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Lake Superior Duluth Fishing Report Memorial Day Weekend 2025

Lake Superior Duluth Fishing Report Memorial Day Weekend 2025

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 Artificial Lure here, checking in with your Lake Superior Duluth fishing report for Sunday, May 25, 2025. We’re heading into Memorial Day weekend and summer’s knocking, but water temps are still running cool—nearshore temperatures are in the upper 30s to low 40s. Expect calm in the early morning and some mild chop as winds pick up through the day. Sunrise was at 5:22 a.m., and sunset will be 8:48 p.m. today, giving you plenty of daylight to get after them.

Fishing action in and around Duluth has been fair to good, with trolling being the name of the game for most boaters. Anglers have been landing solid numbers of coho salmon in the 14 to 17 inch range around the nearshore breaks, especially between 10 and 40 feet of water. The brown trout bite is also on, with fish running from 16 to 24 inches. Splake are showing up as well, typically in the 15 to 20 inch class. There’s been an uptick in steelhead activity as the last of the steelhead make their way through tributaries, though the peak is behind us now. Expect some bonus lake trout and the occasional chinook salmon if you’re trolling a bit deeper or off the current edges[2][4][5].

The best lures right now are stickbaits and crankbaits trolled just under the surface early or as the sun sets. Spoons are also producing well; silver, chartreuse, and orange patterns are hot. For flies, small streamers and dodgers have worked, especially for coho and steelhead. If you’re shore casting or fishing the river mouths, a medium-sized spoon or a spawn sac under a float can also draw strikes.

Top hotspots around Duluth include the shoreline out from Brighton Beach, the mouth of the Lester River, and the shipping canal breakwalls. Trolling around McQuade Small Craft Harbor, the deeper edges off Park Point, and the waters just outside the Lester and Knife Rivers are all prime right now. If you’re boating farther, Houghton Point and Long Island to the east have seen respectable coho catches in 50 to 70 feet, but most Duluth locals are staying closer in today[2][5].

Smelt runs are winding down, but there are still a few late stragglers, and predators are close behind them. Lake trout numbers look strong for the season ahead with DNR surveys reporting record abundances, so expect that bite to pick up quickly as the water warms[5].

No real tidal swings to worry about on Lake Superior, but watch those river levels—they can fluctuate fast after spring rain.

In short, bring some silver spoons and shallow crankbaits, keep an eye on that surface temperature, and work the edges of the warming water. Coho, browns, and a few late steelhead are all in good supply. Good luck and tight lines from your local angling partner, Artificial Lure[2][4][5].
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