Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Friday, October 10th fishing report for the Charles River and the heart of Boston. It’s about 7:40 a.m., and we’re heading into one of those classic Boston fall days—crisp air, a hint of mist clinging to the water, and just enough sun peeking over the skyline to get everyone thinking stripers and browns.Let’s jump right into the essentials:**Tides for today:** The Charles River near Charlestown is just coming off a low tide at 7:07 a.m., with the next high tide rolling in a little after 1 p.m. According to tide-forecast.com, you’ll want to work those incoming waters for peak feeding—stripers love to push up and ambush bait as tides flood the shallows. Sunrise was at 6:50 a.m., and sunset will be at 6:09 p.m., so you’ve got solid window before dusk sets in.**Weather:** We’re enjoying a classic October setup—temps in the high 40s to low 50s this morning, climbing toward 60 by midday. Winds are calm but expect shifts; that’ll keep surface activity alive, especially on the flatter stretches by Community Boating and the Esplanade. The air’s cooled off after last week’s Indian summer, so early birds are getting that perfect chill.**Fish activity and recent catches:** Local chatter from The Average Angler blog notes the fall push is just revving up, but the bass are starting to show in deeper channels and up against rock structure downtown. Word is, night crews in the rivers have been picking up schoolie stripers and the odd keeper on eels, with daytime action mostly coming as the sun warms up shallow flats. Mixed into the catch—white perch, brown trout (up past Watertown), and the occasional feisty smallmouth on the slower stretches. Recent weeks delivered decent numbers, nothing epic yet, but the window is opening and folks with patience are finding three to six bass in a morning, a few pushing 28 inches.**Best lures and bait:** This week, soft plastics in natural shad or alewife patterns have been hot—think 3–4” paddle tails worked slow just off the bottom. For hardware, the classic silver Kastmaster and slender stickbaits are pulling bites, especially at first light. Fly folks are swinging Clouser Minnows or simple black-and-white Deceivers, with solid success around structure. For bait purists, fresh-cut bunker and live eels after sundown are still the ticket for any bigger resident bass. Brown trout are leaning towards nightcrawlers and smaller jerkbaits in darker colors, especially if we see those clouds rolling in midday.**Hot spots:** - The Esplanade around the old docks—bass hugging drop-offs and waiting on bait pushed by the tide. - Upstream to the Harvard footbridge—great for multi-species, solid perch bite and the browns starting to cruise early. - Magazine Beach and the mouth of the Muddy River—a sneaky spot for bigger stripers when water is moving.Twilight bite remains primo, especially as the chill sets in; those in the know are finding that last hour before dark to be magic, particularly wherever current meets structure. Don’t discount the usual “urban jungle”—bridge pilings and seawalls are holding fish tight now.Keep your tackle light but stout; river fish are strong this time of year, and with so many joggers and rowers around, you want to make your casts count.That wraps today’s Charles River report—thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe. 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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