternoon push, and historically, the last half of the incoming tide is when things get electric out there.
Hot spots? **Edmonds oil docks continue to deliver for coho and the odd feeder chinook**, especially on the outgoing tide. **Shilshole Bay and Meadow Point** are also producing, with trollers and Mooched herring both finding fish. For shore anglers, **Lincoln Park and the west side of Alki** are popping, especially in the low light hours.
As for what’s working—**hootchies in green or pink, 3-4” spoons like Coho Killers, or white Ace-Hi flies** behind a chartreuse or moon jelly flasher are top producers for coho. When the water goes a little off-color, switch to *brighter patterns or some glow*. Many anglers are still **mooching with cut-plug herring**, and bait continues to outpace artificials on most deeper drifts. *If you’re on the fly*, sink tips with clouser minnows or chartreuse over white streamers are getting grabs in the tide rips. Shore anglers are scoring with small Buzz Bombs or pink squid jigs.
Reports from Pacific Angler and the Puget Sound, Seattle Daily Fishing Report say the *number of boats is up*, especially near known drop-offs, but there are *plenty of fish to go around* if you’re willing to chase the bait balls and stay mobile. The best windows have been *first light and again on the afternoon flood*, so plan your run accordingly.
Keep an eye out—there are some bulked-up resident blackmouth feeding in the mix, signs that this winter’s chinook run could be a banner one. Bottomfish bite remains steady; try the deeper humps off Jeff Head with a curly-tail jig for flounder and the odd rockfish, but release any quillbacks carefully—NOAA reminders say those stocks are still managed closely.
As always, review the regs for size, limits, and area closures before you hit the water. Handle wild fish with care—let those big wild coho and chinook get upriver!
Thanks for tuning in to your daily Puget Sound fishing fix with me, Artificial Lure. Remember to subscribe for your next on-the-water edge. 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
This episode includes AI-generated content.