Fishing the Fall Bite on the Minneapolis Mississippi

Artificial Lure here with your Mississippi River, Minneapolis area fishing report for Monday, October 27, 2025.

What a fine late October day we've woken up to in the Twin Cities. According to CBS Minnesota’s latest forecast, we’re sliding into an unseasonably warm week, with highs today pushing into the low 60s by afternoon. The morning started cool in the 40s, but those lingering clouds from yesterday’s round of scattered rain are clearing, making way for a stretch of sun and perfect autumn weather. Wind’s gusting up to 30 mph, so watch your casts if you’re slipping the kayak in or working open banks. Sunrise hit at 7:44 AM, and sunset is at 6:13 PM tonight—plenty of light for a long session on the river.

If you’re tuning in for the tides, remember the upper Mississippi isn’t tidal, but river levels are running a tad low, just as they were the last few fall seasons, per CBS Minnesota. Boaters and shore casters alike might encounter exposed bank and rocky snags, especially near the locks and the University stretch—so double-check your launch points before backing down.

For fish activity, Solunar Forecast marks today’s top windows at 12:02–2:02 PM and a nice early minor period from 5:48–6:48 AM. Reports from the past couple weeks have shown walleye action heating up, especially with these chillier nights moving in. Anglers working the deeper runs between Boom Island and Ford Dam are boating eater-size walleye and the occasional fat sauger. You’ll also find plenty of smallmouth bass hugging current seams—recent catches in the 16- to 18-inch range have been reported on both jerkbaits and live minnows.

This week, local bait shops are pointing folks toward creek chubs and fatheads, especially during the midday bite. For artificial action, chartreuse or firetiger paddle tails on a 1/4 oz jighead are the ticket—with the river clearing up, that brighter flash is triggering more bites. Try slow-rolling those swimbaits along eddy seams, especially just downstream of the Plymouth Avenue Bridge. And don’t overlook blade baits: a silver or gold blade yo-yo’d off the bottom put several keeper walleyes in the net near St. Anthony Falls this weekend, according to reports from Mississippi River Minneapolis Daily Fishing.

Northern pike are still active, particularly along the grassy banks above the Lowry Avenue Bridge—best luck’s been on silver spoons and large white spinnerbaits. A few bonus channel catfish have been reported after dark using cut sucker near River Flats Park, and one local even hauled in a surprise flathead near the Ford Parkway Bridge late last week.

Hot spots for today:
- **Boom Island Park:** near the paddle share dock, targeting smallmouth and the odd walleye.
- **Below the Ford Dam:** use live minnows or brightly colored plastic tails—solid mixed bag area, just mind the current.
- **Lower Locks and Dam:** low water’s concentrated fish below the tailraces; walleyes and sauger on jigs and vertical presentations.

With leaves coloring the banks and sunny skies overhead, now’s the moment to fire up the coffee and slip out before the next chilly snap arrives. Stay safe around those shifting sandbars and exposed rocks—water levels can be tricky this time of year.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lore. Here with your Mississippi River Minneapolis area fishing
report for Monday, October twenty seventh, twenty twenty five. What
a fine late October day we working up to in
the Twin Cities. According to CBS Minnesota's latest forecast, we're
sliding into an unseasonably warm week, with highs today pushing
into the low sixties by afternoon. The morning started cool

(00:22):
in the forties, but those lingering clouds from yesterday's round
of scattered rain or clearing making way for a stretch
of sun and perfect autumn weather winds gusting up to
thirty miles per hour, So watch your cast if you're
slipping the kayak in at working open banks. Sunrise hit
at seven forty four am and sunset is at six
thirteen pm tonight. Plenty of light for a long session

(00:43):
on the river. If you're tuning in for the tides,
remember the Upper Mississippi isn't tidal, but river levels are
running a tab low, just as they were the last
few fall seasons. Per CBS Minnesota. Boaters and shorecasters alike
might encounter exposed bank and rocky snags, especially near the
locks in the University stretch, so double check your launch

(01:03):
points before backing down for fish activity. So on or
forecast marks today's top windows at twelve zero two two
zero two pm and a nice early minor period from
five forty eight six forty eight am. Reports from the
past couple weeks have shown walleye action heating up, especially
with these chillier nights moving in. Anglers working the deeper

(01:25):
runs between Boom Island and Ford Dam are boating eater
size walleye and the occasional fat saga. You'll also find
plenty of small mouth bass hugging current scenes. Recent catches
in the sixteen to eighteen inch range have been reported
on both jerk baits and live minnows this week. Local
bait shops are pointing folks toward creek chubs and fat heads,

(01:46):
especially during the mid day bite for artificial action. Chart
crews or fire tiger paddle tales on a one quarter
ounce jighead are the ticket. With the river clearing up,
that brighter flash is triggering more bites. Trice it'slow rolling
those swim baits along eddy seams, especially just downstream of
the Plymouth Avenue Bridge, and don't overlook blade baits. A

(02:08):
solver or gold blade yo yode off the bottom put
several keeper walleyes in the net near Saint Anthony Falls
this weekend. According to reports from Mississippi River Minneapolis daily fishing,
Northern Pike are still active, particularly along the grassy banks
above the Lowry Avenue Bridge. Best lucks, bent on silver
spoons and large white spinner baits. A few bonus channel

(02:31):
catfish have been reported after dark using cutsucker near River
Flats Park, and one local even hold in a surprise
flathead near the Ford parkway bridge late last week. Hotspots
for today Beam Island Park near the Paddleshare dock targeting
smallmouth and the odd wally below the Ford Dam. Use
live minnows or brightly colored plastic tails, solid mixed bag area.

(02:56):
Just mine the current lower locks and dam low waters,
constant traded fish below the tail, races Wally's and sager
on jigs and vertical presentations with leaves coloring the banks
and sunny skies overhead. Now's the moment to fire up
the coffee and slip out before the next chili snap arrives.
Stay safe around those shifting sandbars and exposed rocks. Water

(03:18):
levels can be tricky this time of year. Thanks for
tuning into your Mississippi River Minneapolis daily fishing fix with
artificial lure. Don't forget to hit subscribe for tomorrow's fishing
Insight and all your local angling news. This has been
a Quiet Please production. For more check out Quiet Please
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