Lake Superior Duluth Daily Fishing Report

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Stay updated with the latest fishing conditions on Lake Superior with the "Duluth Fishing Report Today." Get expert tips, weather updates, and daily catch reports. Perfect for anglers looking to maximize their fishing adventure in Duluth, Minnesota! Tune in to stay ahead on the best fishing spots and techniques. For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com/ Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Inception Point AI

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news · society & culture · sports

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en

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First episode

23 Sept 2024

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

343 episodes in the feed.

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   19 Jun 2026

   Lake Superior Early Summer Bite: Lakers Shallow at Dawn, Spoons and Sticks Your Key

   This is Artificial Lure with your Duluth-area Lake Superior fishing report. We don’t have true tides on Superior, just minor seiches, so you can ignore any big tide swings and focus on wind and light changes. With stable early-summer weather, that first light to mid‑morning window is your money time. Weather around Duluth today is classic June shoreline stuff: cool start in the low 50s near the lake, light northwest to north breeze, building to the low 60s by midday with partly cloudy skies and a small chop. Sunrise is right around 5:15 a.m., sunset near 9:05 p.m., giving you a long low‑light bookend for prime feeding. Surface temps on the big lake are still cool, sitting mid‑40s to low‑50s near Duluth depending on wind, but nearshore and harbor pockets are warming into the 50s. That has fish sliding shallow at dawn and dusk, then dropping a bit deeper once the sun’s up. Recent reports from local charters and pier regulars around Duluth and Two Harbors say lake trout action has been steady in 70–140 feet, with some boats boxing 6–12 lakers on morning runs. Coho salmon are still around but starting to thin; a handful of boats are picking 2–5 silvery coho mixed in with lakers when they work higher in the water column. Near the shipping canal and inner harbor, shore anglers have been finding a few bonus browns and coho along with plenty of smaller smallmouth and the odd northern pike. St. Louis River and harbor guys are still putting decent numbers of walleyes in the boat on the edges and current breaks. For hardware, think bright and tight. Trollers are doing well running orange, chartreuse, and watermelon spoons behind dipsies and downriggers, plus thin trolling sticks in natural smelt or blue/silver patterns. Spin‑n‑glos or small flies behind flashers are taking deeper lakers. Shore and pier anglers are catching on 3–4 inch minnow‑style cranks, white or smelt‑pattern paddletails, and small silver or gold spoons. If you’re set on bait, frozen smelt strips and herring on bottom rigs or three‑way setups will still tempt lakers. In the river and harbor, crawlers on sliding sinker rigs, leeches on jigs, and fatheads on plain hooks are getting walleyes and bonus pike. Hot spots to key on: • The Duluth shipping canal and both piers out toward the lighthouse for early and late casting with spoons and stickbaits, especially on a light chop. • The 60–120 foot breaks off Park Point and out toward McQuade and Knife River for trolled lakers and coho; follow the bait pods and temp bands. If you want a mixed bag and some warmer water, slide up the St. Louis River, hit current seams, and drag jigs and crawlers; you’ll see walleyes, smallmouth, and pike. That’s your Lake Superior Duluth report from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next bite update. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

2. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Lake Superior Lake Trout Heat Up: Your Duluth Fishing Guide for Cool North Shore Days

