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Puget Sound April Wake-Up: Chinook, Coho, and Perfect Spring Tides
Published 2 weeks, 5 days ago
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things Puget Sound angling, comin' at ya from the Seattle docks on this crisp April 11, 2026, at 3 AM. Skies are clearin' up after last night's drizzle, with temps hoverin' around 45°F now, climbin' to a mild 58°F by afternoon—perfect for layered gear and no heavy winds to mess with your casts. Sunrise hits at 6:15 AM, sunset at 8:00 PM, givin' ya a solid 13+ hours of light to chase bites.
Tides today? Low at 4:45 AM (-1.2 ft), high at 11:20 AM (10.8 ft), then low again at 5:30 PM (0.5 ft)—fish the incomin' flood mid-mornin' when bait gets pushed in. Solunar peaks around 10 AM and 10 PM, so time your runs right.
Fish are wakin' up strong this spring. Locals report chinook salmon pushin' in from the Strait, with 15-25 pounders hittin' off Point Defiance—trolled at 2.5 knots. Coho schools active too, plus cutthroat trout in the shallows and lingcod stackin' structure. Recent catches: 20-boat limits of rockfish and blackmouth last weekend per WDFW logs, perch pilin' up 50+ per rod from Elliott Bay piers, and flounder giggin' hot on outgoing tides. Limits on Dungeness crab pots too, check your pots early.
Best lures? Coyote spoons in chartreuse for salmon, buzz bombs or hoochies behind flashers for coho—green/silver killin' it. Jigs like 4-oz pipers for bottom dwellers. Bait-wise, live herring or candlefish chunks on circle hooks for kings; squid strips for lings. Finesse with Berkley PowerBait worms if troutin' freshwater inflows.
Hot spots: Hit Possession Bar in north Sound for salmon stacks on the tide change—anchor and drop. Or Shilshole Bay piers for perch and flounder right from shore, easy access.
Stay safe out there, measure your keepers, and release the small stuff. Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for weekly updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
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Tides today? Low at 4:45 AM (-1.2 ft), high at 11:20 AM (10.8 ft), then low again at 5:30 PM (0.5 ft)—fish the incomin' flood mid-mornin' when bait gets pushed in. Solunar peaks around 10 AM and 10 PM, so time your runs right.
Fish are wakin' up strong this spring. Locals report chinook salmon pushin' in from the Strait, with 15-25 pounders hittin' off Point Defiance—trolled at 2.5 knots. Coho schools active too, plus cutthroat trout in the shallows and lingcod stackin' structure. Recent catches: 20-boat limits of rockfish and blackmouth last weekend per WDFW logs, perch pilin' up 50+ per rod from Elliott Bay piers, and flounder giggin' hot on outgoing tides. Limits on Dungeness crab pots too, check your pots early.
Best lures? Coyote spoons in chartreuse for salmon, buzz bombs or hoochies behind flashers for coho—green/silver killin' it. Jigs like 4-oz pipers for bottom dwellers. Bait-wise, live herring or candlefish chunks on circle hooks for kings; squid strips for lings. Finesse with Berkley PowerBait worms if troutin' freshwater inflows.
Hot spots: Hit Possession Bar in north Sound for salmon stacks on the tide change—anchor and drop. Or Shilshole Bay piers for perch and flounder right from shore, easy access.
Stay safe out there, measure your keepers, and release the small stuff. Thanks for tunin' in, folks—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