UTERJanuary
Winter crappie and blues
Brush and cut bait.
Toledo Bend to the Atchafalaya
Louisiana freshwater fishing
What's biting in Louisiana freshwater in October: largemouth bass, spotted bass and black crappie at their peak, with bluegill, redear sunfish and warmouth around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 16 fish here month by month, from Toledo Bend to Red River.
Atchafalaya fall
Cypress swamps and bayous of the Atchafalaya, the big reservoirs on the Texas line, oxbow lakes, and the Red River — bass, crappie, catfish and alligator gar.
Toledo BendAtchafalaya BasinCaddo LakeFