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Puget Sound Fall Fishing Report: Cohos Biting, Pinks Fading, and Orcas to Avoid
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Artificial Lure here with your Puget Sound fishing report for Sunday, September 28, 2025.
We're waking up to a classic fall changeup: early morning skies are a patchwork of high clouds, winds are gentle from the south, and temps will cruise from the upper 50s to mid-60s by mid-afternoon. According to KOMO News, we can expect partial sun all day, so pack both a rain shell and your shades if you’re hitting the water. Sunrise at 6:59 a.m., sunset rolling in at 6:51 p.m. Tides today are moderate—a low ebb at 9:01 a.m. around -0.4 feet, high slack at 3:12 p.m. near 9.1 feet, which means swinging current and plenty of movement around those transitions.
The late September bite is still strong. The Puget Sound Seattle Daily Fishing Report logs heavy action on coho: limits aren’t a given, but boats working off Shilshole and the Edmonds oil docks are putting chunky hatchery coho and the odd wild silver in the net, especially on the afternoon flood. Humpy action is pretty much wrapped, with post-spawn pinks fading in the shallow tributaries, but a few bright fish are still straggling up the Green and Snohomish. Blackmouth are closed for retention, but keep an eye on WDFW for winter openings.
Best producers? You want to go deep and a little slow. Fish a 2- to 3-ounce mooching sinker if you’re drifting, or troll a chartreuse hoochie behind a green flasher if you prefer the relaxed pace. Trolling Coho Killers in Army Truck or Cop Car pattern, or a white Ace-Hi Fly, will put you in the sweet spot between Ballard and Jefferson Head. Early risers snagged a few nice fish on anchovy-baited rigs at daybreak, but hardware is out-fishing bait after the sun gets up. For bank anglers, the Edmonds fishing pier and Dash Point are still putting up some last-minute coho, with blue-silver spoons and small spinner jigs working best.
Rockfish and flounder bite hasn’t faded either—try West Point or the shallows off Alki for some steady bottom action on shrimp-tipped curly tails or dropper rigs with herring strips. The crabbing season is winding down, but pots soaks overnight near Kingston and Port Madison are coming up with enough legal males for a boil.
A few quick hot spots for today:
- Jefferson Head: Coho still on the move at 40–80 feet. Troll the current edges at slack tide.
- Dash Point Pier: Early morning coho cruising the shallows, good odds on a pink buzz bomb and medium spinning combo.
Quick heads up for mariners after that big baby orca sighting last week; keep a sharp eye around Whidbey—they’re still milling around so please steer clear and kill the main if they pop up.
Stay safe out there—a couple of recent weather flips and Coast Guard reminders about life jackets after a few close calls off West Point. Tight lines, and don’t forget to pack out your trash.
Thanks for tuning in and remember to subscribe to this report and share it with your fishy friends. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
We're waking up to a classic fall changeup: early morning skies are a patchwork of high clouds, winds are gentle from the south, and temps will cruise from the upper 50s to mid-60s by mid-afternoon. According to KOMO News, we can expect partial sun all day, so pack both a rain shell and your shades if you’re hitting the water. Sunrise at 6:59 a.m., sunset rolling in at 6:51 p.m. Tides today are moderate—a low ebb at 9:01 a.m. around -0.4 feet, high slack at 3:12 p.m. near 9.1 feet, which means swinging current and plenty of movement around those transitions.
The late September bite is still strong. The Puget Sound Seattle Daily Fishing Report logs heavy action on coho: limits aren’t a given, but boats working off Shilshole and the Edmonds oil docks are putting chunky hatchery coho and the odd wild silver in the net, especially on the afternoon flood. Humpy action is pretty much wrapped, with post-spawn pinks fading in the shallow tributaries, but a few bright fish are still straggling up the Green and Snohomish. Blackmouth are closed for retention, but keep an eye on WDFW for winter openings.
Best producers? You want to go deep and a little slow. Fish a 2- to 3-ounce mooching sinker if you’re drifting, or troll a chartreuse hoochie behind a green flasher if you prefer the relaxed pace. Trolling Coho Killers in Army Truck or Cop Car pattern, or a white Ace-Hi Fly, will put you in the sweet spot between Ballard and Jefferson Head. Early risers snagged a few nice fish on anchovy-baited rigs at daybreak, but hardware is out-fishing bait after the sun gets up. For bank anglers, the Edmonds fishing pier and Dash Point are still putting up some last-minute coho, with blue-silver spoons and small spinner jigs working best.
Rockfish and flounder bite hasn’t faded either—try West Point or the shallows off Alki for some steady bottom action on shrimp-tipped curly tails or dropper rigs with herring strips. The crabbing season is winding down, but pots soaks overnight near Kingston and Port Madison are coming up with enough legal males for a boil.
A few quick hot spots for today:
- Jefferson Head: Coho still on the move at 40–80 feet. Troll the current edges at slack tide.
- Dash Point Pier: Early morning coho cruising the shallows, good odds on a pink buzz bomb and medium spinning combo.
Quick heads up for mariners after that big baby orca sighting last week; keep a sharp eye around Whidbey—they’re still milling around so please steer clear and kill the main if they pop up.
Stay safe out there—a couple of recent weather flips and Coast Guard reminders about life jackets after a few close calls off West Point. Tight lines, and don’t forget to pack out your trash.
Thanks for tuning in and remember to subscribe to this report and share it with your fishy friends. 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.