This is Artificial Lure with your Duluth and Lake Superior fishing report. We’ll start with conditions. The big lake is running cold as usual, surface temps hanging in the mid‑40s to low‑50s near shore. Winds overnight have been light northwest, so the nearshore water is fairly clear with just a light chop. Clouds have been sliding in and out, with cool early air and a slow warm‑up through the morning. According to the National Weather Service marine outlook, expect generally calm to modest waves today, under about two feet, with only a slight chance of a shower later. Sunrise over the hill this morning is right around 5:15 a.m., with sunset near 9:05 p.m., giving you a long window to work those low‑light bites. The best feeding windows will be first light through mid‑morning, and then again in that last hour before dark when the wind lays down. Lake Superior doesn’t have true tides like the ocean, just minor seiche and pressure‑driven level changes, so you won’t see much “tide swing” to time your trip. Focus instead on wind direction and nearshore current lines; that’s what’s moving bait and stacking fish. Let’s talk fish activity. Near the Duluth entry and along the Wisconsin side, anglers have been picking up a mix of coho salmon, lake trout, and a few steelhead. Recent reports from local charter captains and bait shops around Canal Park and Knife River say cohos have been active in the top 20–40 feet of the water column, with lakers a bit deeper. A few bonus brown trout have also been showing up tight to shore on overcast mornings. Closer in, around the harbor and St. Louis River, the walleye bite has been decent in the evenings on current edges and channel breaks. Local anglers have been reporting eater‑size fish with a few bigger ones mixed in, plus plenty of smallmouth bass along rock piles and riprap. There have also been scattered reports of northern pike in weedy back bays and slack water pockets. Best offerings on the big lake: - For coho and lake trout, run small **spoons** and **stickbaits** in bright patterns—orange, chartreuse, and silver/blue are solid. Trolling 2.0–2.5 mph with planer boards has been putting fish in the box. - Flasher‑fly combos in green and white are taking deeper lakers off downriggers. - Natural baits like salted minnows on a simple trolling rig can still produce when the bite gets finicky. In the harbor and river: - For **walleye**, a jig and **fathead minnow** or a live **shiner** on a slip‑bobber has been the go‑to, especially at dusk. Pulling **crawler harnesses** along channel edges is also working when there’s a bit of wind. - For **smallmouth**, toss **tube jigs**, **Ned rigs**, or small **crankbaits** in crayfish and perch colors along rocks, bridge pilings, and dock edges. - For **pike**, big **spoons**, **spinnerbaits**, and frozen smelt under a bobber around weedlines will get attention. A couple of hot spots to circle on your map: - **Duluth Ship Canal and the outer harbor**: Work the riprap and immediate outside breaks for coho, browns, and the occasional steelhead early and late. Casting spoons and shallow cranks can be surprisingly effective when the lake is calm. - **St. Louis River channel from the Bong Bridge up toward Spirit Lake**: Classic evening walleye water—drift jigs or slow‑troll crawler harnesses along the edges, and pitch plastics to shoreline structure for smallmouth. As always on Superior, keep an eye on the sky and the marine forecast; the lake can turn on you in a hurry even on a “nice” day. Dress in layers, wear that life jacket, and respect the cold water. 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