Red River Shreveport Fishing Report Today

Artificial Lure here, bringing you the Thursday morning fishing report for Red River and the Shreveport area. Today’s sunrise came at 7:19 a.m., with sunset expected around 6:34 p.m.—you’ve got just over eleven hours to chase your next trophy under some classic autumn skies.

Let’s talk weather first. It’s humid and mild early, with temperatures rising into the mid 70s by midday and cloud cover building up before lunch. According to the Red River Parish Journal, Shreveport’s bracing for scattered thunderstorms by late afternoon, with the NOAA Storm Prediction Center marking our zone at Level 2—meaning damaging wind gusts and heavy rain are possible. That unstable atmosphere is a double-edged sword: bass and crappie will get active in pre-frontal conditions, but keep an eye out and stay close to safe haven if the sky starts boiling.

Hydrology-wise, the Red is running near seasonal norm, no flood warnings in effect per National Weather Service Shreveport. Water temps are cooling into the upper 60s, clarity’s decent but expect a slight stain from feeder creek runoff after last night’s light shower.

Fish activity is up. Locals have been hammering solid numbers of **largemouth bass** this week—most catches in the 2- to 4-pound range, with a couple of 5-pounders landed near Stoner Boat Launch. **White crappie** schools are suspending just off the first channel drop-offs; jigs tipped with shiners are producing limits in the late afternoon, especially off the oxbows near Hamel’s Park. **Blue catfish** are biting best at dawn on fresh cutbait from the pump station outflows. A few slabs of **channel cats** turned up near the Fourth Street Bridge, mostly on punch bait.

Best bait right now:

- Morning: Topwater frogs near hydrilla edges for bass; Gulp! minnow-paddle tails on 1/16 oz jig heads for crappie.

- Midday: Switch to spinnerbaits with white/chartreuse skirts after the wind picks up. Crappie slide deeper—vertical jigging with silver tube jigs works well.

- Cats: Fresh shad, skipjack, or chicken liver—best fished on a Carolina rig during the low-light hours.

Top lures:

- Bass: Black/blue or watermelon red soft plastics, square-bill crankbaits in shad pattern, and white buzzbaits.

- Crappie: Bobby Garland Baby Shad in monkey milk or blue ice.

- Catfish: Stick with bait, but those who swear by dip baits say Sonny’s Super Sticky has the edge.

Recent reports from the boat dock say one lucky angler pulled eighteen crappie in two hours yesterday, biggest fish hit 1.7 pounds. Bass tournament boys are averaging ten to fifteen fish per day, with four keepers per angler being typical. Catfish trotliners have run four lines near Bishop Point and took home sixteen blues, most weighing 2–5 pounds.

Hot spots:

- **Stoner Launch cove mouth**: Lots of baitfish moving in, bass stacked up early.

- **Hamel’s Park oxbow**: Crappie gather deep at the timber edges after daybreak.

- **Fourth Street Bridge riprap**: Catfish and drum hitting well as the current speeds up.

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It’s Artificial Lure, your local Red River angling expert, bringing you the latest fishing report straight from the banks of Shreveport on this crisp Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

We kicked off the morning with sunrise at 7:15 a.m., and you can expect sunset at 6:33 p.m. today. The weather is classic north Louisiana fall: cool early—low 50s at dawn—warming into the high 60s. Skies are mostly cloudy with light winds out of the northwest keeping it fresh, and last night’s cold front has the fish fired up and feeding.

While the Red River isn’t tidal, flow is moderate with a gentle push thanks to recent rains upstream. Water clarity is lightly stained but clearing in the main channels. Baitfish are active in the eddies and backwaters, which means predator fish are close by, hunting hard.

Bass anglers reported strong action around rocky points and brush piles especially below the city boat ramp and up towards Ninth Street. According to Red River Shreveport Daily Fishing Report, largemouths are hitting shallow. Top producers today have been shad-colored crankbaits, medium-diving squarebills, and black-blue jigs worked slow near structure. Early risers saw flurries with white spinnerbaits and chartreuse chatterbaits as the sun broke the horizon.

Catfish folks have been loading up on channel cats and blues. Most have been working deep holes below sandbars near Stoner Hill and the I-220 Bridge. The best bait—old-school as ever—is chicken liver, but cut shad and nightcrawlers also got bit. A couple local crews netted over twenty keepers each just before dawn. The bigger blues have been coming on fresh-cut skipjack tossed into the main river current.

Crappie are staging on submerged timber, especially up around Twelve Mile Bayou and the back side of Caddo Lake cut-off. Minnows are the top bait, but jigs in electric blue and chartreuse, worked vertically, made the difference midday. Reports show buckets filled with slabs—most in the 10-12 inch range.

White bass and stripers continue short but fierce feeding windows at the Lock and Dam No. 5 outflow. Silver spoons and small swimbaits are producing quick limits when the water’s moving strong.

The best fishing today has been concentrated at two local hot spots:

- The rocky ledges at the city ramp downstream to the railroad bridge—bass holding tight after the front.

- The main river channel off Stoner Hill—excellent catfish action on cut bait through mid-morning.

Overall, anglers are seeing some of the strongest numbers this October, most stringers running full of healthy fish. If you’re hitting the water, keep it local: bass on crankbaits and chatterbaits, cats on chicken liver, and crappie on electric blue jigs or live minnows.

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Artificial Lure here with your Red River Shreveport area fishing report for Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

We're waking up to picture-perfect late October weather. According to the National Weather Service, it’s sitting at a cool mid-60s this morning and will warm up to the mid-to-upper 80s by afternoon. Skies will stay mostly sunny, with a whisper of breeze from the northeast around 5 mph, and no real threat of rain until maybe late tonight. Great conditions to get on the water.

Sunrise came at 7:33 AM, and sunset is this evening at 6:23 PM. Today’s moon phase is new, so you won’t get much light overnight, but these dark mornings often get bass fired up shallow. If you’re timing your outings for the best bite, the major fishing periods run from 12:05 PM to 2:05 PM, with minor activity from 7:11 AM to 8:11 AM and again from 5:50 PM to 6:50 PM, according to SolunarForecast.

Let’s talk river action. Recent reports from local anglers say the fall pattern is finally taking hold. The river has settled, water clarity is fair—just enough stain to keep fish comfortable along the edges. Folks have been pulling quality largemouth bass off rocky banks and backwater pockets near the city, especially around the bridges and at the mouth of Twelve Mile Bayou. Popular weights have landed in the two- to four-pound class, with a few solid fives being weighed in over the past week.

If crappie are your game, action’s heating up on the brush piles and submerged timber near North Caddo Recreation Area. Blue catfish are still hanging along the deeper ledges and outside bends, especially south of downtown, with reports of 8- to 15-pounders coming to the scales just this past weekend.

Top producing lures for bass right now include black and blue jigs, shad-colored crankbaits, and bonneville green spinnerbaits. Early risers have scored well on topwater poppers around the banks and riprap. If you’re chasing crappie, locals are running 1/16-ounce chartreuse jigs and live minnows under slip floats. Catfish are biting best on cut shad or chicken livers—don’t be shy with the stink bait for those channel cats either.

For bank and kayak folks, a couple of hot spots worth checking include the public access at Stoner Avenue and downstream at the Port of Shreveport, where deeper holes stack up all kinds of species. If you want to fish with the family, the North Caddo Recreation Area offers safe bank access and reliably produces a few big slabs this time of year.

No tidal swing to worry about on the Red, but remember: the bite often picks up an hour or two after sunrise and again just before dark—today’s light schedule should set you up for a strong evening bite.

As the season cools off and the shad start schooling tight, this is the time for that classic fall flurry. Watch for shad popping along the shallows and match your bait colors accordingly.

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Artificial Lure comin’ at ya for the Red River and Shreveport daily fishing report this Monday, October 20th, 2025. We’re sittin’ at the heart of fall, and you can feel that bite in the morning air—fish are moving, and the river’s startin’ to show out.

Sunrise hit us this morning at 7:08 AM and you can expect sunset round about 6:30 PM. We’re on a waning crescent moon, so the solunar tables have the major feeding windows between 5:14 to 7:14 this morning and then 5:34 to 7:34 this evening. Minor bite times settle in from 12:40 to 2:40 PM and 10:28 PM to 12:28 midnight, so if you can’t hit the early or late windows, that noontime stretch ain’t bad. Weatherwise, highs are topping out near the mid-70s, and with light winds and broken clouds, you got textbook fall fishing conditions according to the local forecasts from FishingReminder and solunar tables.

Red River’s water clarity’s fair—after some light rain last week, the levels are near normal, currents moderate. Tidal impact here is minimal but watch for water fluctuations if we get any dam action or runoff.

Let’s talk fish: The bass bite is pickin’ up as the temp dips. Folks are reporting strong catches on topwater lures at dawn and dusk—think buzzbaits and poppers tossed toward submerged structure and main river points. Midday, switch to crankbaits and soft plastics, especially watermelon-red or junebug trick worms, as the fish hang a little deeper. Down in the bayous and slower channels, crappie are steady—jigs tipped with minnows, especially chartreuse in color, are filling stringers. If you aim for cats, fresh cut shad or stinkbait is your golden ticket—some steady blues and channels being pulled in from current seams and deep river holes. Local podcast Red River, Shreveport Daily Fishing Report reported solid stringers of crappie and plenty of keeper-sized cats over the weekend.

Bream are still around, mostly hitting crickets and redworms fished under a slip cork near brush. Hybrid stripers have been schooling up at first light, especially where bait is thick—white flukes or chrome rattle traps are your friend here.

For hot spots, Cross Bayou near downtown’s always a producer—work the riprap and bridge pilings for crappie and bass. Twelvemile Bayou is a fall classic for big cats, especially just off the main river channel bends. If you’re bank-bound, the public access at Stoner Avenue’s a safe bet for mixed bags, and the old gravel pits around Bickham Bayou are worth a morning check.

Reminders for the tackle box: bring topwater lures, shallow-to-mid crankbaits, jigs in chartreuse or blue-white, and stock up on fresh live bait from the local shops. Water’s coolin’ but still warm enough for active fish, so don’t be afraid to cover water till you find the honey hole.

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Artificial Lure here with your October 19, 2025, Red River fishing report, shining a spotlight on Shreveport’s fall bite and local river action.

This morning kicked off cool—temps hovered around the low 50s at sunrise and will creep towards the low 70s by early afternoon, perfect for a fall run on the Red River. The sun cracked the horizon at about 7:16 AM, and we’ll see sunset around 6:36 PM. Winds are sitting light, mostly from the northeast. Water clarity is moderate, with a few lightly stained stretches following last week’s scattered showers, but nothing that should stop you from landing fish.

Solunar activity shows we’re in a Third Quarter Moon, which means the best bite windows are tight. Major bite times peaked early from 5:14 to 7:14 AM and will hit again this evening between 5:34 and 7:34 PM. Midday minor activity runs from 12:40 to 2:40 PM for those sticking around. If you’re chasing numbers or size, plan to work those two prime periods hard, especially this evening’s twilight rush—fall bass and cats love that cooling dusk.

Reports out of Red River and the neighboring bayous have been better than last week. According to yesterday’s Red River Shreveport Daily Fishing Report, folks are landing largemouth bass with topwater plugs early, switching over to deep-diving crankbaits and Texas-rigged soft plastics as the sun climbs. Some anglers fishing the edges of Cross Bayou and the deeper pockets near Anderson Island boated up to six legal bass each in the early bite—most in the 2–3-pound range, with a few near five pounds showing on jigs tipped with craw trailers. Best topwater color, hands down, has been white or bone, but if you bring a buzzbait in black, you’ll be in good shape around riprap and cutbanks.

Crappie are staging up on laydowns and deeper brush between Musselshell Bayou and Bickham Bayou, hanging in 10–12 feet of water. Locals with live minnows and chartreuse curly-tail grubs hit double digits yesterday, with some slabs measuring a solid 13–15 inches. Catfish action’s steady—most blue cat and channel cat catches are coming from the main channel bends just off Cottons Pocket; shad guts and chicken livers are outfishing commercial stinkbaits by a mile. Best time for cats looks to be just after sundown, with several boats reporting limits by 8 PM.

A handful of white bass are chasing shad near Twelvemile Bayou’s mouths and the confluence at Middle Bayou, stacking up for mid-morning busts. Cast chrome or blue lipless crankbaits in open water if you see birds working bait.

Here are today’s hot spots worth checking:

- **Cross Bayou:** Best for early topwater bass and late crappie.

- **Cottons Pocket:** Timely blue and channel cats in deeper bends.

- **Bickham Bayou:** Crappie and a few bonus brim on brush piles late morning.

For bait and lure, bring the following:

- White/bone walking topwaters or poppers for largemouth bass.

- Green pumpkin or red flake soft plastics; Texas or Carolina rig for mid-day.

- Chartreuse or blue/w

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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure coming to you with the latest Red River fishing report for Saturday, October 18, 2025, right here in Shreveport. The air’s cool, the coffee’s hot, and the fish are biting—just the way we like it this time of year.

Let’s get started with the **weather**. At dawn today, we’re looking at clear skies and a light breeze, with temps starting in the mid-50s and climbing to the upper 70s by afternoon. Humidity’s staying decent and the wind’s east-northeast around 5-10mph—perfect for casting but not enough to get you tossed around in the jon boat.

**Sunrise rolled in at about 7:17 this morning, and sunset will pull the curtain on us around 6:42 this evening**. That means a nice, long day to chase your limit. Water clarity is good, sitting at a stained-green typical for the Red, with levels stable after last week’s mild rains.

Although the Red River doesn’t have true tides like the coast, the **solunar table puts the major fish activity windows** around mid-morning, from about 9:00 AM to noon, and a minor feeding spell coming just before dusk. That matches up with what local guides and dock talk have been buzzing about the last few days.

**Fish activity has been top notch for October**. Folks are hauling in healthy numbers of **largemouth bass**, especially near the cuts and backwaters around the I-220 bridge and down by Stoner Avenue. Fish are relating to submerged brush, rock piles, and that first drop-off from the shoreline. Some reports from local guides say the morning topwater bite has been hot—walk-the-dog stickbaits and buzzbaits fished along grass edges are getting hit hard. Once the sun’s up, anglers are switching to **Texas-rigged creature baits, green pumpkin or watermelon red**, and **medium-diving crankbaits** in shad colors.

**Catfish** have been steady too, with good catches of blues and channels coming from deeper holes and along the river bends. Cut shad, fresh skipjack, and nightcrawlers are still the top baits. Folks running lines or fishing straight down from the rocks at the Red River National Wildlife Refuge are having luck with eaters in the 2-5 lb range, though there’s always that chance for a real river monster.

Crappie are staging up on main river laydowns and among the pilings near the downtown bridges. Best bite’s been **mid-to-late morning**, and jigs in chartreuse or blue/white combos are pulling slabs. Minnows rigged under a slip float are working for those who like live bait. Reports from Shreveport-Bossier anglers also mention a few decent white bass schools chasing shad near river intersections, so keep a small silver spoon handy.

As for **hot spots**, you can’t go wrong hitting:

- The area behind the Stoner Boat Launch—bass and crappie alike are active in those coves.

- The big bend near the Arthur Teague Parkway—always a catfish producer, especially after a fresh rainfall.

The river’s not crowded yet with the cooler weather, so it’s a fine time to get out there befor

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Artificial Lure here, reporting from the banks of the Red River near Shreveport, where the October bite is picking up steam thanks to crisp mornings and a river that’s just starting to show its fall personality. Today, October 17, 2025, we’ve got a mostly sunny sky on deck, highs running up to the upper 80s, and light east winds around 5–10 mph. That warm spell means fish are still active but hanging tight to current breaks and cooler holes in the mornings and evenings. Sunrise came in right about 7:17am, and sunset is expected around 6:38pm.

On the tidal front, the upper Red River doesn’t really see true tides, but fall draws down water levels and makes current and eddies the go-to spots. According to FishingReminder’s major time bite, fish were most active from about 8:20 to 10:20 this morning and will fire up again from 8:50 to 10:50 tonight, with late afternoon from 3:20 to 5:20 also worth a cast. The moon is in a waning crescent, and with the clear skies and north winds lately, water visibility’s actually pretty decent for this river.

Talking catches, the last week has seen strong numbers of blue catfish in the deeper runs—anglers drifting cut shad or chicken gizzards near channel drops have done well on eaters and a few pushing into the teens. Crappie have been biting good under overhanging limbs at places like Noix Creek and Bishop Branch, especially early. Locals are seeing a steady run of white bass in the current seams near Plum Point Slough, chasing schools of shad along the surface during the cool morning feed.

If it’s largemouth you’re after, buzzbaits and shallow crankbaits around riprap banks and laydowns at daybreak are the ticket—Torrey and Upper Swan Lake backwaters have been local favorites. A few decent bass, nothing huge, but a steady handful in the 1.5 to 3-pound class have come over the gunnels. Red-ear sunfish and bluegill are stacking up near grassy edges and dropoffs; try worms or small beetle spins in clear pockets.

Now, lure and bait selection: For the cats, fresh cut shad or larger nightcrawlers on Carolina rigs are working best. Crappie are smoking pink or chartreuse jigs tipped with a minnow if you can get them. For the white bass, small silver spoons or inline spinners are doing the trick, while black buzzbaits and sexy shad crankbaits are the go-to for bass, especially on wind-blown points. Don’t overlook classic live bait—a bucket of river shiners will catch just about anything in these waters.

For hot spots, head to the mouths of Noix Creek and Bishop Branch around sunrise—the crappie and catfish have been thick. Plum Point Slough and Upper Swan Lake are your best bets for bass and big bream. If you want to mix it up, the main channel ledges near Two Rivers Marina are reliably producing blue cats and the occasional flathead, especially at dawn or dusk.

Key tip for today: Keep your bait or offering in moving water near a current break and let it drift naturally. As always, remember to double-check local reg

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you the morning fishing report for October 15th, 2025, straight from the banks of the Red River around Shreveport. Pull up a chair, pour yourself some coffee, and let’s get right to it.

We’re starting out with crisp, clear conditions—temps in the upper 50s at sunrise and warming up into the upper 80s as the day rolls on. Winds are out of the northeast around 5 to 10 miles an hour. That nice high pressure means bluebird skies and steady water temps, just the thing to get that early fall bite going. According to the National Weather Service, you can expect fair skies all day, and it’s shaping up to be a textbook October day for chasing anything with fins. Sunrise came in right at 7:17 AM, and sunset is looking to hit around 6:39 PM.

The tidal influence in this stretch of the Red isn’t significant, but those small daily variations can still nudge fish to bite best at dawn and dusk. With water clarity holding steady, look for slightly stained moderate flow. That means we’re in classic transition water as fish move shallow for the fall feed.

Talking to the folks at local tackle shops and a few guides, the report is hot for largemouth bass, with good numbers coming out of the backwater cuts and channels. Folks are landing plenty in the 1-3 pound range, and every now and then someone’s weighing in a solid five-plus. A few white bass have shown up schooling in the deeper runs just as the sun pops over the horizon. Catfish action has been picking up on those outside bends, with blues and channels both getting frisky as the weather cools.

Your best baits today: for bass, you can’t beat a shad-colored crankbait or a chartreuse spinnerbait fished through the current seams and shallow laydowns. Early morning, a bone or silver topwater walking bait should get you explosions on the rocks and riprap. Plastic creature baits in watermelon red flake, Texas-rigged, are cleaning up once that sun gets up.

Catfish anglers are scoring best with fresh cut shad or nightcrawlers tight to the bottom just off the deeper holes. Folks after white bass are doing well tossing small white curly tail grubs and silver spoons near the mouths of feeder creeks.

For hotspots, don’t skip out on Stoner Avenue Boat Launch—work both sides of the channel and hit that old rock pilings for bass cruising around baitfish. And over near the I-220 bridge, those eddies below the pylons are producing some heavy action for everything from stripers to panfish. If you want to get off the beaten path, hit the oxbow lakes just north of downtown—cooler temps have the bream and crappie poking back up into the shallows as well.

Fish activity charts and local word-of-mouth both say the best bite is coming right around sunrise and tapering off early afternoon, so set your alarms.

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Artificial Lure here with your Red River Shreveport fishing report for Sunday, October 12, 2025, coming to you just as lines are hitting the water.

Early risers saw sunrise at 7:11 AM, and we’ll have daylight until sunset around 6:55 PM, so there’s a solid window to put those baits in front of some big fish. The moon is nearly full and visibility remains high—97% on the moon, to be exact—which is always good for nighttime and dawn/dusk fishing, and today’s major feeding periods look promising. FishingReminder reports major bite times centered late morning, about 10:44 AM through 12:44 PM, and again late night from 10:59 PM to 12:59 AM. Minor bite activity should pick up around 5:04 PM and last through early evening, making now and later today ideal to try your luck before and after the dinner bell rings for those fish.

Weather’s looking typical for fall—cool in the morning, warming by mid-afternoon, partly cloudy, and breezy from the north-northeast. This stable pattern, along with recent rains upstream, means good current and some off-color water, especially around oxbows and bends. Water temps are hanging in the low to mid-70s, which means the fish are active and out of the summer slump.

