Tomorrow, 8 am–12 pmCoho salmon
The bite peaks at 86. Water is 55°, close to the 53° coho salmon like best, and a solunar period lands on the window.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now
Coho salmon range 44–58°
From the east
Sunrise 7:44 am
26% chance of rain
NWS hourly forecast
Measured, last 3 hours
Full
Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are Washington regulations for these waters.
Right in coho salmon's ideal range. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 10–120 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Washington marine areas: salmon seasons and limits are set separately for each marine area and sub-area and change in season. Puget Sound coho limits are mostly 2 a day with no minimum size.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Washington
Season here: May–Oct. More on coho salmon
Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Inside chinook salmon's active range. Holds 15–150 ft down.
Catch and release only today. Washington marine areas: salmon seasons, minimums and which species must be released are set separately for each marine area and sub-area, and change in season. Puget Sound areas are mostly 2 salmon a day with a 22" chinook minimum when chinook are open.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Washington
Season here: Apr–Oct. More on chinook salmon
Out of seasonOut of season here today. Check the agency before fishing.
Right in lingcod's ideal range. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 20–300 ft down.
Out of season here today. Check the agency before fishing. No minimum size, 2/day. Coastal season mid-Mar–mid-Oct.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Washington
Season here: Apr–Dec. More on lingcod
Out of seasonOut of season here today. Check the agency before fishing.
Right in rockfish's ideal range. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 20–300 ft down.
Out of season here today. Check the agency before fishing. 7 rockfish within a 9-fish bottomfish aggregate. Copper, quillback, and vermilion rockfish are closed May–July. Coastal season mid-Mar–mid-Oct.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Washington
Season here: Apr–Dec. More on rockfish
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
We only show reports an agency has published, with their date. Washington WDFW publishes a report for the state.
Licenses and rules: state fishery agencies · trout stocking · fish-consumption advisory
The inland sea of western Washington — a marine fishery for chinook ("blackmouth") and coho salmon trolled and mooched by marine area, plus lingcod and rockfish on the rocky structure. Fished from boats and public piers around Seattle and the Sound. Live tide and water temperature from the Seattle station.
Marine Area 10, East Elliott Bay: 2 salmon a day Jun 1–30 and Sep 1–Nov 15 (release chinook), Jul 31 to noon Aug 3 (chinook 22" minimum) and Mar 31–Apr 30 Wed–Sat (1 hatchery chinook). Closed to salmon the rest of the year. Lingcod 26–36", 1 a day, May 1–Jun 15; bottomfish banned deeper than 120 ft.
The closest public spots we cover, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at Puget Sound (Seattle) you need the appropriate state fishing license. See the agency's current rules: the state agency website
Puget Sound (Seattle) is listed on this site for 4 commonly-targeted species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at Puget Sound (Seattle) against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
Puget Sound (Seattle) has multiple access types — pier, shoreline, and at least one public boat ramp. Marine Area 10, East Elliott Bay: 2 salmon a day Jun 1–30 and Sep 1–Nov 15 (release chinook), Jul 31 to noon Aug 3 (chinook 22" minimum) and Mar 31–Apr 30 Wed–Sat (1 hatchery chinook). Closed to salmon the rest of the year. Lingcod 26–36", 1 a day, May 1–Jun 15; bottomfish banned deeper than 120 ft.
state agency regulations apply at Puget Sound (Seattle). Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
Yes. Puget Sound (Seattle) sits on tidal water with a NOAA tide station nearby. Today's high/low timing is in the tide chart on this page.
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