~Mike V our fishing has been a little limited since Mike got home, we haven't had a chance to get to the river yet. Mike said the only thing he has heard is to fish ridges with worms, and that a buzzbait has been working early and late in the day...
Good Luck,
Title: Red River
Post by: MotherNature on July 11, 2003, 12:29:26 PM
The Red is one of my favorite locations to fish. There are an abundance of tournaments and a vast amount of areas that productivly produce fish. The Clark's have a great launch ramp and down home hospitality to go with it, and when it is too hot to fish there is a nice cold soda waiting for me in the store...
See ya on the water....
Title: Fishing Report
Post by: Sammy Joe on July 11, 2003, 07:30:07 PM
Buzz baits early and late, then work Texas rigged brush hogs in Kudzu on the ridges. Crank baits (as usual) are working again on the levees, but you must cover allot of water to get a few good fish.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Marty on July 17, 2003, 06:46:54 PM
Worked the river for just a little while yesterday evening. I spent most of my time around the area of 12 Mile Bayou mouth by Harrah's throwing a crankbait. Only caught a few small fish, which I expected in that area as hot as it was. All fish came on a chartreuse/blue med diving Bandit. I did take a long boat ride down to the Port Lake at about 8:15 pm, but when I got there the area was all muddied up because dredging was going on (across the river at the new cut). I messed around there for just a few minutes & it was time to head back north where I launched. Caught one slightly larger fish by the pads at the mouth of the Port Lake on a Pop-R. Had to run, though because it was getting dark. Absolutely no current on the river that I could detect. I worked the rocks in a few places without much success. - Marty
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: castandblast on July 21, 2003, 10:03:25 AM
Fished on the 20th from about 630 am to about 9:00 pm...my buddy caught one nice 5-6 lb bass near Clark's, caught a few other smaller fish mixed in there during the day. Took the most of the fish on soft plastics and the bigger guy on a big white spinnerbait. Most fish caught were on single stumps near a weedbed. Spent the morning beneath the lock/dam...very unproductive. Only took one small bass the entire morning. Was anyone else out there? -Jimmy
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on August 07, 2003, 02:11:25 PM
Any good tips coming out of the river? Still haven't found any hot spots worth speaking of.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on August 07, 2003, 02:16:14 PM
Did you go yesterday evening?
steve 8)
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on August 07, 2003, 04:28:06 PM
Nah, all my buddies are too busy. Almost went today, and probably will be going tomorrow. Sat and Sun are locks!
But I REALLY want to go NOW.
Gabby
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on August 08, 2003, 12:59:29 AM
The only advise I can give right now is that to learn some new water in the summer time the best thing to do is pick up a white crankbait and start casting. Hit as many rock levees as you can stand and then hit the trees and work that crank threw them tenderly to prevent hang ups. When you get bit spend some time in that area and find out why that fish was there......
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on August 10, 2003, 12:30:37 PM
Spent a few hours on the River this morning, without much luck - but full of excitement.
Took the advice of Steve and loaded up with White Pearl Crankbaits to work the rocks with. Started out before sunlight between Clark's and Ninochs, and we caught a couple on Carolina rigged worms (around 7:30am) - nothing big, just a couple dinks (but fish just the same).
We were both anxious to hit the jetties, so we moved on North up the River to a couple of rocks/downed trees (look for the big red bouys! ;)).
Strapped on a Bandit 200 (8-10 foot runner) and nailed one on the first 2 casts - but both got away from me. The first one put on a little show by the boat - and he was a nice little head. Guessing around 3 lbs, easy. No idea on the 2nd fish, only that he popped it lightly and ran....
Oh well....
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: fishrman on August 11, 2003, 08:30:58 AM
Fished the Red on Sunday, 5 till 3:30. Caught about twenty on various baits. Only seven good fish. Launched out of Clarks and caught my better fish out of pools 3 & 4. The better fish came out of the backs of the Oxbows where the water was reel clear and allot of grass.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on August 13, 2003, 01:26:24 PM
Hooked up with a couple friends Tuesday afternoon to fish on the Red. They picked me up at Clark's and we traveled down the river a bit and crossed over a rock jettie into some wooded water. Pitched some buzz baits my brother made (white/chartruese skirt) and my buddy hooked a nice fish that got away. Estimated around 4-5 pounds, but you never can tell - right?
We figured they would be biting a little better after/during the rains, but it didn't seem so. But then again - it seems we didn't stick on one spot very long at all....
Going back with Brantley this afternoon. Will let you know how we do, and what brings us luck (wishful thinking!).
Gabby
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on August 29, 2003, 08:54:45 PM
Allright fellas, I went out of clarks at noon today.......I just may as well stayed at the house. One of my favorite places is all covered with hycyth ( can't spell) I am going back monday and taking a friend on mine who I am trying to get to come to the next meeting. Will update everyone after that..............PAPA where you fishing at?????? 8)
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: BIG PAPA on August 30, 2003, 12:31:30 AM
Dave I plan on going to the river Sun. if I get my trolling motor fixed, I got the parts but the hole in the front where you have to put on the nuts and washers is too small for my fat hand, so I may have to go back with the rubber mounts and I doubt I find them on a SAT.I might go mon. also If my Boss will let me off.haha 8)
papa
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on August 30, 2003, 03:54:29 PM
Hey papa,
If you are talking about the rubber mounting nuts that are fat on one end, and skinny with threads on the bottom, you can get them at Wal-Mart. My brother & I just changed trolling motors on his old Skeeter, and they were easy to find, but hard to install.
If indeed these are what you are looking for, just go to the sporting section by the trolling motors. You can't miss them as they come four to a package for around 13 bucks.
Remember, before you install - run the screw through the rubber stopper with an power screwdriver and pull the threaded end all the way up! Otherwise the screw may not catch and you can have a hell of a time getting it together.
I may be telling you something that you already know, but maybe this info can help!
Gabby
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: fishrman on August 30, 2003, 04:33:17 PM
Papa, I'm headed for the Red Sunday morning. If you don't get the trolling motor fixed, your welcome to hitch a ride with me.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: BIG PAPA on August 30, 2003, 04:58:00 PM
J. R. what time and where ? papa
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: BIG PAPA on August 30, 2003, 05:02:23 PM
Gabby , thanks for the info I may have to go that way.
papa
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Marty on August 30, 2003, 05:13:40 PM
papa....
Some folks, including me, cut the skinny part of thse rubber mounting insulators off and just use the top part for the cushion effect and then use a nut & washer on the inside. Seems to hold the motor down tighter. Just a suggestion. I knew I had seen those things somewhere in the last couple of days but couldn't remember where until Gabby mentioned it - Wal Mart!
Marty
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on August 30, 2003, 06:32:30 PM
If you guys go to the river Sunday morning, look for me @ Clark's Marina. I am planning on getting there around 6 am.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: BIG PAPA on August 30, 2003, 06:53:48 PM
Marty that was my idea but I can't get to the holes there is not any room in there to put the nut on the screw. my daughter inlaw did get her hands in to the two closest ones but not the back ones.
papa
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on August 30, 2003, 09:01:26 PM
Hope everyone has a good and SAFE time on the river on sunday. Some of us have to work... Do me a favor and let me know how eveyone does and I promise to stay out of your spots papa. If anyone fishes the new lake across from the port lake let me know if the fish are still there. FYI I noted no current anywhere with the exception of wind current. I did see Homer with some clients on friday and I didn't see them catch anything outside of bill james lake on the wood line.. I hope you all do good............David
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on August 31, 2003, 11:57:12 AM
Just got back from fishing a windy Red River from sunup to about 11am. Launched at Clark's and hit the rock jetties, which produced one dink.
Moved on to Caspiana, and my buddy grabbed one more dink on a Watermelon Seed Ole' Monster worm, and I nailed two with my home-made "Gabby's Red-Headed Stepchild" buzzbait (Pictured below - black skirt with red head & blade). Caught them both in about 4 feet of water along the wooded banks. The water where we were fishing was 10-13 feet deep.
Pictured is a nice 2-pounder of the 2 that I caught, and I found it interesting that this dude had battle scars: a completely split bottom lip.
Conditions got kinda tough at around 9:30 when we moved to the wooded area just south of Clarks before Dozer Point. My buddy got one more dink on the same worm, but it was so windy that the fishing was tough - and we battled stumps half the time.
Coincidently, it was one of the best fishing trips I have had on the River - which is sad. But as always, I had a great time!
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on August 31, 2003, 11:48:56 PM
fished the red sat out of coushatta, caught 2 early on a buzz bait then went 2 hours before next bite, caught one on a crank. moved to my secondary spot and fished 3 hours without a bite, then caught 2 back to back on a black worm. moved to jetties and caught 1 and missed one on a crank. moved to my third spot and caught 3 on a crank one going just over 3lb, then got broke off on my secret crank, that sucked. moved to another jetty and caught my last fish on a black worm and left at 4:30. dodged t-storms all day and finally got wet on the way home.
Went back today to Clarks, got there about 1pm, in time to see papa, jr, and tim leaving with not very promising stories. I fished 2 new spots and only caught one goo before getting ran off the river by one heck of a t-storm at 3, tried waiting it out in the marina ( good hot dogs by the way) finally left at 4. Looks like I will be heading south for my next 3 tournaments.
Steve
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on September 01, 2003, 09:23:35 AM
Steve,
Did you get my voicemail? I wish I could have been with you for that! I hope it is not too long before we get to fish again!!!
Gabby
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on September 01, 2003, 11:59:42 AM
GABBY, My battery had ran down on my phone and I did not realize it until sat morning when I tried to turn it on at the river. SORRY :-[ I did get you message sunday when I recharged the battery.
I wish you could have been there too, it sucks fishing alone sometimes, but you did not need to be that far from home with the baby due.
steve
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: fishrman on September 02, 2003, 07:53:17 AM
Fished the Red on Sunday morning till 1pm with Papa, the highlight of the day was the fellowship. The fish were not friendly to Papa and I. There was a strong east wind all morning, the skies were over cast, and the water tempature was 85 to 87 degrees. We tried topwaters, spinnerbaits, and plastics, in a rainbow of colors.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 02, 2003, 05:02:53 PM
I fished the river yesterday (monday) and today.. Yesterday was really not a good day only had two to the boat despite the wind and rain.. today however, I had about 6-8 weighing fish from 9:00 till about 2:00. just about all of my fish were caught within sight of clarks... all on plastics...hope this helps anyone who can use it
Title: red river
Post by: Berniep on September 03, 2003, 01:58:06 PM
Went to the river yesterday looking for new places to fish the federation tournament coming up in a few weeks. Caught three and missed one. All of them on a red shad worm. Talked to some friends of mine who started when I did and they had caught over 10 by noon. All of them on a worm. Tried other baits but plastics ruled yesterday. The wind and rain made it a little uncomfortable at times. Hopefully next weekend will be better.
Bernie
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 04, 2003, 05:21:42 PM
What does everyone think about the nest tourn. at the river? There is going to be alot of pressure from the federation guys. I know they need to prefish for a much larger and meaningful tourn, however, are we going to be able to share the water in a friendly manner or what? I am starting to think realisticly about possibly locking through to pool 4. responses are encouraged.... Dave the Dope man////The Club
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: fishrman on September 10, 2003, 04:34:44 PM
Dave, I will be locking through as well, but for different reasons. I can't seem to catch a fish in pool 5 latley!
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on September 10, 2003, 05:06:24 PM
JR, I will be talking to Richard tonight, so I will let you know tomorrow about fishing with Papa, I am pretty sure it will be a done deal unless someone cancels between now and Friday.
steve 8)
Title: Re:Red River - papa read
Post by: gunter1309 on September 10, 2003, 05:12:51 PM
Papa, have you talked to Richard ??? He called me yesterday and expressed a desire to fish with his son sunday since he lives in memphis and does not get this way much, I told him he was fishing with you and he said OK. JR contacted me yesterday evening and apologized for missing the meeting sunday and wanted to know if we put him in the draw. I told him we did not know his plans so he was not, he does want to fish though, so here is my plan, let him fish with Bobby ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ----------------no just kidding - I told him if Richard still wanted to fish with his son, then I would pair you and him for sunday. I will let you know by tomorrow or Friday to make sure that no one cancels between now and then.
hope it is OK with everyone, would not like to piss anyone off (you know who).
Steve 8)
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 10, 2003, 05:35:00 PM
Steve, I have never locked through, however depending upon how fishing is on thurdsay, I'll lock through with you....Thanks......David
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: BIG PAPA on September 10, 2003, 07:32:33 PM
Sure I will fish with J.R. I get to go fast. After I rode in his boat I am seriously considering investing in a new Skeeter (you know which one) in the spring.
papa
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on September 10, 2003, 11:04:44 PM
Papa,
As it stands right now you will be with JR on Sunday. If someone cancels then things get sticky, I will let you know. You can get with JR and make contingentency plans.
Steve
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 11, 2003, 07:17:05 PM
Steve, don't worry about me locking through on sunday.,. I fished pool 4 today. lots of small and I do mean small fish. NO quality fish anywhere...Hey does anyone know what all the foam and bubbles are about approx 6-8 miles south of the lock?????there was no odor but man was large. an area about 1/2 acre.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Todd on September 17, 2003, 01:57:26 PM
Is anyone planning on fishing the Revel tournament?
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: RaginCADEjun on September 19, 2003, 11:55:07 AM
If a partner surfaces..I may fish the Revel tournament..however i understand the spots are taken..err no more entries...but what do i know ???
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on September 30, 2003, 07:49:27 PM
Fished the BASS federation tournament on the Red this weekend. Drew 2 good partners, found out I am not as good a fisherman I thought I was, both caught limits while I only caught 3 on day one and 2 on day two. Learned a few lessons, which I try to do on every trip, even if it is something not to do.
1) Fishing singles against the guy in the boat, it is hard not to resent him every time he catches a fish and think that it should have been your fish.
2) If your partner catches a limit on a worm and switches to a jig and still gets more bites than you while you only catch 2 fish on that same worm ----- SWITCH TO A JIG, DUMBASS!!!!!!! don't try to force feed the fish.
3) you can catch fish on the "nothing" banks of the river without going into the oxbows or fishing the rock jetties, they are less pressured and hold some quality fish.
4) fish on the river will bite a spinner bait on blue bird days with a little wind.
5) If the guy has a state team shirt on, he is pretty good.
6) just because it is your home waters, does not guarantee you fish.
7) sometime you are the windshield and sometime you are the bug.
oh well there is always next year.
Steve 8)
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on October 01, 2003, 08:15:02 AM
Steve, thanks for the post and the advice. As you said it was worth it if you learned something, unfortunately it sounds like you knew some of these things but just didn't apply them in time.....
What was the winning weight and did any of our locals do well. Do we know anyone that made the team?
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Mike Noble on October 01, 2003, 08:51:09 AM
Thanks for the info. Knowing what to do and actually doing it often is very difficult....I think, for me, its called hardheadedness.
Its back here next September....better luck then.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on October 01, 2003, 02:59:05 PM
Congrats to JR Burt for taking a check in the Federation tournament, I believe he was the only The Club - Blanchard Club member to achieve that honor.
Do not know where he finished in the standings for the team, but they would be fortunate to have him if he made it.
Way to Go!!!
steve 8)
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Marty on October 01, 2003, 05:33:22 PM
Some friends & I are planning to fish the Federation events in 2004, I'm going to write down everything you just said & keep in in ny wallet, no wait.......tattooed on my arm. Yeah, that's it! Thanks for the advice.
Marty
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: fishrman on October 02, 2003, 09:17:03 AM
Steve, Thanks for the pat on the back! I don't think I'm close enough to make the State Team. I believe that 84th place on day one sank my chances, not sure if the 10th place on day two was enough to overcome the bad start. Thanks anyway. I do have a realy strong partner for the Revel so maybe my luck will change!
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: casso on October 03, 2003, 03:32:49 PM
Vicker's and I are fishing in the Revel Tourney. Anybody else gonna be in it? maybe we'll get lucky and catch a few weigh fish.
David
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: JeffC on October 05, 2003, 11:35:26 AM
I caught three nice stripers on the river on saturday about 1/4 mile south of the barksdale bridge. I was fishing for cats using cut shad and normally fish north of 12 mile bayou. The police boats closed the river north of the Barksdale bridge (because of some row boat races) so I had to try a new spot. I've never caught stripers (hybreds) in this manner before. Just wondering if there is a reason I'm getting bit by them all of a sudden. also, the cats were really biting good too. They are eating good, every cat had a belly so full they looked like they were going to pop.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on October 05, 2003, 11:47:45 AM
Jeff, stripers of all breeds are migratory fish if you will. When the weather starts cooling the water they will run up the river chasing shad and eating everything they can to fatten up for the winter. Fall fishing is awesome and the lakes and rivers clear of alot of fisherman because hunting seasons of all types are opening. So stay on the water and enjoy until it gets to cold.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on October 05, 2003, 11:50:30 AM
Fished the Revel Saturday, first of all congrats to the Revel tournament commitee for running a top notch tournament, and a special thanks to JR Burt for a job well done, I look forward to fishing next year. Because of the corporate sponsorship this local tournament is able to have 46 entries and pay down 20 places for at total prize purse of $8800, I only see this annual event growing from now on.
Fishing was tough yesterday, JR and I only caught 5 keepers all day and had those before 9:00 am, only had one bite after that and it came unbuttoned. we did manage 7.4lbs which was good enough for 20th place and a check, pretty cool.
Congrats to a fellow Blanchard member, Bobby Steward caught Big Bass of the tournament for a $460 check, 5.23lb beauty on a buzz bait. ;D
See ya next year!!
steve 8)
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Trey on October 06, 2003, 09:07:15 AM
??? :-\Just wondering where you guys are catching those keepers. I fished the river last Thursday morning, Saturday morning, and Sunday evening, with only three keepers total! I fished the main river (rock breaks and rip rap), the Port Lake (stick ups 3-8 ft and weeds) and several other oxbows that had grass, rocks, and wood cover. I caught a couple other fish that were non-keepers, but for the most part I didn't get very many bites. I have been using jigs, worms (texas rigged and wacky), spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and topwater lures. I have a club tournament on the Red the same day as the Media (Oct 11), and any help would be greatly appreciated! ;D
Thanks,
Trey
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Trey on October 09, 2003, 10:13:19 AM
??? Fished the river again yesterday evening. Not even a bump. I fished from 5pm till 7:30pm on the main channel and also in Bishop Point oxbow. Worked the rocks, flooded timber, drop offs, and grass. I saw a lot of shad flipping on the surface, but no predators chasing them. I fished all the baitfish schools I could find (topwater, spinnerbait, crankbait, soft plastic jerkbaits and a Carolina rig) with no takers. Once again there was little or no current. Leave the anchor at home because you won't need it to sit still. I had to use my trolling motor to move down the rocks. I've never had this much trouble on the Red before. Everyone at the dock has been coming back empty handed as well. I don't what I'm going to do this weekend. I have no idea where to go or what pattern will be effective. If anyone else has a success story or know where the fish are I could use the help! :'(
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on October 09, 2003, 10:35:20 AM
trey, I would lock thru to pool 4. Reasoning is the fish in pool 5 have been bombarded all summer and hard the last 3 weekends, I think the pool 4 fish are less pressured right now and will be until hunting season, then pool 5 will see less fishing pressure and maybe they can recover a little.
my 2 cents ( about all its worth )
steve 8)
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on October 09, 2003, 10:35:57 AM
Trey, sounds really tough. I know that everyone is having some trouble on the river right now. The only advice I can give up is to cover water with a spinner bait and a crank bait. Don't be afraid to throw a crank at the timber.......
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Trey on October 11, 2003, 04:37:11 PM
I just want ro say thanks to Steve and Mike. I locked through to pool 4 today for the first time ever, and I must say that the fishing was definitely better. I ended up catching 10 fish total; all on a chrome crankbait, white/chartruce spinnerbait, and a blue fleck worm. Nearly all of my fish came from the rocks, but I did manage to boat a few from the oxbows. Steve, are you the only one around here with a NASCAR boat? If so, I saw you this morning in that oxbow by the cow pasture. I have a black Tidecraft with silver trim, and a 200 Merc. How did you do? The only drawback to fishing Pool 4 is the lock itself. I didn't weigh in a single fish, because a barge came through as I was waiting and got priority to lock up. I arrived at 1pm and left the lock with 60 other boats that were fishing the Media at 3pm! My club's weigh in was at 2:30! Oh well, that's the breaks. Again, thanks for the info, it made for a great fishing trip! ;D 8)
Trey
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on October 11, 2003, 09:54:51 PM
Trey, I think there was a NASCAR boat in the media, Brent saw him in town yesterday, but that was us in the oxbow now that I know which boat you were in. we caught 8 keepers and came in 2nd in our club tourney. 10.58 won, we had 10.18 and third had 10 even, pretty close. we put in in coushatta because of all the tourneys putting in at clarks, that way we would not have to deal with the lock. funny story about the barge, it was at the coushatta bridge when we put in this morning at 6:30 and at 9:45 it passed us in the oxbow, I told JR that the media guys better stay close to the lock because the barge had priority and they might get caught like you did, sorry to hear that I was prophetic in a way. Glad you had a good trip in pool 4, sometimes my advice is OK.
Steve 8)
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on October 12, 2003, 11:22:56 PM
Trey,
Don't forget who told you about the blue - flake worms!!!! Hopefully this weekend, bro!
Gabby
Title: Red River Coushatta
Post by: dave the dope man on November 12, 2003, 01:44:45 PM
I fished south of the bridge today mid to late morning. I will not give out the exact spot to protect the ABA guys spots, this time, I will post the spot after saturday however. I caught several keepers on a gold lipless crankbait and a white spinnerbait on wind blown points next to rocks. It was VERY windy this am, between 7-18 mph with gusts in excess of 22. You had to fish the spots several times however you could catch as many as 4 on the exact same spot. Steve look to your left at your last turn off the river. You will know the spot...............Dave the Dope Man
Title: Re:Red River Coushatta
Post by: Marty on November 12, 2003, 08:37:21 PM
I fished the same stretch of river yesterday, in fact my club had a "fruitjar" tournament down there, just kicking in $10 apiece. I had 5 good keepers that went 9.30 lbs for 2nd place. The first place guy weighed in 14.62 lbs. I caught 2 on Pop-Rs in the jungle, then the wind blew me outta there & I went out & cranked rocks for the rest of my fish plus a couple extra ones. This was the first time I had ever fished that part of the river. It was nice not seeing 100 other boats on the water. I hardly saw anybody besides our group & the occaisional john boat. -Marty
Title: Re:Red River Coushatta
Post by: dave the dope man on November 13, 2003, 06:49:11 PM
Hey Marty, what is your boats make?
Title: Re:Red River Coushatta
Post by: Marty on November 13, 2003, 09:22:09 PM
dave, I have a Triton Tr-18 with a Yamaha VMAX 150 on the back. It's red & white with a black bottom. Did you happen to see me running around out there?
Marty
Title: Re:Red River Coushatta
Post by: dave the dope man on November 13, 2003, 10:04:14 PM
Marty, No I don't think so. I did see a big blazer and I think what I saw other than that was a 19-20 ft skeeter that was red. I fish in a blue/white nitro 882 dual console with a gold stripe. I will be looking for you next time I'm out........Dave the Dope Man
Title: Re:Red River Coushatta
Post by: Marty on November 14, 2003, 10:29:46 AM
OK, if you see me come over & say hello. I'm pretty sure I'm the only Tr-18 around here with my colors, and one of the few with a Yamaha. There aren't too many Tr-18's of any color since Triton quit making them in '99. Now they have the Tr-186 for their 18 foot boat.
Title: Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Marty on November 15, 2003, 07:03:15 PM
I flipped a coin today...heads I go to Hosston to pre-fish for my club T next weekend, tails I go try out the crappie on the river. It's still just a little early for them to stacked up in big concentrations (I think) but I managed around 20 nice keepers plus a 5lb & a 2lb cat. I didn't have all that many bites, but the bites I had were mostly quality fish. I think I only threw back 3 or 4 dinks, and I don't keep small crappie. If I keep them they are filet size. I saw a couple of guys catching a few on a chartreuse jig, but I caught mine on minners, dead or alive it didn't seem to matter. Try the normal community holes like Blackies & the hole in the rocks where you cut through to go to the dozer, in 15-20 feet, just out from the rocks (on the inside). Fish weren't all the way on the bottom but were suspended 3 or 4 feet up. I usually tight-line rather than bobber fish this time of year.
Marty
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on November 20, 2003, 11:12:47 PM
Went to the river today around 2, and launched at Clark's. Fished around Dozer point, then Caspiana. Threw everything at them - and not one single bite.
It will be a while before I go back to the River. I am absolutely sick of the poor fishing there. Not one bite. The most exciting part of the trip was watching one of those water birds take a dump from a submerged tree.
Really looking forward to fishing Grand Bayou Saturday with Steve!
gabby
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Marty on November 21, 2003, 08:12:59 AM
Hey Gabby! You didn't mention throwing any crank baits at the rocks........I did that yesterday and tore them a new one! ;) They are in the mood to chase shad & my Excalibur crankbait in the color of Threadfin Shad, 4-8 ft diver (I think) did the job yesterday. Don't give up on the Red yet, there's lots of fish out there! I also caught 4 or 5 white bass that went between 1 & 2 lbs in the same areas.
Marty
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Marty on November 22, 2003, 06:59:37 PM
Had another decent day on the river today, not as good as a couple of days ago, but the wind was tough & made it hard to fish like I wanted to. A Pop-R & an Excalibur Fat Free Shad in the color of Threadfin Shad accounted for 7 fish for me today, with the best five going 11.05 to get 2nd place in my club's tourney (Hawgherders Bass Club). 1st place was 12.91. Time now for some white perch fishing! Much easier to sit down & fish.
Marty
Title: Re:Red River Coushatta
Post by: dave the dope man on January 07, 2004, 04:12:10 PM
Changed my mind today and fished the river out of Coushatta. I fished the Gahagan oxbow today and stayed on the right hand bank. I was only able to fish for 4 hours (1030-1430). I only got 4 bites the entire day 2 on a texas rigged baby bass Rite Bite brand cinko, and 2 on a 3/8 oz jig that I had made, I put on a dark brown #11 pork trailer. All of my bites came between 4 and 10 foot of water. After the sky clouded up the bite was off.......Dave the Dope Man......... ;) ;) ;)Oh and by the way I did throw a spinnerbait and a crankbait for a while----No takers
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Marty on January 12, 2004, 09:55:37 PM
Been doing pretty good with the white perch on the river. I went today for about 4 hours, & didn't catch a huge number (14) but they were good sized. Biggest was 2.4 lbs. I also lost my drop shot rig when a fish of some unknown variety, but obviously pretty big pulled it off my boat when I was not paying attention! Not a real high dollar outfit, but it was a fairly new Berkley Lightning Rod spinning rod & reel, that like I said, I use for drop shotting bass. I was gonna use it in my tournament this weekend, but it was doubling today as a decent crappie rod. I drug the bottom for awhile with a Carolina rig, but couldn't find it. I watched it dissappear from sight, & if it were summer time I would have gone in after it. So I guess now there's a big catfish or gou swimming around dragging my stuff! The crappie are biting on minnows fished right off the bottom on a tight line, drifting around in 17-20 feet of water. I have also been catching a good number on red/chartreuse tube jigs & a custom made pink/dark purple & chartreuse jig. I'm fishing 1/8 oz jig heads on 6 lb. test line at the same depths mentioned above. I'm also using chartreuse crappie nibbles on my jigs. ****Marty****
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Mike Cork on January 13, 2004, 04:21:34 PM
Marty thanks for the info I think I am going to give it a shot here real soon...... Man I love a good mess of Crappie......
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Marty on January 14, 2004, 08:16:21 AM
I went back yesterday afternoon with a friend & we caught a mess of very nice sized crappie. Seems like every day they want something different.... yesterday it was live shiners drifted slowly along the bottom, and also....my friend did very well with a pink/chartreuse jig tipped with a live shiner basically just drug behind the boat, kind of bounced along the bottom. The bite was pretty light, mostly, but a few good slams. I caught a 2+ pounder right off the bat, and we both had a number of others that were probably 1 1/2 to almost 2 lbs. There were a couple other boats out there who were wearing them out as well. They were not concentrated, you have to drift around out in the middle of the community hole, & most important is not to sit still, keep moving! Most of our bites came in 17-20 feet. Good luck...it's back to bass fishing for me now as my freezer's full of white perch! Oh yeah, I would think about stopping by Bass's grocery on Barksdale Blvd. & picking up some red shiners, they were working very well for some guys we saw. We just had the regular Clark's shiners, but I think the red ones were out-fishing us! Jigs we used were 1/8 oz, you need the weight to keep the jig down while drifting or trolling.
Marty
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: gunter1309 on January 14, 2004, 11:07:14 AM
Marty, I never heard of red shiners, but I am not much a crappie fisherman, thanks for the info.
steve
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Marty on January 14, 2004, 11:59:44 AM
Steve,
Haha! I'm not either, but I'm learning. 99% of my fishing is for bass, but over the past 3 years, starting in November & running past Christmas I have been doing the white perch dance. I just kind of got into it accidentally 3 yrs. back on the river, and I'm not one of those guys who puts out brush piles in secret places etc. I just go to the community holes like everybody else & sometimes they bite. It's good fun, and I get kind of addicted, I guess, but my club's first tournament is this Saturday down at Cleco power plant lake near Boyce, and that will effectively be the end of crappie season for me this year. That.....plus hearing about the 12 pounder on Caddo the other day has me ready to go out & start busting them! Oh yeah, the red shiners are out there. I have never fished them, but I've seen them. A friend of mine uses them on Cross now for catfish & crappie. Maybe they are the same as a gold shiner that's just got a reddish tint to them, I dunno. I may have to try some, though.
Marty
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Moose on January 14, 2004, 08:31:23 PM
Red Shiners My dad is a big crappie fisherman. He puts red food coloring in with normal silver shiners to make 'em red.
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Marty on January 19, 2004, 10:00:27 PM
Caught 17 large crappie today on the river. The bite was tough & slow, but I got one every now & then. All were pretty good, but there were several, that were extra big. I think I have enough now for 2004. OK, maybe just one more trip............ ;D
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Trey on January 20, 2004, 06:20:04 PM
Marty,
You've got to show me what I'm doing wrong. I went crappie fishing yesterday from 10-2 and didn't get a bite. I was using shiners on a slip float and tight-lining jigs tipped with shiners. I went a couple weeks ago and caught seven. I have been going to the community holes over in white house and knee-nock.
Trey
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Marty on January 20, 2004, 09:23:25 PM
Trey, It seems like every time I go, the fish want something different. When I went on Monday, there were 15 boats in the community hole that you're talking about that's up north of Clark's. That's not exactly the White House area, but it's the way most people go to get to the White House. I think it's actually known as Blackies, but don't hold me to that. Most of those folks weren't really catching much, some, none. Anyhow, on Monday, what I was getting most of my bites on was just a minnow on a hook, tight lined on the bottom with a 1/8 oz. sinker, with the hook about 1 1/2 feet up. I just kept my boat on the move, not anchoring or sitting in any one place. I caught a couple on a jig with a minnow, but by far my best bite was the tight line. In contrast, just a couple of days earlier, they were pounding the jig tipped with a minnow, not really interested in the tight line rig. And a week before that, I was wearing them out on straight jigs, no minnows. One day it was black/green tubes, then it was red/chartreuse tubes. Also, a guy turned me on to a custom made pink/purple/chartreuse jig that I really kicked butt on for awhile. And before all that, they were eating up the tight-lined minnows! So, like I said, it's always something different. The one constant for me this season since mid Novemeber has been that no matter what they were biting on, I have been able to catch them just off the bottom. No suspending fish for me, no bobbers. Whatever bait I have used, I have used it on or very near the bottom and most of my fish have been caught at a median depth of 18 feet. Maybe a little less or a little more sometimes, but 18 has seemed to be the all-around magic number, no matter what it says on the sign at Clark's! If I were going tomorrow, (I wish I could!) I would take some minnows to fish tight line, and of course another rod rigged with a red/chartreuse tube jig, 1/8 oz. I would just hang the jig off the boat, right above the bottom & do the same with the minnow, and move the boat around slowly enough to keep the bait close to the bottom. More or less out in the middle of the community area, but maybe slightly more towards the rocks on the river side. You will have to watch the depth & make frequent adjustments to your reels to keep the bait down low. I'm not saying you can't hold one of your rods, I'm just trying to emphasize that it has more to do with moving around till you get a bite than with any kind of jigging motion or anything you can really do. It's just about bumping into a fish that's probably moving around just like you are! Most of the other folks that were fishing on Monday were not moving around like we were, (I had a partner, he didn't catch as many as I did!) they were anchored out. That was working ok back in Nov. & Dec., but right now moving around is the key to finding them, at least in that hole anyway. If I had any time left at work to burn, I'd take you out there myself! I'm not the MAN, I can have a skunk day or real slow day just like anybody else. I've just been lucky this year. When you are drifting the tight line rig, it woud be ok to actually drag it a little bit. Also, don't be in such a big hurry to try to set the hook on them, they are almost self-hooking. :) An ultra light rod or at least real wispy one is best, I'm using a small ul underspin Zebco and a 10 ft. crappie pole with a Zebco underspin on that one too. I had a big fish jerk my drop shot bass rod over the side recently, so now I'm only fishing with 2 rods. And I don't take my eyes off them anymore! Good luck to you.
Marty
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Marty on January 20, 2004, 09:29:23 PM
Oh yeah, with all that said, there is one thing I left out! :o As far as the area immediately inside the opening, where all the deep water is, I wouldn't waste much time there, even if your depth finder marks fish there like mine does. You could try there a few minutes, but if no luck I would get on out of there. That area held fish earlier, but I see people pounding it but not catching much, maybe a striper, gou or occasional crappie. Go through the hole & take a right, start fishing when you get to 17,18 or 19 feet of water. Your time would be better spent drifting out in the middle, and including 20 feet from the rocks & on out. The fish seem to be on the move right now, not stacking up. That could change any time, though!
Marty
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Trey on January 23, 2004, 11:03:38 AM
Marty,
Thanks for all the great info. :) Maybe I'll see you out there sometime. I have a 19' black/silver tidecraft with a 200 mercury. If you see me on the water, don't be a stranger!
Trey 8)
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Marty on January 23, 2004, 07:21:16 PM
Well, the white perch weren't snapping too good today, I only ended up with 8 keepers, 2 which were good slabs over 2 lbs., & the rest were very respectable but not quite slab qualifiers. The bite was very slow. 2 fish (both the slabs, I think) came on red/chartreuse tube jigs on 1/8 oz round head jigs with chartreuse crappie nibbles (no minnows on there), & the others bit on minnows near the bottom. There wasn't much of a pattern today that I could determine, just had to be at the right place at the right time, & be dragging your bait around. Very scattered. I talked to a regular (even more regular than me!) who said he killed them yesterday, but today he only caught one or two & finally left. It was tough. I'm thinking this was probably my last crappie trip for the year, until November that is. Time to concentrate on those hawg bass, & get serious about kicking some butt in my club tournaments. Good luck to you Trey, they aren't done biting, I'm just done chasing them for awhile! Got plenty in the freezer now. 8) By the way, I drive a Triton Tr-18 with a 150 Yamaha on back. The boat is white/red/black bottom.
Marty
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Mike V on February 21, 2004, 08:54:06 PM
Fished the river today with my partner. The river is really stained right now. We did find some clearer water back in an oxbow though. I caught one right off the bat and it was downhill from there. The fishing was tough. I think the little cold front that came thru Friday evening must have messed them up. We talked to several guys fishing and nobody was really doing anything. Good luck to the guys fishing Anglers Choice tommorrow. We are going to Caddo Tommorrow, this will be my first time on caddo in about two years. Hopefully we will find some fish. :P
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on March 14, 2004, 10:03:06 AM
Fished the Red River Saturday from about 7 to 11:30. Didn't have any luck, no bites (expected). The water was in the high 50's and the air was chilly and cloudy. Water was MUDDY everywhere, except one hole that we hit around Bishop Point. Fairly clear there, and my buddy caught a nice, fat 3+ pounder off a tree with a black/blue worm. No snakes!
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: fishrman on March 15, 2004, 09:18:22 AM
Fished the Red Sunday morning, day light till 11 am caught 12 on various baits, in the back of the oxbows. Caught more females than males. Some of them were leaking roe.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Moose on March 16, 2004, 10:05:07 PM
Went for a quick trip after work today. Got on the water a little past 5 pm. Fished Beehive slough. I believe the water is falling pretty quickly. The surface temp was 60 to 62. Didn't get even a bump. Tried a spinner bait and a lizard but only had about an hour to fish. Hopefully next trip will be better.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Marty on March 23, 2004, 08:46:03 PM
Fished the Red today between 3 pm & 5:30 pm. Actually, if you deduct the 30 minutes of idling, getting unstuck off laydowns & the 15 minutes I spent trying to get my jig unstuck off a submerged log, I guess I only really fished about 1 1/2 hours. Caught 4 keepers, biggest being a 4.3 on a black/blue Stone jig. Two of the fish came on a chart/white 3/8 oz.Terminator. I missed a couple before I put on a trailer hook, then hooked up. The other two came on the jig, with a black/blue Yum trailer. I was test driving a custom flip stick a friend is going to build for me, so it was nice to catch a couple of good keepers on it. The other jig fish was a 2 pounder, & the 2 blade fish were about 1.5 lbs each. I also caught a real big crappie on the Terminator. Hope to go again on Thursday, then fish a small tournament on Saturday.
Marty
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: TB44 on March 24, 2004, 07:26:04 PM
Hey i need some help on where the crappie are on the river ive had some success in the past but was wodering where i should go to catch some....ill trade info on where ive had success but am looking for a new spot......any info would help......
i could usse some help on bistineau
thanks, todd
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: fishrman on March 31, 2004, 06:58:10 PM
Fished a tournament on the Red out of Clarks this past Saturday. Weighed in 18.50 lbs. including an 8.2 pounder, good enough for 1st. place. All fish came out of two feet of water on a white blade, caught three limits total.
Tried the same pattern on Sunday on the Red out of Alexandria, (ALBC Tournament of Champions) caught 17 fish, best five weighed 11.50 lbs. 17th place. The Larger stringers came out of the Colfax area.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Marty on April 01, 2004, 07:30:59 AM
J.R., ya'll had some nice fish on Saturday. I was the guy in the back of that Pro Craft you talked to back there in the PH area. We didn't have nearly as much luck as you guys, that was a fine looking hawg Daniel had! Even though we culled a couple, we still only weighed in 8.03. I went to the river on Friday to do some pre-fishing for the T, and had some spots in mind, and then just as I was getting close to the Port Lake, my Yamaha blew a rod bearing cap right through the side of my block. Had to troll south for 2 hours before somebody came along & towed me the rest of the way to Clark's. So now, the Triton is in the shop getting a new powerhead. It's almost like a death in the family!!! With a little luck, I'll be back on the water in a couple of weeks, though.
Marty
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: fishrman on April 01, 2004, 09:41:37 AM
Marty, I know all too well about motor problems, it sucks. If you get stir crazy and need a ride during your down time, just let me know. I will be happy to fish with you.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Marty on April 01, 2004, 11:20:04 AM
Man, I really appreciate that offer!!! I may have to take you up on it. Thanks! :)
Marty
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: fishrman on April 01, 2004, 11:42:02 PM
Dear Slab Chasers, I forgot to mention that on the Red this past weekend, between both tournaments, my partners and I boated aleast a dozen crappie, and lost almost that many on the way to the boat. They all were caught in 2-3 feet of water, next to log jams. It seems that most of the bites came on the windy side of the jams, but the larger fish came from the slack sides. All were caught on a 1/2 oz blade, so they must have been pretty hungry. The fish size ranged from 12 to 16 1/2 inches. This pattern worked in pools 3 & 5. Good luck, and I hope the info helps you fill that spot in your freezer.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Marty on April 02, 2004, 08:35:39 AM
Ditto what JR said, we caught some real nice sized crappie in the same kinds of places he mentioned, and believe it or not most of ours came on 6" black & blue lizards! One on a SB. I guess they were really hungry. I told a friend about them & he went the next day & boated a dozen on crappie jigs fished about 18" below a bobber.
Marty
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Todd on April 08, 2004, 03:57:40 PM
I am anticipating going to the River this weekend. I ahve not been on the river all year and would like a little input on where to go or what seems to be producing the best bites. If anyone has been I would appreciate a little help. I will be fishing Pool 5.
Thanks Todd
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on April 09, 2004, 05:22:46 AM
Todd, I haven't been in quite some time either but typically this time of year you can get into some great top water / spinnerbait action in the oxbows If I were going I would head to bee hive cove as it is a small area off the river with all the different fishing the river has to offer (levee, trees, drop offs, a good point, and then the back flats) and try to pattern those fish then match it else where. Good Luck
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Todd on April 09, 2004, 10:10:13 AM
Thanks Mike, I appreciate the info.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: casso on April 12, 2004, 09:09:41 AM
Went to the river Sat. caught 7 fish with the smallest around 3lbs. biggest would go 5. One came on a spinnerbait and the rest on big plastics. Except for a couple, the fish came from 4-6 feet in clearer water in presence of both grass and wood. I think there feeding pretty heavy on bream. The bream are everywhere and there was many thrown up bream in my live well at the end of the day.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Railroader on April 12, 2004, 11:10:13 AM
hey! this is brian how is everyone? been fishing alot still on vac.. my question is my company is putting on a tournament on the red.. i am looking for any info on where? i sould be going.. i have been to little ninock to the back of it but could only get one bite.. the whitehouse the island in the middle has been my best but need a few more spots.. any info would be great also in casp.. i have not caught anything there yet.. i need fish that casso caught lol maybe you could share..thanks..
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: casso on April 12, 2004, 11:52:12 AM
Brian-
I've been spending more time on the river than usual because I've been tring to catch numbers, its closer to the house, and everytime I want to go there is a storm on the way moving over Caddo. Over the past few weekends here is what I've found. There are fish biting in Port Lake, a few weekends ago a buddy of mine and I went up there and caught 25-30. Biggest was right at 5 w/ a few 3's but most were about 1-1 1/2. All of them came on water melon (red , blue, kudzu, gold, etc.) baby brush hogs. A while back we made it in McDade and did really well on watermelon lizards. Last weekend we fished white house, an oxbow north of white house on the bossier side that I don't know the name of and in the back of Ninock. Didn't get many bites but the ones we did were good. Most consistent areas had 4-6 ft water, grass/ water hycinth, and wood. Shad and bream were around and visible. Alot of our fish came from inside the water hycinth, drop the plastic in a small hole for a while, jiggy, jiggy, jiggy, not on the bottom but about where you think the bottom of the water hycinth would be, then it would either get mushy or they would nail it. Then the fun of getting them out of all that stuff would start. Hope this helps and good luck on your tourny.
Casso
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Railroader on April 12, 2004, 04:45:15 PM
hey this is brian thanks alot for the info will try to get out there and find it.. later.
Title: Crappie on the Red River.............
Post by: TB44 on April 15, 2004, 01:40:12 PM
Hey i need some help on where the crappie are on the river ive had some success in the past but was wodering where i should go to catch some....ill trade info on where ive had success but am looking for a new spot......any info would help......
i could usse some help on bistineau
thanks, todd
Title: Re:Red RIver Crappie Fishing
Post by: Mike Cork on April 16, 2004, 06:22:53 AM
I haven't been out there for the crappie, But I have a friend that has caught some recently in the very back of caspiana, he uses jigs but said that if a man were to use minnow they would probably tear them up. Anyway he fishes the timber in 6-10 feet. Hope this helps
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: casso on May 17, 2004, 01:32:03 PM
Went to the river Sat and caught eight. Fished an area early that I had been catching good fish in but it had alot of boats in it and the water was good and muddy, didn't get any bites there. Found some clear water and caught eight, a couple were to 2 pounders but most were around 12 inches. Caught them on brush hogs and crank baits. Had 2 big fish on but one broke off and the other wrapped me up and I couldn't get to her in time.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: kw4570gov on May 19, 2004, 02:19:09 PM
Can anyone tell me where the whitehouse area of the river is located. I keep hearing peoplr take about it, and would like to fish this area.
Thanks
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Trey on May 21, 2004, 01:13:11 PM
If you launch out of Clark's, turn right heading North. It will be about two or three miles down on the right (East) side of the river. There is a large red nun can (Bouy with a pointy top) that is infront of an opening in the rocks. That's the entrance. Becareful, because it has some shallow rocks at the entrance. What I usually do is raise my gas motor and use the trolling motor to go through. Go as close as you can to the north side of the opening, because the rocks are more to the center and south side. Some people go through with their big motor, but I don't particularly enjoy swimming home! Consequently that cut is a good fishing spot; mostly small black bass and a good number of white bass hang out there. Hope this helps!
Trey 8)
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Gabby on May 25, 2004, 08:39:57 AM
Fished the River yesterday after work (5 til 9) and caught 8 or 9 fish, nothing over a pound 1/2. We fished around Ninock, looking for some schooling fish but never got them. Bites came on Watermelon & Pumpkin Trick Worms, Watermelon Blue & Red Brush Hogs, and Buzz Baits at dark.
Nothing impressive, and still wondering if there is anything bigger than my hand in the River.
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: casso on June 01, 2004, 08:52:20 AM
Went to the river for a couple hours yesterday morning and caught 4 good fish. Smallest was about 2.5 and biggest right about 4. Caught 1 on a spinnerbait and the rest on big brush hogs. They were throwing up shad everywhere in my livewell but didn't notice until time to go. Wished I could've stayed longer.
David
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Danny on June 07, 2004, 01:29:26 PM
Me and my buddy went to the river in Coushatta yesterday. We got there around 1:00 and caught 6 small fish and one good white perch. One came on a crankbait. The rest on red shad or tequila sunrise worms,including the perch. We crammed his Express through the colvert in that creek north of the launch, there is some good looking water in their. We didnt catch any their, except for the perch. I think we may have got down their too late. This was our first venture down on that end. Can someone please give me some pointers on what to throw and areas to try. thanks, Danny
Title: Re:Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on June 08, 2004, 02:53:17 PM
Fished the river out of Clarks Saturday. Caught a few fish on a spinner bait and even had a couple hit a frog. Once the sun came out from behind the clouds about 11 am I caught a couple on a baby brush hog in timber. Seemed like the grass was the key.
Has anyone been catching fish off the levees yet?
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Noble on June 28, 2004, 08:36:39 AM
How is the River looking after all this rain? I went over the I-220 bridge and the sand bar on the north side of the bridge is completely under water. Also, I saw PLENTY of logs heading south.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: fishrman on June 28, 2004, 09:36:44 AM
The river is about two feet high down at Clark's. Caught a few fish on a jig on Sunday.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Gabby on June 28, 2004, 10:32:03 AM
Jr,
Sorry I missed you. I went a little before 5, and fished Caspiana & attempted Whitehouse. Then back to Caspiana & the mouth of Bishop Point.
Caught 5 in all, no size - on white/chartruese spinner, lizard, and buzzbait.
Water was MOVING!!! It was a minefield on the main river, logs everywhere.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: RustyJ on June 29, 2004, 12:50:01 PM
I went down to Coushatta Sunday and went exploring since the water was so high. I wasn't really trying to catch a lot of fish, although I did find a few that would take a soft plastic. The water is over the jetties on the upper end of Pool 4 and I do NOT recommend running up there if you do not know your way around. It rose about 6 inches at the boat ramp while I was out. Be very careful and let a loved one know where you're going!
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on June 30, 2004, 01:55:21 PM
Thanks for the Safety info, I know alot of lower units have been removed from very nice boats in that area by folks that had been there before. So a newbie might be in trouble if not very careful
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Red Ranger on July 17, 2004, 10:04:55 PM
Fished the Red today. The water level is returning to a more normal level. The river is still muddy, but the ox bows are starting to clear up in the back. Water temps ranged from mid-80's to 90. We caught 4 dinks and saw another boat catch a couple. All four fish came on dark colored plastics and that looked to be what the other boat caught their fish on. We threw buzz baits, spinners, white crank baits, rattle traps, etc., but couldn't find anything to turn the fish on. We did spend a good deal of our time fishing new water and trying to locate new places to fish on the river.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on July 17, 2004, 11:10:10 PM
Red Ranger did you spend anytime running the levees? They usually turn on real well this time of year
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Red Ranger on July 18, 2004, 02:06:52 PM
By levees, assume you mean the rock jetties. We did crank those in a couple of spots, but did not catch anything. We also saw some other people fishing the jetties, but none caught fish while we were in sight.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on July 18, 2004, 03:37:34 PM
Yes rock jetties. Thats unussual normally this time of year you can catch quite a few smaller fish on the levees and if nothing else a drum for sure....
