October 3, 2025 • 4 mins
This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Erie Cleveland fishing report for October 3rd, 2025.
We’re waking up to a classic early autumn pattern—high pressure locked in from New England keeping things fair and dry. Temperatures are mild with sunrise at 7:23 AM and sunset around 7:05 PM. Expect a light south breeze today, shifting west under 10 knots, and lake wave heights a comfortable 1 to 3 feet, perfect for boaters and casters alike. Water temperature off Cleveland is steady at 71°F according to NOAA, so it’s still feeling more like late summer than true fall, but the fish are starting to transition.
Out on the lake, walleye are the main attraction. Charter captains and local anglers have reported solid catches this week, with worm harnesses and Bandit crankbaits being the top producers around the “36/30 line” and west towards Bratenahl. Early risers trolling harnesses in 30 to 40 feet have been rewarded with ‘eyes up to 25 inches. In addition, the yellow perch bite is picking up—rock piles and deeper humps off the East 72nd Street breakwall and the mouth of the Rocky River have seen stringers of plump jumbos landed on emerald shiners and drop-shot rigs. Patience is key, as the bite can be light, but the average is trending better every day. If you’re shore fishing, dawn and dusk are the golden hours—Steelhead have started showing up at river mouths and rocky shorelines, with the best action at first light before boat traffic and sun drive them deeper.
Steelhead reports are just trickling in, mostly from the northern stretches of the Rocky and Chagrin Rivers. The runs aren’t in full swing yet because we could use a serious cold snap, but persistent anglers are connecting on spoons like Little Cleos and KO Wobblers, especially at sunrise and just after sunset. One local landed a 27.5-inch chrome on a nightcrawler in the Rocky last weekend—so drifted live bait or minnow-imitating jigs are worth a shot if you’re targeting the very first arrivals. Until the rain returns, focus efforts near the lake where the cooler water gathers, and if you miss steelhead, you’re likely to find smallmouth bass staging nearby.
Speaking of smallmouth, they haven’t slowed down—a recent electrofishing survey by the Rocky River marina found chunky bronzebacks outnumbering early steelhead two to one. Tube jigs in dark olive or brown, or Ned rigs, have been consistent producers in deeper pools and current seams. Local angler Alan Raymond recommends inline spinners for river bronzebacks, while guys on the lake edges have done well with 3–5” flukes and paddletail jigs, shad or goby patterns preferred.
Want to mix up your catch? In addition to smallmouth, walleye, and perch, the usual suspects—channel catfish, rock bass, sheepshead, and panfish—are all on the chew. From boat or bank, try crawlers or cut bait for the bottom dwellers, especially at the river mouths.
Two *hot spots* to put on your list:
- **East 72nd Street breakwall:** For early morning perch and shore-casting for the first steelhead of the season; walk the rocks with a spoon or jig at sunrise for your best chance.
- **Mouth of the Rocky River:** Reliable for walleye, especially after dark with shallow crankbaits and stickbaits; and a magnet for both smallmouth and the first run steelhead.
Best baits right now:
- **Worm harnesses** tipped with nightcrawlers for walleye.
- **Emerald shiners** or cut minnows for perch.
- **3-4” tube jigs** and *chartreuse or brown Ned rigs* for smallmouth.
- **Bright spoons** (gold, orange) and minnow-pattern jerkbaits for steelhead.
That’s your rundown for today, and remember, the river bite will only improve after the first good rain and a touch of frost. Thanks for tuning in to your Lake Erie and Cleveland fishing report—don’t forget to subscribe for more local insight and on-the-water talk.
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We’re waking up to a classic early autumn pattern—high pressure locked in from New England keeping things fair and dry. Temperatures are mild with sunrise at 7:23 AM and sunset around 7:05 PM. Expect a light south breeze today, shifting west under 10 knots, and lake wave heights a comfortable 1 to 3 feet, perfect for boaters and casters alike. Water temperature off Cleveland is steady at 71°F according to NOAA, so it’s still feeling more like late summer than true fall, but the fish are starting to transition.
Out on the lake, walleye are the main attraction. Charter captains and local anglers have reported solid catches this week, with worm harnesses and Bandit crankbaits being the top producers around the “36/30 line” and west towards Bratenahl. Early risers trolling harnesses in 30 to 40 feet have been rewarded with ‘eyes up to 25 inches. In addition, the yellow perch bite is picking up—rock piles and deeper humps off the East 72nd Street breakwall and the mouth of the Rocky River have seen stringers of plump jumbos landed on emerald shiners and drop-shot rigs. Patience is key, as the bite can be light, but the average is trending better every day. If you’re shore fishing, dawn and dusk are the golden hours—Steelhead have started showing up at river mouths and rocky shorelines, with the best action at first light before boat traffic and sun drive them deeper.
Steelhead reports are just trickling in, mostly from the northern stretches of the Rocky and Chagrin Rivers. The runs aren’t in full swing yet because we could use a serious cold snap, but persistent anglers are connecting on spoons like Little Cleos and KO Wobblers, especially at sunrise and just after sunset. One local landed a 27.5-inch chrome on a nightcrawler in the Rocky last weekend—so drifted live bait or minnow-imitating jigs are worth a shot if you’re targeting the very first arrivals. Until the rain returns, focus efforts near the lake where the cooler water gathers, and if you miss steelhead, you’re likely to find smallmouth bass staging nearby.
Speaking of smallmouth, they haven’t slowed down—a recent electrofishing survey by the Rocky River marina found chunky bronzebacks outnumbering early steelhead two to one. Tube jigs in dark olive or brown, or Ned rigs, have been consistent producers in deeper pools and current seams. Local angler Alan Raymond recommends inline spinners for river bronzebacks, while guys on the lake edges have done well with 3–5” flukes and paddletail jigs, shad or goby patterns preferred.
Want to mix up your catch? In addition to smallmouth, walleye, and perch, the usual suspects—channel catfish, rock bass, sheepshead, and panfish—are all on the chew. From boat or bank, try crawlers or cut bait for the bottom dwellers, especially at the river mouths.
Two *hot spots* to put on your list:
- **East 72nd Street breakwall:** For early morning perch and shore-casting for the first steelhead of the season; walk the rocks with a spoon or jig at sunrise for your best chance.
- **Mouth of the Rocky River:** Reliable for walleye, especially after dark with shallow crankbaits and stickbaits; and a magnet for both smallmouth and the first run steelhead.
Best baits right now:
- **Worm harnesses** tipped with nightcrawlers for walleye.
- **Emerald shiners** or cut minnows for perch.
- **3-4” tube jigs** and *chartreuse or brown Ned rigs* for smallmouth.
- **Bright spoons** (gold, orange) and minnow-pattern jerkbaits for steelhead.
That’s your rundown for today, and remember, the river bite will only improve after the first good rain and a touch of frost. Thanks for tuning in to your Lake Erie and Cleveland fishing report—don’t forget to subscribe for more local insight and on-the-water talk.
This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is artificial lore. With your Lake Erie Cleveland fishing
report for October third, twenty twenty five, we're waking up
to a classic early autumn pattern. High pressure locked in
from New England keeping things fair and dry. Temperatures are mild,
with sunrise at seven twenty three am and sunset around
seven five pm. Expect a light south breeze today shifting
(00:22):
west under ten knots and lake wave heights a comfortable
one to three feet, perfect for boaters and casters alike.
Water temperature off Cleveland is steady at seventy one degrees
fahrenheit according to Noah, so it's still feeling more like
late summer than true fall, but the fissure starting to
transition out on the lake wiley are the main attraction.
(00:43):
Charter captains and local anglers have reported solid catches this week,
with worm harnesses and banded crankbaits being the top producers
around the thirty six slash thirty line and west towards Braytonhall.
Early risers trolling harnesses in thirty to forty feet have
been rewarded with eyes up the twenty five inches. In addition,
(01:04):
the yellow perch bite is picking up rock piles and
deeper humps off the east seventy second Streak Breakwall and
the mouth of the Rocky River have seen stringers of
plump jumbos landed on emerald shiners and dropshot rigs. Patience
is key as the bite can be light, but the
average is trending better every day. If you're shore fishing,
(01:24):
dawn and dusk are the golden hours. Steelhead have started
showing up at river mounts and Rocky shorelines, with the
best action at first light, before boat traffic and sun
driving deeper. Steelhead reports are just trickling in, mostly from
the northern stretches of the Rocky and Chagrin Rivers. The
runs aren't in full swing yet because we could use
a serious cold snap, but persistent anglers are connecting on
(01:46):
spoons like little klios and ko wobblers, especially at sunrise
and just after sunset. One local landed a twenty seven
point five inch chrome on a nightcrawler in the Rocky
last weekend. So drifted live bait or minnow imitating jigs
are worth a shot if you're targeting the very first
arrivals until the rain returns. Focus efforts near the lake
where the cooler water gathers, and if you miss steelhead,
(02:09):
you're likely to find smallmouth bass staging nearby. Speaking of smallmouth,
they have it slowed down. A recent electro fishing survey
by the Rocky River Marina found chunky bronze backs outnumbering
early steelhead two to one. Tube jigs in dark oliver,
brown or ned rigs have been consistent producers in deeper
poles and current seams. Local angler Alan Raymond recommends inline
(02:33):
spinners for river bronze backs, while guys on the lake
edges have done well with three five flukes and paddle
tailed jigs. Shad or gobie patterns preferred. Want to mix
up your catch. In addition to smallmouth, walleye and perch,
the usual suspects channel catfish, rock bass, sheep's head and
panfish are all on the chew from boat or bank.
(02:56):
Try crawlers or cut bait for the bottom dwellers, especially
at the river mouths. Two hotspots to put on your
list East seventy second Street breakwall for early morning perch
and shorecasting for the first steelhead of the season. Walk
the rocks with a spoon or jig at sunrise for
your best chance mouth of the Rocky River. Reliable for
(03:19):
walleye especially after dark, with shallow crank baits and stick
baits and a magnet for both small mouth and the
first run steelhead. Best baits right now, worm harnesses tipped
with night crawlers for walleye, mouth shiners or cut minnows
for perch. Three to four tube jags and chartrews or
(03:39):
brown med rigs for small mouth, Bright spoons, gold orange
and menow pattern jerk baits for steelhead. That's your rundown
for today, and remember the river bite will only improve
after the first good rain and a touch of frost.
Thanks for tuning in to your Lake Erie and Cleveland
fishing report. Don't forget to subscribe for more local insight
(04:02):
and on the water talk. This has been a quiet
please production. For more check out Quiet Please dot ai
This is artificial lore. With your Lake Erie Cleveland fishing
report for October third, twenty twenty five, we're waking up
to a classic early autumn pattern. High pressure locked in
from New England keeping things fair and dry. Temperatures are mild,
with sunrise at seven twenty three am and sunset around
seven five pm. Expect a light south breeze today shifting
(00:22):
west under ten knots and lake wave heights a comfortable
one to three feet, perfect for boaters and casters alike.
Water temperature off Cleveland is steady at seventy one degrees
fahrenheit according to Noah, so it's still feeling more like
late summer than true fall, but the fissure starting to
transition out on the lake wiley are the main attraction.
(00:43):
Charter captains and local anglers have reported solid catches this week,
with worm harnesses and banded crankbaits being the top producers
around the thirty six slash thirty line and west towards Braytonhall.
Early risers trolling harnesses in thirty to forty feet have
been rewarded with eyes up the twenty five inches. In addition,
(01:04):
the yellow perch bite is picking up rock piles and
deeper humps off the east seventy second Streak Breakwall and
the mouth of the Rocky River have seen stringers of
plump jumbos landed on emerald shiners and dropshot rigs. Patience
is key as the bite can be light, but the
average is trending better every day. If you're shore fishing,
(01:24):
dawn and dusk are the golden hours. Steelhead have started
showing up at river mounts and Rocky shorelines, with the
best action at first light, before boat traffic and sun
driving deeper. Steelhead reports are just trickling in, mostly from
the northern stretches of the Rocky and Chagrin Rivers. The
runs aren't in full swing yet because we could use
a serious cold snap, but persistent anglers are connecting on
(01:46):
spoons like little klios and ko wobblers, especially at sunrise
and just after sunset. One local landed a twenty seven
point five inch chrome on a nightcrawler in the Rocky
last weekend. So drifted live bait or minnow imitating jigs
are worth a shot if you're targeting the very first
arrivals until the rain returns. Focus efforts near the lake
where the cooler water gathers, and if you miss steelhead,
(02:09):
you're likely to find smallmouth bass staging nearby. Speaking of smallmouth,
they have it slowed down. A recent electro fishing survey
by the Rocky River Marina found chunky bronze backs outnumbering
early steelhead two to one. Tube jigs in dark oliver,
brown or ned rigs have been consistent producers in deeper
poles and current seams. Local angler Alan Raymond recommends inline
(02:33):
spinners for river bronze backs, while guys on the lake
edges have done well with three five flukes and paddle
tailed jigs. Shad or gobie patterns preferred. Want to mix
up your catch. In addition to smallmouth, walleye and perch,
the usual suspects channel catfish, rock bass, sheep's head and
panfish are all on the chew from boat or bank.
(02:56):
Try crawlers or cut bait for the bottom dwellers, especially
at the river mouths. Two hotspots to put on your
list East seventy second Street breakwall for early morning perch
and shorecasting for the first steelhead of the season. Walk
the rocks with a spoon or jig at sunrise for
your best chance mouth of the Rocky River. Reliable for
(03:19):
walleye especially after dark, with shallow crank baits and stick
baits and a magnet for both small mouth and the
first run steelhead. Best baits right now, worm harnesses tipped
with night crawlers for walleye, mouth shiners or cut minnows
for perch. Three to four tube jags and chartrews or
(03:39):
brown med rigs for small mouth, Bright spoons, gold orange
and menow pattern jerk baits for steelhead. That's your rundown
for today, and remember the river bite will only improve
after the first good rain and a touch of frost.
Thanks for tuning in to your Lake Erie and Cleveland
fishing report. Don't forget to subscribe for more local insight
(04:02):
and on the water talk. This has been a quiet
please production. For more check out Quiet Please dot ai
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