Artificial Lure here with your Lake Superior fishing report from the shores of Duluth for Monday, November 3rd, 2025. Folks, we're full swing into classic November weather—those infamous Gales of November are back, stirring up the big lake just like clockwork. WDIO and PredictWind both have us under a Gale Warning today, with southwest winds pushing 18–21 knots and gusts up to 40 mph, so keep a sharp eye on conditions and check before heading out. Surface temps are cooling fast and sitting around 55 degrees, which is prime for the late fall transition bite.

We started the morning with sunrise at 7:57 am, and you’ll lose light today by 5:51 pm. There’s no true tidal swing on Superior, but that wind is going to push surface water and bait into bays and along windblown points—meaning fish will concentrate in predictable spots.

Action this past week picked up noticeably as water chilled and baitfish staged in classic late-fall areas. Walleyes are your main target, gathering in 20–30 feet along deeper breaklines, sunken islands, and especially at river mouths where current draws in forage. Jumbo perch are mixing in, as well as the occasional northern pike and some sauger in the more protected harbors. Recent catches off the Lester and French rivers have included solid walleyes running 16–24 inches and the odd fat perch in the 13-inch range, plus a scattering of silver-sided coho salmon staging near river mouths for the late fall run.

Best lures this week? You can’t beat a 3/8-ounce jig—gold, chartreuse, or pink have been real producers—tipped with a frozen emerald shiner or lively lake shiner. Folks dragging Lindy rigs with big chubs or rainbow minnows are still doing well on the deeper edge, but vertical jigging has been the most consistent as fish bunch tighter to structure. If you’re after pike, set a big sucker minnow under a bobber over a rocky point or river mouth—some giants have been reported from the mouth of the St. Louis River.

Crappie anglers, don’t be shy—some slabs are showing up in deeper harbor areas, especially where steep breaks meet flats. Small crappie jigs tipped with a small minnow or soft plastic, fished slowly, have put some 12–14 inch crappies in the bucket.

Your hotspots for today:
- The shipping canal and breakwall area: Safe from the worst of the wind and loaded with bait pushed by those strong southwesterlies.
- The mouth of the Lester River: Walleye, pike, and even a shot at late-run salmon staging up in that current.
- Park Point bayside: Perch and even the occasional brown trout, especially on the lee side out of the worst of the waves.

A quick reminder: The gale warnings can make for dangerous conditions—especially for small boats—so use extreme caution or consider shore fishing today. By sundown, temps should be in the low 50s but expect it to feel colder along the lake with that wind howling.

That’s the rundown for Lake Superior out of Duluth this November Monday. Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s fishing report—don’t forget to hit subscribe so you never miss a bite-by-bite update. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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