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on July 18, 2004, 04:24:43 PM
Hey guys, heres what worked last week on pool 4. Find a rock "wall" "jetty""revetment" or whatever that has current moving over it, Put your boat on the inside crease where there isn't much current and you are able to keep your boat pretty much stationary. Using crankbaits and rat-l-traps cast up current at a 45 degree angle and retrieve at a moderate rate. Ensure that your bait contacts the rocks. My wife and daughter caught alot of fish this way, however here is the catch: Your either going to catch black or white bass and in no certain order. They did catch mostly whites but the blacks that they did catch were pretty good ones. i was using a series 100 pearl white red eye bandit crankbait on 14lb line and a Berkley frenzy chrome blue back orange belly lipless crankbait.......Hope this helps.............Dave........Oh yea one other thing...I would ease along a back that was just out of the current and pitch an 11" red shad worm at brush and timber and picked up a few fish....This is the least painful way for me to fish right now, if I have to reel alot it becomes too painful.......again .....Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Red Ranger on July 18, 2004, 10:43:40 PM
Thanks for the details. My son and I will be fishing a team tournament on the Red this weekend and we'll try to put the information to good use. Will let you know how we do.
The river itself was still pretty muddy. Don't know if fast current makes it better or worse, but there was quite a bit of current going by/through the opening in the jetties.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: casso on July 19, 2004, 08:43:56 AM
Took my dad out to the river sat. Fished until about 2pm and caught around 25 bass. Most of the fish were around 12-14 inches w/ 1 3lber. The fish came on soft plastics and a few on 200 series bandits when the sun peaked out. Fished +- 10 ft deep creek chanels in the backs of oxbows. Most of the fish were ganged up where a creek channel would dump into a deeper one.
Casso
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Trey on July 22, 2004, 10:17:41 AM
I fished the river out of Clark's yesterday and the day before. Out of both days we only had two fish that were over 12 inches. We fished the rocks were a little current was flowing over. The current in the river is very slow; infact the water was going over the rocks INTO the oxbows. There was a huge school of baitfish there. We saw 6" Gizzard Shad and little baitfish all jumping out of the water. We fished that area for an hour and only got one fish. The other fish came from some flooded timber on a crankbait. I fished the Port Lake yesterday and didn't get a bite. The water temp in the front was 77 degrees and the back was 89! I thought my temp guage might have been messing up, so I stuck my hand in the water and felt it myself. It was definately colder. There was another large concentration of baitfish there too, but no bites. I am considering locking throough on Saturday and fishing Coushatta. Has anybody been down there lately? If anyone has been catching some good fish on the river and wouldn't mind sharing some patterns, let me know.
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: kw4570gov on July 22, 2004, 03:09:26 PM
Trey,
I hate Adam and I could not go on Tues. I read a couple reports that said to try crankbaits along the rock jetties. Other than that, who knows.
C^ya Kent
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on July 22, 2004, 05:22:13 PM
hey Trey, Read my post from the 18th. there is a lot of current in pool 4 BELOW Loggy Bayou. If you don't mind the drive I would put in in Coushatta..........Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Trey on July 25, 2004, 07:21:51 PM
I fished a club tournament on the river yesterday. Boy, was it HOT!!! I fished around Clark's pretty much the whole time. Jay and I caught fish on spinnerbaits (white and chartruce), Pop'n Image, and baby brushhogs. I fished the timber and grass along the banks. Most of the fish we caught were in 7 ft of water or less. We had enough to take third place, but were not even close on second. I lost three fish that would have put us close to first. I like to practice what is known as "hook and release". I am notorious for finding fish, getting them to bite, and then loosing them at the boat. Oh yeah, I can honestly say now that I have had a fish throw the hook on an Excalibut rotating treble hook. Up until yesterday, I had never lost a fish after hooking it on those hooks. All of the fish were caught in pool 5 on soft plastics and a few spinnerbaits. The water temp was 89 degrees and still pretty muddy on the river, clearing up in the oxbows.
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Red Ranger on July 25, 2004, 09:34:27 PM
Fished the same tourney as Trey. We caught nothing but dinks again. If you want to catch dinks on the Red, I recommend you use a red shad fluke or black/red flake senko over weed lines in about six foot of water. :) We tried buzz bait and frog right at/after day light. Then later in the day cranks and rattle traps, in timber and by the jetties, but did not catch a fish on those.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: ʇuǝɹq™ on July 26, 2004, 08:15:03 AM
I went out to Clarks on Friday, and fished the trees and the rocks right there at Clarks. I caught 5 of the rocks. Three came off a Yum black neon crawbug (texas rig), and two off a storm crankbait. I caught two more off a white and chartruess spinner bait in the trees directly in front of the marina. The smallest one was around 10 inches, but the largest was 4 1/2 pounds!!! ;D He came on the crawbug!!!
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on July 26, 2004, 10:27:43 AM
Good day on the river! Told you Brent glad you finally tried it.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: LetsGetJiggy on August 21, 2004, 07:17:00 AM
Hey Guys and Gals,
I am new to this sport of Bass fishing, but I've got all the gear,i.e. New boat, five new rods and reels, worms, crank baits, spinners baits, etc. But I have failed to score a single fish in the three weeks I've been fishing out of Clark's. I've been primarily fishing the oxbow called Little Enoch. My fishing partner has caught three there, but I'm still sitting on the big goose egg. Is it me, the river, or is it this time of year? I am so frustrated.I'm not a total newbie to fishing, just to bass fishing. Any help is greatly appreciated and accepted.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: bassadict69 on August 21, 2004, 09:04:21 AM
There are two clubs in this area that alot of us on here fish. "Twin Cities Team Club" is a team type tournament and "The Club" is a draw type format. You can fish as a non-boater and be paired up with a boater for each tournament. It is a good way to learn alot about bass fishing. You should check into fishing with us sometime.
Everyone is more than willing to help and give out helpful advice. Just ask!!!
Welcome to the forum...sit back & relax, there are hours & hours of reading and tips on here!
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on August 21, 2004, 06:00:13 PM
Jiggy, Don't get to frustrated. The Red is really tough right now. It always gets that way when we are low on rainfall. During the summer months the current is a big factor in catching fish on the river, and with out any rain the current gets very slow. These last couple days should help.
A couple things to try...
A white medium diving crankbait. Fish it along levees that have current running against them or over them. Some of the best areas are where there are wash outs over the levee get your boat into position and cast your bait into the current and pull it with the current threw the wash outs. The points of the levees can be really good also.
Timber, timber is always good. Try to find the old willow trees in amongst the pole timber. The bushier trees that are scattered every once in a while in the pole timber. Take a brush hog or your favorite creature bait and rig it texas style then put it right in the middle of that bush and let it fall to the roots and shake it in one place as long as you can stand it.
For a couple fish real quick first thing in the morning, try the bull dozer point which is just south of clarks. This place is great in the summer time for a quick top water bite. Pop R's usually do the trick. Ask Dennis or Gary at the marina where it is. It is really close and easy to find when someone points it out.
Good Luck
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on August 21, 2004, 06:26:34 PM
If you can get somebody to show you where the entrance to the Caspiana oxbow is, I'm talking about right at the mouth of the oxbow, then you can start working northwards up that bank and all around in that area early in the morning with a buzzbait and also a Pop-R (careful not to lose to many of those in the laydowns). You oughta be able to pick up a few in that area. Also, it's "Ninock" :D The main thing on the river is to be extremely careful around the rocks, they will destroy your boat in a split second. I speak from experience! :( Be extremely careful in the area immediately south of the entrance to the Port Lake. There is a very low rock jetty there that will not even be visible when the river is up. It has claimed plenty of boat hulls. Watch out on the ends of some of the rock jetties that stick out into the river, there are submerged rocks there too. If you are fishing in the Ninock area, you might try fishing the small cut just before the dam on the east side, right along the rocks. When the lock opens to let a boat through, current draws through there & it will cause the fish to feed in the current. A Caroina rig or crankbait will work right there, but it's no secret so you might have company. Good luck on the river. It is a great fishery, but it does take some time to learn how to fish it. I would suggest that in addition to maybe joining a club, you might consider taking a guide trip on the Red with Russ McVey. He can show you around & put you on some spots you can fish later on your own. Russ is a good guy, plus that would kind of give you a base to build on. Best of luck & again, be careful on the river! It's the most treacherous water around here as far as potential boat damage goes!
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike V on August 24, 2004, 04:43:29 PM
Fished the river Sunday with my Media partner. Had a pretty good morning. we fished from daylight until 11:00am. We caught 6 with several in the 3-4 lb range. All the fish were caught on soft plastics in 6-10 ft of water. Junebug seemed the color of choice. My partner caught a pretty good fish on the black buzzbait also. The water looks good just about anywhere you go right now. :o
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on August 30, 2004, 01:00:53 PM
Fished the 2 day ABA District 48 Championship this weekend, 40 anglers were entered.
First of all I would like to thank our very own BassAddict for helping me out yesterday, that ice probably kept my big fish alive, as you can see below I could have not endured a .25lb penalty.
I ended up with second big fish for the day and for the tournament with a 4.35 got beat with a 4.41, .06 out of first!!!!!! I think taking pix of the fish before weighing it cost me,( he had dried out some) but at the time it was big bass and they wanted some pics. It was big bass until almost the last guy weighed, Mr. Parker. I would have gotten to take a polygraph and everything, that would have been cool.
Day one I was paired with Lisa Craig, a guide from TX. She fishes the WBFA circuit, won a tournament this year and was one point from being Rookie of the year and making the womens Classic. It was kind of intimidating, she was a very good angler and I had the responsibility of trying to put her on fish. 2 other club tournaments were fishing so there were a lot of people on the ramp and most launched before us so by the time we blasted off by number they were already fishing. We started in the Pink House area and the only way I had been was idling from Dozer thru the stumps so it took a while. There were 3 other boats there but only one was ABA and he was the eventual winner. Started with buzzers, no takers, I switched to a big crank and blade after 45min. By 7:30 I was flipping and caught a 5lb on a tube, good start. fished 2 more hours with out a bite, caught a 12" on the big crank, Lisa caught a 11" on a crank. At 11 I lost a good 2lb fish on the crank, it had bee so long since my last bite that I horsed the fish a little and it surfaced an threw the bait. Idled back to dozer and fished there until the storm hit. I caught a 2.5lb on the crank and Lisa caught a 14" on a brush hog. I lost one more fish on a jig, it came up 3 times before throwing it and it was a good 1.5lber. I had my chances to have a limit of fish, 5 bites 3 fish. We fished thru the storm all the way to the Ridge everyone fishes just thru the rocks by clarks. Stayed there until 10min to weigh-in and that is when the "fun" started. got everything buttoned down, sat down and hit the starter, nothing but clicking, running the livewells all day and not running the boat must have run down the cranking battery. No Prob, got my jumper cables out and tried to jump off the troll battery, still would not start, it would kick off my computer and not try to crank------Panic 3min before check in and all I got is trolling motor and no one around to jump me or give us a ride to clarks. needless to say we were 10min late and with the 1lb per min penalty, I did not have 10lb, we did not weigh our fish. ZERO, and what sucked is Lisa had to zero also, and what sucked even more the 5lb fish I had would have been big bass for the day and the tournament. Lesson learned, if you are going to fish until the last possible minute, make sure your boat will start.
Day 2,charged my batteries and carried an extra starting batt. just in case. I was not paired with anyone, I had one thought, fish for 1 big bite!! Went back to the same area since I had caught a good fish the day before. Learned a new way in through ninock, followed Bill Burks thru the stumps on what must have been an old road bed because we did not touch a stump an it ran all the way to the island at pink house. ( saved the track on GPS for future ref. ) Fished a buzz early, no takers, threw a jig the next 2hrs no takers, a school of little fish came up and I took a crank bait an started catching 10" fish, it was fun for about 30min then I pulled a 13"weigh fish out of the school. moved to the island and caught 2 2lb fish on a big tube and a C-rig Fry. Moved to Ninock and the ridge Homer caught his fish on in his BASS win. 30min I stuck a good fish on a Rig and broke off, not too bad until I got to see her, she came up to throw my hook an bait -- at least a 5lber - I was sick. Picked up the tube and fished the same general spot for 10min then caught the big fish, had a 6lb head but was kind of poor. I got worried looking at the fish, thought it might die so I headed to clarks for some ice, saw James on the bank and he helped me out. Iced the livewell and added rejuvX treatment and put on recirc. had about 1hr left so went back to dozer, no fish, had 4 in the well and decided not to let what happened sat catch me again, checked in 20min early.
Weighed almost 10lb with 4 fish, had I gotten to the weigh in on sat I would have placed in the money, but cant cry over spilt milk. Learned a few valuable lessons, if you can learn something each time you go out -- good or bad -- it is a day well spent.
Thanks to Dallas Miller and the ABA, I encourage the people on the board, if you can fish a circuit this year, Dallas runs a class operation and it is Military Service oriented, so you compete with other servicemen.
sorry for the long winded post, just like to write it down while it is fresh.
steve
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on August 30, 2004, 01:14:34 PM
Forgot something ( hard to believe ) another lesson learned, when you try to start your boat with the trolling motor batteries, disconnect them from the 24 volt series. The jump was trying to feed 24volts into my motor and it was kicking off my computer, prob. a safety feature.
steve :-X
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Noble on August 30, 2004, 01:15:36 PM
Thanks for the post Steve. Very interesting 2 days. We heard about your battery problems at the pool party...that just sucks. Is your trolling motor just 24v or is it 24/36? Mine is 24/36 and you can't jump the cranking battery because it is hooked to the other 2. I have never tried unhooking the cranking battery from succession in the trolling motor series to see if I could jump it then.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: bassadict69 on August 30, 2004, 01:28:01 PM
All I did was went into the store for your ice...but , Glad I could help!!
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on August 30, 2004, 04:10:03 PM
I am not supposed to leave the water, unless emergency, during tournament hours. I guess I could have gotten some of the pleasure boaters or jet skiers to get the ice, it was good to see someone I knew though, thanks again.
steve :-X
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on August 30, 2004, 04:15:30 PM
Steve thanks for the indepth post - there was allot to learn that day and I for one thank you very much for sharing. Hey, I as a tournament director would consider the life and death of a big ole bass and emergency!!
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on August 30, 2004, 07:18:01 PM
Steve, I've had to rope start a couple of 150's in my life, I don't expect they even bother with supplying a rope with a bigger outboard like what I'm guessing is on your big Ranger. My '99 Yamaha 150 came with a rope, though & when it was only 6 months old I was fishing a club tournament out of Clark's & the same thing ahppend to me, time for weigh-in & the battery croaked. I didn't have cables on board then (do now though!) so I broke out the rope, wrapped it around the flywheel, gave it a tug & she fired right up, just like advertised! Much better experience than the previous time I pull started a 150. That one was a pretty old Merc, probably one of the 1st 150's they ever put out, & it took about 40 pulls to get it going. Man, that was tough! Anyhow, the only other thing I was gonna say is that I have also jumped from my 2 trolling batteries to crank my motor & it worked fine for me. Done it a couple of times, as a matter of fact. My outboard is fuel injected, but not a DFI model. I don't know how much difference that might make. If yours is a DFI (Optimax,HPDI etc.) the computer might behave differently.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: gunter1309 on August 31, 2004, 05:53:48 PM
No rope on my motor, dont think the computer would take the 24, it is an HPDI, must have something to do with it. several people suggested using the pull rope at the ramp in jest, I wish I could have at least tried with one, I was pretty panicked and p.o.'ed, I might have turned that 250 over.
thanks
steve
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: danisfish on August 31, 2004, 09:09:09 PM
Way to keep your chin up Steve. I think you found some of my luck from this year. On caddo papa and I had a nice bag of fish the day my omc would not run. On cross I broke my glx on a nice jig fish on a thursday and in reeves tourny lost a nice fish at the boat. It is hard to smile when you really want to kick yourself but you are right on the money, learn from your mistakes and be a better fisherman for it. All that said, if I learn something from every mistake I make fishing, I will win the classic next year going away cause I can mess up like a pro.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Noble on September 01, 2004, 07:34:27 AM
Daniel....your story sort of reminds me of a joke. This guy was laying in the hospital, recovering from a heart attack. His wife was there, comforting him. He looked at her and said..."when I wrecked my favorite car - you were there; when I lost my job - you were there; when I broke my arm - you were there; and when I had my heart attack - you were there...I think you are bad luck!" I think Papa was there for all of your unfortunate happenings....somebody might be bad luck. ;D
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: danisfish on September 01, 2004, 03:13:45 PM
Mike that is funny. lol. Never heard that one. But I will have to say my bad began long before papa and I ever fished together. Can't point the finger at anyone but myself.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Ron Fogelson on September 01, 2004, 03:36:16 PM
Hay guys, take this for what its worth but I've ran into the same problems with my cranking battery 3 or 4 years ago. I went to Wal-Mart on the way home and got me a deep-cell trolling battery and hooked it up. I did the samething once I got my new Nitro. Running a 35gal live-well all day is to hard on anything else. I also carry one of them emergency jumpstarts with me in my boat. Its lighter then adding an other battery and if you run into someone else one the water that needs help you don't have to string battery cables all over eachothers boats just to find out they are not long enough. (thats happened to me getting a jump from someone else) Again just my 2 cents worth any other ideas from you would be wellcome!
Play Nice or Die! Fogy
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 01, 2004, 07:56:38 PM
Fished pool 4 today. I want to change the name to "Gar pool". I actually caught a gar that was about 2.5 feet long, the thing was he had only bit the line and was hanging on!! Idiot fish!!! Anyhow I caught 4 small fish, all on a crankbait white/chartruese 4-6 foot diver in water that was between 8 and 20 foot deep. the water temp was 82-84 depending on where you were at. No fish on a Jig or c-rig. FYI Loggy bayou is terribly muddy.......There is a litlle current on the river but not much. Saw no schoolers....Dave....And for mike more infor...My rear end was hot when sitting in the seat, The sun was up, the water was wet........Dave ;D ;D ;D ~b~ ~b~
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Noble on September 01, 2004, 08:28:52 PM
Dave, Dave, Dave...when are you going to learn...
crankbaits - ~bu
Wet water...how interesting.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 02, 2004, 07:43:56 PM
Allright, I fished Gar Pool again today. All in all i caught 5 and lost one thanks to a broken hook. I had probably 7 lbs total, the water temps were in the low 80's, tannic in color with stained areas due to boat traffic. there is more current today and the level is rising, water is backing up into the oxbows. The sky stayed mostly overcast today ( the cloud bank was pretty high though) Here is the break down of my fish.....2 on a ghost shad (bleeding) crankbait 4-6 ft diver in the cuts...2 on a c-rig with a baby bass cinko type plastic, as before in the cuts.... and one on a jig ...Black blue with a junebug baby brushhawg, tail dipped in dye. I did notice that the fish really didn't start to bite till 1100. I now it was 1100 because I took a radio and Rush had just came on.........Hey Mike N. I know I know,,,,crankbaits,,,,,but it worked.......................Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Noble on September 02, 2004, 08:08:33 PM
But just think how many fish you would have caught if you would have thrown a bait that is proven to catch fish...spinnerbait, worm, M-80.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 02, 2004, 10:22:58 PM
The ATF took all my M-80's away from me. ~bu ~bu ~bu ~bu ........Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on September 02, 2004, 11:52:41 PM
Dave + drugs + M80's = I fear to imagine ;D
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 03, 2004, 10:26:33 PM
Pool 4 again today.......Rain in the AM. Ended up with 6 fish, 5 biggest went about 8 and 1/2 lbs. 1 on a spinnerbait and the rest on a jig. The spinner was my "Bisteneau Special" however, after a BIG gar came by it was gone.....Idiot fish!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( . The Jig was a 3/8 oz same as yesterday in color and trailer. All fish were still shallow very shallow. I believe the deepest fish caught was in 2 foot of water. I locked down on one oxbow for the whole day and remained commited to the bite and site. I believe it was the right decision because I basically eliminated pool 4 for the Federation Tournament. I think that the Tournament will be won in pool 5. Here's one for ya, I saw 3 grass carp today that would make a bull red look like a guppie. At least 60+ lbs each. All three were about 4 and 1/2 feet long.............I found a snake tree today as well............Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: docwaldo on September 04, 2004, 05:42:15 PM
me and the dope man went to pool 5 and man--it was not pretty. caught abouit 15 fish, and the biggest 15 would have maybe weight 10 pounds. had trouble catching any size. lots of 9 inchers. caught some on c-rig and some on senkos and some onplastics. all in all me and the dopester had a good time. saw a new form of ignernt (ignorant) and caught some sunshine. dope caught a huge sac-a-lait on a crank bait and did not get bit on a spinner bait.
i can tell ya that if me and dope spend much time together, there will be trouble involved. that i can assure you.
doc :)
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Cork on September 04, 2004, 06:49:26 PM
I figure you two might get along a little too well this could be dangerous if they team up..... ~mcc~
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on September 04, 2004, 08:50:45 PM
Dave, I am pretty stubborn, therefore I am still planning to devote at least a little of my practice time for the federation tournament to a specific place in pool 4. I haven't fished this spot as early as September, but I have fished it in mid October & it was good, so hopefully it will be worth a run south. Of course, I would much rather be on some good ones in pool 5 so I could spend less time running & more time with a hook in the water. Did you fish the Feb tournament?
Marty
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 04, 2004, 09:45:31 PM
Marty, I didn't fish the Feb. Tournament (didn't get my entry form in on time), and I agree pool 4 is not my 1st choice but with what I have found so far it may be my only choice. Your'e not fishing the oxbow witht the metal poles in it are you? I don't want to crowd you if I can help it............ As far as today, read Doc's post. the fishing wasn't awe inspiring however the company was fan-freakin-tastic. For those of you thinking that Doc and I may be too much alike,,,,,,Your'e absolutley right....Next time I want to tube while fishing ;D ;D ;D Doc man did I enjoy today!!!! We need to do it again soon. I did like the Bumble Bee, Nice ride.......Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on September 04, 2004, 10:29:06 PM
Nope Dave, no poles that I can remember. I fished as a non-boater in the Feb tournament, and didn't do all that well so I'm not really in the running for the state team or anything, but a friend of mine is in pretty good standing & if he can do well on this one he has a good chance. There are 6 guys from my club fishing the Sept. event. This is my 1st year fishing the fed, next year I will know what to expect. I guess you know the 1st tournament is on Darbonne.
Marty
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: BIG PAPA on September 05, 2004, 04:55:35 PM
Hey Dave or Doc, how about a little more info on that new kind of " ignernt" thing, I for one am dying of curiosity :'(
papa 8)
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: docwaldo on September 05, 2004, 05:14:22 PM
we were fishing in the "cut" right off the river just north of the lock #5. you know the one that homer always throws a c-rig? anyway--about 30 minutes before we left, we see a big old deck boat come screaming down the river pulling a big old tube with two kids on it. they got right ouit ni the river in front of the cut and turned in to the cut. they never really slowed down. they dragged that tube with kids on it right thru the cut. man--that is a special kind of dumb (or ignernt). anyway--that was the highlite of ouir trip. it makes me feel a little better about myself and my kin folk when i see someone else do something like that.
drop it deep and yank it hard and you better not fall off the tube. . .
doc >:D
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike V on September 10, 2004, 08:37:57 AM
I got a tournament on the river tommorrow. Does anybody got a fishing report??? :help:
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 10, 2004, 11:01:33 AM
Mike, go back over the posts from the last few weeks. It doesn't look like it has changed much lately. If you want a secret hint try this. check in tommrow, then have someone drive the truck and trailer to Coushatta. Load up and drive to Grand Bayou, Catch some GOOD fish, drive back to the river and reverse sequence.............Dave >:D >:D
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike Noble on September 10, 2004, 11:09:32 AM
Is that legal? And what if you catch only slot fish at Grand Bayou...I guess you keep them because you are really fishing the River? PoPo
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 10, 2004, 11:12:33 AM
Yeah, there you go..I'll have to try that sometime........Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Mike V on September 10, 2004, 01:20:18 PM
Boy that sounds like a good idea, but I have never in my life fished Grand Bayou. I would be lost :'(
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Trey on September 10, 2004, 02:15:04 PM
Grand Bayou is either feast or famine. When the bite is on, it's like fishing in an aquarium. But when it's not, you might as well be on lake cast-a-lot!
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on September 10, 2004, 10:22:02 PM
I fished the river today out of Clark's. Caught 8 fish, but only 4 were keepers, and none were really big. The best one went a little over 2 lbs. A few bit on a crank bait, some on a worm & one or two on a brush hog. Never did get a bite on the c-rig. I tried it in a few places that have worked for me in the past, but no-go today. Anybody got any helpfull info for the river? I want to try it again on Sunday. Think I'll catch up on the honey do's tomorrow. Even though today's fishing was tough and I didn't catch an impressive sack, it was STILL BETTER THAN GOING TO WORK!!!!!!! lo
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Sears on September 24, 2004, 07:35:48 AM
Has anyone been fishing the river lately? I was wondering how the fishing was since it has been so clear. I wonder if the rain will turn the bite on this weekend.
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 24, 2004, 09:24:23 AM
Sears, The state Federation tournament is being held this weekend out of clarks, so I wouldn't expect alot of information till after sunday afternoon. Most people will be fairly tight-lipped for now, sorrry, ..........Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Sears on September 24, 2004, 10:35:53 AM
Thanks for the info. I will want to avoid the river if there is a major tourney there.
Last time I fished the river it was during the media tourney. We locked up right below clarks with about 100 other bass boats that had missed or were about to miss their weigh-in. By the time our boat got to the end of the "no-wake" zone, there was a 5 ft chop and boats going airborne. Idling out of the lock kind of made me feel like there was a war and I was in a bass boat armada or something. :shocking:
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 26, 2004, 06:55:14 PM
Okay here is the break down of the State Federation Tournament.
Day One: I drew a guy from Slidell by the name of Barry Fallon, he was going into this tournament in 8th for the state team and only wanted 5 fish for points. We took his boat, an '03 20 ft G3 w/ 150 V-Max. Anyhow, I took him up to the barge turn around and he was culling at 1100 am, with about 7 and 3/4 lbs. Ihad 4 at that time and had lost 2 over 2. stayed there till 1 pm, and then ran north to the sweage treatment plant and missed one there, other than that, nothing more. AM it was raining off and on with winds out of the NE, gusts to about 15 mph. Water was still clear however and I didn't get a water temp, he never turned any electronics on. before weighin we hit some rock walls, but he noticed that his fish were beginning to "roll over" somewhat. We added ice and stirred the water and kept all but one alive, his weight with 5 was 7.52 with the penalty, Mine was 5.54 with only 4 to weigh in. An added note: Mike Echols was day one leader with 13+ lbs. Day two, I don't know what happened to him because he didn't even cut a check and they paid out 15 places.
Day two: I drew a guy from (where else) Slidell, again he only wanted 5 fish for points. Again run to Barge turn around, this time however I was culling at 1000. He wanted to run his boat today, so away in the ZX 225 we went. Side Note: He had bought Roger Bolers team boat, and man will that damnnn thing fly. Back to business, Today was blue bird with North winds at 8-15. For the first time in two days we got on some schoolers in Barge turn around. He only had 3 fish when we left at 1130. I tried to help.. We got ready to run and .....dead starting battery. switched over to a trolling batt and off we go on to spot #2. I missed on and he picked up his last two in about 15 minutes there. We fished afew other spots and finally ended up on the grass ridge south of clarks and that is where he missed a solid 4lb'er on a brushHawg. That sealed the deal. He weighed in a little over 6 and I weighed in 7.54, for a total two day weight of 13.06, not enough for a check, but I did win a gallon of oil in the door prize and got a T-shirt. Not too bad,,,,was it? On to next year, spring qualifier is at D'arbone in Feb, and the Fall qualifier is at Morgan city-the basin in Sept. I got the opportunity to fish with two professional guys who not only didn't front-end me but also helped me out and we shared baits. I have a red fish trip when I am ready by both guys. Oh I didn't tell you day two boaters name,,,,Billy Hoezell. both great guys and I mad sure I promoted the site to both and anyone else who would listen. Marty, Man be glad you didn't make day two. It was TOUGH. The guys that on day one had a 5 fish limit of 9 and 10 lbs, on day two struggled to get 2 or 3 fish. everyone's pattern had changed,,,,but mine. I apoligize for the long post, I just wanted to pass along the results. look in the paper I think they got a shot of me pulling my fish out of the livewell today..............Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 26, 2004, 06:58:56 PM
OhOhOh I forgot, these were the most productive baits.... wtaermelon seed cinko's weightless very slow to almost a deadstick. lighter colored crankbaits along the rocks, anywhere from the surface to about 8 foot divers. watermeoln brushhawgs. C-rig a Yum Hoodini shad VERY FAST. And of course a buzzbait. Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on September 26, 2004, 07:15:38 PM
Dave, congrats on doing so well ;D It was great to meet you. Hahaha.....I won't try to make any excuses.....EXCEPT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....lemmmeeeseeehere: boat broke...back hurt...elbow hurt...allergy killin' me, what else, uhhh....OK, like I said, no excuses! Maybe you & me can get together for a white perch trip in a few weeks. I should have my BROKE Yamaha back by then! Again, congratulations on a good tournament. And I'll be ready for Darbonne :)!
Marty
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 26, 2004, 07:22:17 PM
Good deal Marty. So whats the verdict on the yamaha? Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on September 26, 2004, 07:34:44 PM
It's sittiing in my garage right now, won't go to the shop till Tuesday or Wednesday. My day 1 partner, who had a Yam on the back of his ZX225 (yep, I got to ride in one of those fast botes too ;)) told me a story about how his motor was running kind of like mine was on Friday. He said for me to remove the high-pressure fuel pump & check a very fine screened filter on the bottom of that. I haven't looked at it yet, but will do that before I take the boat in to the mechanics. Keep in mind, my motor is still under warranty since the new powerhead was installed a couple months ago, so I really want to make sure the dealer can't blame it on me when (IF) it should go KABOOM before the warranty expires. If the filter isn't very obviously clogged up, then it's going to the dealer's for sure.
Marty
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 26, 2004, 07:41:26 PM
Hopefully that will be it. Good luck and keep us up to date....dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on September 26, 2004, 07:44:07 PM
Oh yeah, I forgot to state that I DID catch some fish in the federation tournament, just not as many or as big as Dave's! The guy I fished with wanted to stay on the main river all day, and since I didn't have a better plan, and he was in 5th place going into this last tournament, I let him do what he wanted. I wasn't in contention for anything, so I just went with his plan & went fishing. We did hit a couple of small pockets where I caught a few in practice, but I don't think we caught any keepers there. Most of our fish came on buzzbaits fished close to the hyacints & scattered pepper grass on either side of the main river channel.....both north & south of Clark's. The pepper grass seemed to be the main key. He only wieghed in 3 keepers for day 1, for around 5 1/2 lbs or so. I only had one keeper, so I didn't bother sacking it up, just tossed it over the side at the dock. I knew I wouldn't be fishing day 2, so I saw no point in putting the single fish through the trouble. I caught plenty of fish, just too small. I did miss a big'un on a buzzbait. Caught a few on a junebug worm, as well.
Marty
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on September 26, 2004, 07:51:12 PM
Hey Dave, do you know if any of my fellow club guys finished in the money? They were all pretty high up there yesterday when I left. How will I ever live it down :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
Marty
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 26, 2004, 07:53:10 PM
yeah, your'e triton driver did cut a check, I think....you may want to verify with him though, I was talking....Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on September 26, 2004, 07:56:01 PM
No doubt I'll get an earfull at work tomorrow! Thanks!
Marty
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 26, 2004, 07:58:21 PM
Marty, you may, but, you did get to catch fish didn't you......Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on September 26, 2004, 07:59:11 PM
And naturally, it would be a TRITON driver hahahahahahahahahaha! lo
Marty
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 26, 2004, 08:01:35 PM
Ohh I forgot about that, triton driver to triton driver....Dave
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: Marty on September 26, 2004, 08:01:46 PM
That's true, Dave. Plus, like I said at the weigh-in yesterday, I WILL take my revenge out in club tournaments!!! >:D
Triton Marty
Title: Re: Red River
Post by: dave the dope man on September 26, 2004, 08:02:33 PM
GET SOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: docwaldo on October 02, 2004, 12:05:34 PM
me and a buddy went to the river and we only caught about 7 fish. BUT-----i caught one about 7.5 (maybe 8) on a buzz bait. he haunched on it. had to tighten my draaaaaaaag before i could get him in. anyway--caught most on worms, a couple on buzzers and a few c-rigging. all in all it was a good day. had a good time.
drop it deep and yank it hard, , , , , , ,
doc ~bb ~c~ ~bb ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Marty on October 02, 2004, 12:25:17 PM
That's a goooooooooood river fish ;D. Heck, that's a good 'un anywhere!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: docwaldo on October 02, 2004, 06:16:47 PM
let me say this. i did not weigh the fish. but she was a sow. a good solid 7 and a half. maybe bigger. i hae not caught tons of 7+ fish, butr i have caught enough to know that this fish was every bit of 7.5. i did not want to take the chance of letting her die, so i kissed her on the nose and said my good-byes. such a bitter sweet moment. my eyes started sweating. :'( :'( i think it was my allergies or something. but when i turned her loose, i made a deal with her. she will not ever eat another buzz bait unless i am holding the rod it is attached to. time will tell if she was telling the truth. :-\ probably not. . . . .
doc
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on October 02, 2004, 09:11:24 PM
Good fish doc always a lot of fun :) Congrats
papa 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 07, 2004, 06:23:47 PM
went to the RED today, launched at stoner just to see what was on this end. couple of weeks ago when the fed was here talked to some guys at wal-mart that was fishing it and he told me that he fishes up on that end, I saw where he told me he was fishing but wanted to run further south first and hit it on my way back, well i ran out of time and didnt get to fish it. ran to the port lake just to look around while i was at the mouth three boats blew by and ran to the back of the port, so not knowing much about it I followed most were fishing in the place that dean rojas was fishing off limits.... just followed fishing behind ppl and picked up one on a crankbait maybe 2lbs.. didnt see anyone else catching but saw spinnerbaits, looked like brush hogs? but missed a short fish on the crank, caught a short one on baby brush. so had three bites in there first time ever.. time to leave headed back north saw a few cuts went to check out caught a 13 or so on a 1/4 black-blue jig.. tried to hit some jettes but had to head back, so nothing exciting but kewl to fish new water..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Marty on October 24, 2004, 08:10:01 PM
Fished in pool 4 today for awhile. I didn't get started fishing until after 9 am, so the early morning bite was pretty much over with, if there ever was one. Caught 8 or 9 bass, no big ones though. The best 5 probably only went about 7 lbs. All of them bit on a lizard in grass along the banks. I caught 2 nice Ops (catfish) on a crankbait along the rocks, but didn't catch any bass that way. I talked to a guy fishing down there who had just put a 20 lb catfish in the livewell that he had caught on a bass jig at the end of a jetty.
Marty
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 14, 2004, 04:47:45 PM
Pre fished the red for the Sams Town tournament. Started in my never fail spot just to make sure there were still fish in there, I couldn't even get to it. The hyacins are so thick that I came about 50 yards short of being able to get to my bank line. Tried the edge of it and nothing. Moved to bee hive and low and behold the whole south side is covered in hyacins, you could barely get your boat in the cut. Left there for White house. The water is pretty clear in there but I wasn't bit on a spinner bait or jig. I fished the mouth to Caspiana and nothing. So for the day, a grand total of ZIP..... This place is extremely muddy.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 14, 2004, 04:50:52 PM
Went to fish the Sams town tournament. My partner didn't show, guess he was still making money on the big boat ~c~
I fished a little bit inside of Clark's there while waiting for weigh in. Caught three solid keepers on a colorado spinner bait. About 10 am I hit a stump will troller motoring to a brush top and about threw myself out of the boat. Anyway with my back problems that sent me over the edge and I headed home, so I don't know how everyone did. Hopefully Steve A. or Fishrman will hook us up with the details. They are both at Rayburn right now so maybe this week.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on November 14, 2004, 08:54:20 PM
Man Mike you sure like Stumps! Last time it was the big motor in the back now its the small motor in the front. Keep the middle of the boat safe buddy or you may have to swim home.
I hope you back is doing ok, get well soon.
P.S. I think its time for a name change, Busted Bass Club, Old & Broke but Still Fishing, Bass MD, any other ideas?
Play Nice or get sent to the Doc Fogy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 15, 2004, 04:41:57 PM
The way it's going I am inclined to agree with you lo
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 15, 2004, 05:28:48 PM
And he likes falling out of boats too. lo
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: dave the dope man on November 15, 2004, 05:31:56 PM
Hey Mike, your Gambler from last year won it this year. My Gambler didn't show either so I was the Meida Boat. I saw lots of fish being caught ALLL OOVER THE PLACE....There is NO PATTERN. I actually saw a fish caught on a PINK SPINNERBAIT. Now beat that....Dave Okey Dokey.........
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: docwaldo on November 15, 2004, 05:51:57 PM
that fish caught on a pink spinner bait-------i bet he voted for kerry. what do yall think?? hehehehehe
i have caught many a white bass on a pink rooster tail. sometimes we have to break from a pattern and just throw something crazy at 'em. guess that is why we call it fishing and not catching.
doc ~shhh
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: dave the dope man on November 16, 2004, 06:55:56 PM
Now don't blame me with this one. I was told that that fish was "a pickle smoking" fish. Now I'm not sure what that is, but it don't sound too good to me.....Dave.....
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: docwaldo on November 18, 2004, 06:13:58 AM
you can rest assured that this fish is a democrat and probably from california.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: gunter1309 on November 19, 2004, 01:39:45 PM
Sams town VIP tournament Results
1st place - Randy Farrar - VIP - 7.5lb 3 fish 2nd place- Willard Moore - VIP - 7.44lb 4 fish 3rd place - David Parker - VIP - 5.86lb 4 fish 4th place - Homer Humphreys - VIP - 5.50lb 4 fish 5th place - Dallas Miller - VIP - 5.12lb 2 fish
as you can see it was tough fishing, only fished from 7am to 1pm and most caught their fish later.
sorry this was late, just got the fax yesterday
steve
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 19, 2004, 03:14:57 PM
Thanks Steve, looks like the guy I drew last year won this year. I bet he is on top of the world ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 04, 2005, 08:11:26 PM
For anyone thinking about fishing the Red soon. The water is dropping (about 17' now). The main river is muddy still, but he oxbows are slowly clearing. I fished in Caspiana today for about 2 hours. The visibility is about 6 to 8 inches and the temp is about 50 degrees. I caught one 3 pounder on a white spinnerbait with double colorado blades using a slow roll retrieve. It's going to take some time for that river to get back to normal.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 04, 2005, 10:13:42 PM
mdegra thanks for the update. Hadn't heard anything about the river in a while and was wondering how it was doing. Usually February can bring a good bite out there. Keep us posted ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 04, 2005, 10:20:56 PM
Yeah, Jan. and Feb. are usually good, but this year is rough. I had a great year last year. It will turn on again soon though. I'm fishing Caddo tomorrow, but the Red on Sunday if it doesn't rain. I'll let you know about both.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 10, 2005, 06:19:52 PM
Went to the river today from about noon till 4. The river is still high and muddy, but the oxbows are clearing. Caught 4 on spinnerbaits, all keepers - one 2 pounder, two 3 pounders, and one a little bit over 3. Good day considering the wind was blowing pretty hard. I'm glad the river is coming back!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 10, 2005, 06:21:22 PM
That is awesome, I too am glad to hear the river is starting to produce again. Seems like it has been quite some time since we have heard anything good coming from there. Thanks for the update ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 11, 2005, 08:24:48 PM
Fished this afternoon for about 45 minutes (got out late). I caught 3 fish in about 30 minutes. Solid fish, all about 2 lbs. The temp is about 55 and they were very active. The river did go up about 1/2 foot since yesterday, though. But they were still there. I'll be there tomorrow and Sunday.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 11, 2005, 08:26:11 PM
Wow, that is great. I am anxious to see how you do with some time to work a pattern ~c~ Great Job.... Let us know
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 11, 2005, 09:20:01 PM
Thanks Mike. I have a pattern developed I believe. Slow rolling big spinnerbaits in about 10 feet of water with some mixed timber. But the temp had risen so much today, I worked a small shallow area along the bank and they were swirling on my spinnerbait. It was great. Classic pre-spawn pattern. I woudl have fished it more tonight but my trolling motor plug is messed up. I'm going to wake up early and wire another one on. I've never fished Cypress, so you guys keep posting reports! I need to get up there soon.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 13, 2005, 07:55:48 PM
Pattern changed a bit today. I only caught 2 based on my slow roll pattern, but I caught 6 more in shallow water with grass present. So 8 total, ranging from 1 pound to about 2.5 or 3 lbs. All very active males. So not a bad day with 20 mph winds blowing. I fished from about 2-6pm, and it picked up once the sun poked its head out. I'll be back tomorrow. Sunny and 71 degrees with no wind will be nice.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 13, 2005, 08:01:57 PM
I would rather catch them shallow anyway ;) This time of year the sun can make a big difference. Lucky dog, get to go fishing tomorrow too. Let us know how you do. Hopefully that front that is pushing threw this evening wont hurt your bite. It's not supposed to drop the temps but a front is still a front. Good Luck
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on February 14, 2005, 09:06:38 AM
Sounds like you had a good day buddy! always fun when you have to change something and still find some fish !
papa ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 14, 2005, 10:30:04 PM
Slow today. Guess that front gave them lock jaw. Caught 2 in 3 hours, but one was 5.5 pounds! I thought I had a tree till it started swimming!. I'll be out there again tomorrow afternoon. I'll let you know. The males are shallow (about 4 feet of water), but the big females are a little deeper.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: dave the dope man on February 14, 2005, 10:59:28 PM
Man if I didn't know any better, I'd say someone was pre-fishing for an upcoming tournament....Keep it up brother, and good luck. Keep posting for us, and one other thing; for now you don't have to post areas if your'e pre-fishing, but after the tournament post an area or two. If you need some pool 4 areas PM me and I will see what I can do for ya.......Dave
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 14, 2005, 11:25:16 PM
Dave, I don't fish tournaments now. I just fish for fun and post in hopes of getting good tips from you guys. I have certain parts of the river mapped out in my head really well, and those are the ones I like to fish. I'll be more than happy to divulge where my spots are, but I think it's more about what depth I'm fishing than where I'm fishing. I would like to fish some tournaments with you guys, though. I'll surely PM you if you can give me some spots though. I'm not proud. :)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 15, 2005, 04:36:40 PM
mdegra we would love to have you come fish with the TCTC. Let us know and thanks for keeping us updated on the river ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 15, 2005, 07:59:17 PM
Sounds good Mike. I'd like to start fishing with some people who are as addicted as I am! Can you send me some info? Thanks again for the invitation. Martin
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 15, 2005, 08:58:05 PM
I will have Mike Noble get into contact with you. But for now just check out the TCTC thread (you can get to it from the drop down menu at the top of the page) we do all of our business on the forum except for an occasional dinner out just to BS.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 16, 2005, 07:44:49 PM
Fished for a few hours this afternoon. Caught 4 decent bass and broke 2 off. All in shallow water less than 4 feet on brushhogs. One on a s/b. Pretty slow, but water was nice and warm at about 58 degrees. Nothing in deeper water. I still think the big females are staging in deep water next to this shallow water, but they're playing hard to get! I'll get them soon!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 16, 2005, 07:52:54 PM
IF we keep having weather like this I am sure you will stick a hawg soon ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 18, 2005, 12:05:17 AM
I found them today. Two 5+ pounders, a 4 pounder, and two three pounders. We fished for 4 hours. It was a good day! ;D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on February 18, 2005, 03:42:47 AM
hey what time of day would be best??? thinking about going when i get up. where shuuld i start havent been there since last april????
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: gunter1309 on February 18, 2005, 04:19:06 PM
Railroader I would choose another lake tomorrow or go later in the morning, the RMTT is fishing out of clarks and so far there are 107 boats entered, might be a cluster on the ramp and there are very few spots in pool 5 that have clearing water to have to share with that many anglers.
just giving you a heads up
steve
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: ʇuǝɹq™ on February 21, 2005, 08:21:25 PM
A buddy and I hit the Red today, and had a blast with the white bass! We were there about three hours and caught around 50. All came on white, green, and yellow grubs.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 21, 2005, 09:07:39 PM
Where abouts were them white bass at?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: ʇuǝɹq™ on February 21, 2005, 10:03:32 PM
Right below the lock and dam #5.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 21, 2005, 10:15:20 PM
Was there any size to them. The guys fishing the sabine are tearing them up as well with hundred fish days up to 3 and a half pounds. You might want to check that out as well. He posts here on the forum.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: ʇuǝɹq™ on February 22, 2005, 12:13:39 PM
Oh yea all of them are good size. They ranged from 2 to 3 pounds. We were catching them one after another!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on February 22, 2005, 12:18:47 PM
I was thinking about trying the Sabine this Saturday but if they can be found on the Red it sure would be ALOT closer...That is if you don't mind someone getting on the fish you found! ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on February 22, 2005, 12:19:56 PM
Is this a yearly thing on the Red River like it is on the Sabine?
Seems like if they make a yearly run up river they would definately get stopped at the lock & dam!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: ʇuǝɹq™ on February 22, 2005, 04:22:48 PM
I don't mind at all. If I didn't want anyone to know I wouldn't post on here where they were. At the lock and dam there is a concrete wall that comes of into the water. Right at the end of that there is a pole (don't throw exactly at the pole you'll get hung up). Throw to left of the pole right on the edge of the rough water. Bait placement was very key to catching fish. Let the grubs sink, and sit there for a few seconds. If they don't bite by then real in quick and try it again. If you cast to far you'll hit the rough water and it'll suck your line down river. If you throw to short you won't get shit. I plan on hitting it up again on Friday. I know that we catch the white bass all the time down there, but yesterday was unbelievable!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on February 22, 2005, 04:39:19 PM
Thanks Brent, I have my 13 year old daughter this weekend & would love to put her on some fish.
Reckon the cooler temps will shut down the bite? I assume you are talking about the long wall coming out of the lock where the buoys across the dam to the end of the wall.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: ʇuǝɹq™ on February 22, 2005, 05:13:11 PM
Will this help?
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Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 22, 2005, 05:22:35 PM
What did you do run out there and take a pic :roll2:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: ʇuǝɹq™ on February 22, 2005, 05:24:09 PM
No I've had it for a while. I just remembered about it and thought it would be some help.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 22, 2005, 05:36:06 PM
Cool, that should clear up any questions as to exactly where, thanks ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: ʇuǝɹq™ on February 22, 2005, 05:41:17 PM
I'm hoping this will help people out. It should! It's my secret spot! ~shhh
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Danny on February 22, 2005, 06:35:43 PM
27# wins RMTT. Thats a good day on the river
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 22, 2005, 07:36:18 PM
Fished the river for about 3 hours this afternoon. I caught 7, all on brushhogs and in 4-5 feet of water with grass present. Most of them were about a pound, but one went about 2.5. Small males, but fun anyway.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 22, 2005, 09:08:30 PM
27 pounds that is incredable, and who says the river is dieing off ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on February 23, 2005, 07:49:35 AM
It is good to see the river producing some good stringers . The river is the closest body of water to my house yet I never fish there. Hopefully that will change in the near future.
BassAddict
Brent and I are going to the Sabine on Friday if you would like to join us in my boat...........Im taking out two fellas Thursday and then two other fellas on Sunday -both of those days you are more than welcome to follow. You will have no problem finding fish should you decide to go yourself .If you are going to take your daughter though I would like to show you this spot .They are definitely stacked up there BIG TIME.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Justafishaman on February 26, 2005, 07:11:12 PM
Went to the river this afternoon throwed everything int the box with no luck. can't think of the name of the place but once you turn behind the rocks to go into caspiana go to the right instead of to the left and go way back in there. guys around us were dragggin out 4 and 5 pounders on watermellon flippin tubes with red fingers. i couldnt buy a bit. water temp was 56. went into mcdade lake after that water temp was 57-58, once again no luck...beter luck next time. Justin
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 26, 2005, 08:29:21 PM
I like to call that area Caspiana North, most folks know what you are talking about when you say that. Sounds like a tough day fishing. But at least you got out. Thanks for the report and river conditions. ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on February 26, 2005, 09:02:57 PM
I know where you're talking about, but I've never fished it. I fished the actual oxbow and caught 8. 4 were small males, and the other 4 were nice fat females. The biggest fish came on spinnerbaits, the rest came on brushhogs. Lost a few more. They are nice and aggressive. Water temp was 58. Most fish were shallow. I think there has to be some big females still staging in the deeper water. I caught a few 5 pounders out there a few days ago in deep water, but no takers on that pattern today. It was a nice day out there weather-wise.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Justafishaman on February 28, 2005, 08:01:23 PM
The area i was talkin about has several names so i left it nameless, but to most its cupples or popo hole. i talked today to a couple of the guys that were in there fishing around us and they told me that they were catching most of there fish on rattle traps. I have plans to fish tommorow (tuesday) maybe i can offer a better report tommorrow evening.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 28, 2005, 08:14:40 PM
We will definately be looking forward to an update, good luck and no matter what have a great time ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Gabby on March 30, 2005, 11:01:27 AM
My buddy Kyle (left) caught them all Sunday night on the River. All about 4 lbs, 11 fish total.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on March 30, 2005, 11:06:09 AM
Thats awesome, any clues how they did it :-\ you said sunday night did you mean evening or were they night fishing :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Gabby on March 30, 2005, 12:28:03 PM
Oh - I didn't mean they fished Sunday night. It was Sunday during all the rain. I know they were shallow on beds, that's about it.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: fryecla on March 30, 2005, 03:16:11 PM
Quote from: Gabby on March 30, 2005, 11:01:27 AM (https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages6.fotki.com%2Fv161%2Fphotos%2F4%2F41654%2F293060%2Fdoglasriver-vi.jpg%3F1112200457&hash=2141c6fcff4964c6806bbab45387572ab0e9d9fb)
That's a 21 lb sack!!!
"WE" cought these fish on the river sunday afternoon in two hours..... Keep those lines tight.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on March 30, 2005, 03:48:07 PM
Awesome sack, I bet it was a blast ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Gabby on April 10, 2005, 09:18:49 AM
Fished the Red Saturday from 2:30 to 7:30, and had a nice time. We pretty much stayed in one hole back in Ninock. I threw a frog (nothing), Wacky worm, and lizard.
Picked up one off a log breaking the current with a Wacky worm, even called the shot. Pulled the old "straighten out the birdnest, find a fish swimming off with your lure" trick, but didn't set the hook. Missed a few on a lizard.
Daniel stuck a nice 3 pounder with a watermelon red lizard, and caught a couple more 1-2 pounders. Lots of snakes, and PLENTY of gar. We hit some crystal clear water, and watched bream & bass cruising around. Couldn't coax them, as you can imagine....
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on April 10, 2005, 10:37:13 PM
Can you give up the location where those fish were caught??? :help:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on April 11, 2005, 04:34:14 PM
Fished a church tourny sat. went back up into mcdades oxbo caught 2 at about 6:20 on white/chat blade then after about 45 min picked another up off some grass on a june bug sinko then nothing for about an hour! Then picked one up on a black red flake texas riged lizard off the bank under a tree. After another 25 min picked one up in the stumps off the lizard again. That fish had a good size wound in its side im guess by a damn comerant!!!! Couldnt find any pattern at all!!!! left out of there once the sun got up around 11 thats when they shut down completely....water sometimes can be to clear could see down 5 ft. I finished about like 28 out of about 55 teams...with about 6 pounds none of the fish i caught had size....missed a big one on a scum frog too...early..... Took 15 pounds to win tourney not sure were they fished becasue you oculd fish any public water most in tourn. fished bist.
Todd
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on April 11, 2005, 04:52:15 PM
Thanks for the report TB44, with the wind and blue bird sky's we had Saturday, I would be proud to have caught a few fish. Good job ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Gabby on April 12, 2005, 08:49:52 AM
Railroader,
I will try..... we launched at Bishop Launch and headed out to the River. Took a right out into the water, then took a left into Ninock before the Lock & Dam. Finding the little "boat row" is something I can't really put into words, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, after criss-crossing through stumps & stickups, we got along the bank moving to the left. There are several little "cut ins" and we took the 3rd one, I believe, that led to a little oxbow. I wouldn't even attempt at it with a boat over 16-18 feet.
You will know you are there if there is a road that runs on the other side of the bank. Cows & horses were hanging out the whole time on the bank.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44. on April 12, 2005, 01:12:41 PM
Just wanted to add that the tourny i fished wasnt a catch an release since the weigh in was back at my church so I took those fish home and cleaned them one had thrown up a good size bream and another had a small bream in its stomach so I just thought I'd throw that out there!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44. on April 12, 2005, 01:27:32 PM
PS 2 of the fish still had some eggs left in them
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on April 12, 2005, 03:48:30 PM
Thanks for the additional info, good to know what they are eating ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Possum on April 20, 2005, 11:05:18 PM
I'm heading out to the river this weekend. Anyone know if the sand bass are biting yet? Those are always fun to catch when they school (assuming the largemouth arent biting ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: HawgHunter on April 29, 2005, 08:04:38 AM
JUST WANTED TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS BEEN FISHING THE RED. "AND IF" WHAT IS THE REPORT? GOOD, BAD, OR JUST OK
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mdegra on May 02, 2005, 11:16:29 AM
I've been fishing the red, and it has slowed down over the past month. Now the bream are taking over. Hard to get a soft plastic past them. I've been catching several bass, but most of them are small. Post-spawn is a tough time out there. Lots of water.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on May 07, 2005, 07:20:48 PM
Fished the RR today. Got 7 to the boat - all would have weighed. Had 4 come unbuttoned, one about 2 1/2 to 3 lbs., 2 dinks and a small white perch. Had one hit a chrome/blue rogue, but he went airborne and threw it. All of the others came on chrome/blue trap or crank bait. Caught them in 4-6' of grass, usually right off of a stump. A brief pause, jerk, or change of direction at the stump triggered most of the bites. Tried a white spinner, and flippin dark plastic, but not a bump. Did have a fish slap at white horny toad at the boat - it sounded like a .22 going off when he hit the top of the water.
Caught two bonus fish - a really nice white perch and a sand bass - both on the trap.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on May 09, 2005, 10:44:55 AM
Fished the Red Saturday with a friend of mine (yes I have friends!!) :roll2: Anyways, we caught 7, but only two would have weighed. All of my bass were caught on or near the rocks with a spinnerbait, crankbait, and a sweet beaver. We stopped bass fishing around 9 or 10 and decieded to drown a few crickets. We caught a few eatin' sized bream in the oxbows, but mostly just ended up feeding the fish. >:D Those suckers are a bunch of thieves! I would only get a twitch or two on my bobber, and then the cricket was gone. >:( Oh well, we still had fun!
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on May 16, 2005, 10:05:42 AM
My son and I fished the Red on Sat. from 08:00am till 04:00pm. Caught 9, 3 keeper bass 2 nice sandies, 1 white perch, and 3 dinks. Saw more people on the river fishing Sat. than I have in a long time. No real pattern we caught them on spinner bait, rattle trap, and crank bait. We had a good time anyway.
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on May 16, 2005, 10:58:09 AM
Kent,
How deep were they?
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: GEO on May 16, 2005, 11:55:36 AM
Fished the Samstown tourney on Saturday. That is why there was so much fishing on the river. We had 32 boats I managed to land 10 keepers but only scrounged 7.97 pounds for my best five. Caught my fish on crankbait. There were several limits brought to the weigh in. First place was 19.85 pounds caught by none the less Jeff Pate. Second was 15 and third was 14 pounds. I would like to put a tracking unit on Jeff's boat to see where some of his hot spots are. Also just to let you know the tournament hours were only 7:00 to 1:00 and we launched at Stoner. So take away one hour of travel time.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on May 16, 2005, 01:06:12 PM
Trey,
They were in 3-5 feet around stumps in the Beehive, and around water hyacinth in White House.
GEO,
I sure would like to follow any of those guys in the top three to see where their honey holes are.
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on May 19, 2005, 06:25:16 PM
Where is the beehive and Whitehouse? I caught a few up 12 mile. Same thing, I threw it near the few stumps let it sink, little twitch and bang. Only a 1.6 pounder was of anything, but it was still fun with the airshow just starting above my head.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on May 20, 2005, 08:38:59 AM
GEO,
Did you fish the main river or mostly oxbows for those crankbait fish?
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: GEO on May 20, 2005, 02:32:35 PM
my fish came on the main river on cranks, while pre-fishing I caught some good fish in whitehouse but due to time constraints I didn't want to run back in there.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bondo on May 20, 2005, 10:23:17 PM
Fished from 3 - 7 PM Friday... mostly around the bulldozer and the fence line just S of Clark's...from 3-4 P the bass were pounding the shad on the surface in 2 - 12 feet right in front of the bulldozer...I caught 3 on a shad colored R-trap....on hindsight maybe I should have used a silver one....snagged one shad about 8" long, almost big enough to keep lo...I can't complain too much, the ones I kept were 2 and 4.5 lbs...they weren't interested in the spinner bait or the crank bait, except for the 2 bream that ate my pearl crank bait...tried the w/m brush hogs that worked Tues on the fence, but got nothing...there was a lot of company there, mostly looking for perch...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: fishin nut on May 21, 2005, 08:21:06 AM
I fished the Red yesterday from 8:00am-2:30pm. I hadn't fished it in 6 months or more. However, I caught 6. Five of these came on a crank bait, and one on a brush hog. I caught one in beehive, and the other 5 in the oxbow below and across the river from Clarks. Sorry, I am still learning all of the names. Have a good weekend! ~sun
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on May 21, 2005, 09:57:29 AM
Thanks for the info Fishin Nut and Bondo ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on May 21, 2005, 10:56:33 AM
I'm heading out to the river tom. was wondering where some of yall think I should start at! Havent been out there since a tourney back in early april......also wondering what the best bait out there right now.....any info will help!!!!!! Thanks Todd
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on May 21, 2005, 10:58:57 AM
I haven't been out there in a while, but typically when it gets hot there is always a good crankbait bite. I like to fish the levee's and deeper trees. If I can't get them going on the crank I will start pitching a watermelon brush hog to the trees on any ridges I can find :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on May 21, 2005, 11:00:31 AM
also was wondering if anyone has of has heard of people catching crappie! I would like to fill an ice chest up of those buggars!!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on May 21, 2005, 11:16:19 AM
I haven't heard anything about the summer run yet. But I know it can be a blast when it starts. Sorry no help here, if it hasn't started already it won't be long.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on May 23, 2005, 08:41:23 AM
Hit the river this Saturday with Country and Bubba. We launched out of Bishop Point and fished some rocks on the main channel and also up in Beehive. At 1030, after one bass and two bream, I decided to lock though and take my chances in pool #4. We fished crankbaits and worms on the cuts in the rocks, and by 1300 we had 9 fish in the well. I haven't locked through in a long time, and I forgot how good that section of the river looked!
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on May 23, 2005, 09:20:28 AM
Fished club tourney with my uncle Sun. from 6:30 to 3..... we caught around 20 bass! All but about 5 would have weighed....my top five wieghed 8.33 and my uncled top fived wieghed 8.77! We couldn't get a big fish to bite! The buzz bait bite was just about over when tourney started only managed one on black buzz. Everything else came off baby brush hog! If we could have combined both our catches we would have had about a weight of 12- 13 pounds. Had fun though even though it was hot as >:D out there!!!!!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on May 25, 2005, 10:03:13 AM
DO they stock the red? If do you know how many they stock it with and where they do it?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on May 25, 2005, 10:26:09 AM
I have never heard of any stocking in the past couple of yrs. but im not saying they dont.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on May 25, 2005, 03:37:25 PM
I believe they stocked it this past year or around the fisrt of the year i remember seeing it in the paper, they stock it all through pool 4-5.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on May 25, 2005, 07:40:33 PM
My mistake about stocking on the red. Anyway im going to give them a try in the morning! going to try around the fence line and maybe the bull dozer if i dont pick any up there does anyone have a good place on the rocks close to clarks maybe around the dozer ? I havent ever tried the rock jetties and was wondering what i should throw at them? Thanks Todd
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on May 25, 2005, 07:42:59 PM
Any of the jetties right there at Clark's can be great. The best ones are the ones that run out into the river. Fish the ends of them and down each side 50 yards or so. I have found them on both sides up and down current, just depends sometimes on what? I haven't figured it out yet. Also look for jetties that are busted and have current running over the top or threw the hole :-* White cranks are usually best :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on May 26, 2005, 08:01:05 PM
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Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on May 27, 2005, 10:56:33 PM
any good times for bassin the RR? I went this AM from 5:45-1100 caught 4 on a brush hog at around 7am near some jetties. Went skunk the rest of the day. Timber wasnt active at all.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on May 28, 2005, 10:51:57 AM
Early and Late are the best times, we don't have a tidal influence all thogh I wish we did. About the only other thing is, when I hear the horns for the lock and damn I will head to the levee's and pick up a crank bait because it will cause a little extra current flow ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on May 31, 2005, 09:23:28 AM
Apparently this past Saturday was a good day. The 1st ever Bayou Outdoors Festival Bass tounament on Red River took 25.88#'s to win, second was over 20+. The winners split a check for $11,800.00 for 1st place and Big Bass. Start planning now for next year, this will be an annual event every memorial day.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on May 31, 2005, 03:50:30 PM
That is an awesome payout ~c~ How many boats did they have show up :-\ I know they had guarenteed money, just curious how big it was.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on May 31, 2005, 04:12:54 PM
121 boats, not bad for the first year, and looks like we will have more money for next year. We gave out a guaranteed 22,500 in payouts, 1st place -15th were guaranteed.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on June 03, 2005, 01:14:35 PM
Well I'll be trying again this SAT. Im gonna try stumps and jetties.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on June 03, 2005, 01:17:29 PM
not a bad plan, A friend of mine told me trick worms on the rocks with wood stacked up on them is working really good right now.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Gabby on June 03, 2005, 06:57:44 PM
Out in front of the Dozer, there is a pretty nice set of humps. I have caught a few on Carolina rigged lizards.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on June 03, 2005, 09:18:06 PM
what is the dozer, whitehouse etc? where are they. I launch at stoner or bishops.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on June 05, 2005, 05:12:15 PM
Fished the river Saturday from daylight to about noon. Caught a couple - one a dink and one about 15". Fished around Bishop's Point early and then locked through with a buddy and fished the rocks/jetties south of #5.
Caught both fish on the jetties - the dink on a white/blue lipless crankbait and the 15" on a junebug colored worm. Both fish were on the river side of the jetties. Missed one other small fish.
Tried topwater early with white buzz bait, pop'r and white horny toad, but no takers. The rest of the day, fished mostly lipless crankbaits and a white crankbait - never found the fish.
Water temp started in the low 80's and moved up during the morning.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Scott K. on June 05, 2005, 07:00:16 PM
Fished the river Saturday from 3:00 to 7:00 and boy was it hot!! This was only my third time fishing this place but I did catch fish. I caught two on a crawfish colored Bandit series 100 crankbait and my partner caught one on a blue and silver Timber Tiger. My best was about 3 lb.
I am new to the river and would like to know what kind of baits should I be fishing? The crankbait was a nice change as I am a big soft plastic and jig fisherman.
Scott
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on June 05, 2005, 07:21:34 PM
Scott, this time of year.... You are doing about the best thing for numbers. Cover water with cranks, this is good for you being new cause you will get to fish a lot of water and learn a lot about the river. Two other patterns.... Fish plastics and jigs deep in the middle of the brushy type timber you come across and Carolina rig the ridges that you will find scattered threw out the trees lines.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on June 06, 2005, 08:25:25 AM
only question I have for scott is AM or Pm? Im hoping PM :o
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Scott K. on June 06, 2005, 02:42:28 PM
Yes it was P.M. I am planning on going a few times this week. I hear that there is going to be a big tourny there Saturday. I'll probably hit ole Bistineau this weekend. That will keep me out of everyones way. Red River has some crazy people on it. Almost ran over several times. :shocking:. Anyways, thanks for the tips. Sounds like I should just cover alot of water.
Scott
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on June 06, 2005, 03:00:55 PM
My son and I fished the RR with Red Ranger on Sat. from 6:30a-2:30p south of lock #5. Caught 7 total with 3 keepers, 1 Bream, 3 dinks. all on rocks with crank baits. Last keeper was north of lock # 5 on grass line. Just wish we could find some with a little size to them. Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: SkeeterT on June 08, 2005, 02:49:02 PM
Hey guys I will be fishing the river at the first of Oct. 05 any info would be great also places to stay, we are putting in a stoner ramp, I am fishing a big tourney.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on June 08, 2005, 03:45:39 PM
SkeeterT,
There are several casino hotels close to the stoner launch ramp, make your reservations early as they tend to stay pretty full. As for where to fish I will be chasing deer by then.
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: SkeeterT on June 08, 2005, 04:04:33 PM
Was kinda thinking about renting a cabin at Clarks. That way do not have to worry about my boat in the city. also alot cheaper than a hotel. How far is it from Clarks to stoner or the ramp right across the river from stoner? Also if anyone knows of a cheaper hotel close that is safe or I am able to park a boat at in the city please let me know. I need boat parking because of power and size of the lot. I live in Texas so I am not too far. Anything will be great thanks guys.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on June 08, 2005, 05:27:46 PM
Quote from: SkeeterT on June 08, 2005, 04:04:33 PM Was kinda thinking about renting a cabin at Clarks. That way do not have to worry about my boat in the city. also alot cheaper than a hotel. How far is it from Clarks to stoner or the ramp right across the river from stoner? Also if anyone knows of a cheaper hotel close that is safe or I am able to park a boat at in the city please let me know. I need boat parking because of power and size of the lot. I live in Texas so I am not too far. Anything will be great thanks guys.
Skeeter
I would stay at Clarks . Clean ,affordable cabins and your boat is very safe. Clarks is about 20-25 minutes from the Bossier Launch (which of course is across from Stoner) . Anything cheaper and closer might be unacceptable in the cleanliness department. Just my opinion.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on June 09, 2005, 08:40:46 PM
Whats the report for the red was hoping to get out there some next week in the afternoons!!!!Let me know something guys!!!!
Todd
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on June 10, 2005, 11:14:45 AM
Gotta go with Chris on that one, best bet is Clark's, but call quick.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on June 10, 2005, 06:32:10 PM
Going to fish the RR around Coushatta tomorrow. Will be blazing new territory. Any tips?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on June 10, 2005, 07:56:26 PM
I dont have anything specific to tell you except last time I was out on the red, watermelon candy, baby brush hog with tail diped in spike glow caught me afew nice fish! I'm still wanting to know what to throw at them in the afternoon around clarks....going to be hitting that next week when i get off work!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on June 12, 2005, 08:53:12 AM
Fished Saturday morning around Coushatta. Caught 6 dinks around the rocks early using crankbait and rattletrap. Tried to find cuts where there was current flowing through the rocks. After a couple of hours of fishing and exploring I had trolling motor problems so I left early. Some really nice looking water around the Coushatta area. Wish I could have fished it more. Water temp started at 83 and warmed up as the day did.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on June 12, 2005, 10:09:48 AM
Sorry to hear about your trolling motor :'( Sounds like the crank bite works down there as well. Ole Dave the Dope Man fishes down there a lot and does well, he would have left you some tips but he is out of pocket right now :'(
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: D_Esco on June 12, 2005, 07:12:21 PM
Fished the RR around Coushatta Pool#4 last Thursday. Didn't do to good, had alot of strikes on a June Bug Baby Brush Hog but couldn't hook up. Any tips? I'm going back out tomorrow to the same area. I'm going to concentrate on the rock jetties probably rattle traps. If you got any advice, please I'm all ears.....
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on June 12, 2005, 09:44:31 PM
White seems to work best around the jetties - white crankbait with some red on it, white willow leaf spinnerbait or blue/white rattletrap. But, fish haven't had much size.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on June 12, 2005, 10:11:13 PM
If you're looking for numbers fish the rocks, using a crank bait, but for size I'd stick to laydowns in the river and pitch a big worm.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: P2FOM on June 14, 2005, 02:31:48 PM
fishing the red in pool 5 in september and october. never been there please HELP!!!!!!!!!
Jesus Lives,
p2fom
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on June 15, 2005, 10:24:59 AM
the fish have no size because no one fully grasps the concept of the Catch and Release idea. I'm not trying to ruffle feathers but if people keep everything and tourny organizers keep the fish, theres no point complaining about small fish.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassmaster135 on June 15, 2005, 02:37:43 PM
use a Bright colored trick worm texas rigged with a light weight(like a bubble gum or pea green) go for cover not rocks on the red all them small fish in the the rocks. Big ones in the RED (my opinion) like the shaded and very heavey covered areas ~shade
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on June 15, 2005, 07:07:08 PM
On occasion I have caught some nicer fish on the rocks but for the most part they are smaller!!!! J10B what are you talking about??? Every trip Ive ever been on out there i have caught nice fish!! Are you talking about 10lbs+??Not many lakes produce fish that big......Hey P2FOM I dont fish the red that much in the fall, but i would keep checking this site when it gets closer to the time your coming....by then you should have a better idea!!!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: D_Esco on June 16, 2005, 01:44:23 PM
Hit Pool#4 this morning and did not do too good. I stuck to my plastics but could not figure out what color. June Bug is usually a good but today they just weren't hitting it. Any suggestions as to what colors and what type of lure? I switched from a Culprit worm to a Brush Hog to a senko then to a Sweet Beaver and still had no luck. What is good spot to hit first thing in A.M.?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassmaster135 on June 16, 2005, 03:16:35 PM
Im all about bright colors in post spawn....Not everyone will agree with me just my opinion......i have had luck with a bubble gum trick worm(3x strike king) I think its all about bright color and action....3x trick worm floats to so you can go wieghtless and use it like a floating jerk bait..go for laydowns not rocks as stated above rocks can be fun for catchin little bass all day if you got no luck anywere else...Good luck ~shade
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on June 16, 2005, 06:56:14 PM
Im talking about the rash of complaining I have heard at the ramp and the comment on the small fish brought it to mind. I was talking to a group of people that were complaining about lack of fish of any size, while saying they did get 3-4 eatin fish. Then one piped in and said the local church Tournies use the fish for a fish fry after the Tournament.
My point is there is no use complaining about no decent fish if you are taking every one you catch home with you.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: 518 on June 16, 2005, 07:27:23 PM
I fished #4 today too. Caught a couple and missed several early in some grass. Fished river bends for the rest of the morning and the few bites I got were light, and were in the deeper wood. Couldn't get a crankbait bite going.
J- I agree with you on the catch and release thing, but it's a tough sell around here. I knew a guy one time who was practicing for a tournament and found some really good fish. He brought home like 20 lbs. to eat, went back the next day and did the same thing, then bombed out in the tourn. and wondered where the fish went.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on June 16, 2005, 08:41:30 PM
thanks. here ;PEP) on me. :D
I couldnt eat a bass just because were Im from the bass are SO wormy its upsetting. I personally consider them a sport fish in the sense its a fresh water fish that will put up a battle, but you are right its a a tough sell.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassmaster135 on June 16, 2005, 08:50:22 PM
j10b i agree with you 100%...Ive seen some pictures at Spanish Lake,LA with like 10 or more bass on each stringer and they advertise it on a board....And i was sittin there thinkin they are always tryin to make that lake a better bass fishing lake but yet they support people taken 7-9 pounders out of it almost on a daily bases.....Makes o sence to me. >:(
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on June 16, 2005, 09:50:02 PM
Hit the river up this afternoon in all those dang storms!!!!!Prob shouldnt have gone with all the lightning...but i was deterimed to catch some fish!!! I bought a couple of shinners just to see if my crappie hole was holding any...only managed 2 but they were nice size....Then I hit up this ridge where it drops from bout 2 ft to about 8 throwing a dark colored lizard...black and blue and another thats straight black..and picked up 3 lil dinks and one nicer 4lber..anyway it still wasnt worth getting soaked over and dang near killed by all the lightning probably want ever do that again......It was stupid on my part!!!haha..oh I occansionally use brighter colors this time of yr also but with the low light conditions i stuck with sometihng a little darker!!!!
Yeah catch and release should be practied more but there is nothing wrong in my book with taking home some fish to eat!!!I usually only bring the smaller ones home anyway!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on June 16, 2005, 09:53:09 PM
also wanted to add I didnt keep any of the fish today and normally dont unless i plan on cooking them up with in the next few days I dont ever fill a frezzer up!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassmaster135 on June 16, 2005, 10:10:57 PM
I just wanted to say i dont have a problem with people that take little fish its just when i see a stringer of 10 or more 5 pound or more fish it makes me wounder why would you do that......and why would the government that stocked those fish in there not react on the situation
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Dean on June 16, 2005, 11:44:08 PM
I hear you guys talking about people keeping their quality fish and had to join in. I spent 11 years at Barksdale AFB and was amazed at the number of 4-6 lb fish I saw people keeping! There are some great fisheries there, and even more with the potential to be great but they get fished hard and LOTs of fish taken out of them. In the spring of the year to keep 10 big females is taking thousands of fry out of the lake and they wonder why the fishing isn't as good as some other lakes in the country. A great example is lake bistineau. It has every bit of potential for trophy bass or more than caddo, but caddo has a slot that discourages meat fishermen to some degree. Guess which one is known for trophy bass???
Here in California (where I am stationed now) there are many good bass lakes and serious potential for the next record. The habitat is not always as good as some lakes in that area, but nearly all bass are released. The focus of meat fishermen out here has always been crappie or trout (which are also the focus of hungry bass ;D) so the big bass get bigger every year at nearly 1.5 lbs per year, sometimes faster. O.K. I'm done rambling, but hope the word gets around...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hairdaddy on June 17, 2005, 09:24:14 AM
We just can't seem to convince people of that in this part of the country. Alot of folks think that the fish are only there to be eaten, and wouldn't think of throwing them back. With the amount of fishing pressure nowadays on all our waters, its a good thing we still have some good sportsmen who practice catch and release- otherwise we'd be fishing for ghosts!
I tell guys - when they act like thats why they have a boat and why they fish (to eat them) that it would be much cheaper if they'd just go to the fish market if thats all they're concerned about. LETS ALL PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE (most of the time) and we'd have much better fishing everywhere.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Scott K. on June 17, 2005, 10:37:01 AM
Well..I may be the only fisherman here that is allergic to fish. So i'll be the first to tell you I don't keep any fish at all.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on June 17, 2005, 11:16:12 AM
Quote from: bassmaster135 on June 16, 2005, 03:16:35 PM Im all about bright colors in post spawn....Not everyone will agree with me just my opinion......i have had luck with a bubble gum trick worm(3x strike king) I think its all about bright color and action....3x trick worm floats to so you can go wieghtless and use it like a floating jerk bait..go for laydowns not rocks as stated above rocks can be fun for catchin little bass all day if you got no luck anywere else...Good luck ~shade
I'm with you bassmaster135, the brightere colors on sunny days are really great on red river
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: D_Esco on June 17, 2005, 12:39:08 PM
I didn't start fishing until 6 years ago when I first got to Alaska fishing for Rainbow Trout. The first thing I learned was to be careful and not hurt the trout so I could release them. This is exactly what I'm teaching my kids today here fishing for Bass and hopefully they'll do the same. It's all about Catch-and-Release.....spread the word.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on June 17, 2005, 12:46:16 PM
yeah thats when i throw birghter colors is on sunny day but when its cloudy have to go to old fall back colors black/blue & black/red...and another note on catch and release.....it says in the bible that fish were put on the earth for our use so whatever its to eat them or to catch and release it is up to the individual fisherman! And im betting all of the people on here who are adimit about eating the fish are mostly none tournament anglers.....just some thoughts...heres one more thought if there mostly bigger fish wouldnt it take some of the fun out of catching say a 6lber.....or maybe then everyone would be wanting to catch 12 pounders because all thats in the lake is 6lbs....sounds like anglers are getting gready!!!reminds me of deer hunters that think a 8 pt is small in some areas of the country and look down opon anyone who shoots anything under a 10 pt.......... just some random thoughts to think about...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on June 17, 2005, 12:49:24 PM
I don't know about that TB44- I'm as big a tournament angler as any other on here and I know that I enjoy eating fish. I don't eat or keep big fish, not because they are big but because they don't taste as good.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on June 17, 2005, 01:06:09 PM
yeah thats when i throw birghter colors is on sunny day but when its cloudy have to go to old fall back colors black/blue & black/red...and another note on catch and release.....it says in the bible that fish were put on the earth for our use so whatever its to eat them or to catch and release it is up to the individual fisherman! And im betting all of the people on here who are adimit about eating the fish are mostly none tournament anglers.....just some thoughts...heres one more thought if there mostly bigger fish wouldnt it take some of the fun out of catching say a 6lber.....or maybe then everyone would be wanting to catch 12 pounders because all thats in the lake is 6lbs....sounds like anglers are getting gready!!!reminds me of deer hunters that think a 8 pt is small in some areas of the country and look down opon anyone who shoots anything under a 10 pt.......... just some random thoughts to think about...
I agree with you on that big fish dont taste as good but whos to say when your fishing you catch say a big fish first would you throw that back not nowing if your going to catch another fish all day?? or keep it until you have a mess of fish then try and throw it back not knowing wheter it will make it???And again these are just thought to think about i practice cath and release more often then not!!!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on June 17, 2005, 01:15:23 PM
I go by size if it's much over 2 pounds it don't ride to the house, It'll definately ride to the weigh in though. lo lo However some folks will eat any size, I just don't.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on June 17, 2005, 01:28:29 PM
yeah im the same way usually and i dont fish tournament that often though my uncle does and he tells me of many of his places so i want to leave the seed in there!!! But the people who dont fish tournament have no reason to worry about size....haha this isnt the site to discusse this because just about everyone on here just fishes tourny haha.....good topic though
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on June 17, 2005, 02:17:02 PM
I wish I had these problems to worry about, I just wish I could catch enough to win a tourney or enough to eat! BUT a bad day on the water still beats going to work!!
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Rickoos on June 17, 2005, 04:01:25 PM
Quote from: kw4570gov on June 17, 2005, 02:17:02 PM I wish I had these problems to worry about, I just wish I could catch enough to win a tourney or enough to eat! BUT a bad day on the water still beats going to work!!
Kent
Kent, that was a pretty good one buddy, believe me, you are not alone, no matter what they all say....
Ricky
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on June 17, 2005, 04:23:17 PM
:roll2: :roll2: Now I didn't say I always caught them, just that when I did they went for a ride in a tournament, and that ain't always... :roll2: :roll2: :roll2:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on June 17, 2005, 08:39:45 PM
The 2 pros I know call em pilgrims, the meat eaters. Anyway I was up in the northern part of the red and hooked a 2 pounder, got it off the hook and it jumped back in lo i didnt even get to lip it so I could really get a weight. Of course I threw it back. Point: if you spend 5-35k on a boat do you REALLY need to eat a scavenger fish like a bass? its like hunting rats.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on June 17, 2005, 08:47:07 PM
Kent,
I don't know hwat you're talking about! It was on the Red River last year that you whooped my butt, by catching fish right in front of my face! ??? The very same fish that I chased up and down the bank for half an hour! >:( Anyways, I am going to hit the river tomorrow morning to check things out. Are you going that way? If so give me a call on my cell. I think I am going to Clark's this time. Oh, and on the subject of catch and release... I do practice catch and release the majority of the time, but I love to practice hook 'em and cook 'em! ~gf As far as size, I prefer the smaller ones to eat and the larger ones to weigh! ~shade
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassmaster135 on June 18, 2005, 04:09:52 PM
You also gotta under stand when everyone takes bass pan fish and other preditors over populate lakes and pan fish eat even when they are not hungry witch can aradicate bass from the lake and everyone you caught would be under sived and undeveloped and very skiny...crappie dont just stay in that fishing hole you got cause they want to they stay there telll that school of bait fish is gone then move on to anouther.... About bass not getting full size from overpopulating is a false statement sorry but it is bass will eat thier "own" young for getting close so if it were to get a bunch a little bass the bigger bass would run into them more often and eat them.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on June 19, 2005, 12:26:01 PM
Hit the river yesterday with a friend of mine. We started in pool 5 and fished around Beehive. I caught one dink on a Yozuri Bannana Boat. We locked through around 0830. We fished Loggy Bayou, and a sandy point on the main channel with no luck. We then tried to get a bite fishing the rocks, and concentrating on the cuts in the rocks where there was current. Well, the current was pretty weak, but I did manage another dink on a Yozuri 3D Popper. Oh yeah, I did kill 5 snakes there though. Game and Fish people told me to kill as many as I could and that I could use any manner of firearm so long as it didn't endanger anyone and it wasn't dynamite! >:D After winning a few rounds of pin the hollow-point on the snake, We decided to lock through again. I went into the opening for Caspiana, but I tunred left instead of right. I shut down and started to gish the thick hydrilla mats and water hyacinth. I got two hits, but no fish. Well no whole fish ( I caught a fish eye)! ~i Now there is a fish swimming around out there with only one eye. Don't ask me how that happened, I just set the hook and reeled in a fish's eye on the end of my hook! :-\ My partner caught a few bream, but that was about all we could manage. We called it a day around 1230 or so.
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on June 20, 2005, 09:30:53 AM
Fished the Red Sat. from 07:00 am-01:00 pm. Caught only one about 2 lb. Unable to fish any of my normal spots due to more boats on the river than I have ever seen!!!! So, I hunted new ground. Fishing in a tourney next Sat., I hope we don't have as much company then.
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on June 20, 2005, 03:53:58 PM
Went this weekend, most of our fish were caught on a crankbait around rocks, we did catch a few really good fish flipping wood cover around the rocks. Lost one around 5 or 6 pounds.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on June 20, 2005, 09:40:21 PM
cmegee,
Were you fishing in pool 4 or 5? Main channel or oxbows? How deep?
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on June 20, 2005, 10:51:00 PM
Trey, I was down in pool 3, but the fish I caught were all in the oxbows, really close to the landing. fishing on rocks and timber on the break lines.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on June 21, 2005, 08:30:00 AM
Maybe I need to go all the way down to pool 3 then to catch some fish, because I can't seem to do it around here! :'(
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on June 21, 2005, 08:57:37 AM
Trey,
Maybe we need to have our weigh in at Alexandria!!!!!!!!
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on June 21, 2005, 01:50:17 PM
I say we have the weigh-in on another lake! ;D
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on June 21, 2005, 03:02:45 PM
Who knows this one may be won with a small catch.
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on June 22, 2005, 09:13:03 AM
We had 6 boats and I won with 5.46lbs and had the big bass at 2.08, Not saying it makes for a long day or anything. lo
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on June 25, 2005, 06:03:39 PM
Fished the river today from 5:30 to 1:30. Had a good day catching 25-30 fish. Caught 10 fish over 12". Biggest was 2'10. All but a couple of fish were caught on brush hogs. Majority of them were caught on watermelon blue, but several were caught on watermelon red - a couple on candy bug. Fished grass lines in 9-10' of water working the baits along the edges.
Tried top water early and could not get a bite on horny frog, buzz bait, or pop'r. Threw spinner bait and crank bait some, but only one spinner bait taker.
Excitement of the day was watching a fish chase my horny toad over a log. The fish literally came out of the water and went over the log after the bait and nailed it. I'm feeling and thinking hog and fought it to the boat. Pretty disappointed when I got it to the boat and discovered I had a grindle.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on June 25, 2005, 06:43:08 PM
sounds like a good day where about were you fishing?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: IamWill on June 25, 2005, 08:26:48 PM
Last time i was on the red i used a rapala glass minnow suspending jerkbait on the rocks medium sized and caught some big fish whats this little fish on the rocks talk? also caught a couple biggins on a lipless crankbait on the rocks Tennessee shade color ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on June 26, 2005, 08:13:00 AM
White House.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on June 26, 2005, 07:54:43 PM
IamWill sometimes you can find a good bunch of fish on the rocks but now adays they are few and far between :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on June 27, 2005, 10:33:47 AM
Fished the same tournament with Red Ranger on Saturday. Came in second place with 10 #'s (Red Ranger had over 11 #'s!). Jay and I started above the lock and dam, but after no bites at 10:00 we decided to lock through. We fished rocks that had some water flowing through. I caught 2 small weigh fish on a watermelon worm. They were right on the rocks near the openings. Jay caught 3 real nice ones on a crankbait, a Tiki-Stik, and a Rat-L-Trap. All of his fish were 8-15 feet away from the rocks. It was a surprisingly good day on the river; everyone caught fish, and had a decent bag to bring to the weigh-in.
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: saber36 on June 27, 2005, 10:49:41 AM
Launched at Clark's on 6/24. Fished from sunup until 3 p.m., caught three keepers and several smaller bass. Had a couple throw the lures. No pattern, one here, one there. Horny Toad and buzzbait early, crankbait mid morning, worm in the afternoon. Water temp started at about 88 degree and rose to around 93. Fished in front of Clarks, Little Ninock, and then in the area of Dozer point. Lots of shad and bait fish everywhere, but no real/consistent schooling action on them. Not sure what seems to be the problem, probably too much food and way too hot.... ~sun. Will go looking elsewhere this week... ::)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: MotherNature on June 27, 2005, 11:01:52 AM
Thanks for the report saber36 I hope that you find the fish that you are looking for. The river can be really tough at times. Let us know how you do next time...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on June 28, 2005, 07:24:45 AM
Trey, were you fishing riverside or bankside of the rocks?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Trey on June 29, 2005, 06:45:44 AM
I switched back and forth depending on which way the current was flowing. I tried to stay on the down stream side of the rocks.
Trey 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: saber36 on July 05, 2005, 01:19:05 PM
Fished from Clarks on July 1st. Not much success again... :'( Tried Caspiania, Cooly's, wing jetties in main river, Beehive. Talked to several other fisherman and they all reported about the same. Got off the river just before the storms hit ~sweat. It was close and it got real rough real quick. Guess I will just have to keep trying. Sooner or later, gonna find them when they want to cooperate. ::)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on July 06, 2005, 12:29:53 PM
Hey saber sorry to here about you last trip out there,,,,i havent been in a week or so, but i did tell my brother a spot to try out and he caught about 8 i think all were fairly small i think the biggest went about 1 1/2......all caught on cranks 2 different colors one was a shad white color and the other was a green tiger pattern with yellow and a touch of pink! Hey told me he missed on a black blue lizard also!!!! Also the big revees tourny is out there this weekend i think so it will be intreting what it will take to win it!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Scott K. on July 09, 2005, 08:33:41 PM
Fished the river from 6:00 to 2:30. We were not in the Reeves tourney but I have a friend that was, so we decided to just fish and see how we "would" have done.
Early in the morning was the most productive for us. We quickly boated 5 right off the bat, the biggest being almost 4 pounds. They would destroy my ribbit frog but would never take the dern thing. My partner changed to a buzzbait and we started catching them.
After the morning bite was over we tied on a brush hog ( Red Bug) and my tube ( junebug). The brushog outproduced the tube about 7 bass to one. I eventually tied on the PB & J gatordawg and caught 3 towards the end of the day.
All in all, we had an excellent day. We caught fish all day long and weighed our best five at the end of the day. We ended up with 12 pounds which was probably in the top 10 in the reeves tourney. I just wish now we would have fished it. lo I think the winning weight when I left was 17.42.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on July 09, 2005, 08:39:03 PM
Scott thanks for the update, sounds like you had a really good day. If you don't mind were you north of Clark's or south :-\ What kind of cover were you fishing, grass or timber or rocks :-\
During the summer months I have always done better on the rocks but I wouldn't have thought to throw a ribbit on rocks, although it sounds like a good idea now. Anyway just curious ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Scott K. on July 09, 2005, 08:48:40 PM
We fished the rocks after the morning bite. We would just find an opening in the rocks and fish about 100 feet of it. We also caught a nice fish on the rock wall on the left side of the lock and dam 5. Caspiana jetties paid off for me. I am not very familiar with the names yet but we also caught fish North of Clarks where we could find openings in the jetties. There was an iron pole in the river with "209.5" written on it that we caught one about 3 pounds off of.
Early in the morning we caught all of our fish off the grass mats near the banks. We caught several near the mouth of McDade.
Slowly but surely I am building a little confidence in the river. That style fishing is a far cry different from the "beat the trees" mentality I'm used to.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on July 10, 2005, 07:11:34 PM
Thanks for the info, sounds like you are well on your way to unlocking the red river. Yep nothing like fishing a cypress tree lake, but you are catching some good fish WTG ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: saber36 on July 12, 2005, 10:47:22 AM
Fished out of Clark's on Friday, 8 July, from dawn until 3:00 p.m. Still unable to put a pattern together, fished near Caspiana, main river levees, near bull dozer point, in front of Clarks, and other various areas. Caught small fish on buzzbaits and frogs early, crankbaits, brush hogs, finesse worms, later on. Water is cooler from rain last week, but still near 90. Will keep on working ~sweat because sooner or later, a pattern will develop...Haven't found any schooling activity in pool 5, which is strange since schooling is going on in other lakes at this time. Not sure what is different, unless it is the water temp, no current, and too much shad/bait fish.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bondo on July 13, 2005, 09:51:32 PM
Just messed around late this afternoon near Bishops Point and Dozer Pt, fished the grass and around rock points, nothing til very near dark...one on a natural color frog with a weight in about 4' and one on a chartruse crank bait in about 9'...how's that for a pattern? Both were unders (yes. I know there isn't a slot, but if there was, they would have been unders :)) The spinner bait did nothing....oh,well, it was better to be out there than not.... bondo
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Scott K. on July 16, 2005, 09:02:42 PM
Fished the river early this morning. Tried buzz baits, ribbit frogs, and finally a baby torpedo. Once I tied the torpedo on, I got bites. Question..... What kind of hook set ups do everyone use for the ribbit frog? I am having trouble with the hook set on this bait.
We also explored a little. We went to the port lake. I've heard stories of these awesome lay downs that you can fish. There were some trees towards the end of the lake but there were posted signs up from a hunting club. Are these the lay downs everyone has told me about? I really didnt think much of that area although we did catch a few on crankbaits there.( Chartruese and baby bass colors)
We caught 7 bass from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on July 17, 2005, 10:28:45 AM
Scott, check out this thread on RIBITS and HORNY TOADS (http://ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php/topic,5137.0.html)
I think the are folks were trying to tell you about is in the back of Port Lake and then go threw the level into the flooded timber on the other side
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: P2FOM on July 21, 2005, 12:59:31 PM
what is happening on the red? HOW for is the stoner ramp from clark's? i have yet to fish the red but i am on my way soon.
JESUS loves ya,
P2
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on July 21, 2005, 02:02:24 PM
The Stoner Ramp is probably about 20 miles...give or take a mile or two....from Clarks.
When will you be hitting the Red?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on July 22, 2005, 10:22:49 AM
Hey everybody, just found this board and it is great! I just went to fish clarks this past weekend and it was a real wake up call. I can usually find fish on lakes but I fished all morning till 11am and only landed one small one on a white spinner I still had a great time but wanted to come back with my gf and show her a good time. After all a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work right? Anyway I figured I had better see what info I could find to get me going in the right direction. The area around Clarks looks great as I rode around but there were so many spots to choose from I thought this is gonna take years to figure out. But now after reading a few of these post I have somethings to try out and can save myself months of trial and error. It seems like people dont mind telling of secret spots on the river as much as they do lakes. I just wanted to say thanks for all the helpful info and I will try my best to keep you posted on my trips as well. Now I have my map im off to try these spots. Good luck all!!!!!
Clint ~cf
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on July 22, 2005, 10:49:47 AM
Hey Clint, welcome aboard im sure you will find some usefull info here, i dont fish the red much because i really dont know it that good myself. but what i do know is the white house which is a good community hole but the area is so big that people dont mind giving away info cause if someones says i been catching fish in the whitehouse on spinnerbaits doesnt mean everyone can catch fish on spinnerbaits so i know i dont mind helping anybody out ( except you know who, mc ) so im sure you will find all the info you want..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on July 22, 2005, 11:09:33 AM
MC :-\ who are you refering too ~roflmao
Clint Welcome aboard, you will find great information here on all the lakes in the area. And if you have a question everyone here will point you in the right direction.
Looking forward to hearing about your trips to the river, good luck :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on July 22, 2005, 02:55:40 PM
Thanks guys for the welcome ~c~, unfortunatly my next day off wont be till this sunday. I work at Bellsouth and we sent a few people to Fla to help for the hurricane damage which leaves us short handed. So they want us to work mon-sat even sundays once in awhile too ~xyz. BTW I live in S'port and the drive to clarks is pretty long. I heard that there is a launch by the port off hwy 1 on the S'port side. Any truth to that? Any of yall launch there? :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on July 22, 2005, 07:07:29 PM
Yes there is a public launch right by the dam. Nice ramp also, on the water it is just a little south of Clarks. papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bond o on July 23, 2005, 09:24:50 AM
I use the Bishops Point launch (near the dam on S'port side) all the time, worse thing about it is the dusty road to it...a wet trailer and a dusty road make a terrible sight...I wish they would blacktop or, at least, oil that road...
Whatcam, the launch is on a lake (trivia question...what's the name of that lake?), not the main river. You go out to the right to get to the river; as you go thru the stickups just before the river there is a little boat road just off the right bank that you can get thru without any stumps to bump you around...
Speaking of that part of the river, Friday AM, I fished White House hard with several colors of ribbits and horny toads, spinner baits, brush hogs, top waters, and buzz baits, even crank baits and rattle traps, then fished the rocks, then locked thru (for the first time) and fished rocks below the dam...all for one little dink....is it just me?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bond o on July 23, 2005, 09:26:35 AM
need to learn how to use the underline key a little better, huh?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on July 23, 2005, 11:32:10 AM
:roll2: bond o , I am sure you will get it figured out. If you go to dock talk several of the jabber fingers that live in that forum would be excited to run you threw a tutorial ;)
The river is hit or miss right now, I know they had an ABA tournament there recently that only took 11 pounds to win and 7 pounds to cut a check. There are some really good fisherman in that thing and those are some tough weights.
Looks like you were looking for mostly a reaction pattern, next time out when it is that tough slow down and pitch a worm or brush hog to some deeper brush or timber on the creek break lines :-* Sometimes that will get you a keeper or two :-* There are several tournaments coming up on the river in the next few weeks we will have to watch and see how they do :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: dave the dope man on July 23, 2005, 09:05:22 PM
Bond O, the lake is called Bishops lake.....there is your trivia.... By the way....anyone considering fishing the Red on Sunday may want to find another place to fish.....BASS is holding the Weekend series out of Clarks and from what I was told today they have over 70 boats registered. So, you may want to try some new water...My suggestion would be Caddo or Grand Bayou in Coushatta.............hope this helps and reduces your aggrivation factor on the Red tommrow...................Dave
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam? on July 24, 2005, 01:13:12 PM
Well I went to the river today and didnt catch squat! Found bishops launch though and it was alot better drive than to clarks. As far as the trivia question isnt that Bill James Lake? Anyway I really liked the launch, easier drive and not very crowded either, only about 10 boats there. Fished from about 630 till 1130 and only got one bite on the ribbit frog against the rocks on the right going back to little ninock right off the bat. Fished back there till about 930 then left and headed to McDade but the spot I wanted was being fished, sooo I piddled around in there fishing a brush hog in the timber and figured it was time to hit the rocks so I took off and headed for the bee hive hole and hit some rocks along the way that had openings in them, I beleave it was along caspiana. Nothing there, went to the beehive hole and got fed up and left out about 11. Then fished the channel around bishops and called it a day. It was a nice morning anyway. Hope somebody had some luck out there!
Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: dave the dope man on July 24, 2005, 01:26:19 PM
'What cam, your are right, I was wrong, it is Bill James lake.....Next time you go, try staying in bill james lake and fish the little area around the camp on the left bank. It has a fence row on it and runs paralell with a sharp drop and shallow shelf. I have had pretty good success on mudbugs there ( the deep diving metal lipped crankbait). watch your depth and you will see what I am talking about. did you see many boats out there today......Good luck and keep us posted..................Dave
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam? on July 24, 2005, 08:16:03 PM
Thanks Dave I will give that a try, im pretty patient person, my gf however that went with me isnt, lol. I think shes tired of bass fishing, hehe. As long as I get to go fishing somewhere I am happy, I dont have to be tearing them up to have a good time. As far as the boats go there were plenty out there. When I got to the rock wall goin to lil ninock there were about 5 or 6 boats around there fishing allready, then the one back in McDade, and when I got to beehive 2 came out motoring out from the back and left. As I came back from beehive heading south towards the dam and having Bill James to my right, the last two rock jetties and looked like a pool before Bishop point was holding about 7 boats. I was like whoaa they must be catching something to be all piled up like that. Looked like they were all fishing the rocks right there. I started to go back there but it was just too hot and we were ready for lunch. Im cant wait for another day off so I can try your suggestion. I did notice a nice drop off on the boat rd leaving the launch just as starts to open up to the river. It went from about 9' to 28-30'. I tried fishing it slow with a brush hog and then a rattle trap with no luck. Then we went into the stump field for a few mins and tossed around in there. I saw 2 boats in the area you were telling me about on the left bank of the boat launch and one other guy in the stump field on that side. Then we :surrender: for the day and headed home. Anybody else fight the traffic besides me??
Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on July 24, 2005, 08:31:33 PM
I can imagine that the boat traffic on the River was very high today...the BASS weekend series was fishing out of Clarks today. Don't know how many boats, but I'm guessing quite a lot.
