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Autumn Arrives in Puget Sound: Coho Crush, Chum Stir, and Crabbing Delight
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Artificial Lure here with your Sunday, October 12th, 2025 Puget Sound fishing report. Big shift this week as mid-autumn rolls in: morning highs around 57°F, scattered clouds, and a steady light breeze—fantastic air for October fishing. The Sound’s waters are glassy at dawn, with tides making strong moves: this morning’s low around 3:04 a.m. at -2.0 ft, swinging sharply to a solid 11.1 ft high right before 11 a.m., and ebbing again late afternoon. Sunrise is at 7:24 a.m., sunset at 6:24 p.m., giving us plenty of good light and a long window for the bite according to Tides4Fishing.
Coho fishing continues hot right out of the gate. According to the “Puget Sound, Washington Daily Fishing Report,” major schools of fresh silvers are holding off the rip lines and working current seams, especially off Edmonds and the Lincoln Park area. Most consistent action has been twitching jigs in black/purple and herring-patterned 2” spoons worked right at first light. Folks are also finding coho closer to shore on the incoming tide, with beach anglers getting action on 3/8 oz pink buzz bombs and white hoochies under a float. Some larger coho—teetering in the 8 to 10-pound range—are coming in, especially on the south Sound near Point Defiance, where the bait remains thick and the fish are pushing shallow.
Chum numbers are just getting started in the estuaries, especially around Kennedy Creek and Chico Creek. Not big numbers yet, but a handful caught each tide on chartreuse marabou jigs under a float. The rains forecast for the coming week could blow this wide open. In the meantime, don’t ignore those current seams or river mouths, especially when the water goes a bit off-color.
Crabbing has tapered some in the central Sound but still steady for traps set in 80-100 feet off Alki and Possession Bar. Chicken backs seem to be outproducing salmon scraps for bait, with pullers reporting a mixed pot of keepers and soft-shells.
Bottomfishers working the break lines off Shilshole and Meadow Point picked up some fat sea perch and the occasional flounder on three-hook drop shot rigs tipped with cut herring, according to Gone Fishing Northwest. Rockfish closed for retention, but you’ll still run into plenty on the deeper ledges—release with care.
Hot spots this week: Lincoln Park for shore-bound coho at dawn (especially on the big flood); Edmonds Marina for trolling small spoons behind 3-4 oz in-line sinkers; and Fox Island bridge pilings for late-morning chum.
Top baits and lures: For coho, 2”-3” needlefish spoons (Cop Car, Army Truck colors), black or purple twitching jigs, and chartreuse hoochies. For chums, go marabou jigs in chartreuse, pink, or orange. Don’t forget to run a short leader if you’re in murky water—keeps the presentation tight. For crabbing, try chicken backs or turkey legs; if you’ve got a few frozen herring left, toss those in as well for scent.
Salmon limits are holding steady but do check your regulations—selective gear rules in play for some marine areas, and barbless hooks are a must everywhere.
That wraps up another week on Puget Sound. Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to subscribe for daily updates, tackle tips, and local reports. 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.
Coho fishing continues hot right out of the gate. According to the “Puget Sound, Washington Daily Fishing Report,” major schools of fresh silvers are holding off the rip lines and working current seams, especially off Edmonds and the Lincoln Park area. Most consistent action has been twitching jigs in black/purple and herring-patterned 2” spoons worked right at first light. Folks are also finding coho closer to shore on the incoming tide, with beach anglers getting action on 3/8 oz pink buzz bombs and white hoochies under a float. Some larger coho—teetering in the 8 to 10-pound range—are coming in, especially on the south Sound near Point Defiance, where the bait remains thick and the fish are pushing shallow.
Chum numbers are just getting started in the estuaries, especially around Kennedy Creek and Chico Creek. Not big numbers yet, but a handful caught each tide on chartreuse marabou jigs under a float. The rains forecast for the coming week could blow this wide open. In the meantime, don’t ignore those current seams or river mouths, especially when the water goes a bit off-color.
Crabbing has tapered some in the central Sound but still steady for traps set in 80-100 feet off Alki and Possession Bar. Chicken backs seem to be outproducing salmon scraps for bait, with pullers reporting a mixed pot of keepers and soft-shells.
Bottomfishers working the break lines off Shilshole and Meadow Point picked up some fat sea perch and the occasional flounder on three-hook drop shot rigs tipped with cut herring, according to Gone Fishing Northwest. Rockfish closed for retention, but you’ll still run into plenty on the deeper ledges—release with care.
Hot spots this week: Lincoln Park for shore-bound coho at dawn (especially on the big flood); Edmonds Marina for trolling small spoons behind 3-4 oz in-line sinkers; and Fox Island bridge pilings for late-morning chum.
Top baits and lures: For coho, 2”-3” needlefish spoons (Cop Car, Army Truck colors), black or purple twitching jigs, and chartreuse hoochies. For chums, go marabou jigs in chartreuse, pink, or orange. Don’t forget to run a short leader if you’re in murky water—keeps the presentation tight. For crabbing, try chicken backs or turkey legs; if you’ve got a few frozen herring left, toss those in as well for scent.
Salmon limits are holding steady but do check your regulations—selective gear rules in play for some marine areas, and barbless hooks are a must everywhere.
That wraps up another week on Puget Sound. Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to subscribe for daily updates, tackle tips, and local reports. 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.