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Lake Buhlow
A convenient Pineville fishing lake with public boat access, fishable shoreline and an actively enhanced largemouth bass fishery.
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Lake Cataouatche
A shallow Barataria Basin lake and marsh fishery known for bass as well as changing estuarine opportunities.
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Lake Claiborne
A scenic 6,400-acre North Louisiana reservoir near Homer known for bass, crappie, catfish, bream and hybrid striped bass, with excellent developed access at Lake…
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Lake D’Arbonne
A major North Louisiana reservoir near Farmerville known for crappie, largemouth bass, catfish and bream, with extensive public boat access and Lake D'Arbonne State…
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Lake Des Allemands
A productive South Louisiana lake famous for catfish and connected to the larger Barataria estuarine system.
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Lake Fausse Pointe
A cypress-and-marsh lake on the edge of the Atchafalaya Basin with bass, bream, catfish and access to surrounding bayous.
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Lake Palourde
A large shallow lake near Morgan City connected to the Atchafalaya system, with freshwater and estuarine influences.
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Lake Verret
A major South Louisiana freshwater destination in the Verret system with bass, crappie, bream and catfish opportunities.
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Larto Lake
A classic east-central Louisiana backwater fishery in the Saline-Larto Complex, especially popular for crappie, largemouth bass and fishing around bayous, cypress cover and artificial…
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Little River
A scenic Central Louisiana river and oxbow fishery near Pollock and Georgetown, with cypress-tupelo sloughs, a public concrete boat ramp and primitive camping on…
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Loggy Bayou
A natural bayou in southern Bossier Parish with public fishing access through Loggy Bayou Wildlife Management Area and an improved boat ramp at the…
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Ouachita River
A major North Louisiana river flowing through Monroe and West Monroe, offering bass, crappie, bream, catfish and gar fishing with convenient public access at…
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Poverty Point Reservoir
A 2,700-acre reservoir near Delhi in Northeast Louisiana with year-round bass, crappie, bluegill and channel catfish fishing, two developed boat launches and excellent State…
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Red River
Louisiana's major Red River fishery stretches from Shreveport-Bossier through Central Louisiana toward the lower river, with five navigation pools, extensive public access and a…
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Red River South Marina & Resort
A full-service Red River fishing access point just south of Shreveport-Bossier with public boat ramps, covered boat-stall rentals, cabins, RV sites, restrooms and on-site…
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Saline Lake
A scenic 7,001-acre lake in Natchitoches and Winn parishes known for outstanding crappie fishing, largemouth bass, sunfish and cypress-tupelo habitat.
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Saline Lake (Saline-Larto Complex)
A cypress-filled natural backwater lake near Deville within the Saline-Larto Complex, known especially for crappie, largemouth bass, bream and catfish.
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Saline-Larto Complex
A sprawling east-central Louisiana backwater fishery linking Larto Lake, Saline Lake, Shad Lake and a maze of bayous, known especially for crappie, bass, catfish…
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Shad Lake
A shallow, vegetation-rich backwater lake within the Saline-Larto Complex, offering classic central Louisiana fishing for crappie, largemouth bass, bream and catfish.
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Sibley Lake
A roughly 2,000-acre municipal reservoir west of Natchitoches with 38 miles of shoreline and strong crappie, largemouth bass and channel catfish fishing.
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Spring Bayou
A cypress-lined Red River backwater fishery near Marksville with largemouth bass, panfish and catfish, three concrete boat ramps, camping and a fishing pier at…
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Toledo Bend Reservoir Fishing Guide
A huge Louisiana-Texas border reservoir famous for largemouth bass, crappie, catfish and sunfish, with extensive public boating and camping access.
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Upper Calcasieu River
The inland freshwater reach of the Calcasieu River in western Central Louisiana, offering wooded river fishing, paddling and current-oriented habitat.
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Valentine Lake
A small, wooded Kisatchie National Forest fishing lake in Rapides Parish with fishing piers, quiet-water paddling, camping and trail access.
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