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Charles River Fishing Report - April 21, 2025: Warming Waters, Biting Bass, and Early Stripers
Artificial Lure here with your Charles River fishing report for Monday, April 21, 2025.
We’re in for a classic spring day on the Charles. Sunrise hit at 5:53 am and sunset’s coming at 7:33 pm, giving anglers a solid window for morning and evening bites. The weather is seasonal, with temps in the low 50s early and climbing to the low 60s by afternoon, with light winds and decent cloud cover making for comfortable fishing.
Tides are a key player today, with a morning high tide peaking around 5:54 am at just over 9 feet, then dropping to a low tide near 12:23 pm, before climbing back to an evening high around 6:42 pm. If you’re on the river early, hit those peak tide swings for better action, especially at daybreak and again toward sunset.
Bass are waking up and getting aggressive as the water warms up. Largemouths are active near structure, docks, and grassy shallows. The hot ticket has been jerkbaits and soft plastics, with white or natural-colored flukes drawing strikes. Ned rigs and small swimbaits are working if the bite slows. Don’t overlook spinnerbaits in stained water, especially if the wind picks up.
Pickerel have been cruising creek mouths and the edges, hitting flashy spoons and inline spinners. Panfish are schooling near brush and bridges, with worms or small jigs easily filling a bucket this week.
Recent reports show a few schoolie stripers nosing into the lower river, especially closer to the Museum of Science dam. These early arrivals are hitting small paddle tails and bucktail jigs just after sunrise and at dusk. Keep a rod ready with a pearl or chartreuse soft plastic. Be patient—numbers are still thin but should build through the next few weeks.
For bait, live shiners and nightcrawlers are your best bet for multi-species action, but if you’re targeting bass or early stripers, go artificial and vary your retrieve until you dial in the bite.
Top spots right now include Magazine Beach for bass and panfish, especially near the boat launch, and the stretch below the Longfellow Bridge for early stripers at high tide. The canals and backwaters at Herter Park are producing mixed bags, especially around sunup.
That’s the scoop for today. With the long daylight and warming water, this is a prime week to get after it on the Charles. Tight lines and see you on the river!
We’re in for a classic spring day on the Charles. Sunrise hit at 5:53 am and sunset’s coming at 7:33 pm, giving anglers a solid window for morning and evening bites. The weather is seasonal, with temps in the low 50s early and climbing to the low 60s by afternoon, with light winds and decent cloud cover making for comfortable fishing.
Tides are a key player today, with a morning high tide peaking around 5:54 am at just over 9 feet, then dropping to a low tide near 12:23 pm, before climbing back to an evening high around 6:42 pm. If you’re on the river early, hit those peak tide swings for better action, especially at daybreak and again toward sunset.
Bass are waking up and getting aggressive as the water warms up. Largemouths are active near structure, docks, and grassy shallows. The hot ticket has been jerkbaits and soft plastics, with white or natural-colored flukes drawing strikes. Ned rigs and small swimbaits are working if the bite slows. Don’t overlook spinnerbaits in stained water, especially if the wind picks up.
Pickerel have been cruising creek mouths and the edges, hitting flashy spoons and inline spinners. Panfish are schooling near brush and bridges, with worms or small jigs easily filling a bucket this week.
Recent reports show a few schoolie stripers nosing into the lower river, especially closer to the Museum of Science dam. These early arrivals are hitting small paddle tails and bucktail jigs just after sunrise and at dusk. Keep a rod ready with a pearl or chartreuse soft plastic. Be patient—numbers are still thin but should build through the next few weeks.
For bait, live shiners and nightcrawlers are your best bet for multi-species action, but if you’re targeting bass or early stripers, go artificial and vary your retrieve until you dial in the bite.
Top spots right now include Magazine Beach for bass and panfish, especially near the boat launch, and the stretch below the Longfellow Bridge for early stripers at high tide. The canals and backwaters at Herter Park are producing mixed bags, especially around sunup.
That’s the scoop for today. With the long daylight and warming water, this is a prime week to get after it on the Charles. Tight lines and see you on the river!
