Duluth Fall Fishing Forecast: Trout, Salmon, and Walleye Bite Strong on Lake Superior's North Shore

Artificial Lure here with your Lake Superior Duluth fishing report for Monday, October 20, 2025—let’s dig into the scene this crisp fall morning.Weather’s cool and settling into late October patterns, with the lakeshore reading about **38°F at dawn**, winds mild out of the northeast. The sky’s mostly clear, so bundle up and expect a bright, cold day as high pressure holds. **Sunrise was right at 7:31 AM, sunset will come at 6:19 PM**, giving us those gold-and-copper North Shore hours that make the whole town glow.Lake Superior doesn’t have true tides, but you’ll notice gentle “seiches”—slow water surges especially with wind. Fish activity likes to spike just after sunrise and around dusk. With fall here, water temp has dropped; it’s running about **47-50°F** near shore. These conditions set up ideal feeds for lake trout and salmon, along with walleyes shifting in from deeper summer haunts. According to Duluth Daily Fishing Report, the **lake trout bite’s been solid** with folks pulling nice keepers off the breaks near Lester River and Brighton Beach. Coho salmon are charging hard, stacking up toward mouth runs. Walleye have turned on in late evenings, with sharp bites happening just after sunset along harbor channel edges.Last few nights brought good numbers: **Multiple boats reported landing 5-10 lake trout apiece, with some 4-6 pounders**. Shore casters at Canal Park saw consistent coho catches—average size running 20-24 inches. Walleye boats working near the mouth of the St. Louis River marked limits on Friday and steady catch rates over the weekend.Best bet on baits right now: lake trout can’t resist **white tube jigs tipped with cut smelt**, or 3-4” paddle tails fished close to bottom. For coho and Chinook, go with **chartreuse or pink spoons**, spinner rigs, or flashy crankbaits. Trollers working the bays are finding salmon on shallow stickbaits like the Rapala Husky Jerk, and those throwing **silver Cleos** or Little Cleos from shore are locking up fish. Walleye in the harbors and river mouths respond best to **large golden shiners on Lindy rigs**, with slow trolling 0.4 mph keeping your bait in the sweet zone. Slip bobbers just above the rocks will also pull numbers, especially in the last hour of daylight—don’t forget to try a bit of raw shrimp, either, as it’s been the sleeper bait for neutral fish.For perch, local fishers are using **small jigs and plain crappie minnows** near weed edges around Park Point. If it’s slow, try tipping with a small piece of shrimp—this trick saved plenty of hauls last week. Smallmouth bass are running deeper now but hitting hard off rocky points; try green tubes along the edge near Leif Erickson Park.Two hot spots you ought to hit today:• **Brighton Beach**—fish just inside the rocky drop-offs for trout and coho; cast from shore in the morning with spoons and stickbaits.• **St. Louis River mouth**—great action for walleye and perch, best by boat at dusk, with limits possible trolling big minnows and working slip bobbers tight to the channel bends.Wrap up warm, take extra bait, and watch those peak times around first light and last hour before sunset—the bite’s sharpest right then. Thanks for tuning in to the local report. Be sure to subscribe for daily updates and insider 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