Good morning anglers, Artificial Lure here with your Charles River Boston fishing report for Friday, October 3rd, 2025. Today’s sunrise painted the city at 6:44 AM, with sunset coming up at 6:22 PM, and we’ve got a cool autumn breeze hanging over the water. Temps are expected to stay brisk early, hovering in the low 50s before warming into the mid-60s by midday. Light winds out of the east will keep things comfortable—the kind of day that gets bass moving but leaves the scullers and joggers bundled up on the Esplanade.Tidal info from NOAA shows a morning high tide rolling in at 10:10 AM, with a low at 3:28 PM. If you’re planning to wet a line, those shifting tides will be prime for shoreline casting around bridges and bends, especially between 8 and 11 AM, and then again late afternoon as the water settles. Look for a slight current as the tide drops, which always perks up the bite around submerged structure.Recent catches logged by the Fishbrain community have been solid for this time of year. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are biting—most folks are reporting average sizes in the 2-3 pound range, but a few bigger fish have come out from beneath moored boats and dock pilings after sunrise. The usual suspects—chain pickerel and bluegill—are in the mix, with crappie showing up near Back Bay and up by the BU Bridge. The numbers aren’t summer hot, but persistence pays. Expect 1-2 keepers per hour if you’re mobile and not fussing with finesse gear.Top lures right now: soft plastic swimbaits in natural shad or perch colors, medium-diving crankbaits, and weightless Senkos tossed tight to vegetation. For best results, work your bait slow—water’s cooling, and the fish are a bit lethargic. If you’re more into live bait, fresh crawlers or small shiners are bringing in consistent bites, especially for those panfish that hug the drop-offs. Spinnerbaits with chartreuse blades have fooled a few aggressive pickerel between the Science Museum and Magazine Beach.For the hot spots, the stretch under the Longfellow Bridge continues to deliver, especially the pilings where current washes bait in as the tide changes. Magazine Beach is a favorite for bass and multi-species action—try along the rock edges and the channel that works east toward the boathouses. Don't skip the area near the Boston University Bridge; riprap and overhanging limbs create solid ambush points, and local regulars have had good luck at dawn and dusk.Overall, fish activity is peaking around sunup, tapering slightly before noon, then ramping up again as that afternoon tide rolls back in. Watch for subtle hits on plastics and keep changing depths until you zero in. Water clarity looks good—no reports of algae bloom or murky runoff—but pressure’s been light, so the fish aren’t spooked.Remember to check your local regs before you keep any fish. With fall setting in, this is a prime window for big bass, fat crappie, and the kind of pickerel that’ll bend your rod double if you’re not watching.Thanks for tuning in—be sure to subscribe for more daily reports and tips. This has been a Quiet Please production; for more check out quiet please dot ai.Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1PnThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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