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By Quiet. PleaseArtificial Lure here with your Charles River fishing report for Monday, April 21, 2025.
We’re in for a classic spring day on the Charles. Sunrise hit at 5:53 am and sunset’s coming at 7:33 pm, giving anglers a solid window for morning and evening bites. The weather is seasonal, with temps in the low 50s early and climbing to the low 60s by afternoon, with light winds and decent cloud cover making for comfortable fishing.
Tides are a key player today, with a morning high tide peaking around 5:54 am at just over 9 feet, then dropping to a low tide near 12:23 pm, before climbing back to an evening high around 6:42 pm. If you’re on the river early, hit those peak tide swings for better action, especially at daybreak and again toward sunset.
Bass are waking up and getting aggressive as the water warms up. Largemouths are active near structure, docks, and grassy shallows. The hot ticket has been jerkbaits and soft plastics, with white or natural-colored flukes drawing strikes. Ned rigs and small swimbaits are working if the bite slows. Don’t overlook spinnerbaits in stained water, especially if the wind picks up.
Pickerel have been cruising creek mouths and the edges, hitting flashy spoons and inline spinners. Panfish are schooling near brush and bridges, with worms or small jigs easily filling a bucket this week.
Recent reports show a few schoolie stripers nosing into the lower river, especially closer to the Museum of Science dam. These early arrivals are hitting small paddle tails and bucktail jigs just after sunrise and at dusk. Keep a rod ready with a pearl or chartreuse soft plastic. Be patient—numbers are still thin but should build through the next few weeks.
For bait, live shiners and nightcrawlers are your best bet for multi-species action, but if you’re targeting bass or early stripers, go artificial and vary your retrieve until you dial in the bite.
Top spots right now include Magazine Beach for bass and panfish, especially near the boat launch, and the stretch below the Longfellow Bridge for early stripers at high tide. The canals and backwaters at Herter Park are producing mixed bags, especially around sunup.
That’s the scoop for today. With the long daylight and warming water, this is a prime week to get after it on the Charles. Tight lines and see you on the river!
We’re in for a classic spring day on the Charles. Sunrise hit at 5:53 am and sunset’s coming at 7:33 pm, giving anglers a solid window for morning and evening bites. The weather is seasonal, with temps in the low 50s early and climbing to the low 60s by afternoon, with light winds and decent cloud cover making for comfortable fishing.
Tides are a key player today, with a morning high tide peaking around 5:54 am at just over 9 feet, then dropping to a low tide near 12:23 pm, before climbing back to an evening high around 6:42 pm. If you’re on the river early, hit those peak tide swings for better action, especially at daybreak and again toward sunset.
Bass are waking up and getting aggressive as the water warms up. Largemouths are active near structure, docks, and grassy shallows. The hot ticket has been jerkbaits and soft plastics, with white or natural-colored flukes drawing strikes. Ned rigs and small swimbaits are working if the bite slows. Don’t overlook spinnerbaits in stained water, especially if the wind picks up.
Pickerel have been cruising creek mouths and the edges, hitting flashy spoons and inline spinners. Panfish are schooling near brush and bridges, with worms or small jigs easily filling a bucket this week.
Recent reports show a few schoolie stripers nosing into the lower river, especially closer to the Museum of Science dam. These early arrivals are hitting small paddle tails and bucktail jigs just after sunrise and at dusk. Keep a rod ready with a pearl or chartreuse soft plastic. Be patient—numbers are still thin but should build through the next few weeks.
For bait, live shiners and nightcrawlers are your best bet for multi-species action, but if you’re targeting bass or early stripers, go artificial and vary your retrieve until you dial in the bite.
Top spots right now include Magazine Beach for bass and panfish, especially near the boat launch, and the stretch below the Longfellow Bridge for early stripers at high tide. The canals and backwaters at Herter Park are producing mixed bags, especially around sunup.
That’s the scoop for today. With the long daylight and warming water, this is a prime week to get after it on the Charles. Tight lines and see you on the river!