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Autumn Coho Blitz on Puget Sound
Published 7 months ago
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Artificial Lure here—good morning anglers, and welcome to your Puget Sound fishing report for Sunday, September 28th, 2025. Let’s get dialed in for an epic autumn day out on the water.
Today’s sunrise rolled in at 6:59 a.m., with sunset falling around 6:56 p.m. Expect mostly cloudy skies with a few spits, a classic early fall mix that has the fish on the move but keeps the big crowds at bay. Temperatures are starting in the low 50s and nudging up towards 60 by early afternoon, with a light westerly breeze making for easy drifts near shore.
Tides today are working in anglers' favor, based on NOAA’s latest predictions for Seattle: the morning see-saw brings a low around 7:00 a.m. at about 0.4 feet, followed by a solid flood peaking near 2:15 p.m., topping out at nearly 9 feet. That afternoon push is prime for working estuary mouths and any coastal structure—especially if chasing coho.
Fresh off the local airwaves at “Puget Sound, Seattle Daily Fishing Report,” the late-season coho bite is absolutely on fire, with chrome-bright silvers schooling up at the mouth of the Snohomish, along the Edmonds Marina breakwall, and through much of the South Sound. Veteran guides and tackle shops are reporting strong limits, not only on coho but also robust cutthroat trout action for those working lighter gear or switching to the flats after tide change.
Word from The Outdoor Line radio show is too many coho in the South Sound—and that means opportunity everywhere from Point Defiance down to Nisqually Reach. Humpy (pink salmon) catches have slowed after a historic run earlier this month, but a few stragglers are still turning up near the shipping lanes. Chinook are mostly moving upriver, but a stray or two has lit up Derby boards from Everett to Shilshole.
Top lures right now: 3” to 4” silver or white hoochies fished behind a green or chartreuse flasher, and anything pink for the occasional straggler humpy. At daybreak, try a UV purple haze spoon. Later, switch to cut-plug herring or silver-anchovy patterns as the sun climbs, either trolled low and slow at 35–60 feet, or drifted near kelp edges for aggressive feeders. Many pros recommend adding a scent strip—anchovy gel is hot—to entice more coho during slower periods.
On the bait front, nothing’s beating a well-brined cut-plug herring, but if you’re targeting sea-run cutthroat, classic sand shrimp or a small chartreuse grub on a 1/8-oz jig head is drawing consistent strikes.
A quick recap of recent catches, courtesy of “Puget Sound, Washington Daily Fishing Report”: reports of multiple boats landing limits of coho by 11 a.m., many in the 5 to 8 lb range, plus a couple bonus blackmouth (resident Chinook) for trollers running deeper off Kingston and Jefferson Head. The odd derby-sized flounder or two are still around for bottom-bouncers, especially near bays like Quartermaster Harbor.
Hotspots to try today: Edmonds oil docks for the coho morning run, Point Fosdick for afternoon tide push, and the classic Point Defiance “slack tide” bite around the clay banks. The mouth of the Green River, for shore anglers, has surprisingly strong cutthroat fishing at the first and last hour of light.
Reminder to all boaters: check your safety gear—recent Coast Guard rescues near Waldport and Patos Island underscore how quickly the Sound can change. Keep that VHF handy, and don’t hesitate to call for help if conditions warrant.
Thanks for tuning in, folks—be sure to subscribe so you never miss a tide or a hot tip. 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.
Today’s sunrise rolled in at 6:59 a.m., with sunset falling around 6:56 p.m. Expect mostly cloudy skies with a few spits, a classic early fall mix that has the fish on the move but keeps the big crowds at bay. Temperatures are starting in the low 50s and nudging up towards 60 by early afternoon, with a light westerly breeze making for easy drifts near shore.
Tides today are working in anglers' favor, based on NOAA’s latest predictions for Seattle: the morning see-saw brings a low around 7:00 a.m. at about 0.4 feet, followed by a solid flood peaking near 2:15 p.m., topping out at nearly 9 feet. That afternoon push is prime for working estuary mouths and any coastal structure—especially if chasing coho.
Fresh off the local airwaves at “Puget Sound, Seattle Daily Fishing Report,” the late-season coho bite is absolutely on fire, with chrome-bright silvers schooling up at the mouth of the Snohomish, along the Edmonds Marina breakwall, and through much of the South Sound. Veteran guides and tackle shops are reporting strong limits, not only on coho but also robust cutthroat trout action for those working lighter gear or switching to the flats after tide change.
Word from The Outdoor Line radio show is too many coho in the South Sound—and that means opportunity everywhere from Point Defiance down to Nisqually Reach. Humpy (pink salmon) catches have slowed after a historic run earlier this month, but a few stragglers are still turning up near the shipping lanes. Chinook are mostly moving upriver, but a stray or two has lit up Derby boards from Everett to Shilshole.
Top lures right now: 3” to 4” silver or white hoochies fished behind a green or chartreuse flasher, and anything pink for the occasional straggler humpy. At daybreak, try a UV purple haze spoon. Later, switch to cut-plug herring or silver-anchovy patterns as the sun climbs, either trolled low and slow at 35–60 feet, or drifted near kelp edges for aggressive feeders. Many pros recommend adding a scent strip—anchovy gel is hot—to entice more coho during slower periods.
On the bait front, nothing’s beating a well-brined cut-plug herring, but if you’re targeting sea-run cutthroat, classic sand shrimp or a small chartreuse grub on a 1/8-oz jig head is drawing consistent strikes.
A quick recap of recent catches, courtesy of “Puget Sound, Washington Daily Fishing Report”: reports of multiple boats landing limits of coho by 11 a.m., many in the 5 to 8 lb range, plus a couple bonus blackmouth (resident Chinook) for trollers running deeper off Kingston and Jefferson Head. The odd derby-sized flounder or two are still around for bottom-bouncers, especially near bays like Quartermaster Harbor.
Hotspots to try today: Edmonds oil docks for the coho morning run, Point Fosdick for afternoon tide push, and the classic Point Defiance “slack tide” bite around the clay banks. The mouth of the Green River, for shore anglers, has surprisingly strong cutthroat fishing at the first and last hour of light.
Reminder to all boaters: check your safety gear—recent Coast Guard rescues near Waldport and Patos Island underscore how quickly the Sound can change. Keep that VHF handy, and don’t hesitate to call for help if conditions warrant.
Thanks for tuning in, folks—be sure to subscribe so you never miss a tide or a hot tip. 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.