Red River Early Summer Bass and White Bass Bite Under Warm Skies Near Shreveport

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Red River fishing report around Shreveport. We’re sitting under a warm, early‑summer pattern on the Red. Expect muggy air, light south to southeast breeze, and high temps pushing the upper 80s into low 90s this afternoon, backing off into the 70s overnight. Skies are mostly clear to partly cloudy, with the usual chance of a pop‑up afternoon thunderstorm typical for this time of year. Sunrise is right around 6:00 a.m., with sunset near 8:20 p.m., giving you a long window to work that low light. Red River’s a freshwater system, so no true tide swing here, but water levels are near normal for June and running that usual off‑color red‑brown. Visibility is limited, so noisy, bulky baits and strong profiles are the deal. Fish activity has been best early and late. The morning bite’s been solid for **largemouth bass** along riprap, laydowns, and current breaks off the main channel. Anglers have been putting a handful of keepers in the boat per trip, with the better fish in the 2–4 pound range, and an occasional kicker. White **bass** schools have been chasing shad on current seams, and folks are picking off a dozen or more when they find them busting on top. A few **blue and channel cats** are coming from deeper holes and around barge tie‑ups, with stringers of eaters and the odd 10–20 pound fish mixed in. Best artificial lures right now: - For bass: **chartreuse/white spinnerbaits**, black/blue jigs with a chunky trailer, and shallow to medium **crankbaits** in shad or red craw. Early morning, walk‑the‑dog **topwaters** and buzzbaits are producing along grass and wood. - For white bass: small **chrome or pearl lipless cranks**, little swimbaits, and inline spinners burned through schooling fish. - For cats: **cut shad**, chicken liver, and prepared stink baits on a simple Carolina or slip‑sinker rig, fished on the bottom in 15–25 feet. Live bait choices: small **shad** and **nightcrawlers** will catch just about everything in the river right now. Minnows around structure are picking up crappie here and there in the oxbows and backwaters. A couple of local hot spots to keep in mind: - The **pools and wing dikes just above and below the Shreveport‑Barksdale bridge**: good current breaks, plenty of rock and scattered wood, solid for bass and white bass. - The **backwater cuts and oxbows off Cross Bayou and around the lock and dam areas**: more stable water, great for flipping jigs and Texas‑rigged plastics for bass, and soaking bait for cats. Work the shady side of structure once the sun gets up, slow your presentation in that midday heat, and don’t be afraid to bump those crankbaits and spinnerbaits right into the cover—these Red River fish like to feel it before they see it. 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