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Puget Sound Fishing Report Nov 11: Coho, Chum, and Lingcod Action
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Artificial Lure here with your Tuesday, November 11 Puget Sound fishing update. We’ve got a gray, cool start this morning—temps around 49°, patchy clouds, and a southeast breeze at 6 mph. Water temp’s holding steady at 49°F, so layer up if you’re heading out early. Sunrise was just after 7:07 am, and we lose light quick today with sunset at 4:39 pm, so plan your trip accordingly.
Tide action today is dynamic but not extreme. The morning high hit at 8:25 am around 10.99 feet, followed by a moderate low at 1:43 pm, dropping to 7.25 feet. Another bump for the evening high comes just before 6 pm. Tidal coefficients are on the lower side, which means slower currents and subtler fish movement—so presentation and timing matter.
Now for the fishing scoop: coho are still holding strong through much of north and central Sound, with boats consistently boating 2–4 fish on good tide swings. Most of these silvers range 5–8 pounds, but the lucky angler is tying into 10-pounders here and there. Chum salmon have shown up in force, especially around creek mouths—these brutes are biting aggressively, with some topping the mid-teens. If you love a tough fight, now’s the time. Fall pinks are nearly wrapped, but you might connect with a straggler around deeper beaches.
Bottomfish fans—lingcod are hanging tight to rock piles and steep ledges, especially in the Narrows and around the deeper cuts near Possession Bar. Plenty of pesky ratfish and the occasional sole or flounder are showing up, too, especially late on the dropping tide near West Point and Alki.
For tackle, keep these hot rigs handy:
- For coho and late pinks: glow or chartreuse Buzz Bombs, classic Coho Killers, and pink Rotators.
- When bite slows, troll a green/silver needlefish spoon or run a herring strip behind a dodger.
- For beach action, a pink or silver Dick Nite spoon, sweetened with a hint of herring, can really turn finicky fish.
- For chums, upsized pink corkies with yarn, or drift a marabou under a float—don’t be shy with bigger hooks.
- Lingcod love a big white grub or swimbait jigged right in the rocks.
Bait-wise, cured salmon eggs and sand shrimp are favorites for shore-bound anglers, especially for chums and steelhead. If you’ve got a boat, plug-cut herring is still the top producer for coho, especially near tide changes.
A couple local hot spots for November 11:
- Point No Point: staging coho and thick schools of chum near the lighthouse—anchored boats and aggressive shore casters have both found success here.
- Edmonds Pier: sunrise bite for coho has been steady—mooching herring or working a metal spoon brings hookups.
- Tacoma Narrows: find late-season lingcod and maybe a bonus salmon. Target transition points between tide changes.
Crabbing remains decent but not red hot; folks are pulling keepers near Port Orchard and Quartermaster Harbor on incoming tides, pots baited with salmon heads or turkey legs doing best.
Beachgoers working the creek mouths like Chico Creek should see a flurry of chums during late-morning tides, while tight-to-structure anglers at West Seattle piers can expect flounder and the odd cutthroat trout. If you’re inland, it’s the end of the Trout Derby season and loaded lakes like Green Lake are still kicking out 2–3 pounders on small spoons and PowerBait.
A last word: the Puget Sound Partnership reminds us chinook numbers are still under recovery targets—play by the regs and release those wild kings.
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Tide action today is dynamic but not extreme. The morning high hit at 8:25 am around 10.99 feet, followed by a moderate low at 1:43 pm, dropping to 7.25 feet. Another bump for the evening high comes just before 6 pm. Tidal coefficients are on the lower side, which means slower currents and subtler fish movement—so presentation and timing matter.
Now for the fishing scoop: coho are still holding strong through much of north and central Sound, with boats consistently boating 2–4 fish on good tide swings. Most of these silvers range 5–8 pounds, but the lucky angler is tying into 10-pounders here and there. Chum salmon have shown up in force, especially around creek mouths—these brutes are biting aggressively, with some topping the mid-teens. If you love a tough fight, now’s the time. Fall pinks are nearly wrapped, but you might connect with a straggler around deeper beaches.
Bottomfish fans—lingcod are hanging tight to rock piles and steep ledges, especially in the Narrows and around the deeper cuts near Possession Bar. Plenty of pesky ratfish and the occasional sole or flounder are showing up, too, especially late on the dropping tide near West Point and Alki.
For tackle, keep these hot rigs handy:
- For coho and late pinks: glow or chartreuse Buzz Bombs, classic Coho Killers, and pink Rotators.
- When bite slows, troll a green/silver needlefish spoon or run a herring strip behind a dodger.
- For beach action, a pink or silver Dick Nite spoon, sweetened with a hint of herring, can really turn finicky fish.
- For chums, upsized pink corkies with yarn, or drift a marabou under a float—don’t be shy with bigger hooks.
- Lingcod love a big white grub or swimbait jigged right in the rocks.
Bait-wise, cured salmon eggs and sand shrimp are favorites for shore-bound anglers, especially for chums and steelhead. If you’ve got a boat, plug-cut herring is still the top producer for coho, especially near tide changes.
A couple local hot spots for November 11:
- Point No Point: staging coho and thick schools of chum near the lighthouse—anchored boats and aggressive shore casters have both found success here.
- Edmonds Pier: sunrise bite for coho has been steady—mooching herring or working a metal spoon brings hookups.
- Tacoma Narrows: find late-season lingcod and maybe a bonus salmon. Target transition points between tide changes.
Crabbing remains decent but not red hot; folks are pulling keepers near Port Orchard and Quartermaster Harbor on incoming tides, pots baited with salmon heads or turkey legs doing best.
Beachgoers working the creek mouths like Chico Creek should see a flurry of chums during late-morning tides, while tight-to-structure anglers at West Seattle piers can expect flounder and the odd cutthroat trout. If you’re inland, it’s the end of the Trout Derby season and loaded lakes like Green Lake are still kicking out 2–3 pounders on small spoons and PowerBait.
A last word: the Puget Sound Partnership reminds us chinook numbers are still under recovery targets—play by the regs and release those wild kings.
Thanks for tuning into today’s Puget Sound fishing report with Artificial Lure! Remember to subscribe for your daily fix of local fishing knowledge. 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 t