Hey folks, it’s Artificial Lure with your Charles River fishing report for Wednesday, October 15, 2025. We’re kicking off a crisp fall morning in Boston with a gentle breeze and cool temps expected to top out near the mid-60s by afternoon. The sunrise hit at 6:54 a.m. and sunset’s set for 6:06 p.m., setting up some classic New England autumn light over the water. No nor’easter blowing through today, just a little patchy early cloud and cool, stable conditions—perfect for casting from shore or kayak.On the tide front, according to Tide-Forecast.com, Boston sees the first high tide at 5:54 a.m., low at 11:48 a.m., and an evening high again at 6:09 p.m. This means prime bite windows are right around sunrise and again near sunset when moving water brings baitfish to the edges. If you’re out during slack tide, focus your casts around riffles, bridge pilings, and drop-offs. The tide movement should really get river bass and panfish active.Recent reports from shore and kayak anglers along the Charles say the bite’s holding strong, with good numbers of **largemouth bass**, **smallmouth bass**, and **chain pickerel**. Folks have also been catching a mess of **yellow perch** and **black crappie**. The shallows near Magazine Beach, and the riffles by the BU Bridge, have both produced solid bass in the 2- to 3-lb range.For lures, this week the hot ticket has been **soft plastics**—think white or smoke-colored flukes, curly-tail grubs rigged on 1/8-oz jig heads, and smaller paddle-tail swimbaits. Bass are slamming these baits worked slow along rock edges and weed lines as they fatten up for winter. For surface action in the low light, a black or chartreuse popper or a small buzzbait can trigger violent strikes, especially right after sunrise and before sunset. If you like bait, live shiners and fresh nightcrawlers drifted under bobbers will bring in steady perch and crappie, and your best shot at a hungry pickerel.Some local anglers have been throwing gold or chartreuse **spinners** and **crankbaits** with good results, especially in cloudy conditions or when the wind picks up and stirs up the shallows. For targeting bigger smallmouth, try a suspending jerkbait in silver/blue—work it with long pauses in deeper channels for a shot at fall trophies.Hot spots this morning include:- **Esplanade Park** stretch, especially upriver from Mass Ave towards Longfellow Bridge where current and structure hold fish all day.- **Herter Park Boat Launch** and the above pool, which is seeing renewed activity as schools of baitfish move upriver.This time of year, plan your session around those tide shifts and don’t forget to fish the transition zones where shallow flats meet deeper channels—the bass are on the hunt! Bring a mix of lures and vary your retrieves. The fall feed is on, and any day could be your best of the year.Thanks for tuning in to today’s report. Don’t forget to subscribe for daily updates, tips, and river news. This has been a Quiet Please production—for more, check out quietplease 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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