Shreveport's Fall Fishing Frenzy: Reel in the Red River's Bounty

Artificial Lure here with your Red River and Shreveport fishing report for Friday, October 3, 2025. Sunrise was at 7:08 this morning and sunset will come around 6:56 this evening, so you’ve got a fine window of daylight to chase after those fall fish. The weather’s puttin’ on its best jacket, with mostly sunny skies and highs topping out in the mid-80s. We’ve had a good run of cooler, dry weather lately, and today’s northeast wind is gentle, barely pushing 5 mph according to the National Weather Service. It’s feeling mighty pleasant on and off the water, and the river's got a slow, steady flow that has those fish feeding up after several cool mornings. Tidal movement is minor this far up the Red, but with barometric pressure sitting steady and little rain expected, fish should stay predictable and eager. Water clarity has improved since last week’s downpours; expect light stain but solid visibility, especially in main channel stretches and backwater cuts. Bass anglers, take note: Early this morning and late this evening, largemouth and spotted bass have been busting shad around bridge pilings and woody laydowns. Topwater baits like Heddon Super Spooks and buzzbaits have gotten explosive hits through dawn—chrome and bone have worked best. As the sun climbs, switch to soft plastics—black/blue creature baits and junebug worms have put a heap of bass in the boat. Texas rig them around cypress knees and deeper submerged timber along the west bank. Crappie action is picking up, too. Folks out by the I-220 bridge and North Highlands Park have caught respectable slabs in the 10-13 inch range. Bobby Garland Baby Shads in blue ice and monkey milk fished on 1/16 oz jigs are working great, especially when suspended about 10-12 feet down over brush piles. The locals are reporting limits by mid-morning if you stay on the schools. Catfishing on the Red never really slows down, but right now blues and channel cats are extra hungry. Drift fresh-cut shad, punch bait, or even nightcrawlers in slow-moving bays and deeper bends off Stoner Avenue and the Caspiana launch. Several rods baited with stink bait along the banks yielded a mixed cooler of cats up to 12 pounds just yesterday. Some guys running trotlines below the locks are landing even bigger blues, so bring some heavy tackle if you’re after a river monster. Bream are still biting strong in the shallows, especially around brushy shorelines. Crickets and red wigglers under a slip cork about 2 feet down will keep the kids busy all morning. For a couple of hot spots: - Stoner Boat Launch and the downstream logjams have been consistent for good bass and cat mix. - North Highlands Park area is turning out big crappie and steady white bass with popping corks and small spinners. With the Red River Revel going on downtown this week, traffic on the river by the festival area may pick up, but fishing upstream and in quiet offshoots should remain peaceful. That’s your fishing rundown for today—conditions are This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.