Red River fishing tips

[inspectorart]

I am new to this forum and I am looking for any tips for fishing in the Red River.I live about three miles from the Ben Routh Landing south of Alexandria.I have been catching some nice channels and a few nice blues one was 18lb last week.I have been catching most of them on jugs with shad for bait.Any tips would be appreciated.

[TOPS]

Art, It looks as if you are doing ok with the jugs. :D I am originally from Louisiana and still have family around Rayville, Start and west Monroe. I have been here in Arkansas for about 6 years now. can you get skip Jack for bait? I was introduced to skips as bait from the Arkansas fishermen. When I lived in Louisiana I could not spell skit jock :D must less fish with it. :D

[inspectorart]

Yea I can get skip jacks and I will try them on my next time out.Im not originally a coon $ss either I grew up in South Texas around lake Amistad,I caught lots of nice catfish there growing up.Fishing in a river like the Red is new to me but with the locks and dams its more like a big lake right now with no current where I am at.Most of my buddies are bass fisherman and dont appreciate catfish the way we do,and they consider jugs and trotlines well... cheating.

[gooboy]

try up around the grain barges. i used to work with a guy that lived in alexandria and he showed me some impressive pictures.