Red River Monday: Bass Bedding Hot, Crappie Schooled Thick, White Bass Crashin Shad

About this episode

The episode provides a detailed fishing report for the Red River, highlighting current conditions and fish activity.

Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Shreveport fishing guru, comin' atcha with the Red River report for Monday, April 20th, 2026, right around 3 AM CDT. Water's runnin' steady at about 15,000 cfs per USGS gauges, no real tides up here in freshwater but that Caddo Lake influence keeps things movin' slow downstream. Weather's mild today—NOAA says partly cloudy, highs near 78°F, lows 55°F, light south winds 5-10 mph, perfect for bank poundin' or launchin' from Cross Lake ramps. Sunrise at 6:48 AM, sunset 7:52 PM, givin' ya a solid 13 hours of light. Fish are wakin' up strong post-spawn; Louisiana DWF reports bass hittin' aggressive on beds early, crappie schooled up heavy in 8-12 feet near cypress knees, and cats prowlin' the channels. Recent catches? Local tackle shops like All About Bait say 20-30 fish limits on largemouth 2-6 lbs, white bass runs pushin' 15-20 fish per rod, channel cats to 10 lbs, and stripers crashin' shad balls. Crappie slabs up to 2 lbs thick around the bridges. Best lures: Go Rat-L-Traps or spinnerbaits in white/chartreuse for bass chasin' shad; soft plastics like 4-inch worms Texas-rigged on 1/4-oz bullet weights shine for bedding fish. Crappie love…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing report
• bass fishing
• crappie fishing
• white bass
• local fishing conditions

Keywords

• Red River
• bass
• crappie
• white bass
• fishing report
• April 2026
• Caddo Lake
• Cross Lake

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Louisiana, Caddo Lake, Cross Lake, Red River Lock & Dam #4, I-20

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