Puget Sound Spring Salmon Run: Elliott Bay Hot Bite and Prime Tide Windows March 18th

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to Puget Sound fishing guru, bringin' you the straight scoop on today's action around the Sound, March 18th, 2026, at 7:23 AM.

Tides in Elliott Bay are lookin' prime—low at 4:35 AM hittin' 0.62 feet, high at 12:29 PM pushin' 10.4 feet, then low 7:04 PM at 7.25 feet, and night high 10:37 PM at 7.78 feet. Best bite windows? Major from 11:25 AM to 1:25 PM, per Tideschart.com—fish the incoming flood hard.

Weather's classic PNW: National Weather Service says south winds 5-10 knots buildin' to 15-25 in the afternoon over Puget Sound and Hood Canal, waves 2 feet or less. Rain all day, chance of snow flurries early—bundle up, but no gales keepin' us off the water. Sunrise around 7:15 AM, sunset 7:20 PM, givin' ya a solid 12-hour window.

Fish are active despite the wet—salmon's the star this spring. Reports from local trollers show chinook and coho pushin' in, with pink salmon showin' early in spots like the Stillaguamish per Gone Fishing Northwest. Limits comin' steady, 5-10 fish boats daily, plus some rockfish and lingcod on the deep drop. Crab's decent too, Dungeness hauls up in the 1-2 dozen per pot.

Rig up with these killers: YouTube's "3 Lures That Actually Catch Salmon in WA" swears by trolling hoochies in chartreuse or glow, paired with green-spined squid skirts on a 4-6 oz weight, 4-6 feet back. Coyote spoons in silver or brass for surface action. Live bait? Herring or candlefish chunks on a spreader bar—irresistible. Jigs like Buzz Bombs in 2-4 oz for vertical.

Hot spots today: Elliott Bay drop-offs near Seattle for salmon stacks, and Admiralty Inlet edges—tide rips there are fish magnets. Hood Canal's callin' for crabbers too.

Stay safe, check regs, and tight lines!

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