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United States / Washington / Sea Puget Sound

Bite forecast: Sea Puget Sound

  • 163.3 sq mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Clear: 48–77 °F

  2. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 55–81 °F

  3. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 59–86 °F

Nearby towns

  • Seattle3 mi
  • Bremerton4 mi
  • Everett9 mi

Sea Puget Sound (Washington) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 423 km² in area. Nearby towns: Seattle, Bremerton and Everett. Salt water, not fresh — so this page carries its own marine bite forecast. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 8 verified catchesPeriod: 2018–2020

This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

By fish species

vertical axis — number of catches

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4211
Chinook salmonCoho salmonLargemouth bassSmallmouth bass
By fish species
ValueCatchesShare
Chinook salmon450%
Coho salmon225%
Largemouth bass113%
Smallmouth bass113%

By month

vertical axis — number of catches

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311111
JanMarJulSepOctNov
By month
ValueCatchesShare
Jan338%
Mar113%
Jul113%
Sep113%
Oct113%
Nov113%

Air temperature, °F

7 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

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4111
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Air temperature, °F
ValueCatchesShare
41–48 °F457%
50–57 °F114%
59–66 °F114%
68–75 °F114%

Pressure, inHg

7 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

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22111
29.5329.7229.9230.1230.31
Pressure, inHg
ValueCatchesShare
29.53–29.69 inHg229%
29.72–29.88 inHg229%
29.92–30.08 inHg114%
30.12–30.28 inHg114%
30.31–30.47 inHg114%

Wind direction

7 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

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1141
NSESSW
Wind direction
ValueCatchesShare
N114%
SE114%
S457%
SW114%

Wind speed, mph

7 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

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412
4913
Wind speed, mph
ValueCatchesShare
4–7 mph457%
9–11 mph114%
13–16 mph229%

Nearby rivers

  • Murden Creek4 mi
  • Manzanita Creek4 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • BayRolling Bay2 mi
  • BayShilshole Bay2 mi
  • BayPoint Monroe Lagoon3 mi
  • BayMurden Cove3 mi
  • BayPort Madison Bay3 mi
  • LakeSalmon Bay4 mi
  • BayHidden Cove4 mi
  • BayPort Madison4 mi
  • BayManzanita Bay5 mi
  • SeaAgate Passage5 mi

Bite calendar

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Coho salmonFlounderRockfishLingcodSteelheadPacific halibutChinook salmon

Coho salmon

8/10 · Good

Hourly activity

0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.

Lures

The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: trolling spoon or spinner.

Gear

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

Summary

Worth going — it's a productive day.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 66 °F — warmer than the 43–59 °F comfort range for Coho salmon: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 43–59 °F comfort rangecomfort 43–59 °F66 °F
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Coho salmon works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

The day: daylight hours and when Coho salmon feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is rising 0.06 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
00:00 · 29.7223:00 · 29.77 inHg

One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

September is peak season for Coho salmon here.

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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

Water

Wave
Calm

Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 4.4 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

3 SepThursday, September 3
+57°

Cloudy · feels like +55°

Low / high
+50°…+69°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
5 mph SE
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
74%
Pressure
29.83 inHg
00:00+53°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph61%49%
01:00+53°—12 mphnorthwest wind, 12 mph60%0%
02:00+52°—8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph59%0%
03:00+51°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph57%1%
04:00+51°—8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph58%4%
05:00+51°—8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph58%100%
06:00+51°—1 mphsouthwest wind, 1 mph58%36%
07:00+50°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph65%100%
08:00+53°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph66%100%
09:00+54°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph67%100%
10:00+54°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph71%100%
11:00+56°0.02 in4 mpheast wind, 4 mph75%100%
12:00+57°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph74%100%
13:00+59°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph69%100%
14:00+61°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph58%100%
15:00+63°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph56%99%
16:00+66°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph42%95%
17:00+69°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph33%84%
18:00+69°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph30%87%
19:00+66°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph37%96%
20:00+63°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph41%100%
21:00+62°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph44%100%
22:00+60°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph47%92%
23:00+54°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph59%13%
+69°+59°+50°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Thursday, September 3
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
19:37
Day length
13 h 14 min
Sunshine hours
4 h 38 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
22:28
Moonset
14:40

The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Solunar feeding periods

+14% in the windowThursday, September 3
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major05:06–07:06Moon overhead
  • Minor14:10–15:10Moonset
  • Major17:36–19:36Moon underfoot
  • Minor21:58–22:58Moonrise

The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

What are solunar periods?
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Catches

Recorded 8 catches here. Most commonly caught: Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, Largemouth bass. Peak season: year-round.

  • Coho salmon
    Puget Sound
    66 °F7 mph
    Sep 06, 2020, 7:56 AM
  • Chinook salmon
    Puget Sound
    70 °F4 mph
    Jul 13, 2019, 11:45 AM
  • Coho salmon
    Shilshole Bay
    Nov 04, 2018
  • Largemouth bass
    Green Lake
    52 °F4 mph
    Oct 05, 2018, 5:11 PM
  • Chinook salmon
    Puget Sound
    48 °F7 mph
    Mar 28, 2018, 8:38 AM
  • Chinook salmon
    Appletree Cove
    46 °F11 mph
    Jan 24, 2018
  • Chinook salmon
    Puget Sound
    46 °F13 mph
    Jan 24, 2018
  • Smallmouth bass
    Lake Union
    45 °F16 mph
    Jan 19, 2018