Thanks for the report whatcam?.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on July 24, 2005, 09:03:13 PM
Anyone here how the Tournament went :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on July 25, 2005, 01:46:41 PM
:-\ ~tumble
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on July 25, 2005, 08:00:03 PM
Heres the top ten.. Jeff Pate weighed zero. Homer Humphreys weighed in 3.13. Wow.................Looks like the river is brutal right now..... 1 DANNY GULLEDGE CROSSETT, AR 15.10 2 KEVIN LASYONE DRY PRONG, LA 11.7 3 SAM HUCKABEE SHREVEPORT, LA 10.12 4 JOEY DEVEER GONZALES, LA 9.14 5 BILL HARDMAN METAIRIE, LA 9.6 6 LOUIS HOUVENAEGHEL SLIDELL, LA 9.5 7 MARVIN ETTREDGE SHREVEPORT, LA 9.3 8 MICHAEL DOWDEN COUSHATTA, LA 9.1 9 JOHN GILLARD WESTLAKE, LA 8.6 10 RICHARD MADOLE SHREVEPORT, LA 8.1
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam? on July 25, 2005, 09:29:59 PM
Whewwwww, I feel alot better now :roll2: I just thought I sucked. Dave, ever night fished around Bill James? Seems like it would be a good idea. I wouldnt want to do much running around at night on the river but it would be easy to launch right there and troll around. Just navigating the stumps might be a PITA. Maybe I should lay off the river for awhile till the fish are off strike. Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on July 25, 2005, 09:52:40 PM
to hot
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on July 26, 2005, 07:40:56 PM
I see that there is a cold front heading our way thursday bringing rain that should end around noon. If this holds up would that be a good time to try some evening/night fishing?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on July 26, 2005, 07:47:08 PM
During the summer months it is a great time to hit the water :-* during the winter months it will shut them down :'( Pay attention to what the wind is doing for you, a lot of folks fish the same old spots and don't realize that even a summer front will change the way fish will position their selves :-* and when they don't get bit they just blame it on the front
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Bass_cat on July 27, 2005, 03:40:49 PM
Question? How often does the lock open ? is it like every 30 min. or what how does the lock master know when to open each side of it. Lets say I am going from 5 to 4 the pool 4 side opens evey 30 min for me to get back to weigh-in this is an exaple of the locks I have used.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on July 27, 2005, 03:47:18 PM
Going into pool 4-------You pull up to the wall ,pull the horn and they will then fill the lock ,when it is full they will open it up.You pull in and tie off in the designated areas and wait for it to empty out. Its not designated every 30 minutes. Although the whole process of waiting for it to fill up and empty takes at least that .Each side has a horn that signals the lock master to do his job.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on July 30, 2005, 10:22:39 AM
Anybody go fishing today? Wondering if this weather helped them any. Im going tomm on my one day off so I am trying to decide on river or cross. :help:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on August 01, 2005, 11:11:34 AM
Did everybody quit fishing?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on August 01, 2005, 07:53:40 PM
I think the classic had everyone home watching ESPN :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on August 06, 2005, 10:54:50 AM
went out the river fri to do a lil crappie fishing i think we wended up with 30 crappie, 2 channel catfish, 3 sand bass, 1 bass and 2 big bull bream. It was a pertty good say they didnt start biting for us until around 11. Almost all of them were good fish (slabs)!!!!Most where caught on minnows a few on jigs. Also ran into the first gator(about a 5 footer) ive ever ssen out there it wasnt scared at all swam right up to the boat and then decieded my cork looked like an easy meal.....that was the last fishing trip for that cork!!!! havent heard anything bout the river in awhile any other new reports?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on August 07, 2005, 07:16:18 AM
~c~ Congrats on the good haul whens the fish fry anyway Ill bring the hush puppies?? BTW how did you catch them drifting or a hole, how deep. I could go for a boat full of crappie, my girl friend would appreciate any help you could give me on finding them. Shes been after me to take her carppie fishing, but I keep telling her to wait till the winter time. I was gonna take her drifting on cross and see what happened.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on August 08, 2005, 09:59:15 AM
:st:) :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on August 08, 2005, 11:58:56 AM
Well I was fishing on brush and stumps along open water at a deptj from 11-13ft fishing 8 ft down. I really didnt start getting to many bites until 11 am or so. I didnt get to stay as long as I would like to have I had to go to work! I was fishing some newwer areas I they werent schooled up as much as I like them to be I think the most I caught around one stump was 5 or 6. I was picking up mosly 1-3 here and there along this stump line! Usually what I was doing if I got bite I would work that spot over really good then come back to it after fishing down a lil ways and would more often then not catch another one from the origanl spot! ALl where caught on minnows except for a few that were on jigs tiped with a minnow or crappie nibblets! hope this helps whatcam
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on August 08, 2005, 01:04:55 PM
so I should try to look around the stumps/ trees at clarks and the edge of mcdade?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on August 08, 2005, 07:19:02 PM
Are u talking about up in the macdade oxbo or river around? Ive bass fished in macdae in april in may and done ok but never tried the crappie......I was cathing mine out towwards bulldozer pt.....I was wanting to try another spot but ran out of time....its up towards caspiana you go through the rocks like your going to go to caspiana but only go about 250 yrds down the rocks and fish the brush/ stumps/ stick ups or whatever you want to call them pararrel to the rocks I believe that waters about 12 ft there and i have caught some along that line in the past.....
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on August 09, 2005, 08:01:31 PM
I've had some luck on shad colored cranks, in just about any timber. Worms are getting hits if you fish them deep and a little slower.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on August 09, 2005, 08:20:05 PM
Quote from: TB44 on August 08, 2005, 07:19:02 PM Are u talking about up in the macdade oxbo or river around? Ive bass fished in macdae in april in may and done ok but never tried the crappie......I was cathing mine out towwards bulldozer pt.....I was wanting to try another spot but ran out of time....its up towards caspiana you go through the rocks like your going to go to caspiana but only go about 250 yrds down the rocks and fish the brush/ stumps/ stick ups or whatever you want to call them pararrel to the rocks I believe that waters about 12 ft there and i have caught some along that line in the past.....
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: GEO on August 21, 2005, 03:22:30 AM
Fished the Red yesterday with my buddy Steve from safe light until 1:30. We fished down south and had a blast catching a large quantity of fish by just not the quality we were looking for. It was my first time fishing down south and it is a total different environment of fishing down there. Alot more cranking and Carolina rigging. It was fun like I said, but not the quality yesterday. Oh and lets not forget Damn Hot!!!!! >:D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Jared LeBlue on August 22, 2005, 12:41:18 PM
Fished the Red for the first time yesterday. We launched out of Boyce and fished both North and South of the launch. We only caught 4 fish and one of those was a white bass. It is a beautiful river and right now the water is clear. I'm going to have to do some research on this place before our next tournament. Looking forward to going back, hopefully the fish will cooperate.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cgs2004 on August 28, 2005, 11:46:45 PM
Hey Red River anglers! First off, I'm praying for everyone down your way. Stay safe and be careful :(
I'll be down in Shreveport the first of October for a week to fish a National College Championship on the Red. I'm starting to put together some online tackle orders and was curious if any of you all had recommendations for what to use that time of year down there. Thank you for any info!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on August 30, 2005, 07:26:20 AM
cgs2004, I don't fish the Red that much but before I go I read all the old post from last year same time frame. I find alot of info that way and it pays off most times. Hope it helps.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cgs2004 on August 30, 2005, 11:18:37 AM
Oh yea, this repot goes back over 2 yrs. I've looked at the past 2 yr's reports of the Red quite a bit. Its been great help!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Jared LeBlue on September 10, 2005, 07:21:12 PM
Fished the LJBC tournament today on the Red River out of Colfax. Aaron and I took first place in team weight and Aaron took first in Individual and he took big bass. I took second place in the individual standings. Brush Hawg will put all the results down later. For the most part everyone caught fish and some reported catching 20 or more. Our team stringer was a little better than 11 lbs. We caught fish on crank baits near the rocks and the bigger ones came on ten inch worms and brush hawgs in an oxbow we fished way up North.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cgs2004 on September 11, 2005, 01:28:54 AM
Congrats on the Win Rattle!!
Any certain colors of crank's or plastics that stand out?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Jared LeBlue on September 11, 2005, 10:46:19 AM
Solid white crank baits and junebug plastics is what worked for us. The water was a bit dingy in the pool we were fishing but it wasn't too bad. I fished a pool farther south a couple of weeks ago and the water was very clear but the fishing wasn't all that great.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bass1cpr on September 11, 2005, 12:56:23 PM
Congratulations Rattle. Sounds like it was a good day for your team.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Jared LeBlue on September 12, 2005, 03:33:14 PM
Correction on individual standings, Shannon Thibodeaux took second and I took third. Didn't want to take away from the person who rightfuly deserved it. By the way Shannon Thibodeaux also took angler of the year, WTG Shannon.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: RangerMan521 on September 15, 2005, 05:18:45 AM
How does the Red fish in early October?? Any tips on where to fish for Bass. My wife and I are taking a much needed vacation and don't want to get skunked.
We wanna catch some fish. :)
Thanks much~!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on September 15, 2005, 07:13:58 AM
Fishing should be pretty good on the River in October. One word of caution...there is a BIG tournament there in early October, not sure of the exact weekend...maybe the first weekend in October. I would think the oxbows should be good...try spinnerbaits, buzzbaits early, and of course soft plastic.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on September 15, 2005, 08:22:43 AM
RangerMan521, We're having a small tournament there tomorrow for our booster club so check back in and i'll post all info I can to help you out. And I believe Mike is right there is a big tournament there the first weekend in October.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on September 15, 2005, 08:28:28 AM
Mitch, Is it Squadron members only?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: RangerMan521 on September 15, 2005, 08:57:04 AM
Mike and Mitch, thanks for the information, I really appreciate the help. ~c~
Mitch, good luck in your tourney tomorrow, I will check back to see how you did.
Good Fishing,
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on September 15, 2005, 11:36:31 AM
Bassbuff, It's just for us man or I would have invited all our BAFB Club members to join us, Sorry. We even had a team drop out because his partern is in another SQD. Me and Kennyp are splitting up on this one to get more Airmen involved. So wish me luck!
Take Care, Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on September 15, 2005, 11:47:47 AM
No problem, just thought it would be a way to get more $$ for the booster club.
Good Luck to you and Kenny both! Hope y'all nail some good stringers ;D!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cgs2004 on September 15, 2005, 10:07:52 PM
I'll be fishing that "Big Tournament" you all are talking about in early October. Just to give you a heads up; We have prefishing Oct.2nd-4th and have the tournament Oct.5th-7th.
It should be approx. 500 anglers (plus 50 college anglers, including myself) I'm not too sure what the number is on boaters.
If you are looking to stay at a hotel I'd suggest to book one asap because I hear they are filling up quick. Best of luck out on the water!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Team KaRu on September 15, 2005, 10:17:58 PM
Good luck CGS! Stay focused . . . ~shade
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on September 16, 2005, 06:51:07 AM
Most definately get your reservations now!!! It may already be too late. With the Katrina evacuees up here there just isn't much room let. I will try to do some calling around and see what's up :shocking:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on September 16, 2005, 04:47:36 PM
Well I fished the red today and got second place and big bass( 3.6). Water was clear to muddy and 78 to 86 in the oxbows. We caught 15-18 fish today and had a blast but only wieghed 3 fish.The 2 bigger fish I caught came on a CandyBug Baby Brush hog with 1/8 oz sinker pegged. The most came off of a black Bettle spin my partern was useing. The winning team did about the same with a watermelon red baby brush hog and had 5 fish for 10# +. Baby brush hogs, flukes, and Bettle spins where the ticket today in 2-6 feet of water. Some off of trees and some off of grass beds. Hope this helps RangerMan521.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on September 16, 2005, 06:10:58 PM
Congrats mitch ~c~, sounds like alot of fun i have been thinking about going havent been since april, now that i live closer might give it a try and give cypress some rest.. were yall in pool 5?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on September 16, 2005, 06:23:15 PM
Way to go Mitch ~c~ I know you guys had a good time. papa :)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: RangerMan521 on September 16, 2005, 10:15:22 PM
~shade Hey Mitch, congratulations ~c~ sounds like ya'll had a great time. I really appreciate your taking the time to give me a report. The fish seem to be shallowing up. Do you still feel there will be a main river bite in October?
Once again, congrats ~c~ and thanks~!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: R Tilson on September 17, 2005, 04:43:01 AM
The "big tournament" is the ABA Nationals October 2-7. 430 enties which means 215 boats. Host city is Bossier City and the launch ramps will be both Stoner and Teage.
The BFL has also moved thier super tourney to the Red on Oct 1&2 on pool #3.
If anyone would be willing to help me locate the following areas, thanks will go out and I can trade advice for Georgia lakes.
Coushatta, McDades, Bishop Point, Caspiana, Colfax, Bee Hive Cove
I know it's asking alot but I'll only be there a week.
See you there cqs2004, I'll be at the Shoney's Inn and I'm running an Aries Ram 2100 White with Canadian blue deck and hull insert. Look me up if you get a chnace.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cgs2004 on September 17, 2005, 10:49:50 AM
Sounds good, I'll defiantly look for you. Are you planning on fishing all 3 days of pre-fishing? Going as a boater? I'm in the CAST division so I have to be a non boater. I believe the 5 of us from Kansas St. Univ. are all driving down there on Sat. the 1st. We are staying at the Econo Lodge.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: R Tilson on September 19, 2005, 08:15:16 PM
Just got back in town from Missouri there cgs2004. I'll be fishing all three days as boater. We will be rolling into town around 3:00 AM on Sat Oct 1.
I may not have been clear in my earlier post due to an email I received. We are not allowed to pre-fish with anyone not in the tourney so the areas I'm trying to locate are where on the map can I find these place's.
Sorry for the confusion.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on September 19, 2005, 08:31:47 PM
I understand you can't prefish with anyone but can you sit down and go over a map with someone not in the tournament?
Caspiana is straight across the river from Clark's, now with that said it is straight as the crow fly's but there is a levee and some standing timber you will have to navigate.
Be-hive is north of Clark's and on the west side of the river also, but probably about 3-4 miles north. You have levees that run parallel to the river and some that run perpendicular. Be-hive is a small cut a levee that runs parallel to the river. Basically if you head north out of Clark's there is a levee on the west side of the river that runs parallel and then a couple that run perpendicular and finally one that runs parallel and that is the one with the cut to Bee Hive.
McDade is south of Clark's but again on the West side of the river. The easiest way to find it is to head south and it is the last oxbow on the right (west side) before you hit the lock and dam.
Coushatta, is a town about half way down the river between locks 4 and 5 it is very close to the river and has a lauch but that is it.
You got me on Colfax, it maybe between locks and damn #3 and #4, Dave the Dope Man would know better on that one.
Hope that helps, Clear as Mud I am sure and once you get on the river it will be even more confusing :'( I know you all are launching out of the City launches but it would be good for you to go down to Clark's and launch there at least once.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on September 19, 2005, 09:20:58 PM
Just to clarify : Mike is saying levees ,some folks also call them jetties . I grew up on the coast and they were mainly called jetties .
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on September 19, 2005, 10:06:51 PM
Good point Chris thanks :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: R Tilson on September 20, 2005, 06:55:36 PM
Thank you, thank you, and thank you!!!
That helps very much. That's all I'm looking for general area. The rules won't allow us to get any help from anyone after the first partner draw. Off-limits started at 5:00 PM Saturday thee 17th and you can only practice with someone in the tourney, sponsor, or family member starting at safe daylight Sunday Oct 2.
Please feel free to contact me if your in Georgia and need some help.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cgs2004 on September 20, 2005, 08:17:11 PM
Hey Rick, You wouldn't happen to be looking for a partner to prefish with would ya? I'd split gas and everything with you, throw whatever you wanted me to, and I'll keep all the good spots "hush hush ~shhh"! I'm just fishing against the other college guys anyway so you don't have to worry about me! It might be a long shot but I thought I'd ask.
Casey Smith
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on September 20, 2005, 09:59:18 PM
R Tilson Hopefully others with jump in and help out some. I will see what I can dig up for you all. When will be the last time you can look at the site before you head out :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: R Tilson on September 21, 2005, 07:45:26 PM
Hey Mike, My last viewing will be Thursday September 29. After that, it's load up and head your way Friday the 30th. This help is great.
Casey, Shoot me an email and will work out some tentative plans and then finalize when we get there Saturday the 30th. Your more than welcome to join me. How about your buddies, they got anyone to pre-fish with. I maybe able to try and get them a ride at least once or twice I hope. Let me know.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cgs2004 on September 22, 2005, 12:20:05 PM
Rick, Email sent! Hopfully we can work something out.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on September 23, 2005, 11:47:44 PM
Just to let the folks headed this way for the ABA tournament, if you have been told any secrets yet, becareful. With Rita barrelling down on us the river is going to change dramatically. I bring this up because the folks that hit the water with no preconcevied ideas and do a true prefish will probably be the best off. After this blows threw I will try to get some water conditions and get them posted :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cgs2004 on September 23, 2005, 11:57:42 PM
Keep us posted Mike!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on September 24, 2005, 05:57:04 PM
I would have to say that the back of the oxbows will be on fire by the tournament. The main river will stay muddy for awhile with all the rain and will be cooler by then also. I've had luck back in the oxbows that have shallow grass beds. They seem to push the shad back there more when its muddy. There is a lot of standing timber but they relate more to the grass then the wood this time of year. Just my 2 cents. Good Luck.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cgs2004 on September 24, 2005, 10:10:22 PM
It looks like most of the storm has made its way out of the area now. Good to see. How'd it hit the Red River area? Was it very bad or did it weaken alot by the time it got there? Hopfully no damage was done.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on September 25, 2005, 12:18:17 AM
So far not any damage to the river system at all, plenty of room with very high levee's. Looks like south of Shreveport (just south ~sweat ) there was up to 12 inches, north of Shreveport is 6 plus and still counting, that is the part that will hurt the river, we'll have to see what the totals are after tomorrow ~sweat
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: R Tilson on September 25, 2005, 06:13:17 AM
Mike and the other locals, First, I hope you'll made it through the storm fine. I've lived on the Carolina coast and these hurricanes are no fun.
The word we are getting from Homer is that if you'll get 6-12 inches everything will be okay as the river needs water. If the storm stalls and get much more than that, it will become difficult. His comment was the same as yours, the increased water level will change the game and even out the playing field.
Please take care of your needs first after this storm and then keep us posted. If you get a chance, we'll be weighing in at Stoner's on Wednesday and Thursday at 3:00 PM and 2:00 PM on Friday. Even through we would not be able to talk about fishing on the Red, it would be nice to shake the hand of an unknown friend that's helping out.
Again, Thanks for everything!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on September 25, 2005, 08:57:32 AM
I think the river is going to be fine, there may be some extra current and extra hazzards so traveling the river must be done with caution of floating debri, I figure most folks will be traveling with caution anyway since it is new water.
I would love to meet everyone that comes to the tournament, please email me with discription of your boat and yourself so that I can track you down ;)
Hopefully you will be on the leader board and I will be able to see you on stage and put a face to the names ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cgs2004 on September 25, 2005, 10:43:36 AM
Laurie gave me your telephone number. We were planning on maybe meeting up for dinner or something while I was down there. Being that I'm going to prefish with RTilson maybe we can all hook up for dinner or something, sound good?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: MotherNature on September 25, 2005, 12:18:16 PM
That sounds like a great idea. Just give us a call...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: R Tilson on September 30, 2005, 10:13:02 AM
Well, it's 11:00 AM (EST) on Firday and the boat and truck are packed up and ready to go. As soon as my wife and two rods get here, we're out a here!
Hopefully we'll see some of you around town. If you see a 21.5' White w/ Canadian Blue insert Aries Ram 2100, Merc 225 EFI being pulled by a white Suburban that's me.
Talk at ( type ) everyone when we get back on the 9th.
Be good.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on September 30, 2005, 04:17:18 PM
Well me and Kennyp fished the red today from 0630-1300. Water was lightly stained in the oxbows and 75-79 degrees. Did catch 3 bass and a bowfin. Mostly just trying to find new water and enjoy the day. All fish came on soft plastics.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on October 09, 2005, 09:40:48 AM
Winning 3 day total for the ABA was 25.82 Best day had 11-12 pounds... I'm definately kicking myself for not getting the things i needed for that tourny. I had better days in the dead of summer. I can't believe that guy won with a bag that size at this time of year. Cold front was moving in the water was pretty clear even on the main river.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: R Tilson on October 09, 2005, 03:06:31 PM
Well we're back from 6 straight days on the Red.
Casey and I found some fish in pool #4 on Sunday and Monday with Sunday being the better of the two days. Keepers were being caught on crankbaits (white), spinnerbaits (white w/ blue and nickle willow leaf), and the better keepers on t-rig paca craw (1/4 oz watermelon red). Caught fish in the vertical wood making points and straight banks w/ a ledge. Monday afternoon we got into schoolers in the 14" range behind a jettie and a friend was on an early morning frog bite. Then something changed. Tuesday I had very few bites but one very big fish on a jig (no hook set). Wednesday tried my spots but could not get the fish to bite, weighted one fish. Thursday went non-boater in pool five. Boater had 10 lbs and I had 5.6 lbs. Fish were caught on a crankbait (chartreuse w/ blue back) along horizontal wood on the main river. Friday we went for that big bite to with no luck. A buddy averaged a 7.5 lb per day with a rattle trap.
We enjoyed seeing old friends and making new ones. The Shreveport / Bossier City was a nice place to visit and the people in the area took care of us. Sorry I was not able to catch up with Mike and Laurie but the 18 hours days were killer.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on October 09, 2005, 05:29:34 PM
R Tilson, thanks for the report ~c~ We were at weigh in all three days keeping score and trying to get pictures of everyone as they came threw the line. If you look on the main site we got pic's of you weighing in :-* If you would like I am sure Laurie would send them to you via email. Just shoot her a PM. I wish we could have hooked up to at least meet but I know you guys were ready for a shower and a warm meal coming off the water from a hard day on the river.
Lots of boats on, making the river very crowded and weather changes put a hurting on patterns. Even some of the best folks on the river were having a lot of trouble catching concistant bass.
Congrats to all those that made the Championship ~c~ ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on October 09, 2005, 09:46:36 PM
Awesome coverage of the ABA by Ultimatebass.com! I would have never seen that had you not mentioned it Mike. I never see that main page. Guess I will have to check it first from now on.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on October 09, 2005, 10:18:07 PM
We put new articles up just about every weekday :-* lots of good reading mostly from our members with a true "how to" from an everyday fisherman and not a pro pushing their sponsors ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on October 09, 2005, 10:22:34 PM
Laurie ! what great coverage ~c~ everyone needs to check out the Home page and read the ABA story. Laurie did a great job ~c~ ~c~ papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: R Tilson on October 10, 2005, 03:19:26 PM
Great articles and thanks for putting my picture up. I forwarded the link to the ABA national director in hopes he'll post the link to bring more people to your great site.
Ben did have the key and that was "ledge". That's were I found fish in practice but they just would not cooperated during the tourney. That's fishing!
Good job Ultimate Bass!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: KennyP on October 11, 2005, 09:10:43 AM
Fished the river yesterday. I knew it would be a hard day...Got a lot of bites but could not get any hook ups. I did get a good 3+ in the boat, but that was it. All my bites came off platices.
KennyP
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on October 11, 2005, 09:43:18 AM
I fished out of clarks yesterday from 0700-1245. Water was clear in most spots deeper than 2-3'. Temp was lower 70's all day with a light wind out of the east mostly. Caught 6 with 4 keepers all on plastices. Was a good Morning for me.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: gunter1309 on October 11, 2005, 05:57:37 PM
Just wanted to second, third, fourth and fifth the kudos to Laurie for her coverage of the ABA championship - it is much more in-depth than the ABA website - but I bet they have not gotten everything together back at the home office yet. Still, they could take some pointers from Lauries articles when recapping the event.
thanks again
steve
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on October 16, 2005, 04:15:06 PM
Trey and I went to the River Sat. for a while but did not stay long. They were waiting in line to fish spots all down the river. We went into a cove and there were about 10 boats in there, we fished a little just watching to see if we could learn anything. Then later on we went back in there to fish a spot we saw a guy catch a fish and there were 11 boats in there and they were all different boats ;D Lady at Clarks said there were 97 boats entered and 3 clubs there. Also that the fishers of men had a tourney next weekend and they were expecting over 100 boats. papa ~xyz
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Crustaceous on October 16, 2005, 10:27:06 PM
Me and my bride went today, and despite the Media tourney, I found some water to fish down on Loggy Bayou.
Didn't catch anything to brag about, but didn't get out until about 10:00, and fished until about 2:00. The wife managed one fish (good for her), and I boated seven. Went a couple of miles past the second bridge, and fished the shady banks. All came on a spinnerbait (chartruese/white). Water temps were around 72.
Not a day for the record books, but fun fishing anyway.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 20, 2005, 08:38:15 PM
Went to the red wednesday from 0730-1130. first time out there in 6mos. every where i went was boats. i went as far north as the white house and as far south as little ninock. didnt get a bite at all did alot of ridin around checking out where everyone else was fishing and asking myself why were they fishing there? what made that spot or area special? i saw people fishing rocks, grass, tress little bit of everything but didnt see any body catch anything? i was wondering due we TCTC have an off limits area on the red? water was in the low 70's had a off color to it. will try againg next week sometime.. later
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 20, 2005, 08:39:51 PM
again... lol
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on October 20, 2005, 08:46:55 PM
do you meand you went back again today and it happened again :roll2: :roll2:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 20, 2005, 08:53:05 PM
no wont be abke to get back till wednesday or friday and I'm sure it will happen again..lol
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on October 21, 2005, 05:59:45 AM
Maybe this time there won't be so many people out there and youi can find some fish that want to bite ;D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 26, 2005, 06:39:05 PM
Terry and I went to the red today. got to clarks at noon, got us a burger and went fishing. we fished till 1600 and only caught 4, we each caught 2 mine came on a crankbait,plastics. terry's came on spinnerbait,plastics. we could only get one bite at each spot we tried so looks like we will have a milk run going on..lol water was in the mid 60's
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on October 27, 2005, 05:48:05 PM
Thanks for the repoet Railroader... I'll probably go for a few hours late Saturday afternoon and then a little longer Sunday afternoon..
Really haven't fished the Red much at all and that was mostly catfishing so got soom learning to do..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on October 29, 2005, 10:51:23 PM
Fished the Red this morning from daylight to noon. It was extremely cool this morning :'( Suface temp was right at 60 on my guages and warmed to 63. I only got two bites all day and both were just 12 inchers. One came on a spinner bait and the other on a worm and only about 6 miles apart. No pattern for this kid :'(
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on October 30, 2005, 08:09:47 AM
Got on the Red from Clarks for a couble of hours after work late Saturday afternoon... Only had a couple of hours fishing and think I spent half of that getting off stumps..ha....Then forgot to put my debth-finder in the truck so not sure water temp, etc.
Anyway did pick up a couple small one's on a white spinner...one just over 12" and one just under....I believe I was near the Caspiano area in somewaht shallow moss/woods.... Didn't really have much time to fish the area more so headed back toward the landing and fish a buzzbait right at dark and shortly after but no hits.. :'(
Got some catching up to do on the Red as it has been several years since I fished it..
Did talk to another basser and told him about this site and he seemed real interested so maybe I caught a new Ultamate bass member too... :)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on October 30, 2005, 08:16:42 AM
The red seems a little tough right now, but no wonder it has had a tremendous amount of pressure lately ~sweat with all the tournmaments. They had the ALBC top twenty five out there yesterday. This tournament usually is pretty large. The top twenty five placers get to go to the championship tournament. Well they only had 20 show up, so I guess if you paid your entry fee you got to go to the big show. Anyway I haven't heard how they did yet had some pretty good fisherman in it :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 30, 2005, 09:00:26 AM
well looks like it will be tough for everyone, i know alot more has gone to the red they are keeping quite so they must be on fish.. we hope to atlest bring some weigh fish in we have a few secret spots that we are saving for sunday so im ready.... ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on October 30, 2005, 09:05:01 AM
I was on the Red in 2002 and caught some fish. Wonder if they are still there?
Secret spots...there are no secret spots. Are they like those last month on Caddo?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on October 30, 2005, 09:07:23 AM
Mke, if it has truely been that long since you were there (and I bet it has, knowing how much you like it) you are in for a suprise it has changed quite a bit. A lot of the spots I used to like are silted in or completely grassed up :'( It's like fishing a band new body of water to me :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on October 30, 2005, 09:10:11 AM
As per my fishing log, the last day on the River was June 23, 2002. I might get lost. lo
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 30, 2005, 09:10:32 AM
well not secret im sure but very reliable..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 30, 2005, 09:12:02 AM
there is hardly any trees left out in front of clarks it looks very different
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 30, 2005, 09:15:36 AM
and where did all the Hyacin ( not sure on the spelling ) come from? man it was every where.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on October 30, 2005, 09:17:18 AM
That has been on the River for years. I know in 2000 it was so heavy in areas that it was tough to get thru. But I know they have sprayed in years past also.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 30, 2005, 09:21:06 AM
I went over to the bee-hive area and you can get in there its solid, i dont remember it being this bad in resent years...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on October 30, 2005, 09:23:54 AM
i wish yall were off during the week i need someone to go fishing with...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on October 30, 2005, 09:55:51 AM
Me too :roll2: I have a monday coming up because of Vetrans day :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: GEO on October 31, 2005, 12:02:21 PM
Well I would say that I am on fish, but since I don't have a boat anymore I would be lying. I hope that my fish are still around from my LMA tournament earlier this month.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on October 31, 2005, 01:25:58 PM
I'm going to pull a Noble for this one. I found a spot that holds good fish and I will live or die at that spot most of the day. I've been able to fish the red in the past 2 weeks so who knows they may be there and they may not.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Marty on October 31, 2005, 06:58:15 PM
Mike...I saw below you mentioned the ALBC Top 25 T on the Red this past weekend. A couple of guys from my club (Hawgherders) won it. Congrats to Chris Wayand & Matt Scofield! ~c~ I can't say I recall what their winning weight was though. I didn't fish the tournament, and like you I heard there was a relatively low turnout this year.
Marty
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on October 31, 2005, 07:09:30 PM
They said that everyone that fished it was going to the championship because they didn't have 25 sign up :'( I would be very interested to know what the winning weight was, I found it very very tough for me ~sweat
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Marty on October 31, 2005, 07:48:47 PM
I'll try to let you know tomorrow, but I'm thinking it was in the single digits.
Marty
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on October 31, 2005, 09:42:02 PM
I can believe that, while you are at it a GPS coordinate would be handy ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: GEO on November 01, 2005, 09:59:58 AM
JR and Steve Alexander fished that tourney and they said the winning weight was 12 and some change. They finished 6th with 7 pounds.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on November 05, 2005, 08:35:36 PM
Got to spend some time on the Red this morning...Got on the water about daylight and eased on into the Caspiano area...Haven't ever fished the Red much, but this area looks pretty good to me....
As to fish I didn't do any good at all.. Rattletraps, spinners, jigs, etc. Finally started getting some hits using a watermellon/red baby brush hog flipping down some of the banks but no hookups......except a nice gogle-eye.. :)
Did catch a few white bass on down around one of the bends on rattletrap but didn't try them very long..
Another bass club was having a tournament..about 10 boats from somewhere in Mississippi...One person I talked to had 2 fish in the boat and had lost another good one. He was flipping the same color baby brush hog down one of the banks in the Caspiano area..
Wind got a little stiff but the day warmed up pretty good...water temp was in the 63-65 degree range..
Lots of folks were out brushing their duck blinds.. I believe regular duck season opens up in that zone next week end so might want to watch out for that..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 06, 2005, 06:10:15 PM
Fished the River today in the TCTC tournament. Caught 8 fish total, all would weigh. Best 5 weighed 9.82. All of the fish came on a white spinnerbait in shallow water. Water temps ranged from 68 to 71.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on November 06, 2005, 06:18:18 PM
Way to go Mike...Sure must have been a pleasant day to be on the water too..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on November 06, 2005, 06:56:26 PM
Me and Kennyp fished the River today in the TCTC tournament. caught 7 bass and 1 hugh bowfin. All the but 1 bass came on a 1/4 oz white spinnerbait fished in grass around stumps. water was clear and 67-69. Best 5 went 5.98 lbs for 4th place.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 06, 2005, 07:06:41 PM
The Red was tough for Laurie and I today, we caught 8 but only two would weigh. Both keepers came on a spinner bait in 8 foot of water.
Guess I was fishing to deep :'(
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on November 06, 2005, 07:10:43 PM
Looks lik ethe white spinner bait in shallow water was the ticket to day ~c~ ~c~ but it sounds like you and Laurie still had a good day Mike ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on November 06, 2005, 08:21:11 PM
Who won and what weight? papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 06, 2005, 08:27:40 PM
The new guys won with 10 something. BassAdict will have the results soon in the TCTC threads ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on November 06, 2005, 09:37:23 PM
Trey and I just could not get started today. On our only prefish day we had caught small keepers at several jetties and were determined to find some fish on the rocks. When we finally decided to go back to some shallow grass we caught 3 keepers and several short fish in only a few min. on Yeah Spinnerbaits. We just did not make the move soon enough. papa :(
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on November 07, 2005, 08:37:28 AM
Shawn & I fished the TCTC Sunday also. We started out trying to fish Dozer point. Duck hunters had already laid claim to it so we fished the bank line on the north side of that point. Had 2 blowups on a Cavitron buzzbait but missed. After the hunters left,we fished Dozer with no takers. Ran north to another oxbow with no luck.
Decided to run south & lock through. Fished the tip of the first jetty running parallel with the river & caught 2 on white cranks. Went to the tip of the next jetty & caught another one. Thought we had figured it out & fished several more jetties without a bite. Ran several more miles south & found a pocket of water that was loaded with shad. Seen some schooling & started catching white bass one after another. Pulled one more black bass out of there. Caught probably 30 white bass. All on white cranks & shad baby 1-
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on November 07, 2005, 01:07:59 PM
We fished the TCTC yesterday. Caught 5 black bass (3 weigh fish) and one huge white bass. All came off white 3/8oz spinnerbait in shallow water with grass on the main river points. Guess we should have used the 1/4oz.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: GEO on November 09, 2005, 02:51:16 PM
Almost everyone was cathcing fish on white spinnerbaits, but Rhonda and I were catching our fish on Fluke's in the pad's. Just wish we would have figured that out earlier. This is just a shot in the dark but if somebody reads this that might have picked up two batteries off the back porch of clarks could they please send me a message so that I can get those batteries back. They were good batteries just weren't charged. I had to buy two new batteries that morning and was told they would be safe there until the tournament was over. Well they were gone that afternoon.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Marty on November 10, 2005, 03:42:24 PM
GEO, very sorry to hear about the batteries.....that just ain't right. I'd like to think we could at least trust our fellow fishermen. :(
Marty
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on November 11, 2005, 12:51:09 PM
Been watching the Bassmaster Open results on the Red and one angler was talking about catching fish while fishing "floats"...what is he talking about...weeds..laydowns..?
Also Geo...sorry to hear about your batteries...I do hate a thief..disgusting
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 12, 2005, 03:54:15 PM
Fished the River today in the Port Lake area with railroader. Only managed to put 4 fish in the boat....one on spinnerbait, 2 on crankbaits (guess who caught those) and one on a worm. Could not really find anything productive in the area. Water temps ranged from 65 to 67...wind was pretty tough.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 12, 2005, 04:10:40 PM
Hey thanks for letting me tag a long i had a great time and i didnt get skunked. ~c~ it was the first time i have been to the port in about 3-4 yrs. i caught two on cranks off some rock jettes and one on a worm fishing down the main river, i need to go hit the red one more time to check on a spot and hope it works cause i will hate to make a 20+ mile run for nothing. maybe all of the TCTC guys fihing the ABA will take a check, how cool would that be.. ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on November 12, 2005, 07:35:10 PM
Hi Mike...Nice to see you on the lake...
I finally had a little better day on the Red today....Fished mostly Caspiano
Caught 12 or so fish....with the best one at 14.5...2 at 13+...4 at 12+ several just under and some little ones..
Fished a little bit of everything, but the most came off a worm and rattletrap....caught one of the 13's on a llip crankbait... and a few others on a small spinner.....
Kinda spooky...Was fishing down one bank and there was a small hollow log sticking out of the water at an angle...got to looking a little closer and a huge Water Mocason had it's head sticking out of the center of it.....got a little closer and it pulled back down into the log....That could really give someone a very bad day...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 13, 2005, 08:53:50 AM
Good to see you too RattlinScottie I looked for you threw out the day and didn't find you :-\ you must be deep in the cover ;) probably hiding from all the duck hunters :o boy there was a lot of shooting going on.
Let see I caught on 12 incher on a sand bar with a spinner bait then one 12 incher in a bayou on a carolina rig then one about 3 pounds on a point of the main river on a texas rigged worm and then another one about 14 inches on a cut off the main river on a fluke :-\
Yep got that pattern nailed down :'(
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on November 13, 2005, 12:58:32 PM
Yep...Sounds like one of those "spread" patterns....I get those alot... :)
And to top all that off we got a front pushing through the next few days and temps dropping down in 60's days and 30's nightime.... Who knows...maybe that will help a little..ha
I pretty much stayed in Caspiano from front all the way around to the back side.. Just picked the cover apart with worm then sometimes came back around with rattletrap....and tried to check out other areas in there I haven't been able to fish much yet due to winds.....I did try carolina rig some but no hits..
Caspy seems to be a right popular place with boats in and out all morning....Most were flipping the banks in close so I backed off a little and made longer casts with a worm...Fish were pretty much scattered here also from front to back..
At least there wern't any duck hunters back in there.....just snakes... :o
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 13, 2005, 05:23:30 PM
Yep it can be very popular back there, it's been a while for me but I know a lot of folks fish back there. There are a ton of fish caught too. No duck hunters, that is suprising I figured it would be full of them :-\ Good deal for you though, is that where you are headed during the ABA next week :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on November 13, 2005, 07:35:57 PM
Mi Mike....Yep...I'll probably spend most of my time in there during the ABA..Got a few other things I wanted to try in that area also....Last week some folks had a small tourney and one boat was doing OK in the area, but stayed more out toward the river....Had a couple of other spots I may try to fish, but duck hunters will have those covered early...may be able to fish those later in the day if things don't go well in Caspy..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 20, 2005, 05:45:22 PM
Fished the river today in the ABA...EXTREMELY tough for me. I could just not find the fish or get them to bite. Only had one bite, only caught one fish...a 13 incher. It came on a white spinnerbait.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on November 20, 2005, 05:49:55 PM
well...had the best tourny ive ever had today...keep in mind i am new at this stuff...me and ernie caught between 35 and 40 fish...no lie...they were on all day for us...i weighed 4 and he did the same...i looked for the 5th forever lol..it really is the toughest fish to catch...had a 3 pounder to the edge of the boat as he grabbed the net and she spit it at me...could have sworn i heard her laugh as she swam away lol...then let another one spit it about 305...weigh fish as well...well congrats to those in the money and we hope to see ya again soon...be safe...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 20, 2005, 05:55:43 PM
Great job b1jeremy. What was the lure or lures of choice for your fish? Did y'all lock thru or stay in pool 5?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on November 20, 2005, 06:23:07 PM
Hi folks...Had an OK day on the Red in the ABA tourny....8.41 lbs....just couldn't get a bigger fish in the boat....my largest was a little over 15" and the rest 13's and 14's...Good start though as I had 3 keepers in the boat first 30 mins. of fishing.. :)
Had two fish get off that hung up on the same stick-up...both would have been keepers...one difinitely was over 3 lbs...... :'(
Caught most of my fish on 7" watermellon/red Berkley power worm...A few on Rattletrap...a couple on Punkinseed lizard on carolina rig...and a couple on watermellon/red Baby Brush Hog.....
Anyway..enjoyed the day and tourny and see everyone back there again on a couple of weeks...
Scottie..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 20, 2005, 06:25:01 PM
Fished the ABA today on the Red. It took 12.52 to win and 8.98 to take a check, guess where I came in with 8.90 yep one out of the money.
Caugth fish most of the day, 13 keepers in all but most of them were 12-13 inches long just couldn't get get that big bite. All fish came on spinner baits pretty shallow.
Guess what Mr. Noble, that goof I made :shocking: looks like it cost me getting my gas money back :'( missed a check by by .08 , how many ounces is that any way :roll2:
I guess 11th out of 62 boats isn't too bad ~c~ Congrats to the money winners :toot:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 20, 2005, 06:47:37 PM
Good job guys. Dang Mr. Cork...that sort of thing always comes back to bite you in the butt. That sucks.
Not sure you will see me back there in 2 weeks...today showed me why I haven't fished it since 2002. :'(
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on November 20, 2005, 07:29:34 PM
we were fishing grass in 15 ft of water...no fish caught shallow at all...got them all on a bandit 200 series white and blue...then got the rest on a redbug rubber/plastic bait of some form or another...dont wanna reveal to much..id like to be able to get on them again here really soon...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 20, 2005, 07:51:34 PM
Jeremy did you all lock threw to Pool 4?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 22, 2005, 03:00:04 AM
hey just got home from work been gone since saturday nite sure could use one ~beer~. congrats to Mr C. im sure if i would have fished it i would have finished 12th.lol i hate that ABA is not going to caddo i think some big fish would have been caught. is the decm. tourny going to be on the 3rd? i am planning on fishing that one for sure, so i hope mike you do good cause like always i'll be right behind ya... later
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 22, 2005, 06:46:18 AM
RR, yep it is the 3rd on the Red River. Get your money sent in to prevent the late fee ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on November 23, 2005, 03:30:44 PM
didnt lock through...we stayed on the upper side of the lock...i am not to familiar with the river so i am not to sure as to the name of the area we were in..i will say that i lost a hoss cat at the boat about 100 pm...on a bandit 200 series...got it all the way to the boat and before the net could get in the water she jumped and threw it...needless to say that was the end of my mental day lol..cought her in 19ft of water off of one of the jetties...im sure someone on here saw my little temper tantrum i threw when she got off lol...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on November 25, 2005, 02:22:34 PM
My son and I hit the Red for a little while this morning...Wind was just strong enough to make fishing some area dificult...Water temp was 56-58 degrees..
Only boated 6 fish between us...4 keepers with largest at 13.5...a couple came on chrome/blue rattletrap...couple off watermellon/red worm...and couple on deep diving crank...
Most of our bites came early before 10:00 and was slow after that...so left the Red about noon...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 25, 2005, 04:09:37 PM
Fished the Red also, tough compaired to last weekend. I ended up with five fish all keepers a couple around 2 pounds. Railroader was out there today and he did pretty good. He showed me a 2.11 and a 3.10 that he caught. I will let him tell you the secret spots and bait ~shade
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on November 25, 2005, 06:48:20 PM
Way to go Mike and what did you catch yours on Spinner Baits :roll2: :roll2:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 26, 2005, 01:53:38 PM
I probably wont get a bite next week in the ABA.lol but i went up to BPS last night and chatted with russ mcvey and he told me that he caught 23 fish yesterday and he told me what he was doing and im excited for next week, i just hope to get 5 keepers. see yall saturday..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 26, 2005, 07:42:52 PM
Well I know where Russ was fishing, exactly cause he never moved. Very close to where I did my prefishing.
How did you guess Lipripper lo
Was out there again today, did a lot of looking around and some playing, only managed a couple of fish but they were better quality ~c~ You guessed it spinnerbaits ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 27, 2005, 08:11:42 AM
Good I'm following you then..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on November 27, 2005, 10:48:50 AM
i just hope that i get with one of you guys who have been prefishing the river...i am a non boater and i dont have a chance to go out on a boat except during the tourny...anyhow good luck to everybody...you can count on my donations being turned in by about 5 am come saturday lol...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 27, 2005, 10:53:04 AM
b1jeremy, I would gladly fish with you during the tourney ~c~ I need to figure out who you are so I can at least shake your hand ~c~ If you see A guy wearing an Ultimate Bass hat make sure you come and say hi ;)
I don't know if you want to draw me I only had 8.9 last week and this week was very tough for me :roll2:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on November 27, 2005, 12:07:13 PM
i will probably be in camo bibs and a camo jacket...lol...that describes about everyone lol...i will either have a wave worms hat on or my camo longview inspection hat...ill be a non boater who has 3 rods and a tackle bag that nearly gets me divorced lol...btw 8.9 makes me look bad lol...i only managed 4 little ones with 4.80...but we cought probably 30-40 together...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on November 27, 2005, 12:10:58 PM
how do i post a picture on here?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 27, 2005, 12:14:56 PM
First they have to be loaded to a site on the internet (you can use the Ultimate Bass gallery ;) ) and then check out this page for the how to's of loading it to the thread.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on November 27, 2005, 12:17:48 PM
Mike see that's why I voted for you in that pole :roll2: :roll2:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: KennyP on November 28, 2005, 08:29:47 AM
I know this is late but I do not have internet at my new house yet. Fished the river Friday and have a tough day. I did not get a bite. My son did get one in the boat on a spinnerbait. Went back yesterday and did a lot better. Only put 3 in the boat, one dink and the other two 3+ pounds. I did get a lot of bites, just could not get them in the boat. All on spinnerbait.
KennyP
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 28, 2005, 07:40:30 PM
Well help us ABA'rs out with what kind of structure were you fishing ???
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 28, 2005, 08:00:52 PM
mike you know you dont need any help. cause i need it..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 28, 2005, 08:03:25 PM
i thought about going to see if i can find any back in the oxbow's, maybe try something different? or just wait and wing it?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 28, 2005, 08:08:44 PM
I haven't spent anytime in the oxbows since the TCTC tournament, you seen how that turned out for me ~xyz
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 28, 2005, 08:10:49 PM
yeah i know but i know everyone will be out on the main river? maybe i might go north a little and see what happens?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 28, 2005, 08:12:26 PM
Might be a real good idea, if I had another Pre Fish opertunity I would run up to Port Lake and work my way back along the river.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 28, 2005, 08:19:33 PM
lol i just hope i can get to some of my spots before everyone else.im sure its going to be crowded.. you might have to share your pocket lol
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 28, 2005, 08:22:16 PM
I already am with the duck hunters ~sweat anyone know when the Duck Season split is?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 28, 2005, 08:24:02 PM
is noble fishing this one?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 28, 2005, 08:24:59 PM
well im gone the game is on will talk to ya later...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 28, 2005, 08:27:48 PM
Depends on my prefishing day on Wednesday.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on November 28, 2005, 08:47:30 PM
got a question...whats the tctc tournament? also anyone know of anyone who would like to fish some team tourneys? i am new to LA as i have sd and work to much to go out and make friends lol..if so id appreciate it...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 28, 2005, 08:49:32 PM
Jeremy...the TCTC is our bass club - Twin Cities Team Club. It is a team format club. If you know someone you can fish with, come on out and join us...if not, we will keep our eyes and ears open for a possible teammate.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on November 28, 2005, 08:52:23 PM
I really believe there is a limit on that ridge Trey and I fished in the TCTC, The one with the bodark trees if we had found it with more than 20 min. to fish on a day we had to leave early papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 28, 2005, 08:54:42 PM
Guess again Papa...fished it TWICE in the last ABA. Also saw other boats in there...NOT a single bite.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on November 29, 2005, 07:23:20 AM
B1Jeremy...Check your PM's!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: KennyP on November 29, 2005, 07:30:38 AM
Mike, I found a steep bank that had floating timber up next to it. I had my boat in about 20 foot of water and was only 15 to 20 feet from the bank back in the back of some oxbows. I did get some bites of standing timber but my best was the ones that were blow in. There was a little grass up by the bank but not much. I did fish the rock walls but I only got one bite. I don't think it was a bass, but I did not see it because it broke my line. I am going to give the ABA a shot this weekend my self. We will see.
KennyP
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: casso on November 29, 2005, 08:53:29 AM
Went fishing this past weekend for the first time since July. Friday we caught 6 or 7 good chunks. No pattern some deep, some shallow on a variety baits. ( cranks, spinnerbaits, jigs). Went out there Sunday to battle the wind. Found a couple good concentrations of good size fish (3-5 lbers) and boated 5 or 6. They bit jigs, blades, and traps. Don't think they'll be there for the ABA unless we have 30mph south winds and the duck blinds are vaccant. I found them on a couple of good spots that usually hold large fish this time of year and the wind positoned them like clock work.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 29, 2005, 05:33:54 PM
im going tomorrow, think im going to take off till sunday i need a break..lol
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 29, 2005, 05:44:43 PM
You and Noble be sure to let me in on the secrets ~read
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on November 29, 2005, 06:48:37 PM
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 29, 2005, 09:30:43 PM
dont think there will be any secrets. just a lot of milk run's.. lol
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 30, 2005, 06:12:19 PM
Fished the River today until about 1:00 p.m. It was COLD this morning. Caught 4 fish and 3 would weigh. Caught 2 on spinnerbait and 2 on (nobody is going to believe this) crankbait. Water temp in mid 50's.
Had a hamburger with Railroader before heading home.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on November 30, 2005, 06:15:37 PM
Good deal you caught some keepers ~c~ Guess Railroader will be keeping his a secret :roll2:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 30, 2005, 06:17:15 PM
~shhh He caught 4 too. ~roflmao Same baits, different numbers per bait. ~shhh
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on November 30, 2005, 07:22:06 PM
Ya'll did have a cold morning for sure...Hope you didn't have to run to far...that wind chill had to hurt.. :shocking:
WOW...Temps approaching 80 for the ABA tourny SATURDAY.....I had that wrong earlier..
