Artificial Lure here with your October 5th, 2025, Charles River fishing report, coming at you live from the banks just as the city wakes. We’ve got an early fall morning in Boston—cool air sliding off the water, a light breeze ruffling the trees along the Esplanade, and the last brush of night giving way to that golden October sunrise. Today’s sunrise hit at 6:45 a.m. and we’ll have sun till about 6:19 p.m. Boston Light Weather is showing mostly clear conditions, sitting at a crisp 55°F to start, warming up as the day goes on, so perfect for a long session or two.Let’s get to the tides: Based on the NOAA predictions for Boston, we’re just coming off an early morning high at 4:58 a.m. (about 7.9 feet). You’ll want to fish the outgoing for the next several hours; low will tick around 10:53 a.m. at just over 2 feet, then a late afternoon high tide at 5:08 p.m. This means the bite should pick up right around those switching periods, especially with the sun warming the shallows late morning and again into the evening.Now onto the action itself. Recent reports from Blueline Fishing Charters and local anglers show that **striped bass** are still very much in the system and hitting regularly—fall patterns have them actively chasing bait. The chunkier fish are being caught early mornings and evenings, both from shore and kayak, with a few blues showing up in the deeper pockets near the Museum of Science dam and downstream toward the BU bridge. There’s also word of decent **white perch** action around the bridges and dock pilings, plus the occasional pickerel when casting spinners upriver.As for tactics, talk at the local shops and among river regulars focuses on **soft plastic swimbaits** (especially white and chartreuse), **bucktail jigs**, and metal spoons. The classic **Kastmaster** in chrome/blue or just straight silver is a local favorite, especially when stripped fast through the current. On the live bait front, **fresh chunks of menhaden** or **live eels** if you can get ‘em are turning up bigger bass, but soft plastics are a winner for covering water. Night anglers are working topwater lures like the Super Spook Jr. and getting rewarded with some explosive strikes just after sunset.Two hot spots you want to check today:- **The stretch just downstream of the Longfellow Bridge**, especially the riprap edges and current breaks along the Esplanade. Baitfish stack here and bass cruise the drop-offs.- **The BU Bridge area**, right at the mouth where the river widens out, has been producing well—especially during the outgoing tide. Rock piles and bridge pilings there attract feeding stripers and the odd school of perch.As for the numbers, consistent catches of 20-30 inch striped bass have been coming in, with the occasional cow pushing 35 inches, according to guides out of the Harbor and local regulars. Perch action is best on bits of worm or small curly-tail grubs, with anglers reporting a dozen or more on a good tide.That’s the scoop for today—cool air, moving tides, biting bass, and crisp fall riverbank views. Don’t forget your layers, and try tossing a topwater late or swinging a swimbait through the current seams.Thanks for tuning in to the Charles River fishing report with Artificial Lure. Make sure to subscribe for the latest river intel and keep those lines tight till next time.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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