13 public waters in the Florida Parishes region — 6 lakes/reservoirs and 7 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.
At nearly 408,000 acres, Lake Pontchartrain is Louisiana's largest estuary and a premier saltwater-transition fishery spanning six parishes. Red drum and spotted seatrout dominate the inshore flats and channels, with black drum, sheepshead, and southern flounder adding seasonal variety; freshwater largemouth bass and catfish thrive in the lake's interior and tributary systems.
Lake Maurepas, a 58,000-acre brackish system in South Louisiana, bridges saltwater and freshwater fishing across three parishes. The lake holds solid populations of red drum, spotted seatrout, and black drum in its open waters, while largemouth bass and blue catfish concentrate in shallow bays and bayou mouths where freshwater influence peaks.
Lac des Allemands — a shallow cypress lake southwest of New Orleans that bills itself the 'Sac-a-Lait Capital of the World'. Largemouth Bass, huge numbers of white and Black Crappie, Bluegill, chinquapin and Goggle-Eye, choupique and Gar, and channel and Blue Catfish. Tidally influenced fresh water in the Barataria basin.
The Prairie (464 acres) sits in St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana, managed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
First Canal, a 18-acre lake in St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana, managed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries: Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana, Old Garyville Timbermill Pond is a 16-acre lake, managed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Tchefuncte River (46 km) flows through St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Orleans and 2 more counties in 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.
Blind River (36 km) flows through St. James, Ascension, Livingston and 1 more county in 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. James, Lafourche and St. John the Baptist Counties, Louisiana — Bayou Chevreuil is a 16 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.
Mississippi Bayou runs 14 km through St. John the Baptist County, 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.
Pass Manchac River runs 11 km through Tangipahoa and St. John the Baptist 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.
North Pass River runs 9 km through Tangipahoa and St. John the Baptist 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.
Reserve Relief Canal River (9 km) flows through St. John the Baptist County, 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.
Across its mapped waters, St. John the Baptist Parish holds 17 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, White Crappie, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish, Bowfin and Flathead Catfish.
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.