Cohos, Trout, and Steelhead: Duluth's Lake Superior Fishing Report for June 6, 2025

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Lake Superior Duluth Fishing Report for Friday, June 6th, 2025.No tides to worry about on Lake Superior, but wind and waves always keep things interesting. Sunrise was at 5:17 am, and sunset’s rolling in at 9:03 pm, giving you a long window to get after it. Weather-wise, we’re sitting under partly cloudy skies this morning, with temps climbing into the mid-60s by midday. Winds out of the northeast are picking up a bit—watch out for some chop if you’re running out to deeper water.Surface water temps are still chilly, right in that 51 to 53 °F range near Duluth, but that’s prime for our spring bite. The coho salmon action has stayed strong—anglers trolling 10 to 15 feet down are landing good numbers, with most fish running 14 to 17 inches. There’s also a solid mix of lake trout showing up, especially when you push a bit deeper off the ledges. If you’re lucky, you’ll find a steelhead or even a chunky chinook in the mix, as a handful of those have been reported at the mouths of streams and river mouths that dump into the big lake.The best lures right now? Stickbaits in silver, blue, and chartreuse patterns are killing it for both cohos and browns. Dodgers with a green or blue fly are also picking up fish. For lake trout, classic spoons like Krocodiles or Little Cleos in silver or green work well, especially early and late in the day. Shore anglers have had luck with crankbaits and casting spoons along the breakwalls, particularly during the first and last light.As for bait, if you’re running hardware, tip those spoons or flies with a strip of cut herring or smelt for a little added scent. Local shops report that spawn bags are still picking up a few trout near river mouths.Recent creel surveys show plenty of satisfied anglers, with coho and brown trout being the stars of the catch south of Knife River and around the Duluth entry. Up the North Shore, the steelhead run is wrapping up but a few stragglers are still coming in from tributaries like the Lester and French Rivers. Inland, panfish action is heating up with crappies and sunfish staging in warmer back bays and mouths of feeder streams.For hot spots, don’t miss the St. Louis River entry—always a good shot for mixed bags of walleye, trout, and salmon. Another proven stretch is from the mouth of the Lester River out to Brighton Beach—get there early for the best surface bite. Boats trolling from the Aerial Lift Bridge up to Two Harbors have also been reporting consistent action.Thanks for tuning in to your daily dose of Lake Superior fishing. Don’t forget to subscribe, and keep those lines tight out there. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI