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Puget Sound Fishing Report: Pink Salmon Surge, Salmon Staging at Creek Mouths - Wet & Windy Day Ahead
Published 7 months ago
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Good morning anglers, Artificial Lure here with your Puget Sound and Seattle fishing report for Wednesday, October 1st, 2025.
First light came at 7:10 am with sunset due at 6:48 pm. We’ve got classic fall weather—cloudy skies and steady rain in the forecast most of the day. Surface winds will be out of the south, picking up to 15-20 knots by afternoon, and chop of 2-3 feet on open water, so plan accordingly, especially for those launching small craft. It’s a good rain jacket kind of day.
TIDES: Seattle area tides show a low near 0.98 ft at 6:27 am, then surging all the way up to 9.91 ft at 2:42 pm before ebbing again to 7.09 ft by 8:48 pm. You’ll find the bite picks up around those moving tides, especially the early afternoon high—prime time for salmon staging near creek and river mouths.
FISH ACTIVITY: The fall Chinook and Coho runs are underway, but the big show right now is pink salmon. FOX13 Seattle says over 7 million pinks are pushing through this season—a banner return. Recent reports on Northwest Fishing Reports confirm steady pink catches around Seattle-Bremerton and Tacoma-Vashon, mostly in the morning and before slack tide. Big schools are visible, with anglers easily hitting their limits, especially casting from popular beach spots when fish are jumping.
Coho numbers are improving too—look for silvers chasing bait balls in the rips. On Lake Washington itself, resident cutthroat and rainbow trout are still biting, with kokanee reported in Pierce County. Bass diehards landed a few nice largemouths south of Seward Park, mostly on soft plastics skipped under docks.
BEST LURES & BAIT: Pinks are biting well on bright pink hoochies, buzz bombs, and small spoons like Dick Nites. For Coho, troll Ace Hi Flies in chartreuse or green with a dodger, or cast spinners during the incoming tide. If you’re after cutthroat or resident trout, go light—#2 spinners, woolly buggers, and nightcrawler-tipped wedding rings work best.
Bait anglers have lucked out with cured salmon eggs and sand shrimp, especially around creek mouths after a rain. Tide timing matters—fish the two hours before and after the high for biggest success.
HOT SPOTS: Two locations stand out for action right now.
- Lincoln Park and the fishing pier at Alki Beach—steady pink catches from the beach, with Coho mixed in at dawn.
- Point Defiance (Tacoma Area 11)—excellent for both salmon species, especially by the Owens Beach and the slag piles.
Don’t forget River launch points at the mouths of the Duwamish and Puyallup for fresh fish entering from the Sound.
That wraps the Puget Sound fishing wrap for October 1st, 2025. Stay safe in the wind and waves, pack your rain gear, and get after those salmon—they won’t stick around much longer! Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to subscribe.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
First light came at 7:10 am with sunset due at 6:48 pm. We’ve got classic fall weather—cloudy skies and steady rain in the forecast most of the day. Surface winds will be out of the south, picking up to 15-20 knots by afternoon, and chop of 2-3 feet on open water, so plan accordingly, especially for those launching small craft. It’s a good rain jacket kind of day.
TIDES: Seattle area tides show a low near 0.98 ft at 6:27 am, then surging all the way up to 9.91 ft at 2:42 pm before ebbing again to 7.09 ft by 8:48 pm. You’ll find the bite picks up around those moving tides, especially the early afternoon high—prime time for salmon staging near creek and river mouths.
FISH ACTIVITY: The fall Chinook and Coho runs are underway, but the big show right now is pink salmon. FOX13 Seattle says over 7 million pinks are pushing through this season—a banner return. Recent reports on Northwest Fishing Reports confirm steady pink catches around Seattle-Bremerton and Tacoma-Vashon, mostly in the morning and before slack tide. Big schools are visible, with anglers easily hitting their limits, especially casting from popular beach spots when fish are jumping.
Coho numbers are improving too—look for silvers chasing bait balls in the rips. On Lake Washington itself, resident cutthroat and rainbow trout are still biting, with kokanee reported in Pierce County. Bass diehards landed a few nice largemouths south of Seward Park, mostly on soft plastics skipped under docks.
BEST LURES & BAIT: Pinks are biting well on bright pink hoochies, buzz bombs, and small spoons like Dick Nites. For Coho, troll Ace Hi Flies in chartreuse or green with a dodger, or cast spinners during the incoming tide. If you’re after cutthroat or resident trout, go light—#2 spinners, woolly buggers, and nightcrawler-tipped wedding rings work best.
Bait anglers have lucked out with cured salmon eggs and sand shrimp, especially around creek mouths after a rain. Tide timing matters—fish the two hours before and after the high for biggest success.
HOT SPOTS: Two locations stand out for action right now.
- Lincoln Park and the fishing pier at Alki Beach—steady pink catches from the beach, with Coho mixed in at dawn.
- Point Defiance (Tacoma Area 11)—excellent for both salmon species, especially by the Owens Beach and the slag piles.
Don’t forget River launch points at the mouths of the Duwamish and Puyallup for fresh fish entering from the Sound.
That wraps the Puget Sound fishing wrap for October 1st, 2025. Stay safe in the wind and waves, pack your rain gear, and get after those salmon—they won’t stick around much longer! Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to subscribe.
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.