When it comes to fishing Puget Sound, currents are more important than tides. The tides tell you the general flow of the water, but what is really important is the current in the particular spot you are fishing. A friend that I consider one of the very best fishermen in Area 11 has just started to show me the light. It is surprising how the currents in a particular spot can seem to be going opposite of the tide sometimes. And how you should fish a particular spot is dependent on the currents, not the tide.