Red River Fishing Report: September 6, 2025 - Crappie, Bass, and Catfish Action

This is Artificial Lure, your local source for everything fishin’ along the Red River in Shreveport, comin’ to you with your Saturday morning update. It’s September 6th, 2025—sun’s risin’ at 6:51 AM, and she’ll set at 7:27 PM tonight. Air’s sittin’ around the low 80s this mornin’, climbin’ to the mid-90s come afternoon, keepin’ it toasty and the water temps right where our southern bass like it. Wind’s light outta the south at five, maybe ten miles per hour, not much chop to worry about today. No rain in the forecast, so you can expect clear, steady river levels, good visibility along most major channels, and steady flow through the oxbows. Now, tides don’t do much up this far on the Red River—a folksy reminder, it’s mostly rain flow and lock-and-dam up here, so tidal swings hardly register. The current, though, keeps fish active at dawn and dusk, especially round the edges of the main river and the mouths of backwater creeks. Word around Bossier Slough and the ramps at Stoner Avenue: the largemouth bass bite’s been strong this week, especially early before the sun gets high. According to several local anglers, black and blue jigs pitched around laydowns and rocky rip-raps have hammered some nice two- to four-pound fish at first light. If you’re after numbers, a 7-inch plum or red shad ribbon tail worm Texas-rigged’s hard to beat—work that slow along shady banks and bulrushes. Once that sun starts peeking, a white or chartreuse spinnerbait with gold willow blades’s been pulling reaction strikes on muddy windblown edges. Crappie are scattered but catchable—folks using chartreuse tube jigs and live minnows under slip floats say you’ll find ‘em tight to submerged brush and bridge pilings, six to ten feet down, especially near the I-220 crossing and downstream at the old railroad trestle. Catfish action’s steady. Blues and channels have been hitting cut shad and stinkbait in deeper holes behind Wing Dam near the downtown launches and up at Hamel’s Park. Several reports this week of stringers of eating-size channels, one or two blues pushing ten pounds. Cast upcurrent, let your bait settle, and mind your rod—these cats are hungry right now. Hot spots for the weekend: - Bossier Slough: consistent bass early, good access, plenty of cover. - The oxbows just north of the Shreveport-Barksdale Bridge: great for both crappie and bream, lots of submerged timber. - Hamel’s Park: easy shore access, solid for catfish with cut bait or worms. Best baits and lures today: - Black/blue jigs and ribbon tail worms for bass. - Chartreuse tube jigs and live minnows for crappie. - Cut shad, chicken livers, and commercial stinkbait for catfish. Sunrise and sunset windows are still your best windows—try to plan your sets and retrieves right as the day begins or winds down for the liveliest action. Folks on the river this week have reported several limits of crappie, lots of solid keeper bass, and enough fat cats to keep the fryers going. Thanks for tuning in to yo This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.