I'm thinking I'll have a lot of company where I'm fishing....ha
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 30, 2005, 08:27:58 PM
Fished the red today i got there early and ran to the port, caught a keeper on a crankbait.then just hit a few spots on the way back. then ran south of clarks and caught two out of the same spot on cranks so i left just trying to cover water. i had three keepers that was 6lbs? but come sunday i will be milking the spots where i caught fish. didnt hit any of the areas that i hit last week. so cant wait to see what happens..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 30, 2005, 08:29:54 PM
I was wondering what size line everybody is using on the red? for my cranks,spinners i use 14, but my plastics i use 17?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on November 30, 2005, 08:35:16 PM
Same as I use everywhere else...17 and 20 (for plastics).
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on November 30, 2005, 08:42:45 PM
since i have only been catching fish on a few baits i might rig some with different line size to see if there is a difference..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on November 30, 2005, 09:32:52 PM
I'm using 10 and 12 lb. mono on a couple of spinning rigs I use for light lure and finesse fishing..
Baitcasters: using 12 lb. equivalent Yo-Zuri Hybrid for cranks and some plastics...That line is supposed to have a 19.5 lb breaking strength..
And using 15 lb. equivalent Yo-Zuri Hybrid for worms, carolina rigs, and some jigs, etc. That line is supposed to have a 21.5 lb. breaking strength....
I was using 14 and 17 lb. floracarbon on the baitcasters but decided to downsize due to heavy fishing presure on the Red and relative clear water where I've been fishing....I really think my bite has increased a little especially with the 12 lb. lines..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on December 01, 2005, 01:10:59 PM
Isn't the ABA on Saturday?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on December 01, 2005, 01:57:33 PM
yea its saturday...i use stren 17lb cross the board...lol..i nonly have three rods...and i got the line on sale at BPS...gotta do what you gotta do when you are poor lol...anyone else attest to that...good luck to all on the mighty red...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on December 02, 2005, 10:15:51 AM
Best of luck ot all fishing the ABA on the Red Saturday.....I sure got lucky...First I thought the tourny was on Sunday....then thanks to another poster got me straight on that..
Then I was scheduled to work Saturday and that was cancelled last week..
Guess the good Lord looks after old bass fishermen.. :)
Anyway...good luck to everyone and be carefull...they are calling for 10-20 mph. winds...sounds like another soaking like I got on Cross Lake... :shocking:
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on December 02, 2005, 04:38:58 PM
I hope all the TCTC thats fishing tomorrow have my #..maybe we can help each other out. i need corks cell #.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: KennyP on December 02, 2005, 05:45:55 PM
All the TCTC fishing tomorrow, good luck. I have to work tomorrow and will not be able to make it. ~xyz I should be at our tournament on Sun.
KennyP
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on December 02, 2005, 08:50:38 PM
if anyone cares i will give my number if anyone is feeling generous lol...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on December 02, 2005, 08:53:10 PM
b1jeremy, hoping you draw out with one of us ~c~ I will be watching for you in the morning ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on December 02, 2005, 09:28:38 PM
I'll have my club shirt on my name is brian... blue/white nitro
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on December 02, 2005, 09:30:32 PM
wish i could narrow it down on what bait to use i have 8 rods riged witrh two extra's lol..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on December 03, 2005, 04:45:52 PM
well brian i guess you finally got the baits that work...lol...even though you were mad...still a strong finish congrats man..if you ever wanna hit the water somewhere just let me know..btw howd everyone else fair? i got a measly 3.53 with 2 fish...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on December 03, 2005, 06:59:47 PM
Fished the ABA this weekend. Took 18 pounds to win it and lets just say I wan't anywhere close to that :roll2: Congrats to Noble and Railroader for catching limits on what must have been the windiest day of the year. ~c~ ~c~
Good to finally meet you b1jeremy :toot:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on December 03, 2005, 07:02:15 PM
Tough day for me on the Red in the ABA tourny.....Only had 2 to bring to the scales for 4.41 lbs. Caught 4 or 5 other small ones...All my fish came on rattletraps....don't think I had a single bite on plastics or deep cranks that have produced in the past...
I also drew a partner today...He fared a little better with 5 keepers for a little under 6 llbs...most of his also came on lipless cranks and one on lizard...
So gota get ready for next ABA....haven't been on Bistineau in close to 30 years... :shocking:
Scottie `
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Noble on December 03, 2005, 07:06:31 PM
Fished the ABA today on the Red...managed a limit that went 8.96. Best I can figure, that was good enough for 16 place. Caught 7 total...one dink and 6 that would weight. Fish came on white spinnerbait and Louisiana Shad Bandit - 200 series. Man...that was some big time wind blowing.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on December 03, 2005, 07:10:56 PM
Yep...The wind kicked my butt too...First time I have ever run my TM battery totally down...had to tie up on a stump about the last hour...
Want happen again >:(
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on December 04, 2005, 03:38:53 AM
Fished the ABA caught 11 fish with 6 weighers. i caught 8 with 5 keepers by 0730am. then caught a cull fish at 1135. had a 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8= 9.06lb for 15th. the only good thing was that i finally beat M&M..lol
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on December 04, 2005, 04:45:45 AM
Congrats to all who fished yesterday, I haven't seen that much wind in a LONG time!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on December 11, 2005, 07:53:17 PM
The day was just too nice to just set at the house so loaded up and headed for the Red..
Got on the water about 1:00... Started a little slow but finally got a couple of dinkers on a rattletrap...
Started working a black/blue jig and found some good fish in wood in 8-10 feet of water....Lost a good one at the boat...but did pick up a 15 and 16 incher there......Had some other hits but missed the hook set..
About sunset I started working back around a bank and actually picked up a couple more around 14" on white spinner working slow... Now that's something rare for me for sure.. :)
Water temp was around 50 degrees and I was fishing the Caspiana area....Some others were fishing for Crappie and bringing in some good messes fishing mostly around rocks..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on December 12, 2005, 06:27:04 AM
I had the same idea Rattlin. fished Clark's from 1300-1600. Water was 49.5-50.5 and stained. Caught 6 bass on a white spinnerbait around dozier point. Best 5 might go 7 lbs. Was a little windy on that side but the action was worth it. There was a few logs floating around in the oxbow so be careful out there.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on December 12, 2005, 05:33:33 PM
Someone told me that tourny a few weeks ago needed 19ish to win... Sounds fishy (no pun intended) to me. Especially noting the weather. Some of you guys said it was pretty windy too. Anyone know who won and what/where he won on? Not to be cynical but 13-14 is usually the normal winning weight this time of year.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on December 12, 2005, 05:38:56 PM
I don't remember the name but he weight was 18 plus. Second was 14 plus and it fell off very quick from there. And yes the wind was brutal that day :o
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on December 12, 2005, 05:42:02 PM
Maybe Im just skeptical but reading this made me wonder HOW someone could post such a NICE weight. http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051120/SPORTS0407/511200301/1001/SPORTS
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on December 12, 2005, 05:51:35 PM
Yep, that was a real deal and it put a black mark on bass tournaments. I applaude those that were involved in catching this guy. A good friend of mine was talking with Guido Hibdon and this guy aparently has won a lot of money in the Missouri area, obviously he better find a new sport to cheat at
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on December 12, 2005, 06:00:13 PM
I havent fished a full day on the Red yet but what do you think about that recent tournament? Dont you think 19ish is a little much for this time of year? Yeah he won WELL of 60k.... bet there are some POed anglers. Seeing he won a boat last event. Of course I was also watching a special on FLW about cheaters, they say its pretty rampant on the small series. I dont know If I would do a tourny now. Its like playing a stacked deck. One point the show made was how easy it is with lone boaters. Theres no checks, something as simple as meeting someone else with fish, who would know. Stuff I never heard of, fish in a barrel, one guy got nailed with a diver in a local ( to him, not sure where it is) event, and there was another guy kicked off the FLW tour for other stuff. He was suspected of cheating but FLW got him on another rule violation. I saw this guy interviewed once and he looked guilty as OJ.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on December 12, 2005, 06:04:23 PM
I see your delima, but we can only count on each other to keep our eyes and ears open. Louisiana has a pretty stiff law about this stuff because of all the gaming here. It's a call you gotta make. Maybe the club enviroment would be better for your tourney fishing
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on December 13, 2005, 06:29:46 PM
So you arent at all skeptical of that weight?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on December 13, 2005, 06:32:11 PM
No not really, the red river is capable of providing several 20 plus stringer in a single tournament. Now granted that doesn't happen that time of year and 12-14 pounds is norm but an 18 pound stringer isn't out of the question at all. So no I am not skeptical, but I may be too gullible
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on December 13, 2005, 08:20:58 PM
tell me what you guys think of my creations lol...need advice...Jeremy
HAHA... but if we did we'd have free boats and free gear... as in pros. I recommend you get this months BASSMASTER and fish them in the 2-8 foot depths near wood ( red and Black) and grass, other colors. You should have luck.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on December 15, 2005, 02:45:32 PM
i was hoping to do a little chunking and winding on sunday morning...by any chance anyone headed to the river with a boat looking for some gas money sunday morning? Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on December 15, 2005, 05:23:37 PM
HEY I JUST MIGHT TAKE YOU UP ON THAT OFFER.. I WILL LET YOU KNOW SOMETHING BY SATUERDAY. IF YOU HAVENT FOUND SOMEONE BY THEN...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on December 15, 2005, 07:02:27 PM
ok man just let me know...as long as i can make it to a christmas party at 4...jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on December 16, 2005, 04:21:17 PM
Our club party is sat nite and dont think i will be able to fish sunday.. sorry
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on December 16, 2005, 06:40:06 PM
alright man thats cool...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on December 16, 2005, 07:19:17 PM
PoPo
OK guys...We need to get back on topic in the reports thread.
When looking for a fishing trip partner, feel free to start a new thread in the State bass fishing information board. ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on December 16, 2005, 08:47:37 PM
i appreciate the friendly reminder...but being that i am new to the site i only know those who frequent this report...btw i was trying to work on developing a report for the red lol...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on December 21, 2005, 04:17:53 PM
Finally had a chance to get out and go fishing (sac-a-lait) this morning . The river was extremely foggy and COLD . Air temps were about 37 degrees and the water temp was a steady 49 degrees. The white perch were suspended at 19 ft in 21 to 32 ft of water close to the jetties . 1/8 ounce brown and orange jigs were the ticket .We got there about 8:15 and left just before noon with a 3/4 bucket of slabs . It was a pretty good morning . Nice to be back on the water ...but I must admit that going 65 mph in 37 degree weather s-u-c-k-s! :shocking:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on December 24, 2005, 02:06:44 PM
Had a super day on the Red this morning.....Boated around 15 fish mostly in the 12.5-15 inch range.....
They ate up a chrome/blue rattletrap fishing the banks in Caspiano....They seem to be holding tight on old stumps and stickups off the bank...
Tried some other baits like spinners and jigs....They wanted the trap...so I obliged.. :)
Nice morning too before the wind hit..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on December 27, 2005, 07:48:39 PM
Can't seem to stay away from the Red....Had another good day....Boated 7 good bass..all keepers and lost a couple more at the boat...
Then did a little White Perch fishing and caught 5 nice ones... I was fishing Caspiano area as usual.. :) and the perch were burried up in the bamboo on the back side of Caspy..lost a few trying to get them out of that mess...ha
Got back to the dock and started walking down the pier to get my truck and nearly walked right over a moccason sunning on the walkway... :shocking: so keep an eye out as they may be getting more active in this warm weather..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on December 28, 2005, 11:56:20 AM
RattlinScottie....what were you using for bait on those crappie? jigs? shinners? both? how deep ? anything you can thorwn my way would be appreiciated think I might try them out this next week! And to any others if yall have some info could you throw it my way this unuaslly warm temp. got me throwing the shot gun down and saying the heck with the ducks! TIME for FISHING~~~!!!!!!!
Todd
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on December 28, 2005, 04:00:43 PM
TB44....I was just using shinners but would tip my hook with those little yellow Berkley crappie bites...
Others fishing there were using jigs...one was using a white plastic jig but not sure about the others.....They would work the jigs some but usually put a shinner on them...
I would straight line...I would find a hole in the bamboo and just let it drop to the bottom and crank up a foot or so...the fish did seem to be closer to the bottom in that area..Water debth varied form maby 10 - 14 feet....
Also...just out from the bamboo...maybe 20 feet or so.... there were several underwater stumps...can't see them but you can locate them on the debth finder.....myself and others caught several good perch there also...
If you are famaliar with the Caspiano area....motor on around the big bend and you will see the bamboo on your right...
BTW: Perch were a little slow today.....I didn't fish for them much til aroung 11:00 but another fisher there said he caught some earlier but had slowed down..
I'll probably be around there also...I'll either be alone or with my son in an older 17' Alumaweld with 70 Yamaha....mostly bass fishing on the opposite bank...
Say howdy and good luck..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on December 28, 2005, 11:29:14 PM
Thanks Scottie
Keep me posted!on anything you hear im not sure when im gonna get out!!! but I hope its before I have to head back to Northwestern for school!!!!! any additional info you can give me will help.....
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 01, 2006, 06:11:28 PM
Made a quick trip to the Red this morning...fished from daylight till 11:00...Boated 8 fish...7 keepers with largest near 3#.....water temp 53-54 degrees...
All fish came on 1/2 oz Rattletrap in Silver Shinner...it's one that has the holographic finishe..
Nothing on spinners today but pretty much stayed with the trap...did get a couple of hits on tube but missed the hook set...so trying different type of hook..
TB44....folks still catching a few perch on the back side of Caspiano... fish in or close to the bamboo...Think there were 4 boats in the area this morning..
A friend had been going to Huksley Bay on T. Bend and doing pretty well with the perch...no details though...Said he caught 35 this morning..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Gabby on January 01, 2006, 06:51:32 PM
I caught a pretty nice sized white bass off that bamboo point in Caspiana a few months ago. Can be a pretty good spot.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 05, 2006, 09:25:09 PM
anyone been bassin on the red lately? got a club tourny there soon and i am headed there to fish this saturday...just kinda trying to get a heads up on the bass situation and how the weather is treating them...thanx Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 06, 2006, 05:52:53 PM
Hello Jeremy....I've been hitting the red pretty regular through the holidays and catching some nice fish..
I'm mostly using chrome/blue rattletraps( 1/4 oz) and 1/2 oz rattletraps in silver shiner...that's one of those holographic finishes
I'm also catching them on a spinner working as slow as possible...best color seems to be a terminator in sinver shiner...that's kind of a clear silver skirt..
Most of the fish I caught are just off the bank in 12 -14 ft. of water on wood..
Fish seem to be holding real tight on cover so make your cast as close as possible to visible stumps and bump them with your bait....or at least shave it real close....same with underwater wood structure..
On clear days...such as tomorrow...the bite seems to really slack off after the sun gets up on the water so you might try some jigs and tubes fished deeper in same areas..
Water temp last trip was 54 degrees...that may drop a little tonight but should come back up with the 70 degree weather tomorrow..
and I'll probably see you there too...ha
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on January 10, 2006, 05:08:37 PM
Fished the Red today from safe light till about 1400. Managed to boat 15 with 9 of those being keepers. Best five around 11lbs. The highlight of the day was catching a 5 lb 1oz largemouth. My biggest one so far on the Red. Now if I could just catch one like that during an ABA tournament might have a chance. Caught all 15 on some brand of lipless crankbaits but most came on chrome black back and chrome blue back 1/4 rattle traps. Although I did catch three on a rapala chrome black back lipless crankbait that has scales painted on the chrome with red on the lip(was bigger than 1/4oz but not sure of the weight) first thing in the morning. Most of my quality fish were caught on the rocks but did catch a few around stumps and grass. Water temps were from 52-55 degrees. I was quite surprised with the bite today considering the cold front that came through.
Brent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on January 10, 2006, 05:18:54 PM
BHenke thanks for the update, we strive here to keep our reports as current as possible. New members like yourself sure help us make this site grow and be informative to other members here on Ultimatebass.com.
As far as the cold front, its been my experience to try & be on the water right be for a major weather change, summer time thunder storms, winter cold fronts you name it. That kinda stuff seams to trigger a feeding responce in bass as well as most wildlife. I.E. most hunters will try and be in the stand just before a cold snap hits, get the deer moving.
Anyway thanks for the post, don't be a stranger.
Should you ever need any help around here just ask! :)
Fogy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 10, 2006, 05:25:42 PM
Thanks for the info Brent....I fish the Red alot myself and some of the better bites come on a C/B rattletrap and lately on a blue Lake Fork craw tube..I'm fishing mostly around wood..
Kinda like you also...seems I catch good fish till tourny time then things seem to go south on me.. :'(
I'll probably be out there this weekend again..
Thanks for the report, Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on January 10, 2006, 06:32:33 PM
BHenke thanks for the report and sounds like you had a great day . Will be looking for your next one ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on January 10, 2006, 11:33:19 PM
Great report BHenke ~c~ Do you fish the red A lot ? And have you had any luck on plastics or jigs? papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on January 11, 2006, 04:32:01 AM
Papa,
It is the only place I have fished since moving here in August and I fish it around twice a week. Have not fished any of the local lakes because that low water really concerns me and no bass is worth me tearing up my boat. Not to mention Clark's launch is only a 15 minute drive from the house.
Brent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on January 11, 2006, 04:44:49 AM
Forgot to mention,
No have not been catching too many on plastics or jigs. But usually I only throw them for an hour or less because lately the lipless crankbait has been good for me and they say to stick with your confidence bait so thats what I am doing. That biggest thing I have caught on plastics in the last two weeks was a 4 lb drum. I had been catching a few on june bug baby brush hogs when I first moved here.
Brent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on January 11, 2006, 11:33:49 PM
Thanks Brent! Yes you are smart to wait to learn the local lakes, hopefully we will get some rain before the spawn. You will love several of the lakes around here, we have some good ones. You need to try Grand Bayou in March and It should not be that far for you. papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 12, 2006, 03:11:07 PM
little bit late but here we go...fished sunday all day and managed 6 weigh fish...lost probably 10 or so...just not in the right frame of mind i guess...biggest was 3 12 smallest was 2 5...good day all around...all came on plastics but i refuse to elaborate for fear of self incrimination...lol...went wednesday after the front...got 2 bites...onwhich was a goo...got him in the boat unfortunately...missed the other one...on plastics as well...tough day...nother boater sd he didnt catch anything either...hope to get back to it later next week for a club tourny next weekend...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on January 12, 2006, 05:56:48 PM
Thanks for the report b1jeremy and good luck in your tournment ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 12, 2006, 06:13:35 PM
i will be going again soon probably next week
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on January 12, 2006, 06:15:28 PM
Hope you can get on the Big Bite ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 13, 2006, 09:09:49 AM
yea god knows i need it...lol...ty though...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on January 14, 2006, 03:09:43 PM
looks like its gonna rain monday, anybody gonna go fishin tomm?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on January 14, 2006, 05:23:38 PM
Fished the Red today from safe light until 1430 and it was tough for me. Caught one a little over 2lbs first thing this morning on a chrome/blue/black stripes 1/2oz rattle trap. Missed one on a june bug big dead ringer, I think he felt me before I felt him. Then had one that looked to be better than 3lbs scare the crap out of me. I was pulling my brush hog out of the water next to a stump right next to the boat when he came out of the water mouth open and ready to eat. I fished the same area for another ten minutes to no avail. Came close to a big fat zero today. Tomorrow the bite should be better with the high pressure shifting to the east and the winds coming from the south. That will get the pressure falling some.
Brent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 14, 2006, 05:58:13 PM
Hi BHenke....pretty much the same for me...I ran out of Clarks to Caspiano.....bite was slow for me and others I talked to also...
All my bites came on blue bruiser Lake Fork Craw Tube.....managed to get 2 in the boat...one near 17" and the other a good 13 or so....Broke off on a hook set on another...should have retied sooner.. :'(
Had some other hits but kinda like you they felt me before I had a chance to get a hook in them...ha
Others were having pretty much the same luck..Tomorrow should be better with the front comming in Monday..
I'll be back in the morning..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 15, 2006, 08:43:55 PM
Went to the Red again today....had an OK day but slow...I did manage 5 fish....all keepers with largest just a little over 14"....All fish came on a chrome/blue rattletrap or shad colored XPS lipless crank..
Tried my tubes allot but never got the first bite...
Also I was with 2 other boaters...friends from work....both of the other boaters...2 in each boat...had 12-15 bass each...All their fish also came on rattletraps..one was even fishing a crawfish red one and did pretty good...
Most of our fish came in Caspiano then ran to the White House..first time in there for me....and picked up a few more....Looks like a good area I need to spend some time in to learn.. :)
Water was a little stained in Caspy but still somewhat clear...was surprised to see the water in the Whitehouse area was extremely clear..
Guess I should have stayed with the rattletraps today...will try again Monday if rain permits...maybe even try for some perch in the Bamboo.
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Gabby on January 15, 2006, 10:30:19 PM
Interesting thing I heard that I thought I would share - Daniel, my TCTC partner, caught a few on the river last week. Cleaned his fish to find they were all full of eggs.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 15, 2006, 11:14:04 PM
Hi Gabby...yep...many of the bass I keep are full of eggs....I think they will continue to mature untill spawn.....
And considering the mild winter we have had here wouldn't be surprised to see that happen in late Febuary...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: tarcil69 on January 16, 2006, 01:39:21 PM
Went out yesterday with a couple of friends. We launched off of Teage parkway at 8am and ran up to 12 mile. We fished there throwing everything we had. Still no luck. About 1230 we ran down to jimmy davis bridge and fished around the sand bars. We managed 2 little ones. We called it quits at 430pm. Athough fun, not a great day.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: drjayhow on January 16, 2006, 03:25:57 PM
Went out of Clark's a couple of days ago. New to area from Natchitoches, so still learning. Caught two in Caspiana. One dink near first stand of bamboo on a stump in about 8 feet of water. Caught nice 3.6 lb fish further back in the lake near the big bend. This one was in 11ft water in first stump line off bank. Last fish came on main river near the port in 4 ft water in a scattered clump of cattails. That one was 2.4lbs. All were caught on triple rattleback black/brown/amber 3/8 oz jig with castaic choice zoom super chunk trailer. These were the only bites I had. Crankbaited some rocks and threw jigworm on rocks as well with no success. Look forward to next trip where I do believe I will have to dust off the old rattle trap, from what I am reading. Jay
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on January 16, 2006, 07:47:14 PM
I do believe that you are supposed to be working there, DOC...... what's up doc, did ya whack em.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 16, 2006, 07:56:50 PM
Hi Jay...yep...better dust off the rattletraps...between myself and 2 other boaters...friends from work....I'd say probably 80% of the fish we caught this 3 day weekend come on rattletraps....mostly chrome/blue.....I've also had some good luck on one of the fancier finished trap in silverr shinner in 1/2 oz..
Had some luck with a blue Lake Fork crawtube but that bite has been off last few days...
If you fish caspy again, come on around that point and just fish that bank on down for a bit...Seems most of the bass are holding real tight on the visible stumps and other underwater wood....they did seem to be holding a little closer to the bank today also..
Also when you come around that point there is another stand of bamboo across the channel from there ...usually some folks perch fishing there...just to the right of the bamboo there is some more wood that usually holds some good fish also..
I managed 11 fish today..7 were good fish with largest maybe 3 lbs. rest were small.....Caught 3 early on white spinner and the rest on the silver shinner 1/2 oz rattletrap...
I'll probably see you there again as I fish there often..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on January 18, 2006, 05:51:24 PM
Fished the Red today from 0900-1530. Tough day for me again only had three bites. Got two to the boat and only one of those was a bass. Caught the bass on 1/4oz chrome/blue rattle trap, had one bass come off at the boat on a junebug zoom speed craw texas rigged with 3/16oz weight and caught a drum/carp on the speed craw. Both the bass were on wood and the drum was on rip rap. No size to the bass just maybe keepers did not measure the one I got in the boat.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 19, 2006, 03:37:27 PM
anyone hitting the river tomorrow? i was looking to see if anyone needed a tag along...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: drjayhow on January 20, 2006, 06:00:08 PM
Went out today (Friday) out of Clark's. Went straight to Caspiana and made first cast around 11am. Started at first bamboo point and basically stayed on that bank all the way to the back. Water temp was 55 degrees and lightly stained. By the time I got to the little boat dock and the Caspiana sign had caught 8. 6 keepers with biggest weighing 3.6lbs. All were caught on(thank you RattlinScottie) 1/4 oz Bleeding Shad Rattle Trap (chrome blue back with red hooks and red splashes). Rest of keepers were all around 2lbs. When I got to the boat dock the sun was out a bit and bite slowed. Started pitching a Rite Bite 4inch black neon tube and caught two more keepers. One around 2lbs and one 3lbs on the button. Grand total of 10 fish , 8 keepers. I left at that point and went and explored a few other areas with no luck. By far my best outing on the Red since moving here. Conditions were very conducive (overcast , moderately windy bank)for the rattle trap. I would like to publicly apologize to Bill Lewis for all the times I spurned his wonderful little bait. Never been much on lipless cranks, but they were pounding it today.
Jay
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 20, 2006, 06:59:09 PM
Way to go Jay...Sounds like you had a good time and caught pretty good, quality fish..
Everyone has their goto bait and the traps are mine....I don't use a lot of colors either...mostly chrome/blue, crawfish colors, and a couple of shad colors......Fish are usually on one of them....
A 1/4 natural crawfish and red crawfish will start producing in another month or so when the crawfish come out and the fish start to spawn..
Glad you had a good time and I'll be there tomorrow.. :)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 20, 2006, 08:02:33 PM
hey scottie stay outa my honey hole lol...jk we will be there tomorrow fishing out club tourny and by god ill be packing...i got rattle traps in all colors...hopefully they will do the trick...but this cold front on top of us worries me now lol...you know where ill be...hopefully they will be on...ill get you guys a report tomorrow evening...good luck everyone who goes out and be safe...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 20, 2006, 09:09:31 PM
No worries Jeremy....If I see you come in I'll move so don't worry about me....I may even go on the the back side and see if I can get on some of those perch rangerboats0 is talking about..
Good luck and hope you get the winning string..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on January 20, 2006, 09:56:08 PM
b1jermey, What club are you in? Im supposed to fish a club tourny with my unlce this sunday out there looks like we will be getting wet! Any of you have any ideas on what to throw at them in cold rainy condtions. I was thinking a jig but looking for some ideas any info will help!
Thanks Todd
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 20, 2006, 09:56:48 PM
ty i was just playing though...public waterway right lol...anyhow ill let you know tomorrow...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 20, 2006, 10:24:00 PM
TB44...I'm also having some luck with a tube...Mostly a blue color Lake Fork crawtube...but they hit a black neon OK too..
Also did well with a white or clear/silver spinner...I like one with 2 colorado blades and work it as slow as possible...bumping off of stumps helps a bunch for strikes also..
It was raining last monday when I was out....lite sprinkle... and they were still hitting the rattletraps pretty well....mostly chrome/blue and silver shinner colors...I've used 1/4 and 1/2 oz traps and both sizes seemed to produce about the same...I tend to use the 1/2 oz size more to get a little deeper..
I did catch a couple on a black/blue lizard last weekend, but they were small..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 20, 2006, 11:08:14 PM
i am in webster bassmasters...hope to see ya there...ill be in the silver saturn...come up and say hey...be careful and good luck
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on January 20, 2006, 11:54:06 PM
b1jeremy,
I'll be out there sunday! I'm not a webster member but my uncle is! I'm just along for the ride and put in on big bass if yall still let non members in on that! I hopefully will join webster next year when I move back from natchitoches(NSU) for clinicles!
Todd
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 21, 2006, 06:05:53 PM
first things first i didnt catch anything today like the fish i just saw at the boat show weigh in...man...beautiful fish...i caught 3 today and prematurely caught and released a few more...lol....caught my fish all on rattletraps...missed a couple on plastic and had 2 short strikes on a spinnerbait..even with a trailer..tried slowing it down but didnt do any better...but all the fish i boated were reaction bait type fish...very aggresive with their bites today...i mean they were hammering the lures...but the guy i was paired with caught 1 spinnerbait fish and 5 worm fish...he weighed in at 6.50 or so i had 4.20 for 3...overall good day...scottie...u got a triton and were wearing a red jacket? if not i waived at someone i thought was you... lol...well cant wait to hear what others did...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on January 21, 2006, 06:07:53 PM
Well how did everybody do? I caught a couple in Caspy, one on a white spinner and one on a junebug baby brushhog. Both were maybe a pound. Just tossed em back for later.
Did your luck ever pick up Scottie.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 21, 2006, 06:39:42 PM
Tuff....Tuff....Didn't do any good at all today....Only had 6 total and 4 keepers and they were on the small side...Most came on rattletraps, 1 one spinner, and 1 on lizard.....
Wind wasn't blowing on the bank I usually fish and when that happens I usually don't do well there...today was no exception.. :(
Tried to find some perch at the end of Caspy but no luck...Don't think the folks fishing the bamboo hung around very long either..
This was actually the first time I caught a few fish at the end of Caspy....wondering what going on there...water temp was 55 when I left..
Nice seeing you Clint...wish we could have done better in there....expecially with all those new baits... :( I do hate a thief...
Jeremy...Guess that feller in the Triton gave you a funny look...sure wish it was, but I'm in a 17' grey Alumaweld with 70 Yamaha..
Oh well...still was a good day without the fish.. :)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 21, 2006, 06:45:24 PM
clint what were you in....i was fishing the western bank in the back of caspy...must have been 20 boats in and outa there...yet no one else really hit the bank we were working...i was in a green 190 pro gator...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on January 21, 2006, 09:18:35 PM
Your right Scottie, it was a great day of fishing regardless of the action, we had a great time. Nice to meet you too. I got to break in a couple of baits today. And managed to lose a new rattle trap as well :'( tried to cast out a backlash and it snapped the line and there she went, out into the middle of nowhere.
I was in a white/green Javlin bass boat with a 115 Johnson. I think I saw you back there fishing too, did you have a kid in your boat?
I went to the very back where Scottie was to see how he was doing, I was hoping to come back there and see him tearing up the white perch.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 21, 2006, 11:19:17 PM
no it was me and an older man...your boat like a turquois? i think i saw ya...and scottie i got your number...i saw you back there and me and my buddy were like man that guy has to be on something...lol...we did get into some though...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 22, 2006, 06:50:07 AM
Hey jeremy....where I was fishing in the backside of Caspy around those larger dead trees....I did miss a couple on tubes and caught a couple in that same general area....
Could be a good area when bass come into spawn..
I've fished back in there several time, but that is the first time I done any good at all....
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on January 22, 2006, 09:36:28 AM
Jeremy how did you do yesterday.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 22, 2006, 11:39:07 AM
i weighed in 3 fish @ 4.19 or 4.20 i cant remember lol...my buddy weighed in 5 fish for like 6.50 i think...he culled one and lost 2 at the boat...one would have went probably 3.5 or 4 lbs....lol...thats the way it goes...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on January 22, 2006, 11:43:17 AM
Jeremy you at least caught some ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 22, 2006, 12:30:37 PM
lol yep thats my goal to weigh in atleast 1 fish per tourny i enter...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on January 22, 2006, 09:45:28 PM
Fished the red today with my unlce in the webster tourny and boy was it wet and cold! We both caught 3 a piece. My 3 weighed just over 5lbs and my unlces was 6.7lbs I think. I only had 1 other bite and my unlce lost one at the boat and missed another! Winning weight was 15lbs and 2nd was 10lbs then alot of close together after that!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 22, 2006, 09:58:23 PM
do you recall the winner or second place? i felt for you guys out there today...what they biting on? didnt figured you guys would catch much..good job...you gonna join the club now?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on January 23, 2006, 08:07:29 AM
Fished the red sat from 0700-1300 and had one come off a jig in 6' of water. Kennyp missed a few on plastcs and his son caught 1 on a spinnerbait then took a nap and still beat us.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on January 23, 2006, 10:46:26 AM
1st place name was wesley and I dont reamber the guys name who was 2nd. I beleive he was using a crankbait and 2nd was using a baby brushog. I caught one of mine on a spinnerbait early in about 3 ft of water and then the other 2 on jigs. And my unlce caught one baby brush hog and others on jig. Someone one was using a rouge and caught over 15 he said. Oh and about the club I prob want join till next year hopefully. Im still down at nsu and want be able to make the meetings. I would like to make top six my first yr. and there is no way I could do it while im still in school.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on January 23, 2006, 10:56:37 AM
What has the water temp been running on the river lately?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on January 23, 2006, 01:10:40 PM
yesterday it stayed around 53 all day.....Oh yeah most of the fish we caught were buck bass think the first round my have already happened?!?!?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: dave the dope man on January 23, 2006, 04:36:38 PM
FYE: I stopped by Clarks today to drop off some copies of the "Everyday Angler". Clarks is going to be closed (the store that is) on Monday's during the winter months from now on.....Dave
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 23, 2006, 05:13:07 PM
ty for that...i didnt know that...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: drjayhow on January 25, 2006, 05:08:17 PM
Fished the Red out of Clark's today. Hit the water about 1030. Was a clear blue day with little wind. Spent most of day in what I believe to be Bill James Lake ( had a boat launch back there and an old school bus). Tried rattle trap for quite a bit with intermitten tube pitching. No bites. After a couple of three hours decided I needed to do something new. Went to rocks on main river. More rattle trapping, more failure. No bites. Attempting to avoid a zero went to Caspiana. Caught one on a Bloody Bug Sweet Beaver. Then caught one on a suspending Rapala X-Rap jerkbait (silver). Both keepers around a pound and a half. I hope I don't get my ALBC membership revoked for using such a prototypical Yankee bait ;D. A slow slow day. Hope others had better luck, Jay
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 25, 2006, 06:41:04 PM
Hey DrJay...I'd say you had a GREAT day... :) ..I had to work.... >:(
Think I got some of those baits you mentions too...ha
Was wondering if the river or caspiano had muddied up very much...
I'll be out there Saturday morning....probably wet...and may get some minnows and try for some perch too...
You bumped into a friend of mine the other day when you had fished all the way around the bank in Caspy to the bamboo...he was in a blue boat..forgot what kind... and caught 10 fish in that area but were small....
See you on the water, Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 25, 2006, 08:31:14 PM
hey man easy on the yankee comments lol...born and raised in ky which to you guys is yankee land i have found...i may try to take offense to that jk :roll2:...i have been known to throw a spoon and inline/rooster tails successfully in tournaments...nothing is out of the question to win lol...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on January 27, 2006, 04:20:54 PM
Fished the Red today from 0700-1400 out of Clarks. Had a limit in the boat by 0800 on one of my favorite spots down by the dam. Caught the first 5 on a 1/4oz chrome blue bleeding shad rattle trap. Missed another one at the boat and had another not get hooked up after she hit it. Went back over the area with a junebug zoom super hog and had one bite but had a big swing and miss! Next I went into the Little Nincock area and caught another keeper on the junebug super hog. Fished in there awhile with no more bites so moved over to Bill James Lake and did not get a bite. By now it is 1130 so ran up to Caspiana and caught another keeper on the right hand bank in the curve with a 1/4oz chrome black rattle trap. Fished in there until about 1230 then ran back to where I caught my fish this morning but did not get any lookers. Best 5 today was one over 15". two 14", two 13.5". Boat back on the trailer at 1400. I thought after the morning bite that it would be on but once the sun came up and the clouds cleared it got tough.
Brent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on January 27, 2006, 05:09:31 PM
fished the red today from 10 til 3 and ended up with a pretty good stringer. caught 8 all together with the biggest about 4lbs. biggest 5 would have weighed around 16lbs, by far my best day on the red. all but one of the fish came from about 6 to 7 feet of water around wood. caught most of the fish in the port lake area. bigger fish came off a watermelon baby brushhog. also caught a couple on a spinnerbait white in color. all i could catch on the trap were small fish.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on January 27, 2006, 11:20:39 PM
Anybody gonna try and beat the weather tomm?? I am gonna catch up on some much needed rest and give it a try sunday. Good luck to anybody that heads out tomm.
Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on January 28, 2006, 02:06:01 PM
Headed to the Red in the morning if anybody wants to tag along you are more than welcome. Sometimes its nice to fish by yourself but that gets old after awhile. Plus it sure makes launching the boat easier.
Brent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 28, 2006, 07:58:44 PM
Well....I had one of THOSE days.. :(
Went to the Red this morning...Getting launched OK but then I realized I hadn't unhooked my trailer lights....blown bulbs again.....No biggy..I got extra...ha
So got on out and started fishing and was doing OK....Got about nine bass in the boat and was heading down another bank..
Well..I got hung up on this stump...IT was a real pain to get off...thought I would have to start the big motor..but finally was able to get off....
I had bought some minnows so decided to go try to find some perch...pulled out in the the channel...walked back to start my motor and there is water in the boat..already above decking.. :shocking:
Went to start my bilge bump and it ain't workig... :help:
Got to bailing and saw I wasn't making any headway so decided to pull the plug and run on plane till it drained out....Well guess what...no plug.....anyway got to running and finally got on plane headed back to clarks...finally found another plug and got it plugged back at clarks...
In my excitement I caught one of the baits on my pants leg and snapped the tip on one of my new BPS extreme rods I got for Christmass... :surrender:
Anyway...caught fish on a variety of baits...but the action really picked up when I got in to some shallow water..6-8' and tied on a 1/4 oz natural crawfish rattletrap...they nailed it really good...I usually do better on that color starting about this time of year..
Out of 9 fish 7 were keepers ranging from a little over 12 to a little over 16...
Lord help old bass fishermen.. lo
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on January 28, 2006, 08:25:00 PM
:roll2: Thats a good story Scottie, glad it ended well. Not all days go smooth huh. I doubt they will be biting much tomm after all of this rain but I am gonna give it a try in the AM. Did you go to the back of Caspy again? I am thinking of starting there tomm morning and maybe I can pick up a couple anyway. I went back to bass pro yesterday and got some jigs n trailers and some tubes n tube rattles. Cant wait to get em wet. Allready bought 3 crawfish colored rattle traps on the first trip. I am starting to get everything back in order. Im gonna get a few stuff here and there with every paycheck. Are you going tomm Scottie?? You never showed me the white house.
Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 28, 2006, 09:04:18 PM
Hey Clint...Yep...all the way in the back side where I saw you back there the other day...Fish seemed to be holding near those larger dead trees with the limbs going everywhere..Caught the best fish on that bunch of dead trees toward the right side as you are looking toward the dam... but picked one up toward those in the center also.
Picked up a few more back up to the right of the bamboo earlier but wasn't using the crawfish trap then.....Missed a couple there also so you may want to give that area a quick shot on the way back to the end..
Kinda wish I had started on the back side of Caspy as it was probably close to 10:00 before I got there and tied on the crawfish trap..
BTW: There were pciking up some pretty good perch at the bamboo...saw one boat pull in at least 6 pretty quick while I was bass fishing there.....They were anchored parallel next to the bamboo and were fishing on the outside of the boat away from the bamboo..
Want make it tomorrow...gotta get a new bilge bump and also saw it broke off my transducer mount..... I think this was all the >:D doings... >:(
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on January 28, 2006, 09:21:46 PM
Ok Scottie, I will give it my best tomm, thnx for the help. I sure hope a catch a few.
You should have a nice day to work on ur boat tomm.
Later
Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on January 29, 2006, 02:49:14 PM
Talk about a little warm weather bringing out the fair weather fisherman! You would have thought the Bass Masters Classic was being held out of Clarks. The funny thing is that the majority of the people waited until it warmed up before they launched because I was fishing at safe light and there was maybe 10-15 boats. When I got back at 1230 (quit early due to everywhere I went there were boats) the parking lot was full and I passed ten more trailers headed that way on my drive back to Bossier. On to my fishing report. Water temp 52-56. Got four to the boat and missed another two that came undone at the boat. Three of the four that I caught and the two I missed were on a chrome blue bleeding shad rattle trap. Caught another one pitching a chartreuse and white spinnerbait towards logs and running it by the laydowns. Biggest one was 15" and one that I missed at the boat looked to be a little better than that. Smallest one just 12" and the other two were 13". I need to remind myself come tournament time not to try and horse the fish when you are dealing with treble hooks. It is going to bite me in the rear one of these days!
Brent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on January 29, 2006, 05:22:53 PM
Humm I launched on the Sport side there was maybe 10 trucks there. Didnt seem that crowded to me. I went to Caspy first off and There was only a couple of boats back there.I beat that place to death with a crawfish rattle trap to no avail, however I was at the very back, I shoulda started off at the front like I usually do and work my way back. Then tried tubes, jigs, brush hogs, lizards, spinners, nothing at all. Finally it was about 10 and I figured I had better try a diff spot, so I went back towards the lock n dam and took that left that runs parallel to the road on back to where it has the small channel before it opens up to the lake and finally caught a couple on a chrome/blue rattle right there in the wood on the left of the channell in about6-8ft deep. Looks like u may have missed another slow day Scottie. I went and checked out dozer point and there was about 6 boats around there didnt do any fishing just looking around. That looks like some good fishin around there!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on January 29, 2006, 06:13:00 PM
Man I had fun on the water today, nice time burning up gas and chucking and winding all day. Managed one about 8in on a chrome and blue and that was that. Let the kids drowned some shiners and Danielle read her book all day. Motored around some and called it a day about 5pm. I'm read to let the river drain out and start over. ~xyz
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 29, 2006, 06:43:01 PM
Well...Looks like fishing was a little tougher on the Red today...Guess the clear skies after a front changed them up a little...
Sorry you didn't do better back there Clint, but I would have done the same had I gone today...Just different day and totally different conditions..
And thanks for the report Brent and Fogy....It was a beautiful day...allmost spring like.. :)
Well..Looks like I must have pulled a wire loose on my bilge pump....reason it wouldn't work Saturday...bummer..
Anyway...getting things ready and making my plans for another day next Saturday...hopefully without incedent... ;D
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on January 29, 2006, 08:28:31 PM
Sounds like a plan Scottie weather permitting ~rain.
;PEP)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on January 29, 2006, 09:00:12 PM
Fishing was tough on the river today HUH! Well I guess that is why god made Caddo :roll2: :roll2: papa ;PEP)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: KennyP on January 30, 2006, 07:12:49 AM
Fished the red yesterday afternoon with not much luck. I did not get out there until 2pm. Throw sweet beaver, spinnerbait, crankbait and jig with no bites. Lots of folks out yesterday. Hope it gets better by next weekend or it could be a long day.
KennyP
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on January 30, 2006, 07:14:24 AM
I fished the red yesterday from 0700-1300 and caught 2 keepers first thing before the sun got above the trees. 1 on a crankbait and 1 on a jig, both in shallow water. The temp was 53-57 and clear to muddy. Couldn't find a fish in the clear water, didn't even spook a fish. It was good to talked with chris and russ over breakfast at clarks before the long day. Saw a few other TCTC member trucks when I was leaving and heard it was tough on all of us. The red is getting beat up with all the prefishing for the ABA so it should make for a GREAT TCTC tournament, Should have went to Grand!
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on January 30, 2006, 09:48:45 AM
We fished from about 0800-1530. Couldn't find any clear water, very stained everywhere we went. We just about threw the tackle boxes at them and only managed one weigh fish on a spinnerbait. I think I must have hit him on the head. Looks like everyone had a bad day.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on January 30, 2006, 11:08:05 AM
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on January 30, 2006, 11:36:02 AM
Didn't you start this mess?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on January 30, 2006, 11:40:54 AM
Yes I figured I would get it out of the way so we wouldn't have to fish it again.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on January 30, 2006, 01:49:55 PM
I have been kidding about this for some time but I am about ready to get serious, it is sometimes more work than fun trying to please everyone and fish so many different lakes. I am thinking about a team club called the 3 c's Caddo, Cross and Cypress. ~gator papa ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on January 30, 2006, 02:12:22 PM
Do all of yall really not like fishing the red that much! Its prob my favorite place to fish in nw la. Always seem to be able to catch something. There so many different patterns you can try. The fish are always on atleast one of them! Rocks, wood, drops, oxbows, sand bars I think it makes it more fun trying to figure those bass out then say cypress, caddo, or bist. there either on cypress trees or cypress trees with the exception on cypress with the docks!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on January 30, 2006, 02:18:43 PM
I agree with you TB44, I can always catch some type of fish on the Red, if the bass don't bite the catfish, or bream will.
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 30, 2006, 05:31:22 PM
This is the first year I seriously fished the Red and I love it.....Now I really like fishing Caddo alot, but I'm really just fed up with dealing with the slots, etc.
As to tournaments on slots lakes, I would think it would be very frustrating to have a good day but have to turn fish back to the water because they are within the slot...then at weigh in time nothing to show....seems you got to get lucky to catch a fish over the slot..
Now on the Red that isn't a problem.....Guess the only downside it the fishing pressure it recieved...still...I haven't had too many bad days fishing the Red....cept when boat plugs come out... lo
Still like it though..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 30, 2006, 05:41:27 PM
i havent lived here long but my experience on the red i love it...i was raised stream fishing for smallies but while different it plays to me very well...just gotta work alittle harder sometimes...but it usually pans out...btw scottie if you need someone to remind you to put the plug in or whatever just let me know...i can show you how lol...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 30, 2006, 06:24:02 PM
Yep Jeremy...them heathens at work game me a real hard time about that plug deal..... lo ..Doubt I'll ever hear the end of it.. :)
But they still ate all the fish I brought in today... :)
Heading for BPS tomorrow and getting new plugs and bilge pump...
Sure wish they would replace that rod I broke but guess I'll have to replace it myself... >:( ...Sure like those rods..
And sure seems like a long time till Saturday...can't wait for the time change and I'll be heading there after work..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on January 30, 2006, 10:43:31 PM
Yeah I went to Basspro tonite tryin to find a bday present. Couldnt make up my mind what I wanted tho and ran outta time. figured I could go back tomm and get sumthing. I need a new depth finder on the front of the boat. I have a Lowrance that worked pretty good, but I ended up breaking the wire that goes down the trolling motor to the sender. I spliced it back together best I could but it just doesnt read very good now. I think its time I upgraded anyway. Boy they have some expensive ones on the market!!! I think I will go with a Garmin, they have some in the $115-200 range. I dont need a fancy once with all the bells n whitsles for the front of the boat. Just want to know how deep, structure and what kind of bottom and temp. I think some of the more expensive ones had stuff I didnt need on it, like where and how fast I was going. One even went so far as to have a build in TIVO and direct tv hook ups, with the option to print out grocery list(sold seprately). Who buys that kinda stuff. I dont want a depth finder that cost more than the boat. Anyway maybe you will have the boat ready for the water come this weekend. Hopefully you wont have to test the bilge tho, hehehe.
Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on January 31, 2006, 08:44:56 AM
Do you guys mostly fish the main river or back waters?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on January 31, 2006, 09:40:03 AM
Hi Fogy...I fish mostly Caspiano but am starting to learn a few more areas of the river around Clarks..
Clint...I have a Hummingbird matrix 27 and am happy with it... i understand Eagle brand is made by Lorance also.
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on January 31, 2006, 10:52:14 AM
I fish mostly backwaters, although what do you conisder the main river besides the rocks?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on January 31, 2006, 11:02:43 AM
I fish mostly back water. I have fished the rocks and the wood wing damns in the main river and caught a few fish.
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on January 31, 2006, 11:53:20 AM
The main channel, like along the rocks as you said or any bank line on the channel. Say you launch from the Teag "spelling" parkway fishing up and down the bank lines I guess thats what I mean on main river. Not necessary this far north but that type of river fishing.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on January 31, 2006, 01:01:30 PM
yeah mostly all backwater then....I hardly ever main channel except the openeing of rock jetties!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on January 31, 2006, 01:28:37 PM
I know it is a weekday, but is anyone else planning on going tomorrow?
We plan to get to Clark's at 6, eat breakfast, then hit the river. I plan to do lots of riding & looking as well as fishing. I have a couple of spots past the port to check then a couple of spots several miles south of the lock to try also. Hopefully, I can find at least a coupl eof fish tomorrow!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on January 31, 2006, 05:20:52 PM
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on January 31, 2006, 06:13:02 PM
:roll2: everyone always complains before the tournament :roll2: Should of would of could of allways the same story. If it was easy every time do you think we would learn anything :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on January 31, 2006, 07:04:58 PM
Truth is for me there are several reasons I do not like the River. For the most part until the last few years it has been a little fish numbers lake. It is hard to get around in most of the off river areas, stumps, logs etc. I get tired of fighting the stickups. It is over an hour from my house. But the number one reason is the size of the fish, I know I am not going to catch a 6,7 or 8 lb. Bass :-* papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on January 31, 2006, 07:59:07 PM
I have fished lots of lakes and rivers in the south the last 4.5 years. Since moving here in August have not been skunked one time on the River. I can not say that about other places I have fished, and I am talking about quality fisheries such as Lake Seminole GA, Lake Martin AL, the Louisiana Delta, and the Tombiggbee waterway on the MS/AL border. Not to mention the small rivers and lakes in South Mississippi where I lived before being transferred to Barksdale. I like it so much I am going again on Thursday on my day off!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on January 31, 2006, 10:21:28 PM
Quote from: BHenke on January 31, 2006, 07:59:07 PM I have fished lots of lakes and rivers in the south the last 4.5 years. Since moving here in August have not been skunked one time on the River. I can not say that about other places I have fished, and I am talking about quality fisheries such as Lake Seminole GA, Lake Martin AL, the Louisiana Delta, and the Tombiggbee waterway on the MS/AL border. Not to mention the small rivers and lakes in South Mississippi where I lived before being transferred to Barksdale. I like it so much I am going again on Thursday on my day off!
LOL well I'm going to follow you around for a while cause over the last 5 years I have managed 2 Bass "TWO!" and both were less then 10 inches long. ~xyz
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on January 31, 2006, 10:28:11 PM
Quote from: Fogy on January 31, 2006, 10:21:28 PM LOL well I'm going to follow you around for a while cause over the last 5 years I have managed 2 Bass "TWO!" and both were less then 10 inches long. ~xyz
Fogy , Im feeling you buddy . I did get lucky and catch a small limit in a charity tourney there a couple of years ago . That was the last time I fished for bass there . May not get to prefish for our club tourney,so we may be chunkin and reeling and hoping for the best.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on January 31, 2006, 10:39:41 PM
when is your club tourny...i mayu be able to help ya ill let you in on the pattern that i have them on and where...just pm me
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on January 31, 2006, 10:57:01 PM
Shoot yeah Fogy I can remember tourney's on the river with 15 or more fisherman where only 3 or 4 managed to weigh in a fish. But I have seen that on most lakes around here also. papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: casso on February 01, 2006, 08:46:40 AM
You just have to spend time on the river. It was the hardest lake around here for me to develop any confidence on. I love it now. It's the most versatile fisheries in this area next to Toledo. There are so many different patterns available. You can go out there and fish any way you want and catch.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on February 01, 2006, 10:58:27 AM
BHenke,
Ive got a lake for you to fish. I havent been out there this year but if the water is right which I imagine it prob 2 feet low. Flag lake can be an awesome place! Lots of fish in that little lake! Also moon and harmony but ive never bass fished out there either bream or crappie.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on February 01, 2006, 06:08:00 PM
Fished today from about 7 til 2pm. Caught 2 fish in Caspianna. One on a white crankbait & one on a senko around stumps in about 5-6 ft of water. Both were about 1-1/2lbs.
Ran as far north as just past the port. Fished several jetties & several cuts or oxbows or whatever you want to call them. Fished beehive also. No other bites at all!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on February 01, 2006, 06:14:25 PM
fished the river today from 0930 till 1500 and ended up with 12 bass. all fish came on a white and chartreuse spinner bait. most of the fish were small but did manage a 4 pounder. most of the fish were in 5 feet of water on lay down logs with some grass. most were caught in the white house area. after the wind stop blowing the fish seemed to quit bitting.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on February 01, 2006, 06:26:30 PM
Trey and I went to the River today from about 9:30 to 2:30. (Could not talk him into going fishing) I caught a couple on traps and personally left fiberglass from my boat on at least 1,000 stumps :'( papa ~str
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on February 01, 2006, 06:39:17 PM
DANG IT! We were telling ourselves all day that the fish just weren't biting...So much for that idea!
Ok, next question! Where is White House?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on February 01, 2006, 08:15:39 PM
if you hit the river from clarks go north about a mile and look to your right and there will be a break in the rocks. i think some people call it blackie snyders. when the rocks start running parallel to the river just follow it and you cant miss the cut.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on February 01, 2006, 09:03:23 PM
papa
you must have some seriously bad luck when it comes to the river and stumps! Ive never had as much prob as u seem to have!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on February 02, 2006, 08:28:38 AM
Bassadict69,
Be careful when you go through the cut in the rocks going into White House. Cross the north end of the opening with your outboard trimmed way up. I idle up to it then trim my motor up and coast across. Trust me there are some shallow rocks in that opening
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on February 02, 2006, 02:53:42 PM
you must have some seriously bad luck when it comes to the river and stumps! Ive never had as much prob as u seem to have!
I am talking about all the little stickups and stumps you get stuck on when fishing anywhere off of the river. That alone is enough to make me crazy :surrender: papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on February 02, 2006, 03:57:24 PM
Launched out of Clarks around o' dark thirty and fished until 1330. Water temps to start were 54 and approaching 57 by the time I quit. First fish of the morning was a 17" that weighed just at 3lbs on my scale. Moved down a little further and hooked another good one but she came off near the boat. Looked to be about the same size as the first one. Same story on the next one that tried to eat my chrome blue bleeding shad rattle trap came undone before I could get her in the boat. Switched to a Bandit 200 chartruesse/black back crankbait and fished in the same area. Caught a 15" in the exact spot I missed the second one, might even have been the same fish. Then caught a 12" on the same crankbait. Moved to a steep drop off bank and fished a 5/16 oz brown/green jig tipped with a green pumpkin zoom speed craw and stuck one just over 13". Been a long time since I caught one with a jig on the river, felt kinda good and don't have to worry about those getting off when the hook is right through the top jaw. Ran up river and switched back to the trusty rattle trap and one hammered it as soon as it hit the water but she got around a stump and came off. Caught two more dinks on the rattle trap and that was it for the day. Does anybody think that if I switch to a medium action rod with my rattle trap instead of a medium heavy that I won't lose as many fish on it? I have read lots of different opinions on the subject of medium vs. medium heavy rods for crankbaits.
Brent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on February 02, 2006, 04:25:05 PM
BHenke, Have most of your fish lately been coming off rocks & jetties?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on February 02, 2006, 04:31:40 PM
Thanks for your report BHenke ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: dave the dope man on February 02, 2006, 04:32:54 PM
Does anybody think that if I switch to a medium action rod with my rattle trap instead of a medium heavy that I won't lose as many fish on it?
Personally I do. But lets see what everyone else says here.....Good job on the jig fish. Thats about all I can catch them on, on the river lately....Dave
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: casso on February 02, 2006, 04:41:43 PM
biggest problem w/ lost fish on a trap is hooks...switch them to Gammy's or Triple Grips.... I use MH 6'6" w/ no problem but it has a slow to moderate action. I wouldn't be throwing a trap on a MH fast.....The MH helps me rip through grass and such...it'll also help fighting the fish in the cover on the trap vs. a medium. Just don't horse a trap fish, set the hook like on a crank or top water and keep that tip down.... just my 2 cents and I'm no expert
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: dave the dope man on February 02, 2006, 04:43:17 PM
just my 2 cents and I'm no expert
Sure, tell that lie somewhere else..I have seen you fish brother... :roll2: ....Dave
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on February 02, 2006, 04:44:21 PM
Today I actually caught more around wood but the three pounder came off of rocks. As soon as that water temp hits 60 those bass should start to hit topwater and boy do I love to throw a buzzbait. When my brother came to visit last Sept we caught a bunch on a buzzbait and my best stringer while practicing on the Red was on a buzzbait. Estimated around 13lbs.
Brent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on February 02, 2006, 05:06:07 PM
i highly recommend mustad triple grips...bps was having a sale on them a few weeks ago...they are fairly expensive...but it is a must on all mine...i actually like to normally go 1 size bigger as well...thats just my preference...as with anything else u just gotta close your eyes and give it a try...good luck...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 02, 2006, 07:24:57 PM
Hi Brent...I fish the traps alot one thing I am guilty of and perhaps you also is using the same trap all day or over several trips and not sharpening the hooks...
I've had the fish come off similar to what you discribed and can only really be contributed to either dull hooks or just not a good solid hook set...
I do use a 7' medium action rod.....Watch your hook set..many times I jsut pull back when the fish hits with a medium sweep of the rod..that's probably OK if your hooks are good and sharp, but not good with dull hooks...Check the hooks on the bait you have been using and then check the hooks on a new trap...
I have noticed when I retie or something some of the hooks are not near as sharp as when the bait first came out of the box...I've never changed hooks on my traps, but it isn't a bad idea....or keep a good hook hone handy..
Thanks for the good report....I'm going to hit Caddo this weekend getting reaty for the BPS big bass tourny but will be back on the Red real soon..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on February 02, 2006, 10:33:07 PM
I fished the RED today, first time since the dec. ABA. i maneged 8 total with 3 being keepers.. 2.9, 1.14, 1.10. 5 dinks.. cranks, spinners, plastics..glad to see some people are catching bigger fish..water temp was 57-60.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on February 03, 2006, 07:26:28 AM
Scottie is right keep them hooks sharp and just because they are right out of the box check them anyways. ;)
Railroader thanks for the report and glad ya caught some ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on February 03, 2006, 09:17:27 AM
Hit the Red yesterday afternoon. Got to talk with RR for a whlie, it's always good to see friends out fishing! Tried some new (to me) areas and actually caught some fish. Got six keepers on plastic, a trap, and a spinnerbait. One went over 3lbs. Overall, the best fishing I've ever had on the river (which ain't saying much :().
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Coonnasty on February 03, 2006, 10:42:20 AM
Anybody know when the rescheduled ABA tourney is supposed to be happening on the Red? I thought it was going to be this weekend?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: GEO on February 03, 2006, 11:07:20 AM
it is the 19th out of clarks
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on February 03, 2006, 10:07:43 PM
Chris your inbox is full again lo papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on February 04, 2006, 04:41:18 PM
good luck to those fishing tomorrow...be safe and leave a few unhooked for me lol...i want a full report tomorrow evening lol...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on February 04, 2006, 06:28:27 PM
b1jeremy thanks for the tips on lure selection. I will sure to let you know how Mike & I do tomarrow. Not very excited at this point on the fishing prospects, :'( but we have a great club so at least I know we will have fun BSing eachother and just chatting on the water and the weigh-in.
Fogy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on February 04, 2006, 08:42:17 PM
Brent and I got out there today for roughly an hour or more. Had severe ,COSTLY problems getting to the river and then barely fished.We went to a spot hooked a few and left .Watched a weighin and got no information from winners .Saw a couple double digit sacks but was slim pickens for the most part. May be a LONG day tomorrow. :surrender:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on February 05, 2006, 10:01:58 PM
Went to pool 4 today, but had problems with the wind and other boaters. Had two good bites but not much as far as hook ups....
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: fishin couillon on February 06, 2006, 12:54:17 PM
Does anyone have a report about Colfax and north of there. There got to be someone that fishes close to here. ;D Was suppose to go on Sunday, but had to do those chores around the house. :(
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on February 06, 2006, 02:00:52 PM
Put in this morning out of Clarks even though I knew that the wind was going to be blowing in a couple hours but after working three twelve hours shifts last weekend I needed to get on the water. Caught a 13" on a green and brown jig and had a bite on a junebug superhog, thought I was hung up at first until it pulled back and by then it was too late, missed her. Quit at 1130 with a strong wind out of the north. Both fish were around wood. Water temp was 54 degrees.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on February 08, 2006, 06:02:17 PM
fished the river today caught ten but no size. most were about a pound to a pound and a half with just one about two and a half pounds. caught a couple on a blade but most came on a straight tail worm. water got up to 54 degrees before i left at about 3. looks like the next couple of days are going to be tough. :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 08, 2006, 06:34:32 PM
Well looks like there is a cold front due for friday bringing some rain. I would think tomm would be a pretty good day. I took off tomm and my friend doesnt have to go in till 4pm so we are gonna try to hit them up. I think I will start around dozer point and start there and work my way back to caspy. I havnt tried a zoom fluke or heard anybody say they have so I will give that a try along with the rest of my tackle box. I will give you all a full report ~read
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 08, 2006, 07:12:07 PM
Just letting everyone know that Reeves Marines will hold their first regular season Tourny on the Red this Saturday....
They are expecting 100-150 Boats... :shocking:
May be a good time to try another lake this weekend for sure....but best of luck to anyone fishing the Reeves tourny...
I think I'll be on Caddo again getting ready for the BPS big bass tourny on the 18th... think I'lll wait till it warms a little around noon....although a high of 44 degrees Saturday isn't much of a warm up... >:(
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 08, 2006, 10:03:41 PM
Ouch, glad my off day is tomm! Should be a nice day for fishing. 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Paul Keith on February 09, 2006, 06:44:02 PM
went to the River today and only caught 3 but they weighed 19.5 lbs. The largest was an 8.3 lb. All came on black neon tubes around noon off 1 spot near Caspiana. Brought the 8 in to take a pic at Clarkes and then released her there. My largest on the river. Still a toilet bowl though lol. lo
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 09, 2006, 08:31:46 PM
WTG Paul, that is a monster for the river. Looks like you might do alright in that tournament after all :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on February 09, 2006, 08:37:25 PM
I talked to buddy that fished South Toledo today and he said he had a HUGE day today as well.I also saw Railroaders post. Wonder why the bite was on so well?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 09, 2006, 08:41:48 PM
hmmm, could it be the front coming in tomorrow :-* multiply that by weekday fishing and you have the makings for an awesome day on the water. The mild day and partial cloudy day..... Bingo
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on February 09, 2006, 08:46:02 PM
Quote from: Mike on February 09, 2006, 08:41:48 PM hmmm, could it be the front coming in tomorrow :-* multiply that by weekday fishing and you have the makings for an awesome day on the water. The mild day and partial cloudy day..... Bingo
didnt know about the front.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 09, 2006, 08:47:44 PM
Supposed to be a big rain producer, but we have heard that several times this year. High for Saturday is supposed to get all the way up to 46-48 with a north wind to 20 MPH. Ready to go fishing :shocking:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 09, 2006, 10:10:33 PM
I tell ya it was a misserable morning :'( That was one COLD boat ride at daybreak, then the wind was tough to deal with. Later on in the day it started to get better around 12-1pm. Unfortunatly we had to head in b/c my freind I took needed to go to work. It was still slow for us tho, we went to dozer point right off the bat but the wind was so bad I gave up pretty quick and headed to caspy he put one in the boat aorund 9ish in caspy a lil past the bamboo on a chartruse spinner. Then after that nothing.
Congrats on the big one!! I dont think I have ever seen a bass over 8#'s much less caught one that big hehe. ;PHO)
~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on February 10, 2006, 04:11:59 PM
fished the river today, what a nasty day. fished the benefit tourney that shreveport fire dept. put on for one of there brother firemen. started off with a fish on my second cast on a rattle trap, about 2lbs. caught fish all day till about 1230. probably caught about 16 or 17 with the biggest 3.12 lbs. biggest for the tourney was 6.0 there were a couple that were about 5lbs. most of my fish came on a red rattle trap and a white spinner bait. never thought that the bite would have been that good on a day like today.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Paul Keith on February 10, 2006, 07:20:35 PM
Wet was the word for today. Had 73 people fish the tourney but only a couple of 5-6 lb. bass weighed in. Mostly 1-2 lbers. Had a 2.68 for 7th place. But had some decent prizes down to 27th place. ~rain ~xyz
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Paul Keith on February 10, 2006, 07:23:15 PM
Most importantly we raised $2,800 for fireman Michael Waites. ~c~ :) ~c~ :)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on February 11, 2006, 08:23:54 PM
fished the rmtt today man was it calm out. there were 108 teams in all, boats everywhere. did manage to catch 12 with the 5 biggest weighing 16.5 lbs,good enough for fourth place. it took 18.5lbs to take first place. big bass was almost 7. caught all of our fish on blades and traps in about 4 to 5 feet of water. glad to be off the river got pretty bad out as the day went on.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 11, 2006, 08:57:00 PM
Wow...Congratulations Bryan... ~c~
It had to be tough out there today for sure..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 12, 2006, 12:32:37 AM
Bryan, are your fish on the river or back in an oxbow, just curious. Also did vegetation play into your pattern at all :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on February 12, 2006, 08:15:24 AM
i fished as far back in the oxbow lakes as i could go. i found some scattered grass in about 4 or 5 feet of water. i had three spots to fall back on but stayed in my first spot all day. only place i could find fish were places that had good grass present. grass and lay downs were the key for us.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on February 12, 2006, 11:30:49 AM
Grass is always key! I take it you found some good healthy grass ~c~ Was the water very clear when you found the grass :-\
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on February 12, 2006, 02:16:28 PM
Launched out of Clarks first thing this morning and fished till about 1230. It was cold but I knew it was going to be so I dressed warm. Water temps were anywhere from 47-51. The main river and close to it sure got muddy from the rain we received the other day. Managed to catch two. First one was a fat 16 incher on a chrome blue bleeding shad rattle trap and second one was a 13.5 incher on a red craw rattle trap. Did some looking around at some new water but did not find anything productive. Caught both of those in the same area and did not have any other bites. Looks like we have another cold front coming through just before the ABA tourney on Sunday.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on February 12, 2006, 08:14:10 PM
I have a question...What is a best guess on the distance from Clarks to the very back of Port Lake?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mmberry72 on February 13, 2006, 09:50:40 AM
It's exactly about 16 river miles...one way from Clarks to the very back of Port Lake. Got this off the Corps of Engineers map.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on February 13, 2006, 11:09:11 AM
Are there any good maps of the river online anyone knows of. Just curious dont fell lke buying one haha!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on February 13, 2006, 11:20:30 AM
mmberry,
Thank you very much.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on February 13, 2006, 10:45:22 PM
well gents i believe to those fishing the river in the ABA this sunday...may be a tough one...only gonna get to like 45 degrees with a decent front pushing through friday or so...good luck to all and dress warm...brrr...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 14, 2006, 05:31:26 PM
A little late, but fished the Red yesterday..Monday...Waited till it warmed a little...just didn't want to run even my little boat with temps in mid twenty's... :shocking:
Anyway..got on the water around 10:00 and fished till sunset..really turned into a really pleasant day with the lite wind....Tried for some perch a little but no luck...
Wound up with 7 bass total with 5 OK keepers...largest around 16"....4 bass came on crawfish color 1/4 oz rattletrap...1 on white spinner...and 2 and largest on blk/blue lizard...
Yep...like Jeremy said, It's gonna be another fishing after a front ABA tourny Sunday and cold...maybe even some rain, but at least it looks like it will be clowdy so maybe that will help a little...
See you there, Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 15, 2006, 12:24:39 PM
Hey Scottie, I finally got into some fish last sunday. Wasnt on the river of course, hehe. I went with a buddy of mine who works for SWEPCO. He has been on me to take him out to some private SWEPCO lake in Jefferson, I beleave the lake is called Wilks lake. Anyway it was cold that morning, like 29 when we got up!! I told him that there was no way in hell I was fishing that cold so we went about 830am and got there about 10ish. By the time I found some fish it was around 1230-1pm. I asked to go to the return side of the lake where they dump the hot water back into the lake. Fairly close to that was a patch of stumps that was in water from the bank out to about 12-14'deep and the water was in the upper 60's. The first cast landed me a nice one around 2.5#'s. Then my friend snagged one that was about the same size within 5 mins. I was getting excited!!! Then about 10 mins later in the same spot he hauled in a 4# bass. He was freaking out b/c I just got him started bass fishing. Hes addicted now for sure! He was using my old rods n reels but now he went to bass pro and got him 3 new rigs and a tacklebox with assorted lures. We tried other spots but never had any luck so we just went back there. I assume they were hiding out in the stumps waiting on the current to bring bait by there nose. They hit everything we tried, to jigs, cranks, worms, spiners, traps. It was a great day. We caught 10 keepers and I had a nice one get off right at the boat, he was around 3#'s Thats nice to me anyway. We threw away probably about 5 more that were under a pound. He went to work bragging about his 4 # fish from wilks and he said they looked at him like he was stupid and said man thats it?? They told him every other fish should have been 4#'s that the lake is full of bass. On a good day you should be able to get some 8-10# ers out of there. And that last year a guy came in with 2 10#'s and one that went 12.6#'s Needless to say we are ready to go back, if that was a slow day I want to see a good one. :shocking:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on February 15, 2006, 01:13:02 PM
Hey i have been there, i have a friend that is a dispatcher and he took me out there a few years back.. i just wish it was open to the public cause i would love to go back...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 15, 2006, 01:38:58 PM
Yeah I know what you mean. He has been tellin me for months we need to go out there, but I was allways like yeah whatever, I am not driving 1 1/2 hours to Texas to fish some lake we know nothing about when I allready know some spots on the river that I know I can catch fish at. He kept saying yeah you say that now but we will probably go out there and tear em up and you will be beggin me to go back with you. At the time I said sureeeeeeee, lol but now I have to eat my words!!! lo With Mardi Gras and the rain chances this weekend I dunno if we will get to go, I sure hope so. Maybe if we get out there early in the AM instead of lunchtime maybe we can land some of those bigguns they are speaking of.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on February 15, 2006, 06:18:35 PM
I worked at swepco in the 60's when the lake was pretty new. They have cabins that employees could rent for almost nothing at that time. We caught lots of bass and bream but no real big ones. I did hear about a 12 caught on a shiner by a perch jerker. Anyway I have fished it many times over the years all through the 70's and early 80's. Never had the pleasure of catching a 4 lb. fish every other fish. I cannot be sure of course but I think someone is pulling your leg about that. papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 15, 2006, 06:23:01 PM
That was my reaction too but he said that they looked like they were being serious. Who knows. The cabins are still there and will be opened up in a few weeks. He said they are free to rent, just first come first serve thing. I told him to put his name on one for one weekend. I would like to catch some bream and crappie myself.
Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on February 15, 2006, 06:29:26 PM
Lakes change , sometimes they really have good spawns and several years later it is on. Anyway I hope you guys catch a ton of hawwgs ~c~ Let us know I still know some swepco employees ;D papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 15, 2006, 06:32:09 PM
;) can do Papa,
Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 15, 2006, 06:35:50 PM
Well hey hey Clint....Yep...I've been there also but a long....long...time ago....My dad retired from Swepco and we would go a run yo-yo's some...Caught some good cats....I would set at the dock at night and bass fish with old creme worms...was very deep there but would get many bite and catch a few sometimes..
We also spent alot of time in the power plant on Caddo...They use to have cabins there that employees of Swepco could check out...we really hauled in the cats there on yo-yo's and trotlines....Caught some good fish in the intakes also..
Looks like it's gonna be a wet cold day Sunday for out ABA tourny...but..I'll be there... ;D
Glad you had a good time at Wilks...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: FIREMAG6969 on February 15, 2006, 08:20:00 PM
fished river today, caught 17 all but 3 came on a chrome & black trap. water temp was mid 50s and very clear.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 15, 2006, 10:26:33 PM
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on February 16, 2006, 04:29:36 PM
Did a little prefishing for the ABA on Sunday from safe light until 1330. Had to convince myself to stay away from my two best spots. Still managed to catch a small limit. Two 12", one 13" and two 14". Oh yea caught one about 8" too. Four of the five keepers came on 1/4oz red rattle trap and the other on a junebug baby brush hog. Saw some water that was approaching 57 degrees but that is about to end in the next couple of days.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 16, 2006, 06:02:15 PM
BHenky....really appreciate the report...wish we could have a tourny on a day like today...Don't think we've had one yet without a front moving through before the tourny...
They are now talking about freezing rain Saturday and a high of 35 on Sunday....We might even be fishing in the snow... :shocking:
Now that would be a trip.... :roll2:
See you there, Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: FIREMAG6969 on February 16, 2006, 07:53:42 PM
fished river this morning from about 11:00 till 4:30. caught 3 on a black & chrome trap. really thought it would be alot better before this front comes in. guess i was wrong!!! gonna be pretty bad next couple of days though. water temp was 58.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 17, 2006, 10:42:18 PM
~rain Good luck Scottie!!! Hope you catch a bigun!!! Better take you one of those propane duck blind heaters and put it in your boat pointing at you!!! Get one of the big ones that has 2 burners on it also. :-*
I expect a report tomm nite. ~read
Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 17, 2006, 11:42:14 PM
Thanks Clint....Fixing to turn in now...I got one of those Coleman Catalitic heaters...May try that....Probably make it an early day and leave by noon....Some folks jsut thank I don't have good since.. ;D ...I coulda told them that... lo
Kinda disapointed as our ABA tourny was cancelled for Sunday and rescheduled for March 12....bummer but I do agree with the decision due to possible hazardous road conditions..
TTYL, Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 18, 2006, 07:25:49 PM
Fished the Red this morning...was it ever cold... :shocking:
Fished everything but the kitchen sink and never got the first bite...fished deep, shallow, slow, and all around...nothing..
Was going to try for some perch but the others wern't doing anything either with that...
I'm so glad they cancelled the ABA now cause it would be a really tough one..
I'll be so glad when it gets warm..and stays that way.. :) Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on February 18, 2006, 08:55:14 PM
i hear ya man...they still had our tourny on black today and boy...was that wind/rain a pain lol...got to the point where my hands were so numb that it took both thumbs to push the button on my reel lol...still managed an awesome day either way...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on February 20, 2006, 05:05:05 PM
Was planning on getting on the river sooner than I did but after seeing the 1/4" of ice on my truck this morning figured I better wait until the temps warmed a little. Got on the water at 1100 and fished until 1500. Water temps were 47-49. Had five bites and put five keepers in the boat. Caught first 13" on a red rattle trap then caught a 15.5" and a 14" on a green and brown jig with a green pumpkin trailer. Then the next two, a 13" and another 14", came on a Bandit 300 in Hot Chocolate. I was surprised that I caught five keepers with the cold weather but I also was trying some different techniques because I knew those fish were not going to be shallow today.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 20, 2006, 05:31:34 PM
Thanks for the report....Must have been a cold one...again.. :)
I'm thinking I just wasn't fishing deep enough when I was on the water this past saturday...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bass11.11 on February 20, 2006, 07:06:22 PM
~c~ defineitly not a fair weather fisheman. your tough!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on February 22, 2006, 05:22:24 PM
planning on hitting the red up some next week any info would be appreictated ?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 22, 2006, 05:59:59 PM
I've done best with chrome/blue rattletraps.....natural crawfish rattletraps..and silver shinner Terminator spinners...
I also have fair luck with Blue Bruiser and Black Neon Lake Fork brand crawtubes and black/blue jig..
Really can't say what this latest cold snap has done but will find out Saturday....check back then and there will likely be several members on the Red this weekend...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on February 22, 2006, 06:38:07 PM
sounds good....kinda what I was planning on throwing at them...Ill prob be out mon-wed ?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on February 22, 2006, 08:53:55 PM
hello all...a great buddy of mine did the unthinkable today...a guy many of you i am sure know...russ mcvey...caught the biggest bass to date on the red this morning about 10 am...here is the email i recieved...
Hey all, I caught this Bass on the Red River this morning. It is the biggest bass ever caught on the Red River to date. It is the 21st largest caught in the state. She is doing well in a holding tank at the Bass Pro Shops in Bossier City. Here are the details.
Weight: 13.63 lbs Length: 25 1/2" Girth: 23 1/4"
Caught @ approx. 10 a.m. Feb. 22, 2006 in Pool 5 Depth: 9'
Tackle used: 7" BPS Johnny Morris Signature Series Rod and Reel 17 lb. BPS XPS Fluorocarbon Line ( this line made a big difference) 9/16 oz. Black neon Southpaw Jig BPS 3.5 Black neon Craw worm
Tight Lines, Russ McVey Southpaw Guide Service
i will attempt to post a pic for you guys... Hey all, I caught this Bass on the Red River this morning. It is the biggest bass ever caught on the Red River to date. It is the 21st largest caught in the state. She is doing well in a holding tank at the Bass Pro Shops in Bossier City. Here are the details.
Weight: 13.63 lbs Length: 25 1/2" Girth: 23 1/4"
Caught @ approx. 10 a.m. Feb. 22, 2006 in Pool 5 Depth: 9'
Tackle used: 7" BPS Johnny Morris Signature Series Rod and Reel 17 lb. BPS XPS Fluorocarbon Line ( this line made a big difference) 9/16 oz. Black neon Southpaw Jig BPS 3.5 Black neon Craw worm
Tight Lines, Russ McVey Southpaw Guide Service
i will get you a pic asap...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on February 22, 2006, 09:01:09 PM
sorry bout the doubling up...here is the pic...she is a beautiful thing lol...congrats to russ...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on February 22, 2006, 09:08:13 PM
Good for Russ. Incredible fish....especially for that body of water. :shocking:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 22, 2006, 09:30:36 PM
WOW !!!!!!!!!! :o
Thanks for taking it to BPS and congratulations.... ~c~
I'll be looking at it tomorrow evening...
BTW: Basic Reel Maintanence at BPS tomorrow:
February 23, 2006 Basic Reel Maintainence 6:30 p.m. Bubba Ogden with Odgen Reel Repairs will discuss tips for keeping your reels in tip top shape. This hands on workshop will be held at the Reel Counter in the Fishing Department. Bring your reels in and meet Bubba at the Reel Counter.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on February 22, 2006, 09:38:21 PM
WoW Russ!!!! :shocking: I mean Dang what a fish man! Boy you do us Nitro boys proud. ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on February 22, 2006, 09:49:32 PM
That fish will spend time in a special holding tank before she goes to the big one..you can probably see her in a week or two.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on February 22, 2006, 09:58:17 PM
will they release her back into the red eventually or take her to fish hact.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on February 22, 2006, 10:09:44 PM
p.s. To all of yall who bad mouth the red there are BIG fish in the red and I think Russ just proved it!!!!! :)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on February 22, 2006, 10:16:27 PM
btw to those who are interested in purchasing Southpaw Jigs...which btw were used to catch that behemoth...just let me know and i can get ya squared away....sorry just trying to help a buddy out...dont meant to step on anyones toes...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on February 22, 2006, 10:17:58 PM
I am one who bad mouths the river.....I stand corrected....Caddo is better though. ;D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 22, 2006, 10:18:33 PM
Awesome fish...Bet there want be any black neon jigs and craws left if Shreveport soon.. ;)
Gonna get mine tomorrow... ;D
Just curious as to where these fish come from....Do you think this is possible a native bass...a bass that grew from the Florida fingerlings stocked in the Red...or possibly from Caddo via the Twelve Mile Bayou...
Also Big Bass Tourny's have been held and perhaps some of those were released into the Red and grew to that size...
What do you think?
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on February 22, 2006, 10:27:27 PM
RS, I was wondering the same thing. To be a native bass it would surely be an extreme freak of nature. That fish had great color....like it was in clear water ...maybe the back of an oxbow.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: cmegee on February 22, 2006, 10:42:57 PM
~c~ ~c~ Awesome fish Russ, congratulations ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on February 23, 2006, 07:47:49 AM
Great catch Russ and thanks for the info Jeremy!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on February 24, 2006, 04:20:06 PM
Me and Kenny fished the red today down below the jimmy-davis bridge for a few hours and boated one 2#er on a black/blue brush hog. Water was 44 and stained to muddy.Had to come to work at noon so we just looked for some new water.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 25, 2006, 08:28:42 AM
Well I am going to the swepco lake again tomorrow to see if I can get one in the holding tank @ BPS so his baby can have some company!!! I sure hate to see that poor fish all alone, hehe. The weather should clear up tomm and be a pretty day. Not sure if the fish will be doing much after this front passes through tho.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 25, 2006, 10:36:59 PM
Got the Red this morning...yep...I did
Took a little while to get on the water and then find what they wanted...but finally did...
Chunked spinners, traps, tubes, jigs....Finally put on a crawfish/orange series 100 Bandit and the fun began....Caught 4 on that color up to 15+ inches with one under....
Bite kinda slacked off as rain let up so switched to a crawfish/yellow 100 Bandit and bang....second cast caught a 20.5 incher at 4 lb. 14 oz....She was fun and my best fish this year...hopefully another will honor me with a bite again in a few weeks during the ABA.. :) Picked up 2 more on that color..
Funny thing...Had a coupe of good fish pop my Bandit but didn't get the hook...then followed the bait all the way to the boat...had I paused the bait a moment at the boat they may have took it again...something to think about..
Anyway...had a good day with 6 keepers and 1 under..all on the bandits...
The sun started to come out and the rain quit so I headed home...Just wasn't going to fish under those conditions... ;D
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bass11.11 on February 26, 2006, 05:09:00 PM
Those bandits are awesome little baits. Thoses river bass lovem too. ;D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on February 26, 2006, 07:24:40 PM
Launched from Clarks at safe light and fished until noon. Water temp started at 48 and was 50 when I quit. Caught one 14" on a green and brown jig with a green pumkin trailer, that was the only bite I had.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 26, 2006, 07:27:38 PM
Congrats Scottie, I had some fun with a bandit lure today too! I used the bandit 200 baby bass though in some deeper water and caught about 7 fish. They were kinda small though, largest being around 2#'s. We were at the swepco late today again. My buddy ended up catching the biggest one again ::) a 5.5# hawg!!! :o It was his first fish of the day. He only caught 3 fish today but they were good ones. I caught 7 keepers and 6 smaller ones, 13 in the boat total. Then a decent one got off at the boat. Most of them came on a small silver/white willow spinner that I added weight too so I could cast it and fish it deeper. 3 fish came from drop shoting a Zoom finese worm around laydowns. Got two off the same tree, hehe. That was my first time tryin drop shoting, I guess im sold on that style of fishing as long as you have the right kind of cover. Had a great day of fishing! To bad I didnt get one for the bass pro holding tank. maybe one day. ~roflmao
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on February 26, 2006, 08:23:19 PM
Took the boat out for the first time this year to make sure everything was in working order. Fished from 2:30 to about 5:30. Had one bite - caught one fish - weighed almost 4#. Caught it on a black & blue Sweet Beaver.
Mostly flipped. Fished a rattle trap a little and spinnerbait - but no takers.
Water temp was 54, sky was blue, sun was yellow, and wind was cold.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: FIREMAG6969 on February 27, 2006, 08:21:09 PM
GOING TO FISH RIVER TOMORROW. HAD PRETTY GOOD LUCK COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHEN I WENT. WATER TEMP SHOULD BE BACK ON THE RISE, MABEY ILL RUN INTO SOME FISH!!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Preacher Ed on February 27, 2006, 08:38:23 PM
My partner and I fished a tournament on the Red Saturday in Pool 3. We weighed in 10.13 with 5 fish. They were all caught on a white spinnerbait. Unfortunately my partner didn't have any help in the boat with him! He only had one more bite. It sounds like I should have tied on a Bandit. I actually thought about throwing a crankbait but it was raining so hard I didn't want to get bend over and get one out of my box. I am just getting too old for that kind of weather!
God bless and good fishing
Eddie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bass11.11 on February 27, 2006, 08:44:21 PM
What yall think about that 13.6 caught the other day? I believe we will start seeing more of that in the near future. Maybe, another Lake fork, I hope. Tell me what you think about that. ;) My only problem is why in the #ell is the fish being sent to Missouri for testing? I feel the fish ought to stay here in the state were it came from! ie.(Texas sharelunker program) just my thoughts.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on February 27, 2006, 10:12:37 PM
Where did you here it was going to Missouri? From what I understand from Russ it was to be held in the holding tank and then released into the BPS viewing tank right here in Shreveport
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 27, 2006, 10:28:05 PM
I was in BPS last Thursday evening and it is true...The folks here want to keep the fish here, but corporate heads want to put the fish in one of the new stores opening somewhere...
I agree that that particular fish should stay in the local BPS.....Maybe we could all write headquarters and let them know I thoughts on this...I just think this fish is special as the largest comming out of the Red by local angler and making state record books to boot..
Anyone going to the Red might want to carry along some crawfish/yellow 100 bandits...maybe crawfish/orange also...
I'm going to try some 200 series also next trip...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on February 28, 2006, 12:04:57 AM
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Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on February 28, 2006, 06:49:49 AM
Quote from: TB44 on February 28, 2006, 12:04:57 AM heres my 2 cents on it.....what good is a 13lber doing in a tank shouldnt be back in the water where it came from to keep that good seed in the river or atleast send it to a fish hatcery so they can breed it.......seems like that big fish will just end up dieing in that tank eventually.........what a waste! Although I would like to see it just once...haha just my 2 cents!
I totally agree with you TB44! I spoke with a Wildlife agent Friday night who saw it at BPS, he said she was loaded with roe.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: GEO on February 28, 2006, 02:35:58 PM
I agree also. When I spoke with the Game Wardens they told me that Louisiana had a program where you could have lunkers spawned out. Just like the share a lunker program in Texas. I don't know if they give you a free replica in LA. If BPS did what they did for JR Burt they will give a free replica for the fish. It is a total waste of genetics to place that fish in a tank. My 2 cents worth.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: segleskirq on February 28, 2006, 04:17:35 PM
I dont know where else to post this, but does anybody know what won the Boat show tourney this weekend?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on February 28, 2006, 04:20:21 PM
LA has a the Lunker share program for bass over 13lbs, an article in Louisiana outdoors said a few were donated last year and if memory serves me none spawned.
It is a shame if they take it to another BPS. As far as being in a tank, well it just as well could be on the butchers table to get fried up or at a taxidermist to get stuffed. At least in the tank its still alive. Thats my 2 cents
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 28, 2006, 05:52:03 PM
I see no reason the fish couldn't be shared with the LA. Game and Fish people...It would have to remain in our local BPS store though..or at least shared with the Game and Fish wherrever it goes...
Personally I am glad the fish will be in a protected invironment...Lots of things can happen in natural invironment...This fish could have perhaps as easily broke off someone elses line and died with a hook stuck in it gullet....But of course i would prefer to see it pretected locally..
There will be others so perhaps we'll know what to do next time.. ;)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 28, 2006, 05:57:01 PM
segleskirq....If I remember corectly there were three 16+ pound stringers and the next was 13+ lbs...
Don't remember big bass but sure wasn't no 13 pounder.. :)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: FIREMAG6969 on February 28, 2006, 07:28:02 PM
FISH RIVER TODAY. COUGHT TWO, ONE ON TRAP AND ONE ON SPINNER BAIT. FINALLY FOUND SOME FISH, BUT IT WAS LATE AND MY BUDDY HAD TO LEAVE. FOUND FISH IN 6FT OF WATER IN GRASS BED. WATER TEMP WAS 50 EARLY AND 56 WHEN WE LEFT AT 2:00.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bass11.11 on February 28, 2006, 08:04:27 PM
"SEND THAT FISH OFF TO ANOTHER STATE" MAKES ME FREAKIN SICK! ~xyz
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on February 28, 2006, 10:20:03 PM
I agree totally, I think if I was that guy I would want my dang fish back if they are just gonna ship it off to some other store where I will never see it again. I can buy my own dang replica!
BTW how big does a bass have to be before BPS will take it??
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 28, 2006, 10:29:20 PM
Rus is also on the Pro Staff with BPS...Perhaps he was obligated to take the fish to theim.....
I'm sure it may help his guide service... redriverfishing.com (http://redriverfishing.com)
Perhaps if enough of us wrote corporate and voiced our displeasure of this perhaps they may reconsider moving the fish..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on March 01, 2006, 02:41:41 PM
I know Russ pretty well and he would NEVER do something to hurt anything. His old job requires that he pay close attention to the ecosystems. Say what you want about BPS but please don't drag Russ down.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 01, 2006, 03:39:11 PM
Hey guys, I know I saw somebody talking about it one day but I am at work and dont have time to search for 30 mins, but what do yall use to get the dang water stain from the river off a white fiberglass boat hull!!! :-\ I have washed it like 3 times and even tried simple green. I am about to have to break out the polish and wax.
:help:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: JBlack on March 01, 2006, 03:46:52 PM
Try a mixture of half vinegar and half water. See if that takes it off.
JB
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on March 01, 2006, 04:00:40 PM
Quote from: J10B on March 01, 2006, 02:41:41 PM I know Russ pretty well and he would NEVER do something to hurt anything. His old job requires that he pay close attention to the ecosystems. Say what you want about BPS but please don't drag Russ down.
You are right he is a great guy, easy to get along with a good friend and neighbor. I don't think anyone was trying to put him down that wouldn't be how we do business around here. 8)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 01, 2006, 04:56:10 PM
I know I wasnt being negative towards him, hes my hero!!! ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 01, 2006, 06:46:48 PM
Well JB it didnt even fade it. I tried scrubbing it for about 30 mins, let it sit for 15 mins then scrubbed it again and nuthing. Seems like I used some kinda marine cleaner one time that would take off old stains like that. I will go to bass pro tomm I am sure they have something I can use.
Good reason to go anyway.
Oh and I need one of these, oh and one of those. Aww man I have been looking for that too. Humm I allready have one of these but I need a back up just in case. Ha is that just me or does anybody elses trip for a $5 part become a $100 shopping cart just about everytime. I now have a Plantium BPS rewards card!!!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 01, 2006, 06:57:19 PM
Couldn't stand it knowing we would have an 80+ day so took a vacation day and heading to the Red....
What a day....Got on the water a little after light and the fish were ready to bite.... :)
Probably caught around 25 fish....just quit counting...Size tended to be on the small side but still some good fish...Largest around 15" with many solid keepers and some little ones....
Met a couple of friends from work in another boat and they did pretty much the same as me...They did have one good 3.5 lb bass and many good keepers..
Don't leave home without a series 100 and 200 crafish/orange Bandit.. ;) super baits..
Also caught a few on black/blue lizard...and.... ;D black neon jig... ;D
Water temp was mid 50's early and 60-62 by mid afternoon...
Met DrJay on the water also....I saw him have a good tug with a good fish, but the fish won... :'(
Anyway..caught a good bunch or fish AND got my first sunburn of the year....Talk about a Redneck... ;D
Life is good...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on March 01, 2006, 07:11:05 PM
Quote from: whatcam on March 01, 2006, 06:46:48 PM Well JB it didnt even fade it. I tried scrubbing it for about 30 mins, let it sit for 15 mins then scrubbed it again and nuthing. Seems like I used some kinda marine cleaner one time that would take off old stains like that. I will go to bass pro tomm I am sure they have something I can use.
Good reason to go anyway.
Oh and I need one of these, oh and one of those. Aww man I have been looking for that too. Humm I allready have one of these but I need a back up just in case. Ha is that just me or does anybody elses trip for a $5 part become a $100 shopping cart just about everytime. I now have a Plantium BPS rewards card!!!
I talked to the guys back in the Maint section after I picked my boat up when they worked on it. They cleaned it right up and when I asked what to use was told dish soap. Was told dawn would help take the grease off and does well with most everything else. Thing is that it also strips the wax so after a good clean you need to re-wax everything, and for that well there is a group on the market but I can tell you out of everyone in the club I fish with Mike Nobles boat time and time again is the cleanest & he uses Dry Wash.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 01, 2006, 07:23:55 PM
~c~ ~c~ ~c~ ~c~ Scottie, WTG man!!! Awsome day fishing. Gonna have to get me some of those 100-200 Crawfish.
Drywash huh? Mike care to elaborate on boat care?
Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bass11.11 on March 01, 2006, 08:53:46 PM
I emailed Rus and he got back real quick. He wrtoe that the fish would be back to bps in a short while to live a good life in the aquarium in town. He seemed to agree with all the concerns about bringing the fish back home. :). He seems like a real nice fellow and by no means am I bringing someone down I havnt meet personally. By the way #400 was caught today in Texas sharelunker program.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on March 01, 2006, 09:52:39 PM
I told you guys he was a great guy, easy to get along with a good friend and neighbor. Here is a stament asked by Russ for me to post here to rest anyones concerns about Nitro!
As I said before any other angler could hve taken it to a taxadurmest or god for bid eat it up. Another ting to concider is what if the next person to hook her broke off, or what if she got gut hooked? I for one aplode Russ's desision so we can all enjoy seeing this magnificent bass! ~c~ Fogy
I too was concerned at first about "Nitro" the 13.63 lb bass I caught. Where she would end up and what would happen to her. Here are the details as I know them today March 1, 2006. Being on the Bass Pro Shops Pro Staff I have donated "Nitro" to Bass Pro Shops. She has been sent to the BPS in Springfield MO for a quarantine period of 30 days. During this time they will find out if "Nitro" is a 100 Florida or a mixed with the native bass. They will make sure she has no viruses, parasites ect. BPS just cannot take the chance of a fish infecting there aquariums and harming the rest of the exhibit. After this period I have been ASSURED "NITRO" will return to the BPS in Bossier City. BPS Springfield just has the best facility in the country to maintain a Bass of this size during the 30 day period. Yes the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries have a program like the Texas's Share a Lunker program. However; you may not know that once a fish is donated, it becomes there property. They will use it to do research, harvest the eggs, and then IF the fish survives this entire ordeal, they put it in an aquarium in Central Louisiana. So in order for us as North Louisiana anglers to see "Nitro" we would have to drive to Central La. to the fish hatchery. Yes, they do give the angler a replica, but so does Bass Pro Shop. So the choice I had to make was to donate "Nitro" to BPS where she will not have to go through the trauma mentioned above, or the harvesting of the eggs. She just has to make it through the 30 day period and the transporting back to Bossier City. Here she will live out her life her in our part of the state, so we as North La. anglers will be able to enjoy "Nitro's" beauty at our very own local BPS. Where she will be living the high life, all the Bluegill bream and Shiners she could ever want. She will be the Queen of the Tank at Bass Pro Shops in Bossier City.
I hope this answers everyone's questions and please tell everybody hopefully she will be back in Bossier near the end of March, and yes we are going to celebrate.
Tight Lines Russ
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on March 01, 2006, 09:58:55 PM
and here is the very latest.
Fogy, I did receive word today that Nitro made it to Springfield fine. There was no trauma. She is doing well. I will be glad when she is swimmin in the tank at Bossier City. Rally the anglers. I can grant you when she returns ,we will have a LARGE adult beverage party and everybody is going to be invited.
Tight Lines,
Russ
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 01, 2006, 11:45:07 PM
Fogy, I did receive word today that Nitro made it to Springfield fine. There was no trauma. She is doing well. I will be glad when she is swimmin in the tank at Bossier City. Rally the anglers. I can grant you when she returns ,we will have a LARGE adult beverage party and everybody is going to be invited.
Tight Lines,
Russ
:toot:
Man I cant wait to see her. I am glad everything turned out for the better. Time for a party ~beer~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on March 01, 2006, 11:58:33 PM
whatcam you are right it will be a greatr time for those of you that on't know Russ to see 1st hand he is a great guy. I have faith in what he did and can't wait to see her 1st hand ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: drjayhow on March 02, 2006, 11:55:43 AM
Got on the Red yesterday. Got a chance to meet and chat with rattlinscottie, nice fella except he apparently caught all the fish in Pool 5, because I caught squat :). Got out there right at noon.
Water on main river was fairly muddy. It was quite windy. Found a nice place on main river near port and tried to see if any fish in shallow cover. Pitched jig for a bit, no bites. Decided to explore some.
Went to Port Lake and messed around in there. Caught a 2.5# fish on suspending jerkbait on the back side of the lake. Saw some posted signs on trees out in the water. Thought that was interesting.
Then I wanted to find the White House oxbow and looked around in there for a bit. No bites on windy bank with white spinnerbait.
Went to Caspiana and saw Scottie. He had some good fish. Pitched a jig and tube around various wood cover with no bites. Called it a day around 5pm.
Kind of frustrating day, but spent more time looking at new areas and learning my way around, since the wind was such a pain. All in all, tons better than a day at the office. And I got sunburned ;D.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Bassman on March 02, 2006, 11:59:32 AM
Everything sounds great! It is awesome news to know that "Nitro" will be returned to BPS here in Bossier City. If possible, will it be made public of her release date? Maybe a nice gathering of some anglers at BPS to welcome her home?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on March 02, 2006, 12:13:15 PM
Quote from: Bassman on March 02, 2006, 11:59:32 AM Everything sounds great! It is awesome news to know that "Nitro" will be returned to BPS here in Bossier City. If possible, will it be made public of her release date? Maybe a nice gathering of some anglers at BPS to welcome her home?
Yes that is the plan ;D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on March 02, 2006, 05:31:26 PM
Launched from Clark's at safe light and fished until 1500. Good news is I caught 11 bass, bad news is only 4 were over 12". Water temp was 53 where I started and found some 62 degree water in a spot or two by the time I quit. Caught 4 fish on a Bandit 200 in hot chocolate that included one keeper that went 12.5". Caught 3 on a chrome/blue bleeding shad rattle trap with two of those being keepers, one 14" and one 13". Caught 2 on a Bandit 200 spring craw/yellow with one keeper that went 15". Caught one 11" on a black ruby baby brush hog and another short one on a Rapala husky jerk in clown. Also missed one on the rattle trap and missed one on a pumpkin/pearl horny toad thrown next to some water hyacinths in some back water. Wish I could have caught some better ones but you know what they say, wish in one hand and ^-^ in the other and see which one gets full the fastest.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 02, 2006, 07:07:26 PM
Gave a call to a friend of mine that went to the Red today....He did catch a few fish....not sure all the details but was mainly on junebug and T. Sunrise worms fished off the banks.....a few on crankbaits...Wind..or lack of it seemed to change things a little...
While on the water he was check by a game warden....He was OK but the official said he just wrote a ticket on a guy that had 20 bass in his boat...10 over...Not sure but think the fine on that is $150 per fish...pretty expensive trip for a few bass....kinda dumb..
Anyway just a reminder to make sure your boat and license is all in order....
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: segleskirq on March 02, 2006, 08:07:18 PM
Hey guys, I am going to fish the red this saturday for the first time ever. I live off of Sligo Rd off of Barksdale Blvd. Where should I put in at and where should I go. My parents are coming down in 2 weeks and I really wanted to take my dad on the red. I usually fish caddo, but I thought I would take him to both. Any help would be appreciated.
