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Red River Winter Bite: Shreveport Fishing Report
Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Red River Shreveport fishing report.
Red River’s running a little stained and steady, with the Shreveport river stage sitting just above normal pool according to the National Weather Service out of Shreveport. Light current, not ripping, so you can work mid‑river structure and barge tie‑offs without fighting the flow too bad.
Weather’s cool and clear this morning, light north breeze, highs pushing upper 50s to low 60s per the local NWS forecast. That high, bluebird sky after the front has the bite a little finicky mid‑day. Sunrise is right around 7 o’clock and sunset close to 5:10, so your prime windows are that first hour of light and the last 90 minutes before dark.
Solunar tables from regional forecast services show the better major feeding period lining up late morning, with a minor flurry right at daybreak. On the river, though, that low‑light bank bite is still your best bet.
Recent reports from local bass clubs and tackle shops around Shreveport say the largemouth bite has shifted to more of a true winter pattern: fewer fish, but better quality. Anglers are boating a handful of keepers a trip, with some 2–4 pound fish and the occasional bigger one coming off main‑river laydowns and barge pilings. There’ve also been some solid white bass and a few drum mixed in when folks drag jigs on the drops.
Best lures right now:
- For bass: slow‑rolled **¼–½ oz spinnerbaits** in white or chartreuse around wood and rock, and **shad‑pattern crankbaits** banging off riprap. A **black‑blue or green pumpkin jig** with a craw trailer, pitched to laydowns in 8–12 feet, is putting the better fish in the boat.
- For crappie: **1/16–1/8 oz tube jigs** in chartreuse/black or monkey milk, fished vertically over deeper river brush and barge tie‑offs.
- For cats: **cut shad** or **chicken liver** on a Carolina rig in the deeper bends.
If you’re a live‑bait angler, local bait shops report minnows and shiners are still moving well. Minnows under a slip cork around barge docks and deeper eddies are accounting for steady crappie and the odd spotted bass.
Couple of hotspots to try:
- The **pools and barge tie‑offs just below the Clyde Fant Parkway boat launches** on the Shreveport side: good mix of current breaks, riprap, and wood. Bass on jigs and crankbaits, crappie sitting tight to any submerged brush or cables.
- The stretch around the **I‑220 bridge and nearby bends**: deeper outside turns with rock and scattered timber. Work a jig or Texas‑rigged creature slowly down those drops, and drift cut bait along the bottom for blues and channels.
Water’s cool, so slow everything down. Long pauses on the jig, grind that crankbait, and let the fish tell you how they want it.
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