Late Spring Red River Bass Heating Up with Wood and Current Breaks

This is Artificial Lure with your Red River, Shreveport fishing report. We’re in that late‑spring pattern now and the Red is acting like it. River’s running a light stain to chocolate milk depending on recent rain, with a moderate current pushing a little higher than winter pool but still plenty fishable. No real tide action here, just current: it’s easing off toward mid‑morning and again late evening, which is when the bite’s been best. Local weather folks are calling for a warm, muggy day. Morning temps starting in the upper 60s, climbing into the mid‑80s by afternoon. Light south to southeast wind, mostly 5–10 mph, maybe a touch more in the open stretches. We’ve got a mix of clouds and sun; cloud cover early has been helping the shallow bite. Sunrise is right around 6 a.m., sunset about 8:10 p.m., so you’ve got a solid low‑light window on both ends of the day. Bass reports have been improving. Anglers working the main‑river ledges and the first breaks off the bank have been boating mixed bags of largemouth in the 1½–3‑pound range, with a few 4‑ to 5‑pound fish showing up. The better fish are coming off wood: laydowns, washed‑in brush, and any little eddy behind a logjam. Best lures right now: – Shallow to mid‑running crankbaits in red craw, chartreuse/black back, or sexy shad. Run them right into the wood and rocks and be ready as it bounces off. – Black/blue or green pumpkin jigs with a chunk trailer, flipped tight to the shady side of the cover. – Texas‑rigged creature baits in junebug or watermelon red, pitched to any current break or small cuts in the bank. Early and late, a topwater bite is starting to show. Walking baits and buzzbaits in white or black have been drawing some explosive strikes along the riprap and on the downstream side of sandbars where shad are flickering. Catfishermen have been doing steady business. Folks soaking cut shad, chicken liver, or punch bait off the deeper bends are bringing in a good mix of blues and channels, many in the 2–8‑pound class with an occasional bigger blue. Night and very early morning have been strongest, but that late‑evening dusk period is worth staying for. Bream and white bass are also in the mix. Sunfish are tight to brush and shallow eddies; a small piece of worm or cricket under a float will keep kids busy. White bass have been popping up on current seams; a small silver jigging spoon or tiny crankbait will get bit when they’re pushing shad. For hot spots, pay attention to: 1. The stretch around the Red River Parkway / Stoner Avenue area: riprap banks and adjacent current breaks are holding bass and white bass. Work cranks down the rocks and pitch jigs to any jutting timber or little pocket out of the current. 2. Downstream near the I‑220 bridge and nearby bends: deeper holes and big eddies are prime for catfish. Anchor just above the bend and let baits sit on the edge of the hole. Bass guys should probe the upstream points with crankbaits and Carolina rigs. If the river’s a bit high or muddy, slip into the backwater cuts and old oxbows where the current softens and the water clears a shade. Spinnerbaits with big Colorado blades in chartreuse/white and loud black/blue jigs excel there. Overall, fish activity is good if you lean into the low‑light periods and use that stained water to your advantage. Think loud, thumping baits, darker profiles, and slow presentations around cover. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn