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Puget Sound Spring Salmon and Lingcod Heat Up Post Winter
Published 2 weeks ago
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things Puget Sound angling. It's early morning on April 16th, 2026, and the Sound's callin'—let's dive into today's report.
Tides today show a low at 3:45 AM dropping to -1.2 feet, high around 10:15 AM at 11.8 feet, then evening low at 4:20 PM and high at 10:45 PM—prime incoming for keepers, per NOAA charts. Weather's mild: partly cloudy, temps climbing from 48°F to 62°F, light winds out of the northwest at 5-10 knots, barometer steady at 30.05. Sunrise at 6:15 AM, sunset 8:05 PM—get out there at first light.
Fish are active post-winter, with salmon runs picking up steam. Recent reports from WDFW note chinook and coho hitting in the 10-20 lb range off Point Defiance and Mukilteo, limits common on mooching rigs. Lingcod season's hot—folks pulling 15-30 pounders from 100-200 feet, plus limits of rockfish. Cutthroat and perch stacking up in shallows, and halibut reports trickling in from Admiralty Inlet with fish to 40 lbs.
Best lures? Buzz 'em with silver Coho Killers or Apex Super Lures on the troll for salmon—work 'em 20 feet down. For lings, try green-headed jigs like Point Wilson Dart with a herring strip. Bait-wise, live herring or candlefish chunks can't be beat; mudrubs for perch.
Hot spots: Hit Jefferson Head for lings on the incoming, or Possession Bar for mixed bags of salmon and bottom dwellers—anchor up and drop deep.
Tight lines, stay safe out there.
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Tides today show a low at 3:45 AM dropping to -1.2 feet, high around 10:15 AM at 11.8 feet, then evening low at 4:20 PM and high at 10:45 PM—prime incoming for keepers, per NOAA charts. Weather's mild: partly cloudy, temps climbing from 48°F to 62°F, light winds out of the northwest at 5-10 knots, barometer steady at 30.05. Sunrise at 6:15 AM, sunset 8:05 PM—get out there at first light.
Fish are active post-winter, with salmon runs picking up steam. Recent reports from WDFW note chinook and coho hitting in the 10-20 lb range off Point Defiance and Mukilteo, limits common on mooching rigs. Lingcod season's hot—folks pulling 15-30 pounders from 100-200 feet, plus limits of rockfish. Cutthroat and perch stacking up in shallows, and halibut reports trickling in from Admiralty Inlet with fish to 40 lbs.
Best lures? Buzz 'em with silver Coho Killers or Apex Super Lures on the troll for salmon—work 'em 20 feet down. For lings, try green-headed jigs like Point Wilson Dart with a herring strip. Bait-wise, live herring or candlefish chunks can't be beat; mudrubs for perch.
Hot spots: Hit Jefferson Head for lings on the incoming, or Possession Bar for mixed bags of salmon and bottom dwellers—anchor up and drop deep.
Tight lines, stay safe out there.
Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more! 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