Louisiana
Lake
40 acres
Not yet reviewed
About Fishing at Chico Lagoon
Chico Lagoon is a public lake in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, managed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries.
It is public water managed for fishing by the Louisiana Department of Conservation & Natural Resources.
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.
Chico Lagoon covers about 40 acres in the Acadiana & South Louisiana region. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Blind Lagoon and Lake Maisson.
Region
Acadiana & South Louisiana
Public access
Not yet reviewed
Managed by
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
Access & Rules at Chico Lagoon
Fishing Licence for Chico Lagoon
Anyone 18-59 needs a Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries fishing licence — since the 2022 licence overhaul the resident Fishing License (about $17) covers both fresh and salt water, and the non-resident annual is about $68 (short-term non-resident trips are sold). Louisiana residents 60 and older buy a reduced-price Senior licence, and residents born before 1 June 1940 are licence-exempt; anglers under 18 fish free. There is no trout stamp — Louisiana has no freshwater trout ('trout' here means speckled trout, a saltwater fish covered by the base licence). Buy from LDWF at wlf.louisiana.gov. A Louisiana fishing licence covers this water. Toledo Bend and Caddo Lake are fished lake-wide on a Louisiana or Texas licence. The LDWF trophy lakes have their own bass slot or minimum limits.
Trophy lakes & border waters
Louisiana has no freshwater trout ('trout' locally means speckled trout, a saltwater fish covered by the base licence)
The LDWF trophy-bass lakes (Caney, Poverty Point, False River, Concordia, Bruin, D'Arbonne, Toledo Bend) each carry their own bass slot or minimum limit
Toledo Bend and Caddo Lake are fished lake-wide on a Louisiana or Texas licence; the Mississippi River on a Louisiana, Mississippi or Arkansas licence in the border reaches
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Frequently Asked Questions
What fish are in Chico Lagoon?+
Chico Lagoon is managed for fishing by the Louisiana Department of Conservation & Natural Resources; check the LDWF fishing-report page for this water.
Is Chico Lagoon public?+
Yes. Chico Lagoon is public water managed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Access is recorded as "Not yet reviewed" and confirmed via agency records.
What licence do I need for Chico Lagoon?+
Anyone 18-59 needs a Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries fishing licence — since the 2022 licence overhaul the resident Fishing License (about $17) covers both fresh and salt water, and the non-resident annual is about $68 (short-term non-resident trips are sold). Louisiana residents 60 and older buy a reduced-price Senior licence, and residents born before 1 June 1940 are licence-exempt; anglers under 18 fish free. There is no trout stamp — Louisiana has no freshwater trout ('trout' here means speckled trout, a saltwater fish covered by the base licence). Buy from LDWF at wlf.louisiana.gov. A Louisiana fishing licence covers this water. Toledo Bend and Caddo Lake are fished lake-wide on a Louisiana or Texas licence. The LDWF trophy lakes have their own bass slot or minimum limits.
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