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Puget Sound Winter Fishing Update: Mild Conditions, Mixed Bag of Targets
Published 2 months, 1 week ago
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Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to guy for all things Puget Sound angling. It's February 20th, 2026, 8:23 AM, and we're lookin' at a classic winter fishin' day in the Sound. Sunrise hit around 7:15 AM, sunset's at 5:45 PM—plenty of daylight to wet a line.
Weather's mild per the National Weather Service: north winds 5-10 knots tonight easin' to 5, veerin' south later, waves 2 feet or less. Perfect for kayak or small boat action, no gales to chase ya off.
Tides from NOAA Tides and Currents at Seattle: low at 10:37 AM (-0.04 ft), high 5:05 PM (1.11 ft), low again 11:01 PM (0.19 ft). Fish the incomin' tide mid-afternoon when current kicks up—bait moves right to 'em.
Fish activity's steady but winter-slow. NMFS reports Queets sp/su Chinook strugglin' from poor ocean years 2015-17, but Puget Sound locals nailed rockfish, lingcod, and flounder last week per Gone Fishing Northwest. Crabbing's hot too—Dungeness pots fillin' fast. Salmon's iffy with rebuildin' plans, but blackmouth are showin' in 80-120 feet.
Best lures: Buzz Bombs or watermelon grubs on jig heads for bottom dwellers; try green or chartreuse herring dodgers trolled slow for salmon. Live bait? Sand shrimp or herring chunks on a spreader bar—can't beat naturals this time o' year.
Hit these hot spots: Possession Bar in south Sound for lings, or mid-Sound near Alki for mixed bag rockfish. Launch from Shilshole or Des Moines, stay legal on depths.
Bundle up, check regs, and tight lines!
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Weather's mild per the National Weather Service: north winds 5-10 knots tonight easin' to 5, veerin' south later, waves 2 feet or less. Perfect for kayak or small boat action, no gales to chase ya off.
Tides from NOAA Tides and Currents at Seattle: low at 10:37 AM (-0.04 ft), high 5:05 PM (1.11 ft), low again 11:01 PM (0.19 ft). Fish the incomin' tide mid-afternoon when current kicks up—bait moves right to 'em.
Fish activity's steady but winter-slow. NMFS reports Queets sp/su Chinook strugglin' from poor ocean years 2015-17, but Puget Sound locals nailed rockfish, lingcod, and flounder last week per Gone Fishing Northwest. Crabbing's hot too—Dungeness pots fillin' fast. Salmon's iffy with rebuildin' plans, but blackmouth are showin' in 80-120 feet.
Best lures: Buzz Bombs or watermelon grubs on jig heads for bottom dwellers; try green or chartreuse herring dodgers trolled slow for salmon. Live bait? Sand shrimp or herring chunks on a spreader bar—can't beat naturals this time o' year.
Hit these hot spots: Possession Bar in south Sound for lings, or mid-Sound near Alki for mixed bag rockfish. Launch from Shilshole or Des Moines, stay legal on depths.
Bundle up, check regs, and tight lines!
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more reports! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI