Artificial Lure here, reporting live for Monday, November 3, 2025, with your Puget Sound fishing roundup.

We kicked off the day with a sunrise at 6:48 am and expect the sunset to hit at 4:45 pm, giving us a crisp 10 hours of daylight on the water according to local tide charts and NOAA. Tidal movement is moderate today: low tide swung through early at about 4:45 am (around -0.7 ft), with the next high cresting at 1:26 pm, reaching about 7.9 ft. That means best fishing windows fall late morning and early afternoon, especially from 9:48 am to 11:48 am coinciding with the lunar influence.

The weather? Classic fall Seattle damp—steady light rain punctuated by total cloud cover, temp around 54°F, winds gentle at 4 mph, humidity near 99%. Water temps are chilly at 49°F, so dress for wet, cool conditions and don’t forget those rain layers.

Fish activity in the Sound is steady; late-season coho salmon are still being taken, though they’re getting smart, so presentation counts. Locals report solid action near Edmonds Pier and down at Shilshole Bay, with bank anglers and kayak fishing both producing. Puget Sound Beach Fishing maps confirm these spots as reliable access points for chinook and coho, while the Duwamish mouth and Point Defiance in Tacoma are showing some surging sea-run cutthroat and bullhead schools this week, too, per Gone Fishing Northwest’s latest updates.

Catch counts for the weekend leaned into silver: several boats reported limits of coho averaging 4–8 pounds, with an occasional blackmouth chinook in the mix, especially outside Elliott Bay. Evergreen shoreline regulars have been scoring mixed bags—flounder, true cod, and rockfish showing up for those working drop-shot rigs off Tacoma Narrows and Lighthouse Park.

On lures and bait, the ticket today is downsizing. With murky water and low light, chartreuse and pink 3” hoochies rigged with a twinkle skirt are reliable for salmon. For cutthroat, minnow-profile soft plastics, like the classic Dick Nite or Sand Lance swimbaits, are turning heads. Don’t ignore bait: fresh herring strips trolled slow or sand shrimp under a float are producing around Mukilteo and Alki. Bank anglers swear by nightcrawlers for flounder and perch.

Two hotspots to hit:
- **Shilshole Bay Marina Breakwater**: Coho and blackmouth are staging for out-migration; jigging with metal spoons and mooching cut-plug herring have been hot.
- **Edmonds Pier**: Morning bite is best for salmon, with blood-red spinner blades paired with shrimp-tipped hooks.

Pay attention to conservation—the Southern Resident killer whales are still hanging in the Sound, only 73 left per CBS News and conservation reports. Their fate is tied to salmon success, so mind closures, use barbless hooks, and handle wild fish with kid gloves.

That wraps it for today’s Puget Sound fishing report—thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe.

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