Artificial Lure here, coming to you with a boots-on-the-dock fishing report for the Charles River in Boston on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025.It’s prime late-summer river time and conditions are looking solid for anglers today. The sun rose at 6:11 a.m. and will dip below the skyline at 7:13 p.m., giving us a long stretch of daylight to work with. The weather out here is classic early September: low humidity, temps peaking in the mid-70s by mid-afternoon, and steady winds from the northwest keeping things comfortable. Not much rain in sight, so the water clarity is typical late summer—slightly stained but overall good for working artificials.Tidal action for the lower river, with Boston Harbor as a reference, shows a low tide early this afternoon at 2:17 p.m. and a high coming up at 8:35 p.m., making the late afternoon ideal for that incoming exchange. On tidal stretches close to the harbor—think near the Museum of Science or Lower Charles—creek mouths and bridge pilings should be money near dusk, as bait flushes back into deeper water according to South Boston tide predictions.Recent activity’s been solid all along the Charles, with local word reporting healthy catches of **largemouth bass**, **smallmouth bass**, and **pickerel** upriver, as well as **carp**, **catfish**, and **perch** closer to Boston proper. Kayakers around Magazine Beach have seen fair numbers of **striped bass** on early morning tides, some pushing into the low 20-inch range, especially when the herring are thick. The big **carp** bite has picked up by the Boston University boathouse, with several fish reported over 15 pounds in just this past week.Anglers tossing 3- to 4-inch **shad imitations**, jerkbaits like the Rapala X-Rap, or soft plastic swimbaits are landing both bass and the occasional schoolie striper. Under the higher sun, downsizing to inline spinners and finesse worms has been the ticket for finicky smallmouth near Watertown Dam. For bait fans, **live shiners** and medium-sized nightcrawlers drifted under a slip bobber are drawing strikes from catfish and perch right off the Esplanade docks before sunset. With water temps warm but dropping a hair, fish are cruising and feeding before dark.A couple local hotspots to circle on your map: - **Weeks Footbridge by Harvard**—riprap edges draw bass, and smallmouth stack under the deeper arches when foot traffic is low. - **Magazine Beach Park**—pre-dawn or sunset, work the weedlines and drop-offs for a shot at both largemouth and stripers chasing bait.- Downriver, the **Museum of Science banks** are a great evening play when shiners pile up and the last tide rides in.If you want numbers over size, pick the shallow coves above the BU Bridge and skip Senkos in watermelon or black, as those colors have accounted for lots of fish lately. Target drop-offs with jigs and craw trailers as the shadows get long, and don’t overlook surface lures like poppers at dusk—explosive topwater takes have been lighting up the flat water after 7 p.m.Shore anglers have reported pickerel up by the Herter Park lagoon, and those working the railings at the MDC dam are snagging panfish with tiny jigs or pieces of nightcrawler.Final tip: Keep your setups light, match your lure color to water clarity (go natural if it’s clear), and be patient—the evening bite is best as temps cool down and the city comes alive.That’s today’s Charles River fishing outlook! Thanks for tuning in. Make sure to subscribe for more river-by-river reports and gear tips from Artificial Lure. 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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