12 public waters in the Acadiana & South Louisiana region — 3 lakes/reservoirs and 9 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Louisiana licence.
See every public fishing venue in Louisiana on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake Verret (15,077 acres) sits in Assumption County, Louisiana, managed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. A south-Louisiana natural lake (Verret, Salvador, Des Allemands, Palourde, Fausse Pointe, Henderson, Boeuf) — cypress-rimmed, shallow, and tidally influenced. Largemouth Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye in the fresh water, and Red Drum ('Redfish'), Speckled Trout and Sheepshead where it turns brackish toward the coast. Lac des Allemands calls itself the 'Sac-a-Lait Capital of the World'.
In St. Mary, St. Martin and Assumption Counties, Louisiana, Lake Palourde is a 10,810-acre lake, managed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. A south-Louisiana natural lake (Verret, Salvador, Des Allemands, Palourde, Fausse Pointe, Henderson, Boeuf) — cypress-rimmed, shallow, and tidally influenced. Largemouth Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye in the fresh water, and Red Drum ('Redfish'), Speckled Trout and Sheepshead where it turns brackish toward the coast. Lac des Allemands calls itself the 'Sac-a-Lait Capital of the World'.
In St. Martin, Concordia, Catahoula and 3 more counties in Louisiana, Grassy Lake is a 1,504-acre lake, managed by State Department of Natural Resources. A small Louisiana state, parish or community lake — Largemouth Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Channel Catfish, usually with a boat launch and often electric-motor-only. Fished on the standard Louisiana licence.
Bayou Lafourche runs 170 km through Lafourche, Assumption and Ascension Counties, Louisiana: A Louisiana bayou or slow river (Teche, Lafourche, Macon, Boeuf, Tensas, D'Arbonne, Dorcheat, Tickfaw, Tangipahoa, Bartholomew) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye, channel and Flathead Catfish, choupique and Gar. Slow, tree-lined, tannin-stained water fished from the bank, a pirogue or a bass boat.
Bayou Chene runs 13 km through St. Mary, Terrebonne and Assumption Counties, Louisiana: A Louisiana bayou or slow river (Teche, Lafourche, Macon, Boeuf, Tensas, D'Arbonne, Dorcheat, Tickfaw, Tangipahoa, Bartholomew) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye, channel and Flathead Catfish, choupique and Gar. Slow, tree-lined, tannin-stained water fished from the bank, a pirogue or a bass boat.
In Assumption and St. James Counties, Louisiana, Bayou Verret is a 20 km river or creek. A Louisiana bayou or slow river (Teche, Lafourche, Macon, Boeuf, Tensas, D'Arbonne, Dorcheat, Tickfaw, Tangipahoa, Bartholomew) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye, channel and Flathead Catfish, choupique and Gar. Slow, tree-lined, tannin-stained water fished from the bank, a pirogue or a bass boat.
Belle River runs 14 km through St. Martin and Assumption Counties, Louisiana: A Louisiana bayou or slow river (Teche, Lafourche, Macon, Boeuf, Tensas, D'Arbonne, Dorcheat, Tickfaw, Tangipahoa, Bartholomew) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye, channel and Flathead Catfish, choupique and Gar. Slow, tree-lined, tannin-stained water fished from the bank, a pirogue or a bass boat.
St. Mary and Assumption Counties, Louisiana — Bayou Boeuf is a 20 km stream: A Louisiana bayou or slow river (Teche, Lafourche, Macon, Boeuf, Tensas, D'Arbonne, Dorcheat, Tickfaw, Tangipahoa, Bartholomew) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye, channel and Flathead Catfish, choupique and Gar. Slow, tree-lined, tannin-stained water fished from the bank, a pirogue or a bass boat.
Bayou L'Ourse (13 km) flows through Assumption, Terrebonne and St. Mary Counties, Louisiana. A Louisiana bayou or slow river (Teche, Lafourche, Macon, Boeuf, Tensas, D'Arbonne, Dorcheat, Tickfaw, Tangipahoa, Bartholomew) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye, channel and Flathead Catfish, choupique and Gar. Slow, tree-lined, tannin-stained water fished from the bank, a pirogue or a bass boat.
In Assumption and Iberia Counties, Louisiana, Bayou Natchez is a 10 km river or creek. A Louisiana bayou or slow river (Teche, Lafourche, Macon, Boeuf, Tensas, D'Arbonne, Dorcheat, Tickfaw, Tangipahoa, Bartholomew) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye, channel and Flathead Catfish, choupique and Gar. Slow, tree-lined, tannin-stained water fished from the bank, a pirogue or a bass boat.
Assumption County, Louisiana — Bayou Saint Vincent is a 8 km stream: A Louisiana bayou or slow river (Teche, Lafourche, Macon, Boeuf, Tensas, D'Arbonne, Dorcheat, Tickfaw, Tangipahoa, Bartholomew) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye, channel and Flathead Catfish, choupique and Gar. Slow, tree-lined, tannin-stained water fished from the bank, a pirogue or a bass boat.
Lafourche, St. James and Assumption Counties, Louisiana — Bayou Petit Chackbay is a 8 km stream: A Louisiana bayou or slow river (Teche, Lafourche, Macon, Boeuf, Tensas, D'Arbonne, Dorcheat, Tickfaw, Tangipahoa, Bartholomew) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, sac-a-lait, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye, channel and Flathead Catfish, choupique and Gar. Slow, tree-lined, tannin-stained water fished from the bank, a pirogue or a bass boat.
Across its mapped waters, Assumption Parish holds 15 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Channel Catfish, White Crappie, Warmouth and Bowfin.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Louisiana map Join PiscaMapsSince the 2022 licence overhaul, one Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries resident Fishing License (about $17) covers every public water in the state, fresh and salt. The non-resident annual is about $68, with short-term non-resident trips sold. Louisiana has no freshwater trout and no trout stamp. Louisiana residents 60 and older buy a reduced-price Senior licence, residents born before 1 June 1940 are exempt, and anglers under 18 fish free. Buy at wlf.louisiana.gov.