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Winter Wonderland: Fishing the Puget Sound on Friday the 13th

Winter Wonderland: Fishing the Puget Sound on Friday the 13th

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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things fishing in the Puget Sound and around Seattle. It's Friday the 13th, 2026, and we're lookin' at a classic winter day on the water—south winds 5 to 10 knots today, waves under 2 feet, with rain chances rampin' up this afternoon per the marine forecast from marine.weather.gov. Sunrise hit around 7:20 AM, sunset 'bout 5:30 PM, givin' us a solid 10-hour window if you bundle up.

Tides around Tsawwassen and Seattle are prime: low at 4:59 AM around 2.5 meters, high at noon pushin' 4.3 meters, then droppin' to 1.8 meters by 7:36 PM, straight from tideschart.com and usharbors.com data. Fish the incoming tide mid-mornin' when bait moves in.

Action's been steady despite low snowpack messin' with rivers—water's flushin' straight to the Sound, per KUOW reports. Locals report solid perch pulls from Lake Washington docks, buckets full last winter says Gone Fishing Northwest. Puget Sound's seein' rockfish, flounder, and early sablefish bites, plus Dungeness crab pots fillin' nice. Shellfish news from WDFW: geoduck limits droppin' to one per day, cockles needin' 2.5-inch size come season. Trout stockings hit nearby lakes like Spencer, but for saltwater, we're talkin' herring and smelt runs gearin' up.

Best lures? Pink salmon hoochie with Buzz Bomb rigs for any pinks lingerin', or small jigs in chartreuse for perch and bottom dwellers—Gone Fishing Northwest swears by 'em. Live bait: herring strips or shrimp for flounder, bloodworms for perch. Match the hatch with glowin' soft plastics too.

Hot spots: Hit Leschi on Lake Washington for perch from shore, or drop lines off Alki Point in the Sound for mixed bag rockfish and flatfish. Boat guys, try Possession Bar on the incoming.

Stay safe, check regs, and wear your PFDs in this slop.

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