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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 Salvador
A major Barataria Basin lake connected to surrounding marshes and bayous, offering both freshwater and coastal species depending on conditions.
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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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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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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 (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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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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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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Vernon Lake
A 4,000-plus-acre Vernon Parish reservoir known for trophy-class largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish, catfish and multiple public launches.
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