Louisiana Fishing

The state of Louisiana is literally speckled with lakes, ponds and rivers. Bass, crappie, catfish, bluegills and srtipers are the primary species found in freshwater impoundments throughout the state.

Louisiana Fishing Lake Locations

Anacoco Lake : 2,400-acre lake in the west-center part of the state, 5 miles west of Leesville, LA.

Black Bayou Lake : 4,500-acre lake in the north-west corner of the state, at Hosston, LA.

Caddo Lake : 26,500-acre lake in the north-west corner of the state, at Mooringsport, LA.

Caney Creek Reservoir : 5,200-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 4 miles south-west of Chatham, LA.

Catahoula Lake : 19,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, 15 miles south-west of Jonesville, LA.

Cheniere Brake Lake : 3,300-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, on the south-west outskirts of West Monroe, LA.

Cocodrie Lake : 6,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, 6 miles north of Turkey Creek, LA.

Cross Lake : 8,800-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, on the western outskirts of Shreveport, LA.

Cypress Bayou Reservoir : 3,800-acre lake in the north-west corner of the state, at Benton, LA.

Grand Lake : 42,000-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, 5 miles south of Lake Arthur, LA.

Iatt Lake : 6,600-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 5 miles east of Colfax, LA.

Lac des Allemands : 18,800-acre lake in the south-eastern part of the state, at Des Allemands, LA.

Lake Bistineau : 15,500-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 5 miles north-west of Ringgold, LA.

Lake Bruin : 2,700-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, 2 miles north of St. Joseph, LA.

Lake Claiborne : 5,800-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Homer, LA.

Lake Henderson : 5,000-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, 15 miles west of Lafayette, LA.

Lake Maurepas : 58,000-acre lake in the south central part of the state, at Maurepas, LA.

Lake Palourde : 10,500-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Morgan City, LA.

Lake Rodemacher : 3,200-acre lake in the central part of the state, 2 miles west of Boyce, LA.

Lake Salvador : 53,000-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Barataria, LA.

Lake Verret : 14,500-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Pierre Part, LA.

Saline Lake (Clarence) : 7,600-acre lake in the central part of the state, 5 miles east of Clarence, LA.

Sibley Lake : 2,000-acre lake in the west-center part of the state, at Natchitoches, LA.

Toledo Bend : 185,000-acre lake in the west-center of the state, on the texas-Louisiana border between Logansport and Leesville, LA.

Turkey Creek Lake : 4,000-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, 4 miles west of Wisner, LA.

Vernon Lake : 4,200-acre lake in the west-center part of the state, 6 miles north-west of Leesville, LA.

Wallace Lake : 2,500-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, 5 miles south-east of Shreveport, LA.

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