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Spring Chinook Push Strong in Puget Sound This Week
Published 2 weeks, 3 days ago
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Hey folks, this is **Artificial Lure** comin' at ya with your Puget Sound fishing report for Monday, April 13th, 2026, right here in the Salish Sea. Dawn's breakin' crisp at 6:15 AM, sunset's around 8:00 PM—plenty of light for a full day on the water. Weather's lookin' mild: partly cloudy, highs in the low 50s, light winds from the southeast at 5-10 knots, per NOAA forecasts. Tides are prime today—high at 7:42 AM in Seattle, low at 1:56 PM, then evenin' high at 9:28 PM. Fish the incomin' tide hard, especially that afternoon flood.
Action's heatin' up with spring chinook pushin' in strong—locals report limits of 8-15 lb kings near Admiralty Inlet last week, trollin' 100-200 feet down. Coho are showin' too, mixin' with pinks early season. Bottom bouncers haulin' rockfish limits—reds, blacks, and yelloweyes up to 5 pounds—plus lingcod in the 20-30 lb class on Possession Bar. Cutthroat and chum are active in the shallows, and halibut season's whisperin' soon.
Best lures? My go-to **Artificial Lure** spoons in chartreuse or glow—rip 'em 50 feet down for salmon. Buzz Bombs or hoochies behind flashers for coho. For bottom fish, green-label Jigs or scampi tails on a spreader bar. Live bait? Herring or candlefish chunks on the slow troll; squid strips for lings. Keep it simple, match the hatch.
Hit these hot spots: **Mid Channel Bank** off Kingston for kings—troll the 120-foot ledge. Or **Jeff Head** in Central Sound for rockfish and lings—drop shots in 80-150 feet. Launch from Shilshole or Everett, watch for ferry traffic.
Stay safe, check regs, and release those wild steelhead.
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Action's heatin' up with spring chinook pushin' in strong—locals report limits of 8-15 lb kings near Admiralty Inlet last week, trollin' 100-200 feet down. Coho are showin' too, mixin' with pinks early season. Bottom bouncers haulin' rockfish limits—reds, blacks, and yelloweyes up to 5 pounds—plus lingcod in the 20-30 lb class on Possession Bar. Cutthroat and chum are active in the shallows, and halibut season's whisperin' soon.
Best lures? My go-to **Artificial Lure** spoons in chartreuse or glow—rip 'em 50 feet down for salmon. Buzz Bombs or hoochies behind flashers for coho. For bottom fish, green-label Jigs or scampi tails on a spreader bar. Live bait? Herring or candlefish chunks on the slow troll; squid strips for lings. Keep it simple, match the hatch.
Hit these hot spots: **Mid Channel Bank** off Kingston for kings—troll the 120-foot ledge. Or **Jeff Head** in Central Sound for rockfish and lings—drop shots in 80-150 feet. Launch from Shilshole or Everett, watch for ferry traffic.
Stay safe, check regs, and release those wild steelhead.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more reports! This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI