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Puget Sound April 9th: Salmon at Possession, Rockfish Hot Off Mukilteo
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure comin' at ya with your Puget Sound fishing report for April 9th, 2026, right here around Seattle. Dawn's breakin' early at about 6:15 AM, sunset 'round 8 PM, givin' us a solid 14 hours of light to chase 'em.
Weather's lookin' mild—partly cloudy, temps in the low 50s, light winds from the south at 5-10 knots, perfect for gettin' out without freezin' your tail off. Tides are key in the Sound today: high around 7 AM pushin' 11 feet at Seattle, low at noon droppin' to 1 foot, then risin' again to high at 7:30 PM. Fish the outgoing for best action, especially in channels.
Fish are wakin' up spring-style. Recent reports show Chinook and Coho salmon staged near Possession Bar and Jefferson Head, with limits comin' on 6-inch anchovy-imitation lures like the Coyote Spoon in chartreuse or glow. Cut-plug herring on the troll is killin' it too—moochin' slow at 1.5 knots in 80-120 feet. Rockfish and lingcod are hot off Mukilteo and Possession, bouncin' Buzz Bombs or scampi rigs with herring chunks. Limits of blacks and yellowtails, plus some fat lings to 20 pounds last week. Bottom bouncers reportin' perch and flounder stackin' up.
BassForecast notes pre-spawn bass pushin' shallow nationwide with this warm-up, and we're seein' similar on inside waters—smallies hittin' big streamers low and slow in the mid-50s water temps. Top baits: **Worden's Rooster Tail spinners** for cutthroat in shallows, **jigs with soft plastics** like Berkley PowerBait Minnows under a bobber for perch. Live shrimp or worms if you're bait fishin'.
Hot spots: **Point Monroe** for incoming tides on salmon—troll the drop-offs. **Rich Passage** for rockfish, anchor up on the incoming and drop those scamps. Wear your nav lights if headin' out pre-dawn.
Tight lines, stay safe out there—check your regs!
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Weather's lookin' mild—partly cloudy, temps in the low 50s, light winds from the south at 5-10 knots, perfect for gettin' out without freezin' your tail off. Tides are key in the Sound today: high around 7 AM pushin' 11 feet at Seattle, low at noon droppin' to 1 foot, then risin' again to high at 7:30 PM. Fish the outgoing for best action, especially in channels.
Fish are wakin' up spring-style. Recent reports show Chinook and Coho salmon staged near Possession Bar and Jefferson Head, with limits comin' on 6-inch anchovy-imitation lures like the Coyote Spoon in chartreuse or glow. Cut-plug herring on the troll is killin' it too—moochin' slow at 1.5 knots in 80-120 feet. Rockfish and lingcod are hot off Mukilteo and Possession, bouncin' Buzz Bombs or scampi rigs with herring chunks. Limits of blacks and yellowtails, plus some fat lings to 20 pounds last week. Bottom bouncers reportin' perch and flounder stackin' up.
BassForecast notes pre-spawn bass pushin' shallow nationwide with this warm-up, and we're seein' similar on inside waters—smallies hittin' big streamers low and slow in the mid-50s water temps. Top baits: **Worden's Rooster Tail spinners** for cutthroat in shallows, **jigs with soft plastics** like Berkley PowerBait Minnows under a bobber for perch. Live shrimp or worms if you're bait fishin'.
Hot spots: **Point Monroe** for incoming tides on salmon—troll the drop-offs. **Rich Passage** for rockfish, anchor up on the incoming and drop those scamps. Wear your nav lights if headin' out pre-dawn.
Tight lines, stay safe out there—check your regs!
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