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Puget Sound Fishing Report: Lingcod Opener, Sea-Run Cutthroat, and Early Pinks

Puget Sound Fishing Report: Lingcod Opener, Sea-Run Cutthroat, and Early Pinks

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 This is Artificial Lure with your Sunday fishing report for May 18, 2025, around Puget Sound and the greater Seattle area.

Today’s fishing kicked off with sunrise at 5:39 AM and the sun will set at 8:32 PM, giving us plenty of daylight for a full day on the water. Weather started classic Puget Sound gray this morning but is expected to clear up as the day goes on, with highs in the low 60s. Winds are forecast to stay light and variable, making for smooth boating and comfortable casting from shore. Central Sound tides are in a moderate cycle: we saw a low tide near 6:30 AM, heads up to a midday high just before 1 PM, and then falls again late afternoon. Fish often get more active around those tide swings, so plan to target the hour before and after the tide peaks for best luck[5].

The headline right now is the lingcod opener. Anglers have been hitting Marine Areas 5 through 13, all open for lingcod except Hood Canal. Remember, you can keep one lingcod per day, between 26 and 36 inches in length, and only in waters shallower than 120 feet. Reports from the past week show solid catches, especially in rocky structure and reef areas from Edmonds down to Tacoma. Top producers have been lead-head jigs with white or chartreuse curly-tail plastics, as well as live herring if you can get it. Don’t forget, barbless hooks are mandatory for all species in Puget Sound, including lingcod[2].

Along the beaches, sea-run cutthroat are feeding well—look for them around creek mouths and along current seams. Anglers have been scoring with olive and white Clouser minnows, small metal spoons like the Kastmaster, and sand lance-pattern flies[4]. Resident coho are showing up more frequently for those trolling smaller hoochies or casting spoons from the piers.

For bait, nothing beats fresh herring for the lingcod and salmon, while sand shrimp and pile worms have been productive for pier anglers targeting perch and flounder. Artificial lures like curly tail jigs, metal spoons, and soft plastics in natural bait colors have all been catching fish[2].

Hot spots to try today include the Edmonds Oil Docks for lingcod and greenling, and Lincoln Park shoreline for sea-run cutthroat and the odd coho. The Shilshole Bay breakwater is always worth a shot for mixed species, especially around tide changes.

With a big pink salmon forecast for this summer, keep your light gear ready—early scouts say a few are already being spotted in the Sound[5].

That wraps up today’s report. Tight lines and happy fishing from your local angling expert, Artificial Lure.
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