September Surge: Lake Superior Duluth Fishing Report
Artificial Lure here with your September 14th Lake Superior Duluth fishing report. We’re coming off a stretch of warm fall weather that tipped the mornings cool and crisp, but by midday had that sweatshirt-off, sun-on-your-face feeling—classic North Shore September. Sunrise hit at 6:45 am and we’ll see sunset at 7:20 pm, giving us about 12 and a half hours to find a good bite.Lake Superior doesn’t have tides like the ocean, so anglers here track wind, water temps, and barometric changes instead. Winds have been light out of the southwest, which has kept much of the nearshore water pretty clear. Daytime highs are in the mid-70s, with a touch more humidity than we’re used to. Precipitation has been light all week, so the streams are running steady and the water clarity is higher than the dog days of August.Now onto the fish: The seasonal transition is on, and it’s firing up the bite. According to the Duluth Daily Fishing Report, salmon and trout are active, especially early and late in the day. Lake trout and coho have been coming in, with a heavier push out in 60-120 feet off the Knife and Lester River mouths. Most lakers are running 2 to 6 lbs, a couple pushing double digits, and coho have been in that 1 to 4 lb range. Bonus catches of steelhead mixed into the morning runs were reported off Brighton Beach. Farther east toward Two Harbors, anglers have landed a few slab brown trout moving shallow.Walleye are picking up, especially around the St. Louis River entry and outflow areas. Jigging with minnows—or crawler harnesses tipped with leeches—produced limits for several boats the last couple evenings, especially as the sun was dipping low.Your best bet for lures: Persistent anglers have been getting it done with silver-and-blue spoons, small crankbaits in natural or cisco patterns, and flasher/fly combos trolled slow (1.5 to 2.2 mph). On calm days, go down a line size for more subtle presentations. Shore anglers pitching Cleos or casting stickbaits near dusk have picked up coho right off the rocks. For walleye, firetiger or perch pattern jigs tipped with a fathead minnow continue to be a staple, especially along the shipping channel edges.If you’re heading out, focus on two hot spots: the Canal Park shipping canal on the Duluth side, particularly early and late, and the Lester River mouth after a rain. Both are drawing salmon and a few bonus browns in close. For the boating crowd, try trolling the drop offs outside McQuade Small Craft Harbor—keep your spread near bottom for lakers, or set higher in the column as coho push up with evening.No matter your style, now’s the time—make sure you’ve got fresh line, a couple of shallow-running Rapalas, and don’t be afraid to swap up your retrieve if you’re not getting bites. The traffic on the water is thinning and the fish are on the move.Thanks for tuning in. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update. 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