Hook'em
Matt
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on March 02, 2006, 09:05:05 PM
i know russ very well and i am glad that he made the decision he did with nitro...the people at BPS are top notch when it comes to the biology side of things...she will be well taken care of but i can tell you first hand that he is as nervous as all get out about it...btw my aunt owns a trophy shop and i am going to go in and get him a really nice plaque with a place for the pic of him and nitro as well as a spot to hang the jig...if anyone would like to get together and go in on it maybe we could present it to him at this "party" on behalf of the local anglers...i would include on it who presented it to him...if not i will get it anyway and give it to him myself...just thought it would be a nice way to say thanx...after all he has done alot for our community as well as for the sport itself...just pm me if you are interested...its not a high dollar thing by any means....just let me know...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 02, 2006, 09:17:02 PM
Hi Matt,
Only place I'm really kinda famaliar with is the part of the river out of Clarks....I fish mostly the ozbows and there are several somewhat close to Clarks...White House, Caspiano, Ninock, Bishops Point, etc.
I've use a variety of baits with the best are Rattletraps in Chrome/blue, Natural crawfish, and Silver Shinner......
Ok success at times on Lake Fork crawtubes in Blue Bruiser and Black Neon....also a black/blue jig has produced OK..
White Spinners and clear silver spinners have produced for me at times..
Lately the 100 and 200 series Bandits in Crawfish/orange and crawfish/yellow have been the better baits for me...
And other plastics....black/blue lizard and a friend caught some good fish on junebug and Tiquila Sunrise worms today...
I'd get a map and study it some and use caution when running around ....lots of floating stuff at times and sometimes the rocks around the levies and jetties come out a little futher than you may think...
Kinda watch how some of the boats are comming in and out of Clarks if you go there....You gotta go through some dead trees in front of clarks then left to the levy you see then right to the river...
Hope that helps a little, Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 02, 2006, 09:41:02 PM
Quote from: segleskirq on March 02, 2006, 08:07:18 PM Hey guys, I am going to fish the red this saturday for the first time ever. I live off of Sligo Rd off of Barksdale Blvd. Where should I put in at and where should I go. My parents are coming down in 2 weeks and I really wanted to take my dad on the red. I usually fish caddo, but I thought I would take him to both. Any help would be appreciated.
Hook'em
Matt
Wow if you live off of Sligo you are just a hop skip and a jump away from Clarks, that will be the closest launch to you. Should only be about 15mins from Sligo/Hwy71 intersection. Just head south on Hwy71 just in case you didnt know. Scottie left out a junebug flavored brushhog/ baby brushhog texas rigged works pretty well sometimes. I second the map idea! That place can be very confusing at times. Better get out there and do some prefishing till they get intown! ;D Clint
Good luck and let us know how you do.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: segleskirq on March 02, 2006, 10:02:12 PM
Thanks guys, I ve always wanted to fish the red. I got a boat last May, my 1st ever, so I am just really getting comfortable in it. I've got 3 kids, so I dont get to go as near as much as I would like to. But I ve got a couple of kitchen passes coming up, so thought I would hit the red.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on March 03, 2006, 11:01:50 AM
Quote from: RattlinScottie on March 02, 2006, 07:07:26 PM Gave a call to a friend of mine that went to the Red today....He did catch a few fish....not sure all the details but was mainly on junebug and T. Sunrise worms fished off the banks.....a few on crankbaits...Wind..or lack of it seemed to change things a little...
While on the water he was check by a game warden....He was OK but the official said he just wrote a ticket on a guy that had 20 bass in his boat...10 over...Not sure but think the fine on that is $150 per fish...pretty expensive trip for a few bass....kinda dumb..
Anyway just a reminder to make sure your boat and license is all in order....
Scottie
Yeah I forgot to mention in my post that I also got checked yesterday. I told him it was the first time I have been checked since moving here last August. He said now that hunting season is over that he will be on the water more. I am glad they are cracking down on people that keep more bass than they are allowed, I bet some people clean as many as they catch every time they go out including big ones.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 03, 2006, 11:38:02 AM
:roll2: Wished I had that kinda problem. Thats never an issue with me I never catch more than one or two at a time.
Still fun though
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on March 03, 2006, 12:59:03 PM
~c~ Im so glad they nailed him. I hope that explains my comments over the summer about my annoyance with those that never release or rarely. I know it didnt sit well with some, but there are too many idiots that do exactly what that guy did. Moderation is always ok, but hoping to balance out the pilgrims that rape the river for no good reason I'll never keep a fish.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: 5goodUns on March 04, 2006, 06:33:54 PM
Hi All
I am new here and have never been to the river before. Plan on going tomorrow with my son and try to catch one of those 13 pounders. Never seen anything like that before in Michigan. Did anybody go out today, what a nice day. Any info woud be of great help. i will be going out of Clark's in the morning
Thanks.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 04, 2006, 07:31:45 PM
I think I will try cross out tomm for a couple of hours. Good luck to everbody going out to the river.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 04, 2006, 09:03:53 PM
Had another fun day on the Red...
Caught at least 25 largemouth bass and 40-50 white bass....
Caught the largemouth on several lures with most comming on crawfish/yellow and crawfish/orange 100 Bandits, and 1/2 oz. silver shiner Rattletraps....and a few on plastics.....most of the bass were little dinkers but did catch some nice ones also including one 18.5 inches right at 4 lbs..
Had a blast with the white bass..Caught most of them on the silver shiner trap but caught them on the Bandiits also......Didn't keep very many but others wanted them so would put them in my net laid in the livewell and give them away when I had 10 or so in it......threw many, many back.....was catching them on nearly every cast for a while.. :)
Water temp was in low 60's early and was up to 64 in most areas I was in later....water was a little more stained than normal also..
The grass/moss is really starting to come up now.....Should be quite a bit by next ABA..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 04, 2006, 09:12:24 PM
Hi 5good and welcome to the site....I was out of Clarks today and had a blast..If you want to have some fun have someone show you how to get into the Caspiano oxbow.....Should be plenty heading that way tomorrow..
If you want to have some fun with the white bass go to the inside point on the backside of the area...Kinda hard to explain but there is a group os dead trees still standing..the last group of dead trees as you go around the point...fish to the right of those..
Be carefull...lots of floating logs and such now....and plenty of stumps just under the surface..Be carefull around the rock levies also..they sometimes come out further than that appear..
Read my last post I just made for more details on the baits used..
Let us know how you did....
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mr. bigmouth on March 04, 2006, 09:41:44 PM
rattlinscottie im heading to river tom. out of clarks .What kind of boat are you in and will you be at the river tom? I went to caddo today and caught 6 with one over 8 pounds but the kind of action you are talking about sounds really good as i will be fishing in the st judes tourny in a couple of weeks out of clarks with the 40 and over bass club..I read your posts all the time and use your info alot would like to meet you someday.
lets go fishing
jerry
get the net is a mr. bigmouth :shocking:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 04, 2006, 10:04:35 PM
Wow Mr. Bg.....I may get the numbers sometimes but those big one's contimue to allude me... :(
I'm in an older 17' Alumaweld with 70 hp. Yamaha.....And yes I would enjoy meeting you out there one day...
Want be going tomorrow...probably be next Saturday before I can get back...plus have the ABA tourny next Sunday...anyway, if you are famaliar with Caspiano go around to the backside and fish the north bank...
Back up on the point where I caught the white bass you'll likely pick up a largemoutth sometimes...I did get a few keepers there today....
The 4 pounder I caught today was all the way into the stump field on the very back of Caspy...
Those white bass may not be the best eating....unless cleaned properly....but they sure can put up a fight...it was a blast today..
There were also lots of boats in and out of the area today...don't think I've seen that many in Caspy since I started fishing it..
I'll be looking for you My. Big..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Danny on March 05, 2006, 01:13:08 AM
I also had a good time on the River today(Saturday). Me and my Dad went out of Clark's around 8:00am. We didnt have the numbers but we caught some gooduns. We went down to Ninock first thing for about three hours with no fish to show for our efforts. We fished the deep stumps for the most part.
We tried all the normals. Blades, jigs, tubes, brush hogs etc. etc. We made a move back North around11:00. Got the first fish in the boat at 12:00 on a trap. She was a little over 4#'s, then within the next hour and a half we caught three more just like her, and lost two just like her as they were coming to the boat. We put 6 in the boat with the best 5 going over 17#'s. All on traps. The fish seemed to be holding together in tight little areas
It was a good time and a beautiful day to be on the water. I just wish we could get into fish like that on tournament days. I am also fishing the St Jude tournament on 3/18. Thats my dad and his club putting it on. It truly is for a great cause and hope we get a good draw. They have one in Baton Rouge every year that raises hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Have a Good Time and Be Careful, Danny
By the way, I am glad to say that all those pregnant fish were safely returned back to the water they came from.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 05, 2006, 08:51:39 PM
Sorry Scottie, just read that the St Jude tourny is an amature event, no pros allowed! Anybody that catches as much fish as you has to be a pro! :roll2: HAHA just pickin bud its all for a good cause, to bad I have a buddy wanting to ride with me, you would make a great person to have in the boat. :surrender:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 06, 2006, 09:17:01 PM
Ok Im goin out tomm morning to see if there are any fish in my good luck holes. havnt been enough water there the last month or so but I will have to go investigate anyway. Hopefully they will be there.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 07, 2006, 11:57:54 AM
iHey Clint....Yep...catching plenty of fish now but seems like come tourny time they get mighty scarace.. :( Hopefully that will change next ABA on Sunday...
Likely will fish the St. Judes also..sounds like a really great tourny plus plenty of stuff for drawings including a nice pirougue...that would be fun in some of these lakes...
Hope you get on your fish...
See you then....and probably Saturday also.. :)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 07, 2006, 12:45:16 PM
WOW things arent looking too good, I tried the two spots and nothing at all. I know I coulda picked up some in Caspy but I was looking for a new spot. Oh well, I have off a few days next week. Maybe I will have a plan B by then.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on March 07, 2006, 05:03:38 PM
Launched at Clark's at safe light and fished until 1330. Hope I don't execute on Sunday the way I did today thats for sure. Started off throwing a buzz bait since the water where I started was 61 degrees, not even one looker. Switched to a brown green jig with green pumpkin trailer. Pulled up to a point where I have caught some before and pitched my jig into about 4 foot of water with some stumps, felt something different and next thing I know my line is moving fast to the left. Set the hook and she did not even move, finally surfaced and I was already thinking about getting the scale out to see how much she would weigh when she gave one good shake of her head and there she went. I know she was bigger than the 5 pounder I caught last month, I would guess she would have gone 6 to 7lbs. Then I caught a dink on the jig. Then lost another good keeper at the boat on the jig. Switched to a Bandit 300 in chartreuse splatter back on a steep bank and picked up my first keeper at 14". Ran up to White House and caught a 13" on the jig then did a bunch of looking around and a little bit more fishing and that was it for the day. Five bites, two keepers, one dink and two could have beens. Oh well live and learn.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bass11.11 on March 07, 2006, 07:31:47 PM
YOU DID BETTER THAN I DID ON MURVAUL, CAUGHT TWO FROM DAYLIGHT TILL 4PM ~xyz
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on March 11, 2006, 03:53:52 PM
Fished the RR today from 6:30 to about 2:30. Caught 11, with the biggest being 3 12. Had two or three others come unbuttoned. Primarily caught them on a spinner. Generally they were in shallow water, close to the bank. Water temp started at 66 and then bounced up and down day.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 11, 2006, 04:47:56 PM
Fished the Red this morning...Caught maybe 12 bass, several white bass, and a perch...
Just couldn't find really what they wanted today....Caught the bass on many lures including shad and chrome/blue traps and several Bandits in varying colors and debth styles...nothing on plastics..
The largest was almost 3 lbs., but only had 3 other keepers on the small end....The rest of the bass were little dinkers....Not Good with the ABA tourny tomorrow... :(
Water in Caspiano was a little stained and muded up a little from wind amd wave action from boats in and out of the area...Water temp was 66 to start ...bumping 70 on windy banks and higher on calm banks...
On a positive note, I did spend some time fishing different areas and different lures while prefishing for the ABA so somewhat iliminated some of the water I fish and a few lures also....back to the old standby's tomorrow.....including a spinner.... ;D
Good Luck to all fishing the ABA toruny tommorrow...See you at CLarks..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on March 11, 2006, 08:55:11 PM
good luck to those fishing the ABA...unfortunately my company has a mix up with my pay so i wiil not be able to aford to fish it...scottie ill get with ya tomorrow evening when you get home on those lures..Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on March 12, 2006, 07:11:51 PM
Fished ABA tourney today. Got a phone call at 1100 saying I need to report to work so I only got to fish until 1300. I hate fishing in the wind and that is something we had plenty of today. Caught 6 total fish with 3 keepers for a measly 3.84. Two came on a Bandit 200 in Hot Chocolate at the first place I stopped. Caught my other keeper on a jig and wished I could have fished that area some more cause that is where I missed my big one the other day but I had my trolling motor on high just to keep me in place. One of my friends told me tonight that 16 something took first and you needed 13 to get in the money. I guess I will make a donation again in two weeks when the next one rolls around. Oh the bugs were really bad today also, took me over an hour scrapping with my fingernails to get those ^-^ things off my boat.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Marty on March 12, 2006, 07:18:59 PM
A friend of mine who was fishing it called & said he got 2nd place with 15.22. He said it was windy as ^-^. I guess he figured out what they wanted to eat.
Marty
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 12, 2006, 10:49:06 PM
Well..Disapointing day for me in the ABA....Looks like most caught fish but me.. :'(
Did catch 9 but only one would weight at 2.1 lbs.....Oh well...another one if a few weeks...plus may fish the St. Judes tourny Saturday...
The winner had 16+ lbs and big bass...if I remember right...was a nice 6.91 lbs..
Beautiful day at least allthough the wind was a little tough.....and yep...the Bugs have arrived.. ;D
Note: There are some schedule changes for the ABA Tourny's...Details should be posted soon on the ABA website but there will be one tourny scheduled for the Red moved to Bistineau..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: KennyP on March 13, 2006, 07:37:20 AM
Fished the ABA yesterday. Only put 4 in the boat with 3 that would weight 5.6. Could not get a big bite. All 4 came on a Watermelon/Red z-nail worm.
The critters are out, bugs and snakes. I saw about 15 to 20 snakes yesterday.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bigbro on March 13, 2006, 07:15:00 PM
fished red river for the first time march 3 &4 caught one catfish on a crank bait and one keeper on a watermelon red baby brush hog and missed one on a ribbit jerked too soon we launched at grand ecore. what i need to know is where is Clark's what pool is it in. I will be going to the red on march 23-26 to fish the albc toc and i hope i don't come in last
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 13, 2006, 07:55:40 PM
Clarks would be South of Bossier City, LA...on hwy 71...I'd say about 15 miles...Closest town would be Elm Grove or Atkins...And that is in Pool 5..
They have a couple of signs on the side of the road leading to the landing when you get near the marina..
They have 3 nice ramps, plenty of parking, small restaurant, bait, gas, etc..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on March 14, 2006, 06:40:54 AM
Kennyp, Don't forget to tell everybody about the one that got away! I can still hear it RINGING,LOL!!!
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on March 14, 2006, 11:33:51 AM
Heard a rumor the other day that Clark's sold their marina, not sure if this is true or not. Anyone know about this?
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: blackbox on March 14, 2006, 12:20:06 PM
That is true
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on March 14, 2006, 01:18:00 PM
Blackbox,
Have the new owners made any changes or is it pretty much the same.
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: segleskirq on March 14, 2006, 02:34:44 PM
Going out of Clarks in the morning, hopefully they are biting.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Danny on March 14, 2006, 08:09:23 PM
We went to the River Sunday. Caught three fish, man was that wind tuff. Caught them on candybug baby brush hogs.
Dennis is the new owner of Clarks. Real nice guy. I havent noticed any change around their.
Is that new marina going to be in the Port Lake? Looks like it is.
Plan on fishing the St Jude tournament this weekend. As of right now I am in, but today I came down with the bird flu and I am feeling like ccrraappp.
Danny
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on March 14, 2006, 09:19:32 PM
That stinks they are putting it into port lake. There are some big fish there. I wonder where they will go now with all the traffic an construction.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on March 15, 2006, 05:42:45 PM
going out sat. for a small church tourny....And was looking at the weather and looks to be cooler and cloudy with chance of rain! what yall think I should throw at them and depth range I imagine the fish want change that much on depth but wanted to see what yalll thought!~...........
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on March 16, 2006, 12:30:50 PM
we have a club tourny out of clarks on saturday...river gonna be packed i hear this weekend...maybe not as much with the weather...but i will be there come hell or high water lol...our last tourny was at black lake on that bitterly cold weekend not long ago...and i got 2nd so might as well get after it...good luck to all and please be safe out there...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 16, 2006, 07:11:27 PM
Wow...Looks like a lot of tourny's out of Clarks Saturday...I'll be fishing in the St. Judes benefit tourny and know of at least 2 others....Might aught to get there early... :)
Jeremy..hopefully we can catch up to those baits..I'll send a PM about that..
TB44.....I know the fish are definitely on the beds and many have already spawned...Had a friend fish out of Clarks this week and was catching fish in 2 feet of water and on out to deeper water also...Guess they area kinda in and out.....He kept some and said out of the ones he cleaned none had eggs..
I'm gonna start out fishing lizards and some shallow cranks and also other baits in deeper water..
Good luck to all,
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on March 16, 2006, 07:33:57 PM
Fished out of Clarks today from safe light until noon. Lets just say today was much better than on Sunday. Had a five fish limit in the boat by 0830 and would have been sooner but had one get off my crank bait. Helps when the wind is not blowing 30mph across the area you want to fish. Caught ten fish for the day with 7 over 12" including two fat 16". Weighed one of the 16" and she went 2lb 8oz. Caught all except one on a Bandit 200 in Hot Chocolate. Tried throwing some plastics and a jig but did not get any bites. Most fish were caught in 4-6 ft range with deeper water nearby. Also had something big other than a bass grab my crankbait and gave me one of the best fights I have had in a while fishing. I think I fought whatever it was for close to ten minutes going around and under the boat stripping drag and then gaining some ground on it when it went under the boat one more time and came off. I only got it close to the surface twice and it looked to have scales so was thinking it was a big gar or carp. I have not had a fight like that on a rod and reel for years but sure wish I knew what kind of fish it was.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bondo on March 18, 2006, 11:04:34 AM
OK, here's a rainy day question, and I know this isn't the correct line to ask this question, but it's the best one I know of.....can anyone tell me anything about fishing on Cane River in Natchitoches or Black Lake near there?
I'll be in Natchitoches next weekend and wanted to get some fishing in near there......Grand Bayou is another option, of course, but I thought I'd look at some new water, too.
Thanks...
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 18, 2006, 06:35:54 PM
Well..it was a cold, windy, rainy day on the Red today...so must have been in a tournament... lo
Myself and friend teamed up and fished the St. Jude benefit tourny on the Red today...
Had a fair day of fishing but no size to ours...We weighed in 8.63 lbs of fish...Caught fish on a variety of baits but probably the better was a crawfish rattletrap and black/blue Berkley lizard...
There were 30 boats I believe in the tourny and they paid out 4 places...
4th place had 14+ lbs of fish...3rd place had 16+ lbx...2nd place had 17+ lbs....and 1st place had a very nice 20+ lbs... ~c~
Big bass was 5+ lbs and 2nd big bass was also in the 5 lb range...
My pard had the catch of the day though but it wouldn't weigh...A water mocason swam up to our boat...he tried to scare it off by slapping his lure in the water near the snake.....some how he managed to snag the snake in the tail and the fight was on.. lo
He did decide to cut the line and let the stake have the Bandit lure... ;D
Well...AbA tourny is next Sunday on the Red again...
See you there,
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 19, 2006, 07:38:28 AM
Just curious..Anyone that fished the St. Judes tourny have any idea where the winner caught all those big fish and on what bait?
That was one nice string at 20+ lbs.
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on March 19, 2006, 09:22:10 AM
we had our club tourny there yesterday as well...i weighed in at 10.02...big one for me was 3.34...didnt have a keeper in livewell till 1 pm...caught 12 with none that would weigh...the guy i drew had a limit by 8 am lol...then we moved to another area and go 11 within 30 minutes...i was in a high by then..i was upset because this is my first full yr in the club and i am in 2nd overall with a 2nd place last tourny...so i wanted to secure a little credibility and i thought i was going to zero...we prefished friday and caught about 20...best 5 probably 8 lbs...all small males off the beds with one kicker off a rogue in 8ft of water on the edge of grass...we were only catching small ones so we had to abandon plan 1 and plan 2 wasnt woth a damn lol...we took a gamble and ran to another spot...and god did it pay off...at the end of weigh in yesterday i was in 2nd..so i will atleast get a top 10...out of me and my buddy we had 10 fish...out of those 10, 7 still had the egg belly lookso i assume they had not been on the beds yet...also i have a question...i had a little male i caught and i dropped him in the bottom of the boat...to make him stop flopping i put my foot on him and he began top squirt...i assume that was sperm right? i know when you get a bream and it does that...thats what it is...thanx for the input......hope the ABA is that productive for me this weekend..lol...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Danny on March 19, 2006, 07:46:50 PM
I fished the St Jude tournament Saturday also. I had fun in the cold, windy, rainy, windy, cold, rainy day of fishing. Caught fish in the stumps pretty much all day.
Had 5 fish in the boat by 8:30am. Caught one on a white spinnerbait and one on a red craw trap, the rest came on a white/red Rat-L-Trap.
Had a four pounder rap around a stump and come unbuttoned. Man I hate it when that happens.
I ended up weighing 11.10, not even close to the top ten, I dont think. Them boys brought some good fish to the scales yesterday.
I dont know where or how the winners caught those fish . Sure would like to.
Anyhow the tournament was a success. We raised somewhere around $2400. Had an excellent turnout considering the bad weather. We will have this event next year and years to come. It will be bigger and better next year.
And thanx to everyone who came and thanx Ultimate Bass, this is a great website and getting better.
Danny
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mr. bigmouth on March 19, 2006, 08:07:04 PM
I also fished the st jude tourney..weather wasnt the greatest but, could have been a heck of a lot worse.I had a great time and caught alot of fish although small. The club gave away alot of prizes to people in the tourney, some really nice prizes I might add. I would encourage everyone to look out next time because the tourney will be bigger and better next time.Would recommmend it to anyone to fish. I personally thank all the guys that fished in the not so great weather and I hope they had a really good time, I know I did
good fishin
jerry
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: laskeeter on March 20, 2006, 11:33:22 AM
Despite the rough weather conditions which included cold, wind and rain ~rain, the March tournament on the Red River was a success. There were 30+ members and guest that fished the tournament and brought to the scales many fish limits and some nice weights.
John Roberts was the big winner with his 5lb 9oz bass to take both the tournament big bass and the optional big bass pot. Kenny Wilson brought the largest stringer to the scales. ~c~
All of the statistics will be provided at the meeting this coming Thursday night at the Enlisted Club on Camp Beauregard. Meal will begin at 6:00PM with the meeting starting at 7:00PM. To see a complete show of pictures taken at the weigh-in click http://www.inalbum.com/show/laskeeter/ (http://www.inalbum.com/show/laskeeter/)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on March 20, 2006, 05:32:26 PM
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Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on March 22, 2006, 12:25:55 PM
Launched at Clarks and only fished until 1000 because I have to work mids the next two nights and needed to get back and take a nap. Just wanted to check some spots before the ABA and see what the water conditions were. Main river and anywhere there are cuts flowing from the river were muddy. Back water was still pretty clear. Warmest water I found was 59 degrees. Caught 4 keepers and one short one. Three keepers and the short one hit a red rattle trap and the other keeper came on a Bandit 200 Hot Chocolate. Second keeper I caught today managed to flip when I was trying to get him unhooked and imbedded a treble hook in my middle finger. So here I am trying to get the rear treble out of him while the front one is deep in my finger. Finally got him unhooked and even managed to measure him with a rattle trap hanging from my finger. Got the needle nose and gritted my teeth and popped the hook out of my finger. It hurt pretty good for about 30 minutes but still caught two more keepers after that, sore finger and all.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 22, 2006, 05:16:53 PM
Dang BHenke....sounds like one of my episodes... :)
Drove back from T. Bend with a Pop R hanging out of my arm one time.. ;D
Thanks for the report...water temp really dropped from a week or so back...just can't seem to get a stable pattern going at all...
Glad everything cam out allright though... ;D
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 24, 2006, 11:48:54 PM
Fished the Red this afternoon...Got on the water around noon and stayed till just after dark..
Didn't do alot of good...just 2 keepers and a little one...One on a shad colored lip crank and the other on a watermellon/red worm...
Red was muddied up pretty much with a pretty good current...but was only slightly stained back in the ozbows...
Water temp was 58 when I started and up to 64 in a few places later..
Tried to do a little night fishing but no luck there...probably still just a little cold for that...
Set out a few stump lines baited with large goldfish, so back early in the morning hoping for a big opp..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 25, 2006, 08:53:28 PM
Back on the Red this morning...not much to report...4 fish with 2 keepers.....all on a crafish/orange 100 Bandit...
Some of the areas I fish were muddied up pretty much and current on some of the areas so did a little more looking around than usual..
One word of caution for those fishing the Red and the ABA tomorrow..
The river is really rolling now and has water level was up this morning maybe 6-8 inches...Lots of logs floating down the river and other places I went to today...
Also keep in mind boating safety...Two guys fishing the Media Bass Tourny were thrown from their boat when they caught a wake wrong...Both were OK and were wearing life vest and had their boat kill swith attached...
Be carefull,
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 26, 2006, 06:03:22 PM
Had another ABA on the Red today....yep....fish were hare to come by..
Don't remember exact weights but winner had 12+ lbs... Big bass was 5+ and second big bass was 4+ lbs...
9 places were paid with smallest in the money at 8.15 lbs...
Many of my spots were muddied up pretty much and only managed 4 small keepers for a little over 4 lbs....caught fish on many baits with most comming on watermellon/red senko and others on bandits....
Next ABA will be on Caddo....really like the Red but difinitely need a change.. :)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on March 26, 2006, 06:11:51 PM
Well I came close to getting some of my donations to the ABA back today. Had three bites and only two of those were bass. How come when I finally catch a couple kickers I can't manage three more twelve inchers to go with them. My two fish I caught weighed 7.88lbs. I think I finished 11th or 12th out of 55 or so, and like Scottie said they paid nine places. My biggest one weighed 4.26 and I think it was the third or fourth biggest and of course they only pay two big bass pots. Water was 56 degrees where I started and almost 60 by the end of the day. Both my fish came on a Bandit 200 in Citrus Shad.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on March 26, 2006, 11:44:35 PM
I take it everyone is fishing in the oxbows now? havent been on the red since feb just wondering.. thanks
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on March 27, 2006, 08:38:54 AM
The main river is a muddy mess right now along with the majority of places right off the main river. The only place to find any good water is the very back of certain oxbows. There is also floaters everywhere on the river and I managed to hit a couple yesterday but good thing they where only small ones.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 27, 2006, 09:07:32 AM
Hi Railroader...just to add to BHenke's report...I fish Caspy alot and by Sunday the front side was muddied up pretty much but the back side was only stained up a little..
Water levels were really fluctuating a good deal also...don't think that helped me any at all...Saturday in Caspy the water was up maybe 6-8 inches and by Sunday was back down to normal levels..
Wish you could have got those others BHenke...I just can't seem to get that kicker when I need it...Caught probably 12 to 15 fish but only had 4 that would just barely make 12 inches.. >:(
One good note...I did win a $50 gift certificate to Travis marine...but...I had just bought a Kipawa prop for my T. Motor there last Thursday..$47.. ;D
Well..Next tourny is on Caddo so I'll be spending alot of time there the next month..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 27, 2006, 01:04:41 PM
Well Scottie, I guess you could take it back and ask for a refund, then go back in the next day and say you changed your mind again then say, here I got this card I would like to use. Or you could just find something else to blow it on. BTW are thos props really that good?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on March 27, 2006, 02:04:59 PM
Hey Whatcam....no prob with the gift cetificate.. :)
Still need lots of stuff...new male/female conectors for my T. motor....new pedestal for my front seat...they got a whole wall of baits...lots of plastics....and...and...and... ;D
As to the Kipawa prop...I believe I have gained a little torque on my motor and one thing I've noticed is it seems to be quieter...really can't explain that.....Haven't really run throught the weeds much yet but I did blow through some hydrilla I drifted into with no problems..
I'll give more updates on it after this Saturday...want to switch back and forth between the Kipawa and my regular prop to get a better idea of it....BTW..I have a fairly new 12 volt, 54 lb. thrust Motor Guide I'm puttilg this on..
TTYL, Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on March 27, 2006, 02:44:50 PM
Ahhh good idea Scottie, yet another excuse to go fishing. Umm honey I just bought a new prop for my t motor, gotta see if it works good! bbl for supper. :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: kw4570gov on March 28, 2006, 12:11:50 PM
I know this may not be the right forum but, I purchased a Kipama prop last year and have not noticed any real improvement in power and it does not do any better in the weeds or moss than my MG prop. I am not bad mouthing it, but now wish I had spent the close to $50.00 on something else. MHO
Kent
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on April 01, 2006, 04:05:51 PM
Fished the RR this morning from 6 to 12. Caught 3 bass, 1 large goggle eye, and a very large bowfin - probably 5+ lbs. I'm on a bowfin run right now - caught a large one the last two times out. Wish they had been bass. The bass were from slightly under 2 lbs to 2 3/4 lbs.
Lots of current in the river and through the jetties. Caught the bass in White House. There's clearer water in the back. Fish all came on plastics - watermelon/red, watermelon/chartreuse, & red/black. No luck on spinner baits and crank baits. Water temp started about 62 and was at 68 when we left. Lot of people fishing. Heard Caspiana was crowded with boats this morning too.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on April 13, 2006, 06:11:33 PM
fished the red today in a fruit jar tourney with some people from work. Had a good day with 5 fish going 13 1/2 lbs. all fish were caught on watermelon red flukes in about 2 to 3 feet of water. in all we caught about 40 with the majority about 2lbs, but did manage a 41/2 lb kicker. caught most of the fish in caspiana north and the white house area.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mr. bigmouth on April 14, 2006, 08:21:55 PM
went to river today....well lets say i know where all the stumps are , fished from 2:00 until about 6:00 caught 3 dinks and a million stumps.Was trying out new areas now I know why there arent many boats in the back of caspiana every 3 seconds i was hung up on a stump.Had to use big motor several times to get dislodged hope didnt hurt boat.Finally went to whitehouse for first time today and man is it stumpy also or maybe I didnt go in the right way but Im learning ohwell still had a good time being out but i must sure suck at the river or they werent on today for some reason.
good fishin
jerry
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Blazer210ProV on April 15, 2006, 11:00:40 PM
Just posting some new info for the river today. Believe it or not, with the 30 mph winds, i slaughtered them. I had to have caught at least 40 bass today. Mostly Females with eggs still, but a few buck bass. Caught them on spinner baits, brush hogs, senko's and buzz baits. It seems like others around me, couldn't get a bite. They kept trying to get close to my boat to see what i was using i guess. I caught them in 2 to 6 feet of water. Best 5 would have gone 13 to 15 pounds. Good Luck to you and keep posting.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on April 16, 2006, 09:48:14 AM
What an excellent day ~c~ What kind of structure were you fishing Triton Man :-\ if you don't mind me asking. Just looking to see if you were in oxbows, main river, wood, grass, rocks :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mr. bigmouth on April 16, 2006, 10:59:57 AM
way to go tritonman glad to hear it friday i threw about everything you mentioned and fished about the same depths and well you know didnt do to well.Maybe my trolling motor has an alarm on it when you put it in the water to tell the big fish not to bite lol seriously though triton I would appreciate for you to dilvuge a little more info on specifics if possible without messing up your honeyholes.I am trying to learn the river but get easily discouraged because i read all of these great reports and do the same as they do and dont get anywhere the same results.I know I know thats fishin
see ya on the water jerry
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Blazer210ProV on April 16, 2006, 01:33:54 PM
I dont have any problem divulging what i did. I was fishing in pool 5 in a backwater area that was really clear. In wood and grass in the morning and then when the wind picked up, i started hitting the wind blown side of the Hyacinths. The water on the wind blown banks was really murky, but i was throwing a chartreuse spinner bait and they were crushing it. Hey Mike, this is Aaron by the way. I'm gonna get rid of my Triton and step up to the big world of the Legend like you did. I fished the Louisiana Oilman's a few weeks ago on Toledo and test drove one, and I HAVE GOT TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE. If you know anyone that is looking for a good boat that doesn't have a lot of cash flow, send them my way. I'm asking 12,000 for mine and thats extremely reasonable. Oh by the way, the senko's were REDBUG color, buzz bait was Chartreuse and White and the brushhogs were Watermelon Red. Hope that i helped someone out. Last week i pretty much did the same exact thing, except the fish were out of pool 4 and they were all on wood and no grass at all. Keep Posting
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on April 16, 2006, 02:28:54 PM
Great info Aaron ~c~ Definitely glad to have you on the site ;) Hey all this boy knows his fishing around here ;) ;) Haven't heard a water temp on the river lately, does anyone know what it is running :-\
If you are going to the Bass Life Banquet ours will be there for everyone to dig threw ~sweat Hoping to show it off a bit. BTW, Laurie said that when you are ready she can change that screen name of yours to LegendMan :-*
Make sure you go to the classifieds here on the site and put your boat in there. That is an excellent price and shouldn't last long ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: casso on April 17, 2006, 09:34:49 AM
Went to the river for a couple hours yesterday evening. Caught 5 or 6. no big fish 2-3 lbers on blades in the wind. Water temp was running 75-76 surface in the wind and mud.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on April 17, 2006, 01:55:05 PM
Fished this morning from safe light until noon. Only caught 4 and only one of those would make 12". Caught the keeper on a spinner bait the three short ones came on a chrome blue rattle trap, Mann's hard nose swim toad, and a Zoom candy bug baby brush hog. Saw something cornering bait fish up against some rocks first thing this morning but would not hit a buzz bait, spinner bait or rattle trap. I guess when you have the buffet no need for an appetizer. Saw a gator soaking up the sun, I don't think she wanted me too close because she hunched up and was staring me down. Probably had a nest close by.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on April 17, 2006, 02:11:47 PM
fished the river this morning and caught 9 on watermelon red flukes. fished the same area as the other day but not nearly as productive. doesn't take long for the grass to get thick.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Blazer210ProV on April 20, 2006, 09:47:28 PM
Thanks for the vote of confidence on my fishing abilities Mike. Just wish i could get my fish to cooperate on Tournament days. DONT WE ALL !! I will be glad to let Laurie change my name to LegendMan after i get it, if i can ever get anyone that is interested in my boat. I placed a classified ad on here months ago, and got a few bites, but i couldn't seem to get a picture of it uploaded. I'm thinking about putting it on the corner of Jimmie Davis and the road that goes beside Reeves Marine. I have to get rid of mine before i get them to building mine. Take care and there will be another report coming this weekend. Not sure if i am gonna go to Toledo or the River again. Depends on the Weather. Thanks and be safe on the water !
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on April 21, 2006, 06:12:34 AM
Send my a few photos to today & post a new or update your old classified &I will put them up for you.
Fogy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on April 22, 2006, 03:53:24 PM
What a beautiful day to be on the water. Got to Clark's at 0600 but did not put the boat in the water until the fog lifted some around 0730 or so and fished till around 1330. Caught around 15 bass but only 5 were over 12" and missed another keeper the shook off near the boat. All the keepers were caught on a Bandit 200 citrus shad crankbait. Caught some of the smaller ones on spinnerbait, jerkbait, rattle trap and junebug lizard. Had a big ole crappie that hit my 3/8oz spinner bait but it got off before I got it in the boat. The gasper goo were biting good today also. Caught four of those including one that was probably around 7 or 8 pounds. As I was trying to unhook the big one from my crankbait next to the boat my line broke, so if anyone catches a goo with a citrus shad crankbait stuck in its mouth I want it back! Lots of people fishing today, I bet there was over 200 trailers in the parking lot when I left.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on April 25, 2006, 04:13:51 PM
Hit the river this morning from 0645-1000 and boated 6 bass, 1 drum, and 1 snake. 3 bass would wiegh 6-7 #'s total the other 3 where dinks. The drum was 6-7 #'s and it was fun. Water was stained and 75. All but one fish came off a trick worm in 3-5 feet of water mostly on bare banks.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on April 25, 2006, 04:19:17 PM
What did the snake bite on? :roll2:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on April 25, 2006, 04:30:43 PM
He got his fangs hung in the back of my trick worm. I looked at him and then shock it off. I see 10-15 snakes everytime I go down there.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on April 26, 2006, 03:02:42 AM
the Fish & wildlife still telling people to shoot the snakes? I was told by one PoPo to feel free as the lack of rain was causing the snake population to skyrocket. I never shot one, and only had one chase the boat...so i wasnt to concerned, plus the report would scare the fish... :)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on April 26, 2006, 08:07:15 AM
Quote from: J10B on April 26, 2006, 03:02:42 AM the Fish & wildlife still telling people to shoot the snakes? I was told by one PoPo to feel free as the lack of rain was causing the snake population to skyrocket. I never shot one, and only had one chase the boat...so i wasnt to concerned, plus the report would scare the fish... :)
Well I will be glad to shoot snakes, just wanted to remind people that bullets will ricochet on water so please be careful of other boaters near. Perhaps keep a pellet gun in the boat. happy hunting
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on April 26, 2006, 10:50:59 AM
I would go with ratshot for .22 cal pistol or a high powered air rifle.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on April 26, 2006, 05:38:54 PM
I believe I would check with other law enforcement agencies like state police and call the wildlife and fisheries office, etc., before carrying a firearm on the water...Unfortunately things have gotten so crazy with this with our laws and freedoms I really don't know what is legal or illegal anymore..
I've no doubt that if you were on the water at night and had a firearm in the boat running lines, etc. you could be charged with spotlighting game...
Don't really see a problem with air pistols or pellet guns though..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on April 26, 2006, 06:35:28 PM
agree scottie, thats why i asked. I know last year the F&G said knock yourself out. and the Sheriff said bring a 9mm or better...... I didnt bring anything.
I think a pellet is the best idea. Im not looking to kill everything. Plus I spoke to one guy that killed 25 snakes... a bit much if you ask me. There is an ecosystem you are messing with
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on April 27, 2006, 04:23:32 PM
Fished from safe light until 1330. The good news is there are lots of little bass in the river for next year. I caught 12 bass with 4 being over 12", also caught a couple goos(those things sure do fight good). Had one bass that shook off near the boat that would have given me a limit. Biggest one was 16", couple of 13" and one that squeaked in at 12". Tried some topwater near Bishop Point first thing this morning but only had one slap at my buzzbait. All my fish came on chrome black rattle trap, Bandit 200 in Citrus Shad and Hot Chocolate around stumps. Fished some plastics(candy bug) also and had some bites but not so sure they were bass, I think they were tail biting bream.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ranger361 on April 30, 2006, 12:32:07 PM
just a question, are these reports mostly from the pool 5 area? thank you
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on April 30, 2006, 12:49:20 PM
Hi Ranger...correct...most of us are going out of Clarks - Pool 5
I spend most of my time in Caspiano...just like it there.. :) but really nead to fish other areas more...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ranger361 on April 30, 2006, 09:25:22 PM
thank you scottie for the reply. i will be fishing mid june out of clarks with the bfl. i will keep my eyes tuned to this page for latest reports. also would like to invite all the local fisherman to think about fishing it with us. the date is june 17 so yall think about it.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on April 30, 2006, 09:59:04 PM
Hey Ranger...I difinitely will give that some thought myself...Is it the 10th or 17th?...Just checking dates online and say's the 10th..
And a little quick info...Is this a team tourny, drawn tourny, fish alone, fees.?
The last ABA of the season will be the first weekend in June also so may have some of those folk join in also....been averaging over 60 boats in those...
Should be getting plenty of reports between now and then here..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Triton Man on April 30, 2006, 10:44:12 PM
Hey all, it's me again. Let me start out by saying " I TORE THE BASS' ^-^ up today !" I probably caught 30 fish. Caught one of the biggest GOO's i have ever layed my eyes on. He had to be 10 pounds. But back to the Largemouth, they were all caught in 2 to 8 feet of water on Watermelon Candy Brushhogs and a blue and white spinnerbait. I could not believe how aggressive they were. They were all caught in current also. I was in pool 4 and they are all moving out to their summer patterns. On the river in the rocks and timber. Caught some really fat females and a few scrawny males. From what i could tell of the females, they appear to still have eggs in them, but they could just be full of shad. Hope this helps ! Till next time, be careful and good luck fishing ! :)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ranger361 on May 01, 2006, 01:10:45 AM
youre right scottie it is the 10th.......lol, i wouldve been a week late.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: KennyP on May 01, 2006, 06:36:59 AM
Fished the Red yesterday. After hauling in that cat fish, went and did some bass fishing. Fished a few miles south of Jimmy Davis in some canals on the east side of the river. Picked up one on a spinnerbait but that was it. Did some C-rig with senko and tubes but no bites.
KennyP
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on May 06, 2006, 10:56:50 PM
Went to the Red this afternoon..On the water about 1:30...Tried a new area (for me) down toward White House and picked up 3 little ones..1 on Pop-r and 2 on crawfish rattletrap...
Left there and headed for Caspiano...Started bream fishing bank line..I had bought 50 crickets and used them all...caught lots of bream but only kept 12 of the best ones.. :)
Started bass fishing again right before sunset..Tried different topwater but a clear Tiny Torpedo did the trick...caught 5 more bass on that one but all were small...
Had a good time and saw 2 small aligators about 14 inches long... :)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on May 07, 2006, 04:28:31 PM
Today was one of those days that keep you coming back to fish. Fished from safe light until 1430. Boated over 20 bass and 15 of those were keepers. Finally got a buzzbait bite going(overcast all day means buzzbait all day) although they were not crushing it they would just kind of pull it under. I think the top water bite will only get better in the next couple weeks. Caught around 12 or so on a 1/4 oz white buzzbait including my big one of the day a 18.5"er that went 3lbs 8oz on my scale although I don't know how accurate it is. Caught around 5 on a white 3/8oz chatterbait and lost one that was just as big or bigger than the one I caught on the buzzbait. She got around a stump and I tried to horse her around it and my line broke. Was not so mad about losing the fish it was the $6 bait she took with her, but if I would have lost one like that during a tournament I know I would have been more upset. Caught another 5 or so on a Zoom green pumpkin red super hog Texas rigged with a 3/16oz weight. My other four biggest were a 16", two 15" and a 14". If I would have got the other big one to the boat I would have had a halfway decent limit but cant complain cause I had a blast catching them on topwater finally.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on May 07, 2006, 04:31:21 PM
Quote from: BHenke on May 07, 2006, 04:28:31 PM Today was one of those days that keep you coming back to fish. Fished from safe light until 1430. Boated over 20 bass and 15 of those were keepers. Finally got a buzzbait bite going(overcast all day means buzzbait all day) although they were not crushing it they would just kind of pull it under. I think the top water bite will only get better in the next couple weeks. Caught around 12 or so on a 1/4 oz white buzzbait including my big one of the day a 18.5"er that went 3lbs 8oz on my scale although I don't know how accurate it is. Caught around 5 on a white 3/8oz chatterbait and lost one that was just as big or bigger than the one I caught on the buzzbait. She got around a stump and I tried to horse her around it and my line broke. Was not so mad about losing the fish it was the $6 bait she took with her, but if I would have lost one like that during a tournament I know I would have been more upset. Caught another 5 or so on a Zoom green pumpkin red super hog Texas rigged with a 3/16oz weight. My other four biggest were a 16", two 15" and a 14". If I would have got the other big one to the boat I would have had a halfway decent limit but cant complain cause I had a blast catching them on topwater finally.
Forgot to mention. Most were caught around wood in about 3-4ft of water with deep water nearby.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on May 07, 2006, 10:14:33 PM
Wow BHenke...I'd say you did have some fun today..
I went to Cross today and wish I coulda caught just one... ;D
Congrats on a super day... ~c~
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike V on May 08, 2006, 03:51:58 PM
Fished the river yesterday, did really well. All on a buzzbait....what a blast....
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Clark on May 09, 2006, 08:12:49 AM
fished the river 5-5 & 5-7 from 1030 to 1600 both days. between my neighbor and I we caught 20 the first day and 15 the next. a few small ones but most coming in at at about 2lbs. Launched out of Biships and all fish were caught in Little Ninock on shad colored crankbaits and watermelon red lizards.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on May 11, 2006, 01:40:15 PM
Fished this morning from safe light until 1030. Put a limit of keepers in the boat by 1000 and caught one more short one after that. Caught 5 of the 6 on a chrome Tenn. Shad Bandit 200 and the other one on Gamblers version of the chatterbait that was shad colored. All fish caught around wood. Best 5 were two 15", two 13" and one that made 12". Main river was muddy but the mud had not made it back into where I was fishing. All the water around Clarks was very muddy also.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: casso on May 11, 2006, 01:47:44 PM
Quote from: BHenke on May 11, 2006, 01:40:15 PM Fished this morning from safe light until 1030. Put a limit of keepers in the boat by 1000 and caught one more short one after that. Caught 5 of the 6 on a chrome Tenn. Shad Bandit 200 and the other one on Gamblers version of the chatterbait that was shad colored. All fish caught around wood. Best 5 were two 15", two 13" and one that made 12". Main river was muddy but the mud had not made it back into where I was fishing. All the water around Clarks was very muddy also.
Sounds like a great morning......they have been going crazy down there lately. I went Sunday and we caught fish from sun up to sun down. No real big fish, we did manage numerous 3 and 4lbers but 2lbs was the average. Didn't even matter what you threw. Only thing we didn't get bit on was a blade or a crank (didn't throw).
Went down there last night and figured we didn't have a chance after that front blew through, I was wrong. We caught a good bit. Mostly 1.5lbers but did get one three. Caught those on a blade, a crank, and a carolina rig in the wind.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on May 13, 2006, 01:52:16 PM
Fished the River this morning from 0615-1100 and boated 3 bass and 1 white bass. The biggest was 13''. 3 came off a white/chart. spinnerbait and 1 off a worm. Water is muddy and 75 degrees. Had a 4' gator bite my spinnerbait but he let go after a about 30 seconds. It was fun anyway!
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: lnlbean on May 14, 2006, 08:06:35 PM
FIshed twelve mile on saturday. I caught 2 small bass on wtrmln/red baby brushhog and lizard of the same color. I also caught one white bass on a crankbait. Boat beside me TORE up the bass and whites. He was using a chartruse crankbait around the bridge pilings. He would cast it right beside the pilings and crank it down. We tried for a few minutes, but the trolling motor battery was getting low and could not keep up with the current. We did see about 10 snakes. One of them was HUGE....It must have been 4 to 4 1/2 foot long. Did not see any gators though. OH yeah, the shad were schooling at the mouth of twelve mile where the water mixes....But the bass just were not there......
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: KennyP on May 15, 2006, 07:25:02 AM
Fished the Red Sat morning. Started the day with White/chart chatter bait and candybug B-brush hog with no luck. Put on a White/chart spinnerbait and caught a goo with it. Through a C-rig up on a rig and missed 2. Had a California 420 tube on. Went to sit the hook on one and hit the TM with the rod tip. I could not stay and work the rig any more because of baseball game. Water was very muddy in most places.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on May 22, 2006, 10:59:18 AM
After oversleeping the ABA on Bistineau I did make it to the ABA on the Red.....probably should have overslept on that one too... :(
Caught 5 bass, 3 white bass, and a very nice white perch...and couldn't weight none of them...
Did get to meet BHenke and his very nice Triton...Howdy pard.. :)
I started in White House, went to Caspy, then back to White House...Water was pretty muddy in Caspy and clear to just a little muddy on front end of White House....
Looked like many were flipping in the holes on the moss...probably should have done the same...
Did hear a couple of gators bellowing at each other..VERY close to me in the bushes....glad they stayed there..
Next ABA is a 2 day on the Red next month and last of local season.....think I better get to finding some fish.. ;D
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on May 22, 2006, 11:01:52 AM
Meant to add...dont have exact weights, but 11+ won the tourny and I believe it as 9+ to place.. 7 places paid..
Big bass was near 4.5 lbs and #2 big bass was a little over 4...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on May 22, 2006, 03:12:58 PM
I had a total of three bites during the tournament Sunday with a big fat donut for weigh in. One missed my buzzbait first thing in the morning then caught a 11" on a Bandit 200 in Tenn. Shad Chrome around noon. Went back to where I started and missed a hookset somehow fishing in 12' of water with a Zoom baby brush hog in candy bug. Fought the fish for about 5 seconds then just came undone. Think I missed it because it had been so long since I had a bite that I was going delirious from the heat.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on May 22, 2006, 03:20:40 PM
Yep...it did get warm...and gonna get hotter....
Crazy fishing...I had some great days during the winter and early spring in the worst of conditions...now that it is nice weather I can't seem to get a good bite... :(
Guess it's time for a new plan... ;D
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on May 23, 2006, 01:21:41 PM
Did ok this Am 8-1030 on 12 mile. Nothing big max was about 1.5. Missed 1 decent one flicked off2 and caught 6. Friend of mine caught 1 decent one.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on May 23, 2006, 09:07:05 PM
Just curious what you were fishing with and what type of structure! i didnt think there is much structure around 12 mile?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on May 23, 2006, 09:57:59 PM
Not sure what they were using on Twelve Mile, but many were using watermellon baby brush hogs with stail dipped in chartruese Spik-it.....what few fisn I caught came on that lure...
I also saw many working the edges of the moss beds..flipping their lure in the openings and just jigging it for a bit...should have done that myself.. :(
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on May 24, 2006, 12:31:09 PM
i was using an array of crankbaits and he was using a red bug worm. Chartruese and then crawfish colored.
I have caught a few decent sized...2-3pounders on said brush hogs.
There is some structure that is stand alone type. In present conditions... read no current i found them in weird places. close to some stumps etc but no real pattern. The biggest problem with 12mile is the fish for food types. I have no problem eating fish, but im a sportsman at heart, but 12mile issue is just about everything that is caught is eaten. Those that know 12 mile know where that little "camp" is and I used to be able to nail 2-4 pounders there. Decent consistency.... 2 or 3 at a time. Well i was seen pulling in a 3lber by a boater, and I havent got a nibble in the area since. Kinda disappointing for me as it was in a spot that ive never seen anyone fish, and it was a pretty consistent spot. I was getting bites in the heat of the summer in that area too.... Again... i fully understand that not everyone is fishing for the thrill of the catch. I have not desire to change them or begrudge their actions, its just that 12mile has tiny bass that are "culled" daily. If you find a spot thats good don't let anyone see you pull a fish... and youa re alomst better off putting it in the well, and relocating it to your own pound or bayou
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Jason on May 25, 2006, 06:23:13 AM
~c~ I'm with ya man. I have no problem keeping a fish or 2 here and there to eat, love em. When i say a fish or 2 i mean small fish 12-14 inches. There are tons of those size fish. A good 2, 3, or 4 lbs fish is meant to be caught another day. That fish is at its prime in growing size. I go out fishing for the thrill of the fight and just to have that little bump at the end of a plastic. I tell the guys that i work with about it and they say that fish are meant to be eaten, not released. I watched in horror one day as a guy on stillhouse hollow reservoir in texas catch at least a 10-12 lb fish during the spawn almost right next to me. Dude had the nerve to tell me that that fish was all he needed for that nights fish fry. i just cranked my motor and soaked him when i pulled out. made me sick. That's what us sportsman have to put up with on the water. Later
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on May 25, 2006, 11:35:50 AM
Lets try and not get this started on here agian.....just post reports. please~!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on May 25, 2006, 03:07:56 PM
Got on the river this morning from safe light until noon. Did 300% better than Sunday cause I put three keepers in the boat. Big one was just over 17" caught on a Bandit 200 in citrus shad. Caught a 16" on a 3/8oz black and white spinner bait and a 13" on a Bomber crankbait in citrus shad that dives deeper than a Bandit 200. Had another keeper hooked up on a buzzbait first thing this morning that got off and had a couple try to get the buzzbait but missed. Also caught on the Bandit 200 were one small channel catfish, one small gasper goo, one yellow bass(first time I have seen one here, many of the lakes back home in Iowa have been overrun with these and they have to kill off the lake and start from scratch restocking), and a couple of short bass. All fish were caught in 4-10' of water around stumps and returned to the water to be caught another day!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: casso on May 25, 2006, 03:36:14 PM
has the water cleared any since sunday or gotten worse??
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on May 25, 2006, 05:39:06 PM
I would say it was about the same to a little worse in some areas. I went to Shaw Lake today for a while and the water there was pretty clear but other than that everywhere else I went was stained up pretty good. I am sure that White House was probably clear as well but did not go in there.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: lnlbean on May 27, 2006, 12:36:35 PM
Fished RR today from safe daylight till about 1:30PM on Friday. ^-^ was it HOT... Anyways, fished out of clarkes. The topwater bite early in the morning was really slow. Did manage a good size fish on a white buzz bait. It also got blown up on several more times with just the one taker. Caught 3 more keepers on flukes/lizards. Fishing the grass is the only place we could get bit. Caught probably 8 to 10 more smaller fish. The big ones just weren't biting for us. Did manage to hook a good solid fish off some dead timber. Got him all the way to the boat, but he managed to make one last run and straighten out my hook. Caught ALOT of sun. Burnt the top of my legs, my neck and my arms. My fishing partner was wearing sandals.....His feet looked pretty rough yesterday. Can only imagine what they feel like today. Saw some huge snakes and alot of catfish flippin'. SO, I know where I am going to catfish the next time I go out.
lnl
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on May 27, 2006, 05:21:46 PM
Went to the Red and got started at safelight..
Went straight to the backside of White House...and as expected water was very clear.started fishing grass with watermellow baby brush hog and spiked tail...Missed a few and caught 2 small ones....went back to the front of White House and and caught 4 more on 200 silver shiner Bandit...
Then bream fished for a while about 9:30...caught a bunch but only kept about 10 of the biggest...
Decided to leave but stopped and fished the rocks leaving White House and found the best action of the day....Picked up 4 more keepers, one large bream, and big goggle-eye.. :) all on he watermellon brush hog with spiked tail....I think I nearly put the bream in low orbit.. lo Probably could have done better there early or later in the day when there was a little more shade...sun was really starting to bare down by then...
Was a fun day but need to find the bigger fish..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Crustaceous on May 28, 2006, 12:50:46 PM
Took another nephew fishing today, and found the fishing as tough as it was yesterday at Caddo. Six hours and two dinks later, called it a day.
One tip...I let the boat die as I was coming into the lock, and couldn't get it to start. Smelled gas eventually, so figured I flooded it by letting it idle so long. Trolled out of the lock, still couldn't get it started, so tried to fish in Ninock, but wind was too bad to fish where I wanted, got back into the river, and floated for a while. Then, during a stroke of genius, looked at....yup....you guessed it. I had bumped the kill switch tying off. One flick, one bump of the key, and an hour wasted later, and we were off just like we were supposed to be.
Sometimes brains and fishing don't collide.
:(
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on May 28, 2006, 04:50:06 PM
Don't feel bad Crustaceous..went to Caddo a few week back..motored to our fishing area..stood up....had the kill switch attached to my vest...and pulled the kill switch loose...
Later was going to just crank the motor and idle to another spot close by so didn't pick up my vest or would have seen the cord loose...course I had done forgot about it by then...
So we just fish and trolled back to the landing...maybe a mile...and on the way home it finally hit me about the loose cord to my kill switch... ;D replaced and cranked just fine...
Oh yes..forgot to put the plug in my boat when launching at Cross Friday... lo
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've...oh well...just another normal day at the lake.. ;D
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: skeeter_bite on May 29, 2006, 05:48:50 PM
Fished from daylight till noon, only managed four small fish, all about 14 inches. Caught two in Ninock area, fished there most of the morning, then headed up to rocks nearer Whitehouse, caught two more on the rocks near the river. Caught three on ribbit frog, missed another hookset, and the last one came on a tube. Saw a couple of guys catch some dinks on a spinnerbait in the grass. Didn't seem to be a lot of activity this morning...maybe it was too cloudy. Still beats going to work!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on May 29, 2006, 08:36:09 PM
Hey Skeeter...probably saw you there...We also fished aroung the grass and rock at White House...was me and my wife in a little grey alumaweld...
Anyway we started at Caspy...not a hit..so headed for White House...Started fishing the grass with Pop-R and plastic...Wife missed a few on the pop-r and I picked up a small keeper and a 14.5 incher on spiked watermeller Baby brush hog..
Went bream fishing for a while and caught many...kept 18 of the best ones then headed back and fished the rocks on way out of white house..
Picked up a nice one near 16" and another dink also on the baby brush hog and headed on in...
Nice day but bite did seem a lot slower than on Saturday..I think a little more wind early would have helped...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BHenke on May 30, 2006, 03:53:31 PM
Fished from safe light until 1230. Caught 14 total but only 4 of those would have made 12". Started fishing a grass flat right off the main river first thing this morning with a buzzbait. Had several blow ups but only managed one there that ended up being my big one of the day at 15". Moved into some back water and caught two keepers on a Bandit 200 in Citrus Shad. Moved back to some grass and caught my other keeper and had another come loose on a 1/4oz spinner bait. Caught several little ones on these baits and also caught some short ones on a Bandit 300 in LA Shad fished on a steep drop ledge and a Stanley Ribbit fished over grass.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on June 19, 2006, 09:59:09 AM
had a buddy fish the Oilmen tourny on saturday...they had 8.06...good enough for 50th place and a $100 check...i fished sunday in our club tourny...weighed in 7.08 and the guys whose boat i fished out of got 7.05...probably about 10th for me in the tourny...partner had his limit by 700 am...got the 5th and final fish for me about 215...bite died after the storm till about 130 or so...all of the fish we caught...except 3 were all 13-14 inches...they also were all fat on shad...had one spit a shad back out in the livewell...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: casso on June 19, 2006, 10:52:50 AM
Anybody hear what won the Oilman's Tournament?
Casso
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Preacher Ed on June 19, 2006, 06:19:29 PM
Casso-I believe it was 16+, 2nd was 15+, 3rd was 13 1/2, and a 4th-50th was 12+down to just over 8. There were two big bass over 6 and 3rd big bass was over 5. Sorry I can't remember specifiic-didn't matter to me cause I didn't get a check in it! Caught lots of fish-just not very big.
God bless and good fishing-Eddie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Aaron Z on June 20, 2006, 05:06:16 PM
I took 24th place out of 174 teams with 10lbs.... the biggest bass was 6.11, second was 6.06, and third was 5.98. Winning stringer was 16 + pounds. Ricky Madole and partner won it. That storm that hit an hour before weigh in was a booger bear to fish in.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: KennyP on June 21, 2006, 07:29:57 AM
Mitch and I got to hit the river yesterday form 5:30 until dark. Ran south out of Clarks and hit some deep banks and the rock wall by the lock and dam. We through Crankbaits, spinnerbait, worms and bushhog with nothing. Water was in the mid 80's and slightly stained. May try and make it back later this week.
KennyP
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Jared LeBlue on June 21, 2006, 12:56:12 PM
I've been hearing good reports coming from the Red. One of our club members made three trips last week and boated over 100 bass. If I can get some free time I will make a trip up there soon.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on June 22, 2006, 09:21:52 AM
Fished red on wed. for white perch mostly! Didnt do near as well as I had expected to! Only caught 18 white perch with one going 2 lbs. Never caught more then 1 or 2 on a stump they where just here and there......then did a lil bass fishing and managed 3 dinks on a watermelon lizard threw them back.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mr. bigmouth on June 25, 2006, 09:49:10 AM
my buddies were in the albc top ten tourney sat. at clarks and actually did good .They weighed in 13.89 if i remember correctly and i think they finished fourth.Over 16 pds won it.Big bass was like 5.22.From what i saw at the weigh in all the teams has a limit. My buddies also helped me out the fish they culled i got so i had 5 good fish before i even hit the water. lol I just love dodging thunderstorms, i swear they follow me around lol.
jerry
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on June 25, 2006, 11:14:47 AM
Thanks for the report jerry ~c~ ~c~
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on July 01, 2006, 02:46:02 PM
Fished RR this morning from about 6:30 to 1:00. It was h-o-t ~sweat when I left. Caught eight; four keepers; no size; biggest maybe 1 3/4 lbs. Primarily fished Whitehouse, tried frog early and caught only one with it. Most of the fish came on junebug worm around grass. Tried spinners, cranks, and plastics around several cuts on the river, but caught nothing. Didn't find any concentrations of fish - just one here and there throughout the morning. Key seemed to be junebug worm; grass; 8-10' of water.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on July 03, 2006, 03:56:17 PM
fished the red today. Basically everything south of clarks, caught 8, biggest was 2lbs, on a crank. White cranks are catching lots of smaller bass. Good luck all its HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~sun ~sweat
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: ʇuǝɹq™ on July 12, 2006, 09:21:00 PM
Fished this afternoon from 1700 til dark. Caught a couple on a spinner, missed one and that was it. I've got some more looking around to do. Only been on the river three or four times now. Water temp ranged from 88 to 91. It was dang hot!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: the hillbilly on July 14, 2006, 02:37:48 PM
Hey we have a tourney on the red next week for the ducks unlimited state convention on Friday, the 21st. Should be a good time. It's open to the public also. Oh yeah I haven't fished the red so if any of you have some info of what to catch em on i'd appreciate it. :)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 14, 2006, 03:11:10 PM
Hey Hillbilly...thanks for the info to the DU tourny...could you give a little more details on that..date, fee, location, etc..
I do fish the Red but haven't been on it in a while...as to baits..the cranks that have worked for me are chrome/blue, natural crawfish, and blue streak rattletraps.....also 100 and 200 series orange craw and spring craw Bandits have done well..
Plastics...Black neon and blue bruiser Lake Fork craws...Culpritt red shad worms, and spiked watermellon Baby Brush Hogs.....and also watermellon/red Berkley worms..
If you have a map I like fishing the Caspiano and White House area...and some of the rock levies along the river..
A silver/white belly Pop-R has been my best topwater bite...
Hope that helps a little..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: the hillbilly on July 14, 2006, 03:33:40 PM
Hey man I appreciate that info...that should really help me out a bunch...Thanks!! Now as for the DU tourney, it will be held at the river stage there in Pineville/Alexandria next Friday, the 21st of July. Each boat entry is 40$ per team and it will start @ 6am and weigh in will be at 11 am. I know it's a short one but after the weigh in we will keep and clean all the fish we catch amongst us all and fry them up to start off the evening. Then at 3pm there will be a cookoff contest between all of the parish committees from around the state to decide who's the best...and the best part of that is that we(the public) get to eat all that good food for free! It's gonna be a great activity for all the family if you or anyone you know of would like to come out. THEN at 9 pm is when my favorite starts....Karaoke for all the drunk people and it will end when we cant sing anymore.. lo If anybody needs more info on the banquet or additional activities then it should be posted on the website www.ducksunlimited.org ( i think that's it)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on July 15, 2006, 10:33:24 AM
My buddies also helped me out the fish they culled i got so i had 5 good fish before i even hit the water. lol I just love dodging thunderstorms, i swear they follow me around lol.
jerry
Are you serious that you took fish from another boat to get a limit for a tourny? :-\ :shocking:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bassadict69 on July 15, 2006, 10:53:26 AM
I think his buddies were in the tournament, he was just going fun fishing & his buddies gave him their fish after their weigh-in.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mr. bigmouth on July 15, 2006, 12:30:10 PM
you hit the nail on the head bassadict...........in that tourney which was the albc top ten.....there were 5 boats with 2 team members in it from each club with all the members trying to get the biggest fish to weigh in at weigh time.They could only weigh in 5 fish from the ten people there fore the fish that were the smallest they gave to me after the weighin.No there wasnt no cheating and im proud to say my team got a close fourth...........that was fun to watch and next year im gonna be in it..
jerry
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on July 16, 2006, 05:18:58 PM
Well i fished the red sat and sun morning from 0600-about 1000. Had 7 bites and 5 would wiegh about 6 lbs. Tried all new spots mostly and the only thing I could get going was fishing worms in about 7 feet of water. Nothing shallow and no top water bites at all. Tried fishing the rock walls with crankbaits and only caught a Goo. Man it gets hot out there fast so be sure to take a lot of cold water with you and look out for logs. There was a big log floating with some weeds this morning that could have made for a bad day. The water was stained and 87-89.
Mitch
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on July 16, 2006, 05:23:17 PM
mitchell thanks for the report ~c~ ~c~ yelp you go tto watch out for them log fish ~sweat
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Warpath on July 16, 2006, 05:26:48 PM
That was a great report mitchell and thanks for including the info about the log and the temperature. It is the time of year to wrry about heat exhaustion and sunburn to be sure.
Eric
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on July 16, 2006, 09:02:29 PM
where the logs on the main river near clarks? ~xyz :surrender:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on July 17, 2006, 06:24:23 AM
Yes it was just north of clarks right in the middle. There was also a few sticks about 4-5 feet long floating around. Didn't see any Sat. morning but Sun. it was pretty trashy. I guess all the boat traffic from the media tournament loosen them up.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Stratos2 on July 17, 2006, 09:46:16 AM
I do fish the Red but haven't been on it in a while...as to baits..the cranks that have worked for me are chrome/blue, natural crawfish, and blue streak rattletraps.....also 100 and 200 series orange craw and spring craw Bandits have done well..
Plastics...Black neon and blue bruiser Lake Fork craws...Culpritt red shad worms, and spiked watermellon Baby Brush Hogs.....and also watermellon/red Berkley worms..
If you have a map I like fishing the Caspiano and White House area...and some of the rock levies along the river..
A silver/white belly Pop-R has been my best topwater bite...
Hope that helps a little..
Scottie
RattlinScottie,
I have only fished the Red a few times and have done so around the Caspiano area, I am not familiar with the "White House", where is that located?
thanks for your help
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 17, 2006, 10:20:56 AM
They use to have a map in the Clarks marina that pointed out those points..
But go north on the main river...not really that far, maybe 1/2 mile or a little more..it's on past the caspiano area and will be on your right...
Just watch the levy on your right...and watch other boats as it is a popular area...anyway on up the river you will have a fairly long stretch of unbroken rock levy...on down you will see a break in the rocks and maybe 20 feet back that the section or rock levy ends....Go thru that cut and then run the inside of the levy back down a bit...
Folks fish that area and then go into the main oxbow area thru a stump field..there area a few sucker rod marking a trail but still lots of stumps..then onece thru that it open us like Caspiana..
Hope that helps a little...
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on July 17, 2006, 10:30:27 AM
If memory serves me I was supposed to follow you in there one day Scottie, back when we used to see each other fishing Caspy every weekend. :roll2: Never happened though. I need to give cross a break and go back to the river. Is that media tourney yall talking about the big bass thing I heard about???
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Stratos2 on July 17, 2006, 10:38:58 AM
Thanks RattlinScottie, I appreciate the info, it does help a lot.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 17, 2006, 10:45:14 AM
Forgot the date but there is a tourny comming up similar to the big McDonalds tourny..It's called Big Bass Bonanza and is sponsored by some radio stations in town..
It's on Oct. 7 and 8 and is $75 per day...fish one or both...hourly big fish prizes, etc..
We'll git into that White House area also Clint..good area and somewhat similar to Caspy...
I'll probably be back on the Red Wednesday afternoon and maybe fish their Thursday tourny similar to the Cross tourny...Gott start fishing there more as our next GM club tourny is there and first 5 ABA tourny's are there starting in October..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on July 17, 2006, 10:52:56 AM
Yeah thats the tourney I was talking about, it sounds like fun. I didnt know clarks had a thursday thing as well. I dont think it will do me much good tho, its allready asking enough of my boss to get off an hour and half early every other thrusday for the cross thing!!! ;D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Stratos2 on July 17, 2006, 11:16:36 AM
Scottie,
There was a big article in the Sunday paper about the tourn in Oct, facts, fees, rules, etc.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on July 17, 2006, 01:46:54 PM
Yep. Said it was going to be in conjunction with the Red River Revel in Oct. Sign up start after 28 July. I remember reading something like $600 for hourly big bass (3 places?) and $3000 overall prize for big bass of the tourney. Early sign up drawing too. I think it was $125 entry, can't remember if that was for one day or two. Mike Echols was listed as the POC.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Stratos2 on July 17, 2006, 02:42:18 PM
$125 for two days, $75 for one, registration papers / info at sporting stores.
All kinds of special drawings, etc.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on July 17, 2006, 04:16:10 PM
dumb question but is it a team style or every man for themselves...i guess i am asking to see if that entry was per person or per boat...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Stratos2 on July 17, 2006, 04:22:46 PM
They addressed the fact that there were many couple, partners, etc. and that everyone needed to get the rules and review them carefully.
Those fees were for individuals - not per boat.
I have not seen a web site yet to go and review. When I find one, will post for eveyone.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on July 17, 2006, 06:26:05 PM
i think its one of those that you go to any lake or river and weigh in a fish at X hour, that is made offical.......by an offical, and at the end of the day the totals are counted.... Basically if you have 1/2 a clue fish caddo.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on July 17, 2006, 07:51:35 PM
Guys its only the river and its per person entry ,not per team. Heres the info.
With a purse in excess of $30,000, the inaugural 98 Rocks and Oldies 95.7 FM Big Bass Bonanza could quickly become one of the most prestigious local bass fishing events.
Set for the first weekend of and in conjunction with the Red River Revel on Oct. 7-8, the tournament will feature seven $600 hourly payouts on both days, along with an $8,000 check for the biggest bass caught during the two days.
There will also be a Youth Division for anglers 12 years old and younger. For a $10 per day entry fee, the youngster weighing in the largest bream, bass, catfish and crappie will win a $50 gift certificate.
"We had been receiving feedback that there was a need for a tournament like this and our sister station in Longview (KYKX) has run one successfully for 30 years," The Radio Group general manager Cary Camp said. "We wanted to offer something that was very fisherman friendly."
The event will be held on the Red River out of Clark's Marina and the daily weigh-in will be at that site. The winning checks will be awarded on a stage at the Revel at 6:30 p.m. each day. Organizers are hoping to attract 250 competitors.
"I canceled a goose hunt to run this event. That's how badly I felt it was needed," tournament director Mike Echols said. "The spring was so loaded with events that we felt we needed to have something of this caliber in the fall."
Entry fee will be $75 per person per day or $125 for both days if paid in advance. Every angler who registers before the early cutoff date (Oct. 1) will be entered in a drawing for $1,000, and each angler to enter will have their name put in a drawing for another $1,000.
Each hour on Saturday and Sunday (starting at 9 a.m.), the angler bringing the largest bass to the scales will receive $300, while $200 will go to second place and $100 to third place.
Additionally, the overall two-day big bass winner will receive a whopping $8,000. Anglers finishing second through fifth overall will get a check for $5,000, $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 respectively.
"Although we have interest from husband/wife, father/son, etc. teams, we want to stress that the tournament will be run by a strict set of rules and there will be no exceptions to them," Echols said. "We urge anyone entering the event to read the rules carefully and make sure that they understand them."
For more information, call The Radio Group at (318) 222-3122 or Echols at (318) 465-6453 after July 28.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mr. bigmouth on July 17, 2006, 08:38:00 PM
thats sounds great to have a tourney like that locally.....wow
jerry
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on July 17, 2006, 09:07:55 PM
so you have to beat the clock back to the ramp? is it at clarks?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on July 17, 2006, 09:40:41 PM
Note to self, buy faster boat by Oct :-*
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on July 17, 2006, 09:43:35 PM
wanna partner with me? I will have a bullet 2oxd with a 250XB by the end of the month. It runs 85+ gps out of the box with a full fishing load. 95 is easy with a prop:D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on July 17, 2006, 09:45:38 PM
WOO HOO :shocking: one of my dream boats! Sold, when do we start prefishing! Clint
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: beast96z on July 17, 2006, 10:26:10 PM
How easy it is to get a partner to turn on you. ???
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 18, 2006, 01:23:38 AM
Well dang beast.....someone comes along with a fast ride and just leaves you hanging.. :) Guess while they are taking that ride you could ease into that Javalin... Looks like a good fishing boat to me.. :)
This new tourny is sounding better and better...Think I'll hit the Red this afternoon and check out my old holes... ;D
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Big Cat Hunter on July 18, 2006, 03:21:56 AM
Chris Can you or Mike email me the rules, Is locking allowed?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: whatcam on July 18, 2006, 07:44:21 AM
Ill make ya a good deal on it Scottie! :-* Then I can get a new one. ~gator
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on July 18, 2006, 01:17:05 PM
anyone know how or where the rules can be read at? Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Stratos2 on July 18, 2006, 01:37:33 PM
From what I understand and read in paper, most of the local sporting good stores will have entry blanks / rules. They stressed to make sure that you understood all the rules.
You may can also call the stations. see email above for numbers.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Jared LeBlue on July 18, 2006, 04:54:05 PM
If it's like any other big bass tournament they will be very strict on the rules. Make sure all you lights are working, if you are running before safe light; make sure your kill switch is operational; and make sure you always have your life jacket on when the big motor is running. I've heard of people being disqualified because during a random check an official went to their boat and pulled the kill switch and it did not shut off the motor. I've also seen people get DQed on the spot as they pull up to the weigh site and remove their life jackets before taking the motor out of gear. I've never fished one on the red but I'm sure they will be just as strict. These guys have to make sure people are following the rules and they have to show they take action when someone doesn't. It's an insurance thing and they are going to do what they have to in order to stay in compliance.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 18, 2006, 11:21:04 PM
Went to the Red for a little while this afternoon..on the water aboun 1530.Everything was hot..boat seats..carpet..even the water...take a look..
There wasn't a ripple on the water at the time..That temp was on the backside of Caspiano.. :shocking:
Even the cows had better since ...they got out in the water and laid down...really... lo
Anyway did a lot of running and looking...Went into Caspy first..only managed one dink on the chrome/blue trap..
Ran to White House..hit some rocks on the way with no hits..then on into the main oxbow at White House...finally managed a 14" keeper on red shad Zoom dead ringer..8" size....Fished the outside area of White house a little..plenty of bream bites but no bass..
Got a whole lot more bream or google-eye bites than anything else...tempted to go for them one morning.. :)
Water seemed to have a green tint to it..don't know if that was just discoloration or perhaps an algae bloom...
Don't think I'll do anymore afternoon fishing for a while except for the Cross tourny....todays heat kinda cured me from that... ;D Musta drank near a gallon of water and gatoraide... that heat hurt..:)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: topcat on July 18, 2006, 11:34:37 PM
Good report RattlinScottie...I leave 6 miles from the Red River in Oklahoma....and the river has fallen so that in spots you can't even run a boat in it....glad to hear that you all are fishing the red maybe soon we will get some water and old Red will get back to where it can be fished.......
Topcat
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: ʇuǝɹq™ on July 19, 2006, 12:02:39 AM
I went out this afternoon also, and the water temps were 95-98. Didnt catch nothing, not even a maybe. Threw white cranks, spinners and junebug 8 inch ringer. We need some freakin' rain!
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on July 19, 2006, 12:27:39 PM
anyone have a link to the rules? I'd like to review them in the AC comfort of my home instead of standing at a counter. Any HP or boat restrictions?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 19, 2006, 01:05:45 PM
I check both sponsor sites listed in the paper and don't see a link to the tourny..
http://98rocks.fm/ (http://98rocks.fm/)
http://oldies957.fm/ (http://oldies957.fm/)
The paper said the registration forms would be available after Junl 28 so maybe the onlince site want be up till then either....
BTW: Your name goes in for a $1000 drawing for early registration before Oct. 1.
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 20, 2006, 03:33:34 PM
Ok been trying to put this up for two days. LOL weather yesterday and dang computer keeps crashing today. But here it goes again.
I do not like fishing the river. I have fished it maybe 10 or 12 times tops since I moved here in 1998. That includes cat fishing trips and tournaments. I just could not find any bass. The 1st one I hooked into was about 5 or 6 inches long and tried to eat a Storm crankbait about 5 or 6 inches long. LOL that was it until earlier this year. Mike Noble & I pulled in on one of his spots and I hung a nice 3lb bass on like my 3rd or 4th cast of the day. I figured that Yeah it's on today. LOL yep the butt wooping was on, on us. That was the only weigh fishing for us.
I prefished Tuesday from 6 to 10 and nothing but a few brim bites.
Then fished yesterday and tried all new spots and hung two weigh fish off the 1st spot and one short fish. Moved on to a few other locations and ended up yesterday with 8 short fish and 12 keepers. Biggest went 16.5 and had 2 just over 15 and the rest were 13 to 14 inches long.
Water was hot, 95 to 98.7 stained but hey its the red. :) Weather was hot, hot, hot. When I got back to my truck the temp gauge said 108. Not its a black truck and was sitting in the sun, but well my carpet is dark and I was standing in the sun all day. LOL
Baits, bandit 100, and soft plastics. Worms, brushhogs and horney toads. I may have to make a trip back to the red. ;D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Jared LeBlue on July 20, 2006, 03:45:40 PM
Fogy, what pool are you fishing in? Shoot me a PM and I'll give you some info.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on July 20, 2006, 03:53:54 PM
I'll take some of that info too Rattle >:D! I'm pretty sure it was pool 5.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 20, 2006, 04:00:58 PM
Yep pool 5, tried kneeknock and Caspiano area "however you spell them" Up in Caspiano water was the hotest I saw all over the river at 98.7 if anyone hooks a fish out of that area you can just eat it, cause it would all ready cooked. :shocking:
I had a great day, and kinda look forward to learning it a bit better.
Rattle you cam pm me anytime, you do anyway giving me heck so might as well send something useful for a change. :roll2:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: skeeter_bite on July 20, 2006, 07:33:47 PM
With the water temps so high, I was curious as to the depth of water you were fishing? and were the fish near the bottom or suspended? I tried to catch some deeper fish on the river, but haven't had any luck. Thanks for the post
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 20, 2006, 07:56:43 PM
Skeeter I was sitting in 16 to 24 foot of water dragging the bottom TX rigged. They didn't want a C-rig but liked the TX rig. I thought I was on a good pattern, but after I got home yesterday a storm came in and about blew the house over I think that most anyone fishing late yesterday afternoon would have got bit. I think they were just feeding up with the change in the weather.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on July 20, 2006, 08:29:58 PM
Fogy , awesome job finding fish out there. ~c~ I guess Im going to give it a shot or three before our club tourney. Thanks for the report.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 20, 2006, 09:28:45 PM
Thanks Chris I lost 5 or 6 as well. Two were do to me not doing a good hook set. LOL got the weight and worm back to the boat to see that the hook never went through the plastic. :shocking:
Dang fish wanted it so bad they just clamped down on the weight and wouldn't let go. LOL funnest one was about 12 or 13 inches. I set the hook and felt the line go heavy like all I had on it was grass. reeled up the slack and saw the line move off and set the hook again and I pulled that little bugger clear out of the water by about two feet. He shook his/her head and let go of the weight. When I went to look at the worm I saw everything was just like I had it. After that I went and TX-posed the hook. Had some more hang-ups but never lost another fish.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on July 21, 2006, 07:27:25 AM
im trying a new approach and lure this weekend... if FEDEX doesnt drop the ball AGAIN. I'll let you all know the lure and the details if it works... Dont want ya running out to special order a lure that doesnt work.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 21, 2006, 10:04:22 AM
What did you do order explosives? ;D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 21, 2006, 10:21:30 AM
Well...Went to the Red Thrusday afternoon and was gonna fish the afternoon tourny there...then found out it is $40 per person, not boat....could have fished but don't like that situation....one catches fish and the other doesn't..then folks kinda say like sure...right... ~shade
Really think they area loosing some anglers by not allowing to fish as teams...they sure lost $40 bucks purse money yesterday as we would have fished as a team..
Anyway..we didn't fish the tourny and just went fishing...hit a few new spots..for me anyway...caught 7 total fish...5 keepers and 2 dinks...biggest was just over 15"..all either on the Khaki 100 and 200 series Bandit and red shad dead ringer worms...
We did check the weights on the tourny..Winner had around 9.5 lbs. and went on down..4th had around 4.5 lbs of fish...my pard probably had at least 4th had we fished the tourny.. ;D
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: mitchell on July 21, 2006, 11:19:14 AM
Fished from 0600-0900 and boated 1 13'' fish. I would give a full size brush hog (black/blue) a try if want to boat some fish out there.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on July 21, 2006, 01:00:22 PM
thats a sore subject right now fogy :D ~roflmao Naw Just a new Idea that i came up with, dont want to look too stupid until it works or doesnt.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 21, 2006, 02:56:57 PM
J10B don't feel bad brother. I never liked the river, it has been very very hard on me. :'(
I did well Wedsday but Tuesday the best bite I got is photographed below.
Nothing like feeling a bite & setting the hook only to have a copperhead come flying back to the boat! :shocking: That dude wouldn't let go, he kept trying to eat the Brushhog even when I held him out of the water. I got him off with a couple smacks with the rod tip, and poisin was running all down the plastic. Pulled it off with my leathermen, so not to get any in/on me. Like I said the river has been hard on me :'(
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mr. bigmouth on July 21, 2006, 02:59:01 PM
fogy ......snakes get hungry also..........ha ha ha ha
jerry
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on July 21, 2006, 03:32:09 PM
hahaha fogy, i was just nudging the exoplisives comments :D
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 21, 2006, 03:32:47 PM
Tough, I need a 45 with rat shot to keep in my boat. I have hooked 7 or 8 snakes while fishing, never any fun getting them to let go.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on July 21, 2006, 03:35:12 PM
Oh that was the 1st one on the river. The rest came on Cypress with one on Cross even had two eat a shiner while cat fishing. Just ask Mitch, we cut its head off when we couldn't get the hook out of its mouth. ~xyz
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on July 21, 2006, 03:49:37 PM
I went to the Red today got there around 0550, launched the boat at 0610 headed out fished the main River from clarks to the port without a bite? was back at the launch at 0950. so congrats to those that can find and catch fish on the red cause i cant? cypress here i come..
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on July 24, 2006, 07:36:49 AM
We hit the river Saturday from 0830-1500. Water temps were 87-90, winds out of the north 7-12mph. We caught 3 or 4 and I missed 2 nice fish (not thinking properly) and caught a glimpse of Nitro's (13lber at BPS) little brother in some new to us water. Everything came on plastic. We also tried spinners and cranks with no luck.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 24, 2006, 01:09:38 PM
Hit the Red this morning...got there early..guess on the water about 0520...Used a buzzbait for a bit and missed hookup on one..
When it got a little lighter the fun began...Started catching fish on Pop-R and Khaki bandits..
Got 8 fish in the boat, lost several during the fight, and just failed to get a good hook-set on some others.....The fish seemed to be hitting the crank really light and I sometimes thought I was just snagging moss or something... >:(
5 of the 8 were keepers with largest at 14"..
Then when the sun hit the water that was it...only got a few more hits on plastics and believe most of them were bream...off the water about 11:30..
And had my life jacket blow out of the boat...somewhere..
And saw one of our UB friends checking out some new areas like me.. :)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on July 24, 2006, 03:03:58 PM
Thanks for the update guys, hopeing to get out there soon. Any hints on depth? Main river or oxbows?
Scottie if you were wearing the life jacket it probably wouldn't have blown out of the boat ;)
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 24, 2006, 09:17:28 PM
I was in Bishups Point...launched there..Most of the fish came off the outside bank..mostly throwing toward the bank and working out...water drops off deep very fast...I was using a 100 series bandit but the 200 may work better...
Fished the inside bank some but tends to be more shallow...could be good for early morning topwater bite though..
Even caught one small cat on the Bandit.. lo
Yep...should have had my vest on...had laid it back behind my console seat and was just going to move..not really on plane..just a short piece..guess there was enough wind to blow it out....Looked for it later when realized it was gone but guess someone picked it up..fortunately I did have a spare in the boat..poot.. :) I wasn't checked but did see the game offcial pulling into the area when I was leaving..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: skeeter_bite on July 24, 2006, 10:16:56 PM
What do you mean by the "inside" or "outside" bank? Not familiar with those terms... thanks
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 24, 2006, 10:30:50 PM
Well..where I was fishing it is the side with the boat launch.. :)
This is an old oxbow off the river...in this case it is the side with the longest bankline and land behind it...the inside bank mainly just looks like an island......when this area..as most oxbows...was still part of the main river flow, it is the bank that the river current cut against the most..
Kinda like a large U..
Not sure how else to explain it..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 24, 2006, 10:53:49 PM
Hi RattlinScottie I seem to be running into you more and more, must be a sing that its time to join up with TCTC ;)
Well Scottie may have gooten to the water 1st but I think I my have hooked a few more fish. 10 to be exact with one a short fish, rest should have weighed. The biggest was 17.25 off a worm. Got bit on the inside bank in the same cove working a horny toad and a 100 mistake bandit. Worked around the whole island and hooked into 5. Ran to another oxbow and worked all new water with nothing to show for it and by noon headed north. Found a little cut and worked soft plastics the rest of the day. Picked up 5 more all on worms. I fished from 7am til 8pm with 10 total. Nothing great just a lot of work and everything by noon was caught deep, 16 foot or better. Water started out at a nice 86 and I finished up it was 94 and some change.
Not much red to the river today, looked more like green tea. A nice breeze every now and then felt nice & most every place I went I had the water to my self. Not complaining Scottie, was nice to visit with you again.
Fogy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 24, 2006, 11:05:41 PM
Hey Fogy..guess I should have been a little more patient.. :) Picked up a cat after I saw you then that was it cept for a couple of bream bites...Headed in early around 11:30...
You sure did put in a day at it.. :) Not too many better ways to enjoy a pieceful day...I get to going sometimes and before I know it the sun is trying to set... :) Didn't know a day could be that short..
See you again....Gonna head for Grand Bayou tomorrow.....last week off so making the most of it... :)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 24, 2006, 11:12:34 PM
Yes Sir, I know what you mean. I have to go back to work in the morning. :'( SO I fished my last day away & 10 fish for me of the river was fantastic!
Going to have to take some time and look over some more of the Red, 20 min away 5 years in the making and its starting to grow on me a little. lo
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: the hillbilly on July 25, 2006, 11:10:24 AM
Well we took 1st place on the Ducks Unlimited Bass Tournament down in Pineville, LA over the weekend. I just wanted to thank Rattlin Scottie for the info he gave me on what they were biting on as we had never fished the Red before. We weighed in at 12lbs 4 ozs to win. I also won big bass (3lbs. 3 ozs). We caught them up around the Boyce bridge area on the rock jetties. We caught them on flukes and shad crankbaits (bandit 200 series). Thanks again and I'm looking forward to fishing the Red more often.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on July 26, 2006, 06:54:35 AM
Well Congrats Hillbilly on the win... ~c~
The Red can be an awesome place to fish...You generally can find a bite somewhere...I really had some of my best trips through the winter months..
See you out there..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on August 03, 2006, 01:12:43 PM
So i actaully stopped RUNNING and started fishing. I tend to have issues fishing big water. I cant let up on the trolling motor.
Today I stopped running at 1000 and started fishing, put 2 in the boat in 15 min, total was about 3 pounds. I woulda made scottie proud, biggest came on a LA shad rattletrap.. well BPS version, which I like a lot better.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on August 03, 2006, 03:15:48 PM
Sounds like some nice fish... ~c~
Can't beat those rattletraps... :) I also had some good luck on the Red in late summer throught the winter months on a blue streak color trap..went to the 1/2 oz size then cause the shad were bigger also.. ;)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on August 03, 2006, 10:27:58 PM
sure gets quiet on here before a tourny ~shhh....lol lo
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on August 03, 2006, 10:39:49 PM
Hey Jeremy...think most were at the Cross tourny tonight...They will probably be along soon.. :)
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: b1jeremy on August 04, 2006, 02:18:57 PM
i bet we may only get 1 or 2 words out of some people before the tourny sunday...lol lo ...i know i have been a couple of times and i have caugt a few knotheads...did have 1 that was 13 inches but aroung 1lb 14oz or so...slap full of shad id imagine...we will see...i know that the results from the tourny will be on here...kinda interested to see just how everyone fares...Jeremy
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on August 04, 2006, 03:52:31 PM
if you are skunk in the tourny, the red shad worm at the edge of grass has produced 1-2 pounds everyday. Not consistent fish, but it will get at least ONE in the boat when Im having a tough day.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassNinja on August 05, 2006, 02:37:26 PM
Is there a tourny out of Clark's tomorrow (Sunday)?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Chris on August 05, 2006, 02:41:12 PM
The only tourney Im aware of is the Twin Cities Team Club Tourney.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: skeeter_bite on August 05, 2006, 03:18:40 PM
Good for you...I was on the Red this morning from daylight and only managed 1 dink! Saw some school action, but couldn't get but one to hit...tried pop-r, crankbaits, shad colored fluke, and worm, but they didn't like anything I offered. Had two blow up on ribbit early on. Saw lots of baitfish, and some bass activity, but couldn't get a bite going. Left around 12:30.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BassBUFF on August 05, 2006, 04:48:58 PM
Thanks for the reports and tips! Might have to remember them tomorrow :)! Couldn't see hitting the Red today so I went to BB Benton for a little while.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on August 20, 2006, 08:59:07 PM
Fished the RR with son yesterday in a small tournament. It was a tough bite, but we managed two fish for 6.69 which was good enough to win. This time of year, with the heat, it doesn't take much weight.
Water was warm 86 to low 90's - not to mention the air temp. We caught our fish on plastics in 9'-11' of water. Red shad baby brush hog and watermelon red worm. We missed some fish as they didn't seem to be hitting it very hard. Caught fish before 9. We did some running later in the day to rocks, cuts, etc. to try to find some smaller fish to finish out our limit, but could find no takers. They seemed to shut down after 9 when the heat set in.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on August 20, 2006, 09:21:22 PM
~c~ Congrats on the win Red Ranger.. ~c~
The bite wasn't any better today either...except for the bream... ;D
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Bassman on August 21, 2006, 08:29:20 AM
Fished the LA Basshunters open fruitjar yesterday out of Clark's. It was a warm day but the bite was consistant. It did slow down a bit with the sun overhead. All of my fish came off a 10.5" ol' monster candy bug color in 7 feet of water. I weighed a 5 fish limit of 8.89 with my last fish coming in the boat at 1:36. It was good for 8th place and my entry fee back. I was getting solid bites throughout the day but could not get hookups. (short strikes) 4 of the hooksets came back with half of a worm.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: skeeter_bite on August 21, 2006, 03:40:29 PM
Hey Red Ranger, judging from the reports from the fruit jar tournament, we picked the wrong day for our tournament! ~xyz
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Red Ranger on August 21, 2006, 09:02:08 PM
I guess the fish don't know they are suppose to bite Saturday and be in church on Sunday aa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on September 02, 2006, 10:07:55 PM
any reports for the weekend?....going out in the morning....whats been the best color on plastics ?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mr. bigmouth on September 02, 2006, 10:35:43 PM
red shad on the rock jetties......
jerry
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on September 03, 2006, 07:23:57 AM
and bass pro.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on September 26, 2006, 02:56:37 PM
fished the red from about 8:30 to 2. Caught 5 mostly small. Mainly stayed on the main river. When are the fish supposed to head into the oxbows??? SHEESH. Spinner and a worm caught them. I managed to roust an army of mosquitos... it was on the main river near the lock. Im still trying to find a fish bigger than 3 pounds on the red.... right I know they are there, I just cant find them.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mr. bigmouth on September 26, 2006, 08:35:22 PM
fish the red today after work from 3:00 until 7:00 launched at teague parkway and went south several miles.Caught 4 bass....two dinks ,one barely a keeper and one nice 2 3/4 lb fish .Caught them on red shad zoom worms.I missed about four or five and had a million bites on the worm which had to be bream.. I was fishing the rock jetties that come out into the main river channel.Had a good time.........saw tons of shad and small fish busting shad every now and then.
Jerry
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on September 27, 2006, 12:05:44 PM
Went again today, just fished the main river and torn the dinks up. Only got one 16 in the boat. fished from 8-11.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: drjayhow on September 27, 2006, 02:08:41 PM
Little late on this report. Went Monday. Weather was beautiful, but crappy for getting a bite on. Blue bird post frontal conditions. Water temp around 80 degrees when i went out of Clark's about 2pm. Fished North of there on main river. 3 bites, 3 fish, all on black brown amber 3/8 oz jig with green pumpkin zoom superchunk trailer. 2 13" fish and one 19" fish that only weighed 2# 8oz, skinny as hell. All three in one little are in about six feet of water. They were in the grass. Not the thick wall of grass that comes out from the bank, but the solitary clumps. Bite was subtle and slow. Tough day, but better than work. No results with plastic, spinners or cranks.
Jay
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on September 28, 2006, 04:04:52 PM
Went again today... 1030-12:15 WINDY!!!!!!!!!!!! got a 1.1 on a red shad worm and hit 79.8 on the GPS before i ran out of river. Yeah i mentioned the speed to get you to ask" how did he run out of river" Well after I dodge the NEW HYACINTH islands.... and Im SERIOUS they are ISLANDS of the junk. Complete with laydown logs, birds and turtles. The main river had about a 30x30 section of it. That is not including all the junk floating down in 1 foot to 10 foot sections. The cut to caspy .... AND the bow row to caspy entrance was socked in. Be VERY VERY VERY Careful if you are gonna head to caspy to get out of the wind. There are some very large tree trunks ( logs dont do them justice) floating loose and behind the hyacinth. PLEASE BE CAREFUL, dodge the clumps if you can. If I hadnt been idling I wouldnt have seen at least 4 seperate beer keg thick trunks that had clumps spread along the length, I would ahve normaly been wide open and gone between the clumps, Thank the Lord I didnt or I would be in a world of hurt.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Lipripper on September 28, 2006, 04:17:51 PM
J10B thanks for the warning to everyone who might be going out there ~sweat
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on February 21, 2007, 04:08:08 PM
Fished the Red today. Spinnerbaits were the key. Got 4 weighing 13+ smallest was 2.01oz
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Railroader on February 21, 2007, 04:14:07 PM
In the oxbows or the main lake?
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on February 21, 2007, 04:16:41 PM
oxbows in about 4feet of water. 3-5 pounders were hammering shad.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Hawgwild on February 21, 2007, 04:31:09 PM
Good deal Jon and thanks for the heads up on the stuff floating in the River...
Glad you saw it too..
Scottie
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on February 22, 2007, 12:57:42 PM
fished the red again today got 2 3's in short order. Only fished for about 2 hours. same deal spinners in 4 feet. To bad there arent any tournys on the red this time of year. I could easily bring a 15-18pound bag... I have about 5 hours in 2 days and best 5 would go 19.+
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: TB44 on February 22, 2007, 01:19:15 PM
prob is so would everyone else! ~roflmao :roll2:
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on February 22, 2007, 06:28:48 PM
I ALSO FISHED THE RIVER TODAY AND CAUGHT 12 WITH THE FIVE BIGGEST ABOUT 16LBS. HAD ONE REAL NICE ONE AT ABOUT 5LBS. CAUGHT ALL BUT ONE ON A WATERMELON BABY BRUSH HOG. HAD FUN ANYWAY ONLY FISHED ABOUT 4 HRS.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on February 22, 2007, 06:56:21 PM
how deep where they? Oh I had a day too... had a SLAB wrap my pole and break the tip when he went under the boat.... Boy did he make a nice supper
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: bryan on February 22, 2007, 08:13:13 PM
ALL MINE CAME IN ABOUT 2 TO 4 FEET OF WATER AROUND STICKUPS
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on February 22, 2007, 09:58:40 PM
Jon !! Are you pleased with how your trailer turned out, I may see about getting mine done. papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: J10B on February 22, 2007, 10:46:44 PM
I like the rhino. Its a bit grippy so it makes launching by myself a bit easier. I dont have to worry about pulling hte boat back on the trailer I can just walk out. Its not glue but its better than wet clear coat. I would do the same thing again. I may opt for a different blue though. I wanted dark blue and it doesnt match the boat as well as It looked on paper. I am very happy with it though.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: BIG PAPA on February 22, 2007, 10:51:15 PM
Thanks I may get with you on who and where soon. papa
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Javelin379T on March 10, 2013, 04:04:05 PM
Happy to give a good report for ya'll. Am a little south of Natch, north of Colfax, that's enough, anyway go find shallow water and flip plastics tight and white spinners around movement, all caught where mostly males, good ones, up to 4 lbs. Out of 14 caught, 10 were males. Don't know where the big females are, nesting or getting ready. Bite best during major, slow otherwise. this happened saturday, amongst all the tournament fishing. Be patient and have fun.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: ricky joe on March 15, 2013, 09:40:53 AM
Fished the red river - yday out of Montgomery. Went down the to the oxbow above maurat oxbow. Found em already on the beds and biting. I caught two Med males off the beds and the rest out in front of the shallow bed water in about 3-4' deep. Staging up I guess. Caught em on a black n blue creature. Didn't see any real big females though. Hopefully there will be some in there next wk
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on March 15, 2013, 09:46:38 AM
It's that time of year. We're on a new moon cycle right now so there will be some moving but the coming days will really load up.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: fastbasser on March 24, 2013, 11:54:44 AM
A lot of good info on this forum and I appreciate everyones reports. I will be fishing the upcoming BASS Open and have never been to the Red. I dont know whether to go up or down from R and R. Im coming to prefish the week of the 8th. Any ideas on a cheap place to spend a few nights. Probably launch from R and R as well as down near Coushatta. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Heck, if someones wants to ride along and show me around, I will cover all expenses as well as buy dinner.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: Mike Cork on March 24, 2013, 12:05:41 PM
If you can't get a place at Red River South, check out this link for some good ideas in Bossier City. It's an article about some of the safer places.
I would concentrate efforts south of the host marina. However there are a couple oxbows north that if you can get to them will be good. The problem is getting there.
Title: Re: Red River Bass Fishing Reports
Post by: fastbasser on March 24, 2013, 01:16:58 PM