On the catch front, reports from the ramps and local tackle shops say it’s been a steady week for largemouth bass, especially around structure and drop-offs. Anglers are pulling in bass in the 2-4 pound range, with a few kicker fish over 5 pounds around the deeper holes near Sligo and Stoner Boat Launch. White bass are schooling close to midday, and a handful of nice-sized blue catfish have been caught drifting cut bait along the main channel edges down by the Cross Bayou confluence.

Best bet for lures? Locals are swearing by junebug and watermelon red soft plastics, especially Senkos and creature baits rigged Texas-style. Spinnerbaits with gold blades and chartreuse skirts are also producing in stained water. If you’re after cats, fresh shad remains the ticket, though nightcrawlers are putting up numbers as well, particularly in the backwater pockets where the current slows down. For white bass, chrome or shad pattern Rat-L-Traps have been a go-to in shallow stretches during active periods.

For bait fishing, live minnows are pulling in both crappie and the occasional bonus largemouth around docks and submerged brush. Cut bait (shad or skipjack) is always reliable for big cats, especially on a basic Santee Cooper rig.

Looking for a hot spot? Head to the stretch upstream from the I-20 bridge where submerged timber lines the secondary channels—bass are holding just off, waiting to ambush bait. Also, try below the Stoner Boat Launch; rocky points and transitioning banks are holding good numbers of both bass and catfish, especially as the current pulls bait through the area.

A quick reminder, with higher flows after the latest rains, always check for debris and mind the wakes—safety first, y’all.

That’ll wrap it for this Red River report. Thanks for tuning

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Artificial Lure here, running down your latest Red River fishing action in and around Shreveport this Saturday, October 11, 2025.

The weather’s settling in beautifully for fall fishing—expect clear skies, a mild north breeze around 5 mph, and highs this afternoon topping out in the mid-80s, with lows dipping into the upper 50s tonight. The river’s moving slow and clean, making for some mighty fine angling conditions. Sunrise hit right at 7:08 this morning, and you’ve got daylight until about 5:30 pm—so plan to make good use of that sun.

Tidal movement ain’t much of a factor this far inland on the Red, but the moon’s near full and the major bite times today line up just before lunch, from 10:44 am to 12:44 pm, with a solid minor window running from 5:04 pm to 7:04 pm. So if you want numbers—get out late morning or target the evening feed. According to local Shreveport fishing remind reports, today’s rated “Best++” for activity, so you can expect steady bites through those windows.

Talk turned local catch, folks have been pulling in healthy stringers of largemouth bass, white bass, chunky cats, and a nice run of crappie since the cool front slid in earlier this week. Bass especially are driving that fall frenzy—most in the 1-2 pound class but with a few pushing 4. The catfish bite has been consistent, with channel cats showing up around creek mouths and deep bends. Crappie fishing’s been fire near shaded brush piles, with anglers using minnows and small jigs getting quick limits.

Lure choice? For bass, shad-colored crankbaits and bladed jigs have been knocking them sideways all week; especially around rip-rap banks and submerged timber down near Lock & Dam No. 5. Anglers have also reported excellent action on green pumpkin soft plastics and black/blue jigs, especially around deep brush. When that sun’s high, switch to a white spinnerbait or swimbait—those white bass have been blitzing shad schools in the main channel. For crappie, stick with live minnows or 1/16 oz tube jigs in silver or chartreuse. Catfish are keyed in on cut shad, chicken livers, or nightcrawlers fished off ledges and drop-offs.

Hot spots? Here’s two worth your time:

- Lock & Dam No. 5 Area: Always solid this time of year for bass and cats. Toss cranks along the rock walls early, then drift bait rigs downstream.

- The oxbow near Hamel’s Park: Old river channel, plenty of structure, best for early-morning crappie and afternoon bass. Try pitching jigs to laydowns and slow-rolling spinnerbaits over grass edges.

And don’t forget, folks—the Red River National Wildlife Refuge downstream offers quieter access for kayaks and bank fishing, with plenty of aggressive panfish and the occasional slab crappie lurking in timber.

As always, get your gear ready before hitting the dock, check local burn bans if you’re planning any shore lunch fires, and make sure to enjoy the fall color starting to light up the banks.

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