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Puget Sound Salmon Heating Up: Kings, Coho, and Cutthroat Prime This Week
Published 3 weeks, 3 days ago
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things Puget Sound angling. It's early Monday, April 6th, 2026, around 3 AM your time out there in the Sound—perfect for slipping lines in before the rush.
Tides today per NOAA charts: Low at 1:23 AM (-0.2 ft), high at 7:45 AM (11.8 ft), then dropping low again at 2:15 PM (3.1 ft) and high at 8:42 PM (12.4 ft). Fish that falling tide mid-morning through afternoon—currents will stir 'em up.
Weather's cooperating, says the National Weather Service: Mostly cloudy, highs around 52°F, lows 42°F, light winds from the south at 5-10 knots. No big storms like back east; water's clearing nice after last week's rains. Sunrise at 6:42 AM, sunset 7:48 PM—dawn and dusk bites will be prime with that 81% moon overhead per solunar forecasts.
Fish activity's heating up post-winter. Locals report chinook salmon staging in 80-120 ft off Point Defiance, coho hitting near Mukilteo, and cutthroat trout cruising shallows. Recent catches: 15-20 lb kings on trolls last weekend per Washington DFW logs, limits of blackmouth (resident chinook) mid-week, plus pink salmon stragglers and a few halibut in 200 ft. Bottom bouncers pulling in lingcod and rockfish too—20-30 fish days common.
Best lures? Stick with **Pixee spoons** in chartreuse or glow for salmon—troll 'em 2.5-3.0 mph behind a flasher. **Hooches** rigged with corn or shrimp for coho. Jigs like Buzz Bombs for lings. Live bait? Herring or sardines on mooch rigs can't be beat—drift 'em slow on the tide change. Finesse with **soft plastics** like grubs for trout in the flats.
Hot spots: Hit **Jefferson Head** for kings—anchor up and drop herring. Or **Mid Channel Bank** south of Seattle for mixed bags—troll the edges.
Stay safe, check regs, and wear your PFD.
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Tides today per NOAA charts: Low at 1:23 AM (-0.2 ft), high at 7:45 AM (11.8 ft), then dropping low again at 2:15 PM (3.1 ft) and high at 8:42 PM (12.4 ft). Fish that falling tide mid-morning through afternoon—currents will stir 'em up.
Weather's cooperating, says the National Weather Service: Mostly cloudy, highs around 52°F, lows 42°F, light winds from the south at 5-10 knots. No big storms like back east; water's clearing nice after last week's rains. Sunrise at 6:42 AM, sunset 7:48 PM—dawn and dusk bites will be prime with that 81% moon overhead per solunar forecasts.
Fish activity's heating up post-winter. Locals report chinook salmon staging in 80-120 ft off Point Defiance, coho hitting near Mukilteo, and cutthroat trout cruising shallows. Recent catches: 15-20 lb kings on trolls last weekend per Washington DFW logs, limits of blackmouth (resident chinook) mid-week, plus pink salmon stragglers and a few halibut in 200 ft. Bottom bouncers pulling in lingcod and rockfish too—20-30 fish days common.
Best lures? Stick with **Pixee spoons** in chartreuse or glow for salmon—troll 'em 2.5-3.0 mph behind a flasher. **Hooches** rigged with corn or shrimp for coho. Jigs like Buzz Bombs for lings. Live bait? Herring or sardines on mooch rigs can't be beat—drift 'em slow on the tide change. Finesse with **soft plastics** like grubs for trout in the flats.
Hot spots: Hit **Jefferson Head** for kings—anchor up and drop herring. Or **Mid Channel Bank** south of Seattle for mixed bags—troll the edges.
Stay safe, check regs, and wear your PFD.
Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for weekly updates! 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