"Red River Bite Heats Up as Shreveport Preps for MLF Events"

This is Artificial Lure checking in for your Red River, Shreveport fishing report for November 9, 2025. We kicked off with a crisp fall morning—temps hovering just shy of 50 at sunrise, with light wind out of the north around 8 mph and patchy fog burning off after sun-up. According to NOAA data and this morning’s local readings, the sun rose at 6:40 AM and you can expect it to set tonight right around 5:18 PM. Tidal swings don’t play a big part on the Red, but river flow is a little up after last week’s rains, so look for slight water stain and higher current in main channel bends and bayou mouths. We’re right in the sweet spot of the fall bite, and based on this week’s conversations at the ramp and at the local tackle shops, the fish are active and feeding strong ahead of the next cold snap. Bass have been hitting particularly well on shallow flats in the mornings, chasing baitfish moving through grass beds and laydown timber. The MLF is setting up for Shreveport-Bossier events, so things are heating up on the tournament scene—expect to see plenty of big rigs poking around classic spots like Caspiana and Wallace Lake cut-ins. Recent catches are mostly largemouth bass and a handful of white bass mixed in on the main river points. Just Thursday, one local group bagged five keeper largemouths to 3.8 pounds off the south end of Bill Cockrell Park, all on crankbaits and vibrating jigs. Folks fishing the docks upriver near Stoner Avenue have reported good numbers of smaller bass and a few chunky spotted bass. Catfish are also steady—several boats this week hauled up channels and blues in the 2–7 lb range using cut shad or punch bait near the bottom, especially in deeper holes below the railroad bridge. Best baits so far this week for bass have been bluegill-pattern crankbaits, green pumpkin chatterbaits, and black/blue jigs worked slow around cover. Weightless Texas rigged senkos and small finesse worms also tempted some nice keepers, especially after the shallow rush settled down. For live bait, minnows and nightcrawlers are still getting eaten by just about everything in the river, including a few slab crappie that have started to stack up near submerged brushpiles. If you’re looking for hot spots today, I’d recommend starting your morning at the mouth of Twelve Mile Bayou—the shad are running and bass are right behind them. Caspiana Landing, especially the secondary points upriver from the ramp, has been putting out quality bites all week. For catfish, target the deeper channel ledges just south of the Texas Street bridge or anchor up on the slow bends around Bishop Point. Water clarity is fair, with a little stain in the main flow but pretty good visibility along protected cuts and backwaters. As the day warms to mid-sixties, expect the shallow wood and inside grass lines to keep producing right through the afternoon. If you’re using electronics, remember the new Major League Fishing rules for 2025—forward-facing and 360 sonar limited in tou This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.