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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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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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