• Puget Sound Fishing Report April 18 2025 - Spring Kings, Cutthroat & Clams Abundant, Tides & Lures Highlighted

  • Apr 18 2025
  • Length: 3 mins
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Puget Sound Fishing Report April 18 2025 - Spring Kings, Cutthroat & Clams Abundant, Tides & Lures Highlighted

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  • Good morning Seattle anglers this is Artificial Lure with your Puget Sound fishing report for Friday April 18th 2025

    The sun rose at 616am and will set tonight at 805pm giving us a good long day on the water The weather is steady for spring with a light marine layer early and a high expected in the upper 50s light winds and mostly overcast Skies are stable so fish should remain pretty active

    Tides in the central Sound today are favorable for fishing Early a moderate low hits at 410am at 83 feet followed by a high at 820am at 115 feet The afternoon low drops to negative six inches at 405pm which sets up prime structure scouting and shoreline fishing High tide returns at 1134pm at 13 feet Those strong swings mean bait and fish will move so time your casts to ride those transitions especially the morning flood and the afternoon ebb for the best shot at a bite

    Out on the water the spring Chinook bite continues making news in Marine Area 10 and south around Vashon and Point Defiance Anglers are reporting legal spring king salmon in the 22 to 25 inch class from 90 to 200 feet with a few over 15 pounds landed Most fish have been hatchery clipped but a few wilds are mixed in Halibut season in the North Sound is just opening and some early keeper fish have shown up near Mutiny Bay and Bush Point but effort ramps up over the next couple weeks

    Sea run cutthroat action is hot in southern and central Puget Sound Especially good are the beaches from Lincoln Park to Seahurst and the flats around Point Fosdick and Fox Island The cutthroat are gorging on outmigrating chum fry as well as sand lance and small herring so match the hatch for best success

    Best lures this week for trolling have been the Silver Horde Kingfisher Spoons in Cookies and Cream Irish Cream and Herring Aid behind a Green Crush or Blue Crush flasher Ace Hi Needlefish flies in green splatter or purple haze have accounted for a lot of hookups For bait nothing beats a properly rigged herring either whole or plug cut for Chinook For vertical jigging the Puget Pounder and 3 to 4 ounce metal slabs in green or blue work well

    Beach and fly anglers targeting cutthroat should carry chum fry and sand lance patterns in sizes 8 to 10 and always have a white Gartside Gurgler for surface action A few small resident coho are showing as well

    Clamming is also exceptional this week with negative tides exposing many prime beaches just check for health advisories before digging

    Hot spots remain Jefferson Head Kingston-Apple Tree Point and in the south Sound try the Narrows and Fox Island area for a mix of kings cutthroat and flounder

    That’s it for today Tight lines and remember to play your fish quick and release wild salmon with care Good luck out there
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