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Anacoco Lake fishing water
Central Louisiana Lake Vernon Parish

Anacoco Lake

A Vernon Parish reservoir near Anacoco with bass, crappie, bream and catfish plus multiple public launch and recreation options.

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Bayou Rapides fishing water
Central Louisiana Bayou Rapides Parish

Bayou Rapides

A wooded freshwater bayou running through the Alexandria area of Rapides Parish, offering a close-to-town Central Louisiana waterway with current,…

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Catahoula Lake fishing water
Central Louisiana Fishing Area Catahoula Parish

Catahoula Lake

A vast, seasonally flooded Central Louisiana basin northeast of Alexandria, known for changing water levels, backwater fishing, abundant wildlife and…

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Cocodrie Lake fishing water
Central Louisiana Fishing Area Evangeline Parish

Cocodrie Lake

A wooded Central Louisiana lake in the Black River–Cocodrie Lake Complex, known for largemouth bass, crappie, flooded timber and changing…

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Cotile Lake fishing water
Central Louisiana Lake Rapides Parish

Cotile Lake

A 1,775-acre Central Louisiana reservoir west-northwest of Alexandria with bass, crappie, sunfish, catfish, public boating access, camping and family recreation.

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Indian Creek Reservoir fishing water
Central Louisiana Lake Rapides Parish

Indian Creek Reservoir

A large Central Louisiana reservoir near Woodworth and Alexandria with bass, crappie, sunfish and catfish plus developed recreation in Alexander…

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Kincaid Lake fishing water
Central Louisiana Lake Rapides Parish

Kincaid Lake

A scenic 2,600-acre Kisatchie National Forest reservoir west of Alexandria with largemouth bass, black crappie, sunfish, catfish and extensive public…

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Kisatchie Bayou fishing water
Central Louisiana Bayou Natchitoches Parish

Kisatchie Bayou

A scenic Kisatchie National Forest bayou with rocky shoals, wooded banks and a wild Central Louisiana paddling-and-fishing setting.

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Lake Buhlow fishing water
Central Louisiana Lake Rapides Parish

Lake Buhlow

A convenient Pineville fishing lake with public boat access, fishable shoreline and an actively enhanced largemouth bass fishery.

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Larto Lake fishing water
Central Louisiana Lake Catahoula Parish

Larto Lake

A classic east-central Louisiana backwater fishery in the Saline-Larto Complex, especially popular for crappie, largemouth bass and fishing around bayous,…

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Little River fishing water
Central Louisiana Fishing Area Grant Parish

Little River

A scenic Central Louisiana river and oxbow fishery near Pollock and Georgetown, with cypress-tupelo sloughs, a public concrete boat ramp…

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Red River fishing water
Central Louisiana River Avoyelles Parish

Red River

Louisiana's major Red River fishery stretches from Shreveport-Bossier through Central Louisiana toward the lower river, with five navigation pools, extensive…

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Saline Lake (Saline-Larto Complex) fishing water
Central Louisiana Lake LaSalle Parish

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 fishing water
Central Louisiana Bayou Avoyelles Parish

Saline-Larto Complex

A sprawling east-central Louisiana backwater fishery linking Larto Lake, Saline Lake, Shad Lake and a maze of bayous, known especially…

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Shad Lake fishing water
Central Louisiana Lake Avoyelles Parish

Shad Lake

A shallow, vegetation-rich backwater lake within the Saline-Larto Complex, offering classic central Louisiana fishing for crappie, largemouth bass, bream and…

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Spring Bayou fishing water
Central Louisiana Bayou Avoyelles Parish

Spring Bayou

A cypress-lined Red River backwater fishery near Marksville with largemouth bass, panfish and catfish, three concrete boat ramps, camping and…

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Upper Calcasieu River fishing water
Central Louisiana Fishing Area Vernon Parish

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 fishing water
Central Louisiana Lake Rapides Parish

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 fishing water
Central Louisiana Lake Vernon Parish

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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