October 24, 2025 • 4 mins
Good morning from the riverbank—this is Artificial Lure with your Mississippi River Minneapolis fishing report for Friday, October 24, 2025. As the fall bite kicks into high gear, the river around Minneapolis is putting on a classic autumn show for anglers tough enough to brave the chill.
Weather this morning sees a definite bite in the air. Overnight frost cooled the water but fired up the fish; the current temp is in the mid-40s with a stiff northwest wind around 10-15 mph and a high expected in the upper 40s by late afternoon, just like the tournament weather downriver in La Crosse, Wisconsin yesterday. The sun climbed up at 7:40 AM and it'll dip below the bluffs at 6:13 PM tonight; that's a solid window of daylight to put your time in the prime feeding hours. According to Solunar Forecast, your best shot at peak fish activity falls late morning to early afternoon, right as waters warm a bit.
While the upper Mississippi near Minneapolis isn’t tidal, the flow is still up after those frosty nights, pushing baitfish into eddies and backwaters—classic set-ups for fall bass. Water clarity is fair to good despite the low levels reported in downtown St. Paul this week. You’ll want to approach shallow spots quietly and target deeper holes as the day progresses.
The action has definitely heated up. Reports out of the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship in La Crosse, just downstream, show that both largemouth and smallmouth bass are on the prowl. Day 1 totals blew up with Nick Trim bagging a five-fish limit at 21 pounds, including a chunky 6-pound smallmouth—he relied on local knowledge to find where the fish migrate as temperatures drop. The championship’s first-day weigh-in also showed more than 1,000 fish caught, with 156 five-fish limits landed, most in 17- to 21-pound ranges, and those conditions track with what we see upriver in Minneapolis today.
Right here in the Minneapolis stretch, local guides and regulars are boating mixed bags—solid numbers of bass, with bonus northern pike and a few surprisingly feisty channel catfish. Walleye are starting to hit in the evenings and just before sunrise. Anglers are reporting “good numbers” of eater-sized fish in city stretches as well as just upstream near the Coon Rapids Dam, where current seams and hard breaks are prime. As for panfish, crappie schools can be found roaming deeper pools now that weed lines are dying back.
For lures, fall means go big and go natural. Locals are hammering fish on dark colored jigs tipped with plastic craws or swimbaits, crankbaits in silver and chartreuse, and blade baits—anything that mimics a dying shad or minnow gets crushed. Topwater action has slowed with the cooler temps, but don’t rule out a hefty chatterbait or spinnerbait around midday if you find active fish on the flats. Nightcrawlers and fathead minnows on a jig or live-bait rig work magic for walleye or channel cats, especially if you’re fishing from shore or slow-drifting. Circle hooks keep the bite safe for catch and release.
If you’re searching for a hot spot, try Boom Island Park for urban shore casting, or head upriver to North Mississippi Regional Park—both are kicking out quality bass and an occasional trophy pike, with easy access and good parking. Deeper current breaks below the Ford Dam and the confluence at Minnehaha Creek are also producing, mainly as the sun warms those stretches mid-morning.
Keep an eye out for posted PFAS advisories, especially in Pool 2 between St. Paul’s Ford Dam and Hastings; catch and release is always a good choice in red-flag waters. Water safety is crucial: colder flows sap body heat fast, so layer up and use caution at the boat ramp.
That wraps up today’s Mississippi River fishing outlook. Pack the gloves, keep your bait handy, and chase those river giants while the bite is hot. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for your daily river update.
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Weather this morning sees a definite bite in the air. Overnight frost cooled the water but fired up the fish; the current temp is in the mid-40s with a stiff northwest wind around 10-15 mph and a high expected in the upper 40s by late afternoon, just like the tournament weather downriver in La Crosse, Wisconsin yesterday. The sun climbed up at 7:40 AM and it'll dip below the bluffs at 6:13 PM tonight; that's a solid window of daylight to put your time in the prime feeding hours. According to Solunar Forecast, your best shot at peak fish activity falls late morning to early afternoon, right as waters warm a bit.
While the upper Mississippi near Minneapolis isn’t tidal, the flow is still up after those frosty nights, pushing baitfish into eddies and backwaters—classic set-ups for fall bass. Water clarity is fair to good despite the low levels reported in downtown St. Paul this week. You’ll want to approach shallow spots quietly and target deeper holes as the day progresses.
The action has definitely heated up. Reports out of the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship in La Crosse, just downstream, show that both largemouth and smallmouth bass are on the prowl. Day 1 totals blew up with Nick Trim bagging a five-fish limit at 21 pounds, including a chunky 6-pound smallmouth—he relied on local knowledge to find where the fish migrate as temperatures drop. The championship’s first-day weigh-in also showed more than 1,000 fish caught, with 156 five-fish limits landed, most in 17- to 21-pound ranges, and those conditions track with what we see upriver in Minneapolis today.
