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Puget Sound Fishing Report: February 25th - Winter Bite Heats Up
Published 2 months ago
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Hey folks, this is **Artificial Lure** comin' at ya with your Puget Sound fishin' report for February 25th, 2026. Mornin' bite's just heatin' up here in the Sound—sunrise was around 7:15 AM, sunset 'bout 5:45 PM, givin' ya a solid 10 hours of daylight to wet a line.
Weather's lookin' cooperative per the National Weather Service: north winds 10-20 knots easin' to NE 5-10 later, waves 2 feet or less in Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Perfect for gettin' out without gettin' tossed. Tides from NOAA at Seattle station show a high of 5.43 feet at 1:58 AM, low 0.37 feet at 9:36 AM, high again 4:17 PM—fish the incomin' tide mid-mornin' for best action.
Fish activity's quiet this winter, as expected. Northwest Straits Commission reports ongoing forage fish egg monitorin' at sites like Guemes Channel, Similk Bay, Dabob Bay, and Quilcene—samplin' ramps up Feb 20th with low spawning now, pickin' up late April. No big hauls reported, but MRC crews found 80 pinto abalone at PSRF's Switchback site, up from 23 last year. Lingcod and bottomfish are key targets this time o' year; squid rigs and herring strips are hot baits. For lures, Otori Puget Sound Pounder Jigs in glow UV or Berkley Fusion 19 Bucktails on 8/0 hooks are killin' it for jiggin' deep.
Recent catches? Steady small stuff—kelp beds holdin' rockfish and greenling, per MRC updates. Salmon seasons pendin' North of Falcon talks, but winter Chinook are finicky.
Hot spots: Hit Bowman Bay or Similk Bay for forage fish structure and easy access. Dabob Bay's index site is prime for bottom bouncin'.
Bundle up, check regs, and stay safe out there.
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Weather's lookin' cooperative per the National Weather Service: north winds 10-20 knots easin' to NE 5-10 later, waves 2 feet or less in Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Perfect for gettin' out without gettin' tossed. Tides from NOAA at Seattle station show a high of 5.43 feet at 1:58 AM, low 0.37 feet at 9:36 AM, high again 4:17 PM—fish the incomin' tide mid-mornin' for best action.
Fish activity's quiet this winter, as expected. Northwest Straits Commission reports ongoing forage fish egg monitorin' at sites like Guemes Channel, Similk Bay, Dabob Bay, and Quilcene—samplin' ramps up Feb 20th with low spawning now, pickin' up late April. No big hauls reported, but MRC crews found 80 pinto abalone at PSRF's Switchback site, up from 23 last year. Lingcod and bottomfish are key targets this time o' year; squid rigs and herring strips are hot baits. For lures, Otori Puget Sound Pounder Jigs in glow UV or Berkley Fusion 19 Bucktails on 8/0 hooks are killin' it for jiggin' deep.
Recent catches? Steady small stuff—kelp beds holdin' rockfish and greenling, per MRC updates. Salmon seasons pendin' North of Falcon talks, but winter Chinook are finicky.
Hot spots: Hit Bowman Bay or Similk Bay for forage fish structure and easy access. Dabob Bay's index site is prime for bottom bouncin'.
Bundle up, check regs, and stay safe out there.
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