Artificial Lure here with your on-the-water update for the Charles River and the Boston banks this Saturday, August 9, 2025. Let’s get right into the nuts and bolts of today’s conditions if you’re thinking about wetting a line before grabbing your iced Dunk’s.

The tide’s the big influence this morning. We started with a low tide right around 5:57 AM, and expect to see the river filling in quick with the high arriving at 12:10 PM, peaking over nine feet according to Tide-Forecast.com. Outgoing tide will show up again by 6:05 PM. That's a classic summer swing, so plan your fishing around those moving waters for best results.

Weatherwise, it’s primo angling weather. Early clouds are breaking up, with only about 11% cloud cover expected through the morning, according to tideschart.com. Right now, it’s a cool and comfortable 67°F with the wind out of the west at about 12 miles an hour—enough for a slight ripple on the surface but nothing to keep you off the water. Humidity’s high at 93%, so it might get muggy midday, but you’ll appreciate the breeze as the mercury edges up to a max of 72°F.

Sunrise was at 5:45 AM, so the early risers already got the worm. Sunset wraps up the fishing light at 7:53 PM, giving us almost 14 hours of daylight to work the banks. If you’re an after-hours type, moonrise at 8:21 PM could give a boost to the late bite around dusk.

Fish activity is expected to be solid during the major windows—late morning and again late evening. Tideschart.com pegs the prime times as 8:47 AM–10:47 AM and then again 9:15 PM–11:15 PM, right in line with the tide change—ideal if you’re throwing topwaters, spinnerbaits, or soft plastics near the edges and structure.

Recent reports, including social shares from local anglers at spots like the Zakim Bridge and Charles River Park, say largemouth bass and perch are biting, though results have been a bit mixed—classic for August in these urban waters. There are solid accounts of bass hitting weedless soft plastics in the shaded shallows and along structure. Early day is best with poppers or stickbaits; as the sun rises, switch to weighted Texas rigs or jigs worked slow through deeper channels behind Magazine Beach and up near the Museum of Science. Anglers working the Longfellow and Weeks Bridges have seen smallmouth and the occasional schoolie striper move through, especially around dusk.

Best lures today are natural-colored finesse worms, silver blade spinners, and small swimbaits. If you’re going old-school, live nightcrawlers and medium shiners free-lined around drop-offs and weedlines are accounting for decent mixed bags—panfish numbers have gone up with the cooler nights.

Hot spots to try:
- **The section right beneath the Longfellow Bridge**—classic for both bass and surprising late-pushing stripers riding the outgoing tide.
- **The Magazine Beach shoreline**—lots of structure and access, especially near outflows and docks where bait congregates.
- **Down by the Museum of Science**—good current breaks and less traffic, excellent for a peaceful session.

In sum: the river’s cycling, the fish are feeding mostly in the moving tides, and the bite’s better with something subtle this time of year. Enjoy the weather window, watch for the midday sun, and keep your bug spray handy.

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