   This is Artificial Lure with your Duluth and Lake Superior fishing report. We’ll start with the basics. According to the National Weather Service Duluth office, we’re looking at a cool North Shore day: morning temps in the low 50s, climbing into the 60s lakeside with a light northeast breeze. Skies are partly to mostly cloudy, with a small chance of a light sprinkle, but no real washouts expected. Sunrise today came a little after 5 a.m., with sunset a bit after 9 p.m., giving you a long, bright window to work the low-light bites. Lake Superior doesn’t have real tides like the ocean, but the Lake Superior Maritime folks note minor seiche and water-level swings with wind. With today’s lighter winds, you can expect fairly stable levels and manageable chop close to shore, though that northeast breeze can still stack a bit of water and cool surface temps along the Duluth side. On to the fish. Local reports from Duluth bait shops and charter captains out of the harbor say the **lake trout** bite has been solid in 80–150 feet off the Wisconsin side and out past the Aerial Lift Bridge. Spoons in green/silver, blue/silver, and UV patterns run off downriggers at 40–90 feet have been putting nice eaters and a few big marks in the net. A couple of boats this week reported 6–10 lakers per trip, with the better action when the sun is low and the boat can run a gentle zig-zag to cover contour edges. **Coho salmon** are still hanging around in scattered pods. Charters and serious trollers are picking 2–5 per outing, mixed with lakers, on smaller orange or red/orange spoons and thin trolling crankbaits. Long leads and higher in the column – 15–40 feet down – are getting the more aggressive fish, especially during the first two hours after sunrise. Closer to town, St. Louis River regulars report a decent **walleye** bite from the Clyde Avenue area downstream toward Spirit Lake and the flats. Jig-and-minnow or jig-and-plastic combos in chartreuse, gold, and parrot colors are producing; a lot of folks are dragging live-bait rigs with leeches or crawlers on the channel edges and inside turns. The bite has been better toward evening, with some boats seeing 5–12 fish, mostly eaters with the odd 20-plus inch walleye in the mix. Shore anglers along the Lakewalk, Canal Park, and the shipping canal have been picking off a few **coho, steelhead, and incidental smallmouth**. Casting medium spoons, 3–4 inch paddletails, or twitching minnow baits has been best. Water’s still cool enough that mid-morning can fish okay if clouds hang around. For panfish and bass, inland lakes just up the hill – places like Island Lake and Fish Lake – have produced steady **bluegill, crappie, and largemouth/smallmouth bass** according to local resort and bait shop chatter. Slip bobbers with small leeches or waxies around reeds and emerging cabbage are getting panfish, while 3–4 inch plastics and topwaters toward evening are taking bass. Best lures and baits right now around Duluth and Superior: - For lake trout and coho: metallic and UV spoons, magnum stickbaits, and flasher-fly combos in green, blue, and orange patterns. - For walleye: 1/8–1/4 oz jigs with fatheads, leeches, or paddle-tail plastics; live-bait rigs with leeches or crawlers. - For shore fishing: casting spoons, white or smelt-colored swimbaits, and suspending jerkbaits. - For panfish: small tube jigs, tiny twisters, and plain hooks under a float tipped with leeches or waxies. A couple of hot spots to circle: - The **Duluth shipping canal and outer harbor** for mixed trout and salmon early and late, especially on calm or lightly breezy days. - The **St. Louis River channel edges from Spirit Lake up toward the Bong Bridge**, where current and structure come together for consistent walleye and occasional pike. That’s the latest from the big lake and its backyard waters. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Superior: Lake Trout, Coho, and Long Light Windows on the North Shore

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Duluth–Lake Superior fishing report. We’re sitting under a cool, early‑summer pattern on the big lake. Overnight temps slid into the low 50s, climbing into the 60s by afternoon with a light northwest breeze. Skies are partly cloudy, and the barometer is steady to slightly rising—usually a good sign for consistent bites. Shoreline water temps are running in the upper 40s to low 50s, still chilly but just right for salmonids cruising the breaks. Superior doesn’t have true tides, but you will see seiche swings and wind‑driven water level changes, especially with that northwest wind. Expect a little push of water and a bit more chop on exposed points this afternoon; that can flip the switch on feeding trout and salmon along the breaks. Sunrise is right around the mid‑4 a.m. hour, with sunset close to 9 p.m., so you’ve got long windows. Best action has been classic low‑light: first light until about 8 a.m., then again from 7 p.m. to dark. Midday has been slower unless there’s wind and cloud cover. Reports from local anglers around the Duluth entry and up the North Shore have been solid. Nearshore trollers and casters have been picking up a mixed bag: lake trout in the 2–6 lb range, coho salmon, a few browns, plus bonus pinks and steelhead. Inside the harbor and along the St. Louis River side, folks are still getting walleyes, smallmouth, and the odd pike. Trollers running 20–80 feet down off the North Shore have been doing well on small spoons—silvers, greens, and blues—behind dipsy divers and downriggers. Stickbaits in natural smelt and rainbow‑trout patterns are taking fish early and late. Around the harbor and shorelines, casting heavy spoons and 3–4 inch swimbaits in white, smelt, or goby colors has been productive when fish push bait shallow. If you’re soaking bait from shore, pack salted or frozen smelt, spawn sacks, and crawlers. Smelt on bottom rigs after dark is still a sleeper for lakers cruising the breaks. Inside the river and harbor, a jig and minnow or jig and crawler will put walleyes and smallmouth in the net. A couple of local hot spots to try: • Canal Park and the shipping canal walls: When boat traffic is light, casting spoons and crankbaits along the current seams can turn up coho, steelhead, and the occasional brown or laker, especially at first light. • The 21‑foot hole and shipping channel edges in the Duluth–Superior Harbor: Troll crankbaits or run live‑bait rigs for walleyes and the odd big pike; smallmouth stack on the rock and riprap edges—tube jigs and ned rigs do work here. If you’re running out deeper off McQuade or Burlington Bay, watch your graph for suspended schools. Run small flashy spoons a few feet above the marks. Don’t be afraid to speed up to 2.4–2.7 mph on the troll; Superior fish like a chase. That’s the word from the big lake. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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