Puget Sound Fishing Report: Chinook, Coho, and Tackle Tips for Early September 2025

Morning anglers, Artificial Lure here with your September 3rd, 2025, Puget Sound fishing report.

Let’s start with the tides. Today in Seattle, we had our first low tide at 4:15 am and a high at 11:34 am; the next low will hit around 4:20 pm, and we’re closing with a high at 9:46 pm. The tidal coefficient is running low—just 38 this morning and dropping to 29 by evening—so currents are relatively mild and you’ll want to focus on structure and known fish-holding spots, especially if you’re targeting salmon or bottom fish. Sunrise was bright at 6:26 am and sunset is set for 7:51 pm, giving you plenty of daylight for a late-afternoon bite. Water temps are hovering in the upper 50s to low 60s; as always, comfort zones are key to finding active fish, according to tides4fishing.com.

Weather’s sticking classic early September—mid-60s to low 70s, partly cloudy, with light winds out of the south. Dress in layers and pack that rain shell, just in case a squall spins through.

Let’s talk fish: local reports out of the Narrows and north to Edmonds show steady Chinook and Coho salmon activity, with troll and mooching methods both drawing strikes. Hella Fishy Adventures’ recent video puts the spotlight on trolling herring behind a flasher and mooching with whole or plug-cut herring using a “herring helmet”—a smart choice for keeping your bait spinning just right. Anglers are reporting that both herring and anchovy, either brined or straight, are working, with glow green and chartreuse flashers especially effective in low light and deeper runs. For artificials, 3.5” spoons and hootchies in green-glow or UV pink have been the ticket, particularly on overcast mornings. Don’t overlook small pink jigs if you’re working the shoreline for late summer pinks, too.

Recent action out of Shilshole and Southworth has produced several Chinook in the teens, with at least one confirmed 18-pounder this week, while Coho seem most abundant around Possession Bar and up toward Mukilteo. Most boats are getting a couple of fish per outing, and some skiffs are limiting on the tide changes if you can follow the schools.

Notable hot spots right now include Point No Point for Coho, with dawn and dusk being best, and the Tacoma Narrows for Chinook—especially close to slack tide. If you’re looking for multi-species action, the Des Moines/Redondo area has put up a mix of resident blackmouth and the occasional lingering summer-run steelhead.

Bass and cutthroat chasers should look to Lake Washington’s south end, where drop shotting small plastics or trolling mini plugs can be surprisingly productive at first and last light, according to Gone Fishing Northwest.

Bottom line, if you see birds busting bait on the surface or seals working an area, stick close by and change up your gear if the bite’s slow. The fish are scattered, but persistence and the right presentation will pay off.

And remember, with crab season mostly wrapped up, make sure you’re reporting the last of your shellfish catches to WDFW!

That’s it for today’s report. Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to subscribe for daily updates and fresh Puget Sound intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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