Good morning anglers, Artificial Lure here with your Friday October 24 Puget Sound fishing report.

We’re heading into the heart of fall and today’s **tide cycle** starts with a low at 12:50am (-1.02 ft), followed by a high at 8:07am (10.89 ft), a moderate low at 1:27pm (7.28 ft), and another high at 6:17pm (10.07 ft). If you’re timing your launch, sunrise is at 7:43am and sunset wraps up the day at 6:05pm.

The **weather** looks windy and wet—National Weather Service expects steady south winds at 15 to 20 knots in the morning, bringing rain showers throughout the day. Waves should stay around 2 feet or less, but keep a close eye on the forecast since Saturday evening brings another round of gusts and rain.

**Salmon activity** remains the big story this week. There’s been a steady bite on coho and a late push of chum in the southern Sound. Point Defiance and the Narrows are producing limits for those braving the early morning chop. Most boaters and shore casters have had their best luck in the hour before peak high tide—keep that 8:07am window in mind. Reports from local shops say anglers landed a mix of silvers in the 3-7lb range around Lincoln Park and up near Edmonds, with some boats reporting over a dozen hookups on the drift.

Considering the rain and rising barometer, switch to **bright and reflective lures**—White or chartreuse hoochies and Silver spoons are the current standouts. Try a pink mini-squid for chums or a green flasher with a cut-plug herring for coho. Early morning topwater action is best with needlefish patterns. Bait-wise, herring and anchovy remain the go-tos for trolling and mooching. Bank fishermen at Alki Beach are doing best with sand shrimp or cured eggs under slip floats.

A few steelhead and sea-run cutthroat have shown up in the mouths of feeder creeks entering the Sound, especially in West Seattle and the Nisqually Reach. Nightcrawlers or small soft plastics (pink or orange) dragged near the bottom have taken the prize.

Hot spots to target today:
- **Point Defiance/Tahlequah**: Consistent coho and chum, especially at the outgoing tide swing. Overcast skies perfect for drift mooching.
- **Lincoln Park/Lowman Beach**: Good numbers of coho staging just offshore. Casting off the point near creek mouths can pay off.

If birdlife is your jam, the year of the shearwater continues! Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance is seeing regular flocks of short-tailed shearwaters and sooty shearwaters, often mixed with northern fulmars and Sabine’s gulls. Birders have spotted ancient murrelets diving after small baitfish—another sign the forage is abundant, which keeps salmon feeding aggressively.

Keep safety in mind today. With wind and rain in the forecast, make sure all gear is stowed and lifejackets are on. Water temps are chilling fast and the chop can build quickly. Watch for debris if you’re running the western shoreline, as a few close calls have been reported near the ferry lanes.

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