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Charles River Fishing Report: Stripers, Bass, and Panfish on the Uptick
This is Artificial Lure, checking in with your Charles River fishing report for Saturday, April 19, 2025.
Sunrise came up at 5:56 this morning and sunset will set the river aglow at 7:30 tonight. We have a mixed sky today, temps in the mid-50s this morning climbing to low 60s by midday, with a light south wind keeping things comfortable for anglers.
Tide is in our favor today for both morning and afternoon sessions. High tide rolled in at 3:59 AM, with a solid 9.4 foot swing. Low tide drifts through at 10:29 AM, bottoming out at just over a foot. The afternoon high returns around 4:44 PM, peaking at a little over 8 feet, and the next low is at 10:40 PM. These moving tides mean fish will be feeding and moving, especially along the edges, riprap, and any structure breaking current[1][3][5].
Fish activity is on the uptick as water temps warm and bait starts moving. Striped bass are starting to show up below the dams and near the Museum of Science, with a few slot-size fish already reported. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are active around the Esplanade docks and in the coves by Magazine Beach. Schoolie stripers are being caught early morning on soft plastics and small swimmers, with a few bigger bass biting in the late afternoon on the outgoing tide.
For lures, bring your soft paddle tails and minnow-style swimbaits in natural colors. White and chartreuse are hot this week. Topwater walking baits and poppers are landing a few aggressive bass just after sunrise. If you are using bait, try chunk herring for stripers or live shiners for bass. Ned rigs and small jigs tipped with nightcrawlers are also enticing a steady mix of panfish and schoolie stripers.
Recent catches include several stripers in the 20 to 28 inch range, good numbers of largemouth up to 3 pounds, and plenty of crappie and yellow perch near the bridges and weed edges.
A couple hot spots worth trying today:
First, the stretch below the Longfellow Bridge, especially on the Cambridge side. Second, the docks and piers along the Esplanade, which have been producing steady action for bass and schoolies at first light and near dusk.
That’s the scoop for today. Fish the tides, match the hatch, and enjoy a beautiful spring day on the Charles. Tight lines!
Sunrise came up at 5:56 this morning and sunset will set the river aglow at 7:30 tonight. We have a mixed sky today, temps in the mid-50s this morning climbing to low 60s by midday, with a light south wind keeping things comfortable for anglers.
Tide is in our favor today for both morning and afternoon sessions. High tide rolled in at 3:59 AM, with a solid 9.4 foot swing. Low tide drifts through at 10:29 AM, bottoming out at just over a foot. The afternoon high returns around 4:44 PM, peaking at a little over 8 feet, and the next low is at 10:40 PM. These moving tides mean fish will be feeding and moving, especially along the edges, riprap, and any structure breaking current[1][3][5].
Fish activity is on the uptick as water temps warm and bait starts moving. Striped bass are starting to show up below the dams and near the Museum of Science, with a few slot-size fish already reported. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are active around the Esplanade docks and in the coves by Magazine Beach. Schoolie stripers are being caught early morning on soft plastics and small swimmers, with a few bigger bass biting in the late afternoon on the outgoing tide.
For lures, bring your soft paddle tails and minnow-style swimbaits in natural colors. White and chartreuse are hot this week. Topwater walking baits and poppers are landing a few aggressive bass just after sunrise. If you are using bait, try chunk herring for stripers or live shiners for bass. Ned rigs and small jigs tipped with nightcrawlers are also enticing a steady mix of panfish and schoolie stripers.
Recent catches include several stripers in the 20 to 28 inch range, good numbers of largemouth up to 3 pounds, and plenty of crappie and yellow perch near the bridges and weed edges.
A couple hot spots worth trying today:
First, the stretch below the Longfellow Bridge, especially on the Cambridge side. Second, the docks and piers along the Esplanade, which have been producing steady action for bass and schoolies at first light and near dusk.
That’s the scoop for today. Fish the tides, match the hatch, and enjoy a beautiful spring day on the Charles. Tight lines!
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By Quiet. PleaseThis is Artificial Lure, checking in with your Charles River fishing report for Saturday, April 19, 2025.
Sunrise came up at 5:56 this morning and sunset will set the river aglow at 7:30 tonight. We have a mixed sky today, temps in the mid-50s this morning climbing to low 60s by midday, with a light south wind keeping things comfortable for anglers.
Tide is in our favor today for both morning and afternoon sessions. High tide rolled in at 3:59 AM, with a solid 9.4 foot swing. Low tide drifts through at 10:29 AM, bottoming out at just over a foot. The afternoon high returns around 4:44 PM, peaking at a little over 8 feet, and the next low is at 10:40 PM. These moving tides mean fish will be feeding and moving, especially along the edges, riprap, and any structure breaking current[1][3][5].
Fish activity is on the uptick as water temps warm and bait starts moving. Striped bass are starting to show up below the dams and near the Museum of Science, with a few slot-size fish already reported. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are active around the Esplanade docks and in the coves by Magazine Beach. Schoolie stripers are being caught early morning on soft plastics and small swimmers, with a few bigger bass biting in the late afternoon on the outgoing tide.
For lures, bring your soft paddle tails and minnow-style swimbaits in natural colors. White and chartreuse are hot this week. Topwater walking baits and poppers are landing a few aggressive bass just after sunrise. If you are using bait, try chunk herring for stripers or live shiners for bass. Ned rigs and small jigs tipped with nightcrawlers are also enticing a steady mix of panfish and schoolie stripers.
Recent catches include several stripers in the 20 to 28 inch range, good numbers of largemouth up to 3 pounds, and plenty of crappie and yellow perch near the bridges and weed edges.
A couple hot spots worth trying today:
First, the stretch below the Longfellow Bridge, especially on the Cambridge side. Second, the docks and piers along the Esplanade, which have been producing steady action for bass and schoolies at first light and near dusk.
That’s the scoop for today. Fish the tides, match the hatch, and enjoy a beautiful spring day on the Charles. Tight lines!
Sunrise came up at 5:56 this morning and sunset will set the river aglow at 7:30 tonight. We have a mixed sky today, temps in the mid-50s this morning climbing to low 60s by midday, with a light south wind keeping things comfortable for anglers.
Tide is in our favor today for both morning and afternoon sessions. High tide rolled in at 3:59 AM, with a solid 9.4 foot swing. Low tide drifts through at 10:29 AM, bottoming out at just over a foot. The afternoon high returns around 4:44 PM, peaking at a little over 8 feet, and the next low is at 10:40 PM. These moving tides mean fish will be feeding and moving, especially along the edges, riprap, and any structure breaking current[1][3][5].
Fish activity is on the uptick as water temps warm and bait starts moving. Striped bass are starting to show up below the dams and near the Museum of Science, with a few slot-size fish already reported. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are active around the Esplanade docks and in the coves by Magazine Beach. Schoolie stripers are being caught early morning on soft plastics and small swimmers, with a few bigger bass biting in the late afternoon on the outgoing tide.
For lures, bring your soft paddle tails and minnow-style swimbaits in natural colors. White and chartreuse are hot this week. Topwater walking baits and poppers are landing a few aggressive bass just after sunrise. If you are using bait, try chunk herring for stripers or live shiners for bass. Ned rigs and small jigs tipped with nightcrawlers are also enticing a steady mix of panfish and schoolie stripers.
Recent catches include several stripers in the 20 to 28 inch range, good numbers of largemouth up to 3 pounds, and plenty of crappie and yellow perch near the bridges and weed edges.
A couple hot spots worth trying today:
First, the stretch below the Longfellow Bridge, especially on the Cambridge side. Second, the docks and piers along the Esplanade, which have been producing steady action for bass and schoolies at first light and near dusk.
That’s the scoop for today. Fish the tides, match the hatch, and enjoy a beautiful spring day on the Charles. Tight lines!