Right here in the Minneapolis stretch, local guides and regulars are boating mixed bags—solid numbers of bass, with bonus northern pike and a few surprisingly feisty channel catfish. Walleye are starting to hit in the evenings and just before sunrise. Anglers are reporting “good numbers” of eater-sized fish in city stretches as well as just upstream near the Coon Rapids Dam, where current seams and hard breaks are prime. As for panfish, crappie schools can be found roaming deeper pools now that weed lines are dying back.
For lures, fall means go big and go natural. Locals are hammering fish on dark colored jigs tipped with plastic craws or swimbaits, crankbaits in silver and chartreuse, and blade baits—anything that mimics a dying shad or minnow gets crushed. Topwater action has slowed with the cooler temps, but don’t rule out a hefty chatterbait or spinnerbait around midday if you find active fish on the flats. Nightcrawlers and fathead minnows on a jig or live-bait rig work magic for walleye or channel cats, especially if you’re fishing from shore or slow-drifting. Circle hooks keep the bite safe for catch and release.
If you’re searching for a hot spot, try Boom Island Park for urban shore casting, or head upriver to North Mississippi Regional Park—both are kicking out quality bass and an occasional trophy pike, with easy access and good parking. Deeper current breaks below the Ford Dam and the confluence at Minnehaha Creek are also producing, mainly as the sun warms those stretches mid-morning.
Keep an eye out for posted PFAS advisories, especially in Pool 2 between St. Paul’s Ford Dam and Hastings; catch and release is always a good choice in red-flag waters. Water safety is crucial: colder flows sap body heat fast, so layer up and use caution at the boat ramp.
That wraps up today’s Mississippi River fishing outlook. Pack the gloves, keep your bait handy, and chase those river giants while the bite is hot. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for your daily river update.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning from the river bank. This is artificial lure
with your Mississippi River Minneapolis Fishing Report for Friday, October
twenty fourth, twenty twenty five. As the fall bite kicks
into high gear, the river around Minneapolis is putting on
a classic autumn show for anglers tough enough to brave
the chill weather. This morning sees a definite bite in
(00:21):
the air. Overnight frost cooled the water but fired up
the fish. The current temp is in the mid forties
with a stiff northwest wind around ten fifteen miles per
hour and a high expected in the upper forties by
late afternoon, just like the tournament weather downriver and Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Yesterday.
The sun climbed up at seven forty am and it'll
(00:44):
dip below the bluffs at six thirteen pm tonight. That's
a solid window of daylight to put your time in
the prime feeding hours. According to Soliner Forecast, your best
shot at peak fish activity falls late morning to early afternoon,
right as water's warm. While the Upper Mississippi near Minneapolis
isn't tidal, the flow is still up after those frosty nights,
(01:07):
pushing baitfish into eddies and backwaters plastic seducks for fall bass.
Water clarity is fair to good despite the low levels
reported in downtown Saint Paul this week. You'll want to
approach shallow spots quietly and target deeper holes as the
day progresses. The action has definitely heated up. Reports out
of the Bass Nation Championship in Lacrosse just downstream show
(01:31):
that both large mouth and smallmouth bass are on the prow.
Day one totals blew up, with Nick Trim bagging a
five fish limit at twenty one pounds, including a chunky
six pound smallmouth. He relied on local knowledge to find
where the fish migrate as temperatures drop. The championship's first
day weigh in also showed more than one thousand fish caught,
(01:52):
with one hundred and fifty six five fish limits landed,
most in seventeen to twenty one pound ranges, and those
conditions with what we see upriver in Minneapolis today. Right
here in the Minneapolis Stretch, local guides and regulars are
boating mixed bags, solid numbers of bass, with bonus northern
pike and a few surprisingly feisty channel catfish, whileye are
(02:15):
starting to hit in the evenings and just before sunrise.
Anglers are reporting good numbers of eater sized fish in
city stretches as well as just upstream near the Coon
Rapids Dam, where current seams and hard breaks of prime.
As for panfish, crappy schools can be found roaming deeper
pools now that weed lines are dying back for lures,
(02:35):
fall means go big and go natural. Locals are hammering
fish on dark colored jigs tipped with plastic craws or
swim baits, crank baits and silver and chartreuse and blade baits.
Anything that mimics a dying shad or minnow gets crushed.
Top water action has slowed with the cooler tempts, but
don't rule out a hefty chatter bait or spinner bait
(02:56):
around mid day if you find active fish on the flats.
Nightcrawlers and fat head minnows on a jig or live
bait rig work magic for walleye or channel cats, especially
if you're fishing from shore or slow drifting circle hooks
keep the bite safe for catch and release. If you're
searching for a hotspot, try Boom Island Park for urban shorecasting,
(03:17):
or head up river to North Mississippi Regional Park. Both
are kicking out quality bass and an occasional trophy pike
with easy access and good parking. Deeper current brates below
the four Dam and the confluence at Minni High Creek
are also producing, mainly as the sun warms those stretches
mid morning. Peep an eye out for posted p fast advisories,
(03:39):
especially in Pool two between Saint Paul's Ford Dam and Hastings.
Catch and release is always a good choice in red
flag waters. Water safety is crucial coolder flows sap body
heat fast, so layer up and use caution at the
boat ramp that wraps up today's Mississippi River fishing outlook.
(04:08):
Pack the gloves, keep your bait handy, and chase those
river giants while the bite is hot. Thanks for tuning in,
and don't forget to subscribe for your daily river update.
This has been a quiet please production. For more check
out Quiet please dot ai
Good morning from the river bank. This is artificial lure
with your Mississippi River Minneapolis Fishing Report for Friday, October
twenty fourth, twenty twenty five. As the fall bite kicks
into high gear, the river around Minneapolis is putting on
a classic autumn show for anglers tough enough to brave
the chill weather. This morning sees a definite bite in
(00:21):
the air. Overnight frost cooled the water but fired up
the fish. The current temp is in the mid forties
with a stiff northwest wind around ten fifteen miles per
hour and a high expected in the upper forties by
late afternoon, just like the tournament weather downriver and Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Yesterday.
The sun climbed up at seven forty am and it'll
(00:44):
dip below the bluffs at six thirteen pm tonight. That's
a solid window of daylight to put your time in
the prime feeding hours. According to Soliner Forecast, your best
shot at peak fish activity falls late morning to early afternoon,
right as water's warm. While the Upper Mississippi near Minneapolis
isn't tidal, the flow is still up after those frosty nights,
(01:07):
pushing baitfish into eddies and backwaters plastic seducks for fall bass.
Water clarity is fair to good despite the low levels
reported in downtown Saint Paul this week. You'll want to
approach shallow spots quietly and target deeper holes as the
day progresses. The action has definitely heated up. Reports out
of the Bass Nation Championship in Lacrosse just downstream show
(01:31):
that both large mouth and smallmouth bass are on the prow.
Day one totals blew up, with Nick Trim bagging a
five fish limit at twenty one pounds, including a chunky
six pound smallmouth. He relied on local knowledge to find
where the fish migrate as temperatures drop. The championship's first
day weigh in also showed more than one thousand fish caught,
(01:52):
with one hundred and fifty six five fish limits landed,
most in seventeen to twenty one pound ranges, and those
conditions with what we see upriver in Minneapolis today. Right
here in the Minneapolis Stretch, local guides and regulars are
boating mixed bags, solid numbers of bass, with bonus northern
pike and a few surprisingly feisty channel catfish, whileye are
(02:15):
starting to hit in the evenings and just before sunrise.
Anglers are reporting good numbers of eater sized fish in
city stretches as well as just upstream near the Coon
Rapids Dam, where current seams and hard breaks of prime.
As for panfish, crappy schools can be found roaming deeper
pools now that weed lines are dying back for lures,
(02:35):
fall means go big and go natural. Locals are hammering
fish on dark colored jigs tipped with plastic craws or
swim baits, crank baits and silver and chartreuse and blade baits.
Anything that mimics a dying shad or minnow gets crushed.
Top water action has slowed with the cooler tempts, but
don't rule out a hefty chatter bait or spinner bait
(02:56):
around mid day if you find active fish on the flats.
Nightcrawlers and fat head minnows on a jig or live
bait rig work magic for walleye or channel cats, especially
if you're fishing from shore or slow drifting circle hooks
keep the bite safe for catch and release. If you're
searching for a hotspot, try Boom Island Park for urban shorecasting,
(03:17):
or head up river to North Mississippi Regional Park. Both
are kicking out quality bass and an occasional trophy pike
with easy access and good parking. Deeper current brates below
the four Dam and the confluence at Minni High Creek
are also producing, mainly as the sun warms those stretches
mid morning. Peep an eye out for posted p fast advisories,
(03:39):
especially in Pool two between Saint Paul's Ford Dam and Hastings.
Catch and release is always a good choice in red
flag waters. Water safety is crucial coolder flows sap body
heat fast, so layer up and use caution at the
boat ramp that wraps up today's Mississippi River fishing outlook.
(04:08):
Pack the gloves, keep your bait handy, and chase those
river giants while the bite is hot. Thanks for tuning in,
and don't forget to subscribe for your daily river update.
This has been a quiet please production. For more check
out Quiet please dot ai
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