Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Puget Sound fishing report. We’ve got a classic early‑summer pattern setting up around the Sound. NOAA’s tide tables show decent moving water today: a stronger outgoing through the morning, a midday low, then a solid flood building into the evening. That means your best windows will be the last half of the outgoing and the first half of the incoming, especially on points and current seams. Sunrise is right around super‑early o’clock, just after 5 a.m., with sunset pushing into the late 9 p.m. hour, so you’ve got long low‑light periods to play with. Local forecasts call for typical June conditions: cool morning marine layer, light wind early, a bit of onshore breeze in the afternoon, and comfortable temps in the 50s pushing into the low 60s as the day goes on. That morning glass is prime time. Fish activity has been picking up. Resident coho and blackmouth‑type chinook are still milling around mid‑Sound and along the east side, with most action coming on the tide changes and during that gray light. Anglers have been reporting small to medium coho with the occasional legal king mixed in, plus plenty of shakers you’ll want to release carefully. Out deeper, there’ve been hits from decent‑sized flounder and the odd dogfish. Bottomfish guys are finding solid numbers of rockfish and cabezon around structure where it’s open, and the usual mix of undersized and keeper‑class lingcod on rocky breaks and artificial reefs early and late in the day. Around the river mouths and inner bays, sea‑run cutthroat have been cruising the beaches, chasing sandlance and herring fry in that first couple hours of daylight and again near sunset. On the catching side, trolling gear is pretty standard: 11‑inch flashers in green, chartreuse, or UV with 30–36 inches of leader to a small hoochie or spoon. Think green‑glow, Irish cream, or white/UV patterns. Herring strips or scent‑soaked artificial strips behind a flasher are drawing strikes when the bite gets picky. For mooching, cut‑plug herring slowly worked through bait schools is still tough to beat. For beach anglers, small epoxy‑style baitfish flies, Clouser minnows, and slim metal spoons in candlefish colors are the ticket for sea‑runs. On the gear side, 1/4‑ to 3/4‑ounce metal jigs and spoons in green/white or blue/silver, worked with a fast twitch and pause, have been producing coho from shore when the tide is pushing bait up tight. If you’re targeting lings and rockfish, large soft plastics on 2–4 ounce jig heads in motor oil, white, or root beer, bounced close to bottom on the edges of structure, are putting up numbers. Fresh herring, squid strips, or sand shrimp will get the scent trail going if the water’s off‑color. Couple of hot spots to keep on your radar: First, Point No Point and the surrounding rips have been giving up consistent action on resident coho and the occasional chinook when you hit that tide change just right. Work 60–120 feet, watch the bait on your sounder, and stay in the current edges. Second, the Browns Point to Dash Point stretch in south Sound has been a solid bet for beach anglers chasing sea‑run cutthroat and the odd early coho, especially on the outgoing when the current sweeps bait along the gravel. Cover water, keep your casts fan‑shaped, and don’t be afraid to move if you’re not seeing life. That’s the rundown for today around Puget Sound from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn