October 5th, 2025 Lake Erie/Cleveland Fishing Report - Walleye, Perch, and Steelhead Action

Artificial Lure here, checking in with your October 5th, 2025 Lake Erie/Cleveland fishing report. It’s shaping up to be a prime autumn morning out on the lake. Today’s sunrise was right around 7:22 AM, with sunset to follow close to 7:00 PM. The weather is classic Cleveland fall—temps starting out in the upper 40s, pushing up toward 59°F by midday, and a northwest breeze near 10-12 mph. Skies are partly cloudy, and after yesterday’s sprinkles, the lake’s settled back down with 1-2 footers. No tides on Erie, but wind-driven changes will play a role in your bite timing.

Recent catches have anglers optimistic. According to Walleye.com and several local captains, the walleye bite is holding strong off Cleveland, mainly between 60 to 72 feet of water. Boats trolling divers and spoons—especially targeting the 50-foot range, at 2.5-3 mph—are seeing consistent limit catches. Cory’s crew just pulled three limits in under three hours two days ago, and reports up and down the shore from Lorain to Geneva remain similarly solid. These Lake Erie ’eyes are running 17 to 21 inches—plump fall fish, staging before the deep freeze.

Perch action is decent, though not as hot as mid-September. Fred fished the Catawba Island green buoy last Monday and snagged 28 good-sized perch with emerald shiners in under three hours. Around Cleveland, east wind sheltered spots are your best bet: Edgewater and the nearshore reefs out from Wildwood Park. Perch catches are variable, but pods are holding tight if you find them.

Steelhead fanatics should be getting excited: cooler temps have pushed chrome up into the river mouths. The Chagrin and Rocky rivers saw a bump after last week’s rain, and there were a handful of catches reported at Gordon Park and by the mouth of the Cuyahoga yesterday, mostly taken on small spinners and maggot-tipped jigs.

Best baits and tactics right now:
- **Walleye:** Deep-diving crankbaits like Reef Runners and Bandits in purples and chromes, as well as spoons behind dipsies. Harnesses are still working if you’re jigging, but most boats are trolling.
- **Perch:** Emerald shiners on perch rigs or crappie rigs, fished right off the bottom in 28–40 ft near rocky structure. Keep your rig above the gobies.
- **Steelhead:** Little Cleo spoons, chartreuse or pink jigs tipped with maggots, and egg sacks if you’re drifting river mouths.

Couple local hot spots for today:
- **Wildwood Park**: Perch around the breakwalls and the mouth, with steelhead chasing spoons early.
- **Cleveland Harbor East**: Inside the protected channel, walleye action heats up late afternoon—plus occasional bonus steelhead mixed in.
- **Edgewater Park**: On west wind days, the nearshore reef here draws walleye and perch close, especially from noon until sundown.

For those planning their trip, note hunting regulations in the area are active—waterfowl hunting for youth and military is open today, so expect some extra boat traffic up in the marsh zones. Please pay attention to marked wildlife areas for possible closures or boat restrictions.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lore here checking in with your October fifth, twenty
twenty five Lake Erie, Cleveland fishing report. It's shaping up
to be a prime autumn morning out on the lake.
Today's sunrise was right around seven twenty two am, with
sunset to follow close to seven pm. The weather is
classic Cleveland fall temperatures starting out in the upper forties,

(00:20):
pushing up toward fifty nine degrees fahrenheit by midday, and
a northwest breeze near ten to twelve miles per hour.
Skies are partly cloudy, and after yesterday's sprinkles, the lakes
settled back down with one to two footers. No tides
on Eerie, but wind driven changes will play a role
in your byte coming. Recent catches have anglers optimistic. According

(00:40):
to Walleye dot Com and several local captains, the Walleye
bite is holding strong off Cleveland, mainly between sixty to
seventy two feet of water. Boats, Trolling divers and spoons,
especially targeting the fifty foot range at two point five
to three miles per hour, are seeing consistent limit catches.
Corey's crew just pulled three limits under three hours two

(01:01):
days ago, and reports up and down the shore from
Rain to Geneva remained similarly solid. These Lake Euri's eyes
are running seventeen to twenty one inches plump fall fish
staging before the deep freeze. Perch action is decent, though
not as hot as mid September. Fredfish the Cattalwauba Island
Green Buwi last Monday, and Snag twenty eight good sized

(01:22):
perch with emerald shiners in under three hours. Around Cleveland
East wind sheltered spots are your best bet Edgewater and
the near shore reefs out from Wildwood Park. Perch catches
are variable, but pods are holding tight if you find them.
Steelhead fanatics should be getting excited. Cooler temps have pushed
chrome up into the river mouths. The Chagrin and Rocky

(01:45):
Rivers saw bump after last week's rain, and there were
a handful of catches reported at Gordon Park and by
the mouth of the Cuyahoga yesterday, mostly taken on small
spinners and maggot tipped jigs. Best baits and tactics right
now wall Ju sixteen deep diving crank baits like reef
runters and bandits in purples and chromes, as well as

(02:06):
spoons behind Dipsy's harnesses are still working if you're jigging,
but most boats are trolling perch sixteen deep diving crank
baits on perch rigs were crappy rigs fished right off
the bottom in twenty eight forty feet near rocky structure.
Keep your rig above the gobies. Deep diving little kleo spoons,

(02:27):
chartrews or pink jigs tipped with maggots and egg sacks
if you're drifting river mouths. Couple local hot spots for today.
Wildwood Park perch around the break walls in the mouth
with steel head chasing spoons. Early Cleveland Harbor East inside
the protected channel walleye action heats up late afternoon, plus

(02:47):
occasional bonus steelhead mixed in Headwater park on west wind days.
The near shore reef here draws walleye and perch close,
especially from noon until sundown for those planning their trip.
Note hunting regulations in the area are active. Waterfowl hunting
for youth and military is open today, so expect some

(03:08):
extra boat traffic up in the marsh zones. Please pay
attention to marked wildlife areas for possible closures or boat restrictions.
Thanks for tuning into your Lake Erie report. If you
landed a trophy today, drop a line and let us know.
Don't forget to subscribe and stay hooked with the latest
from Artificial Lore. This has been a quiet please production.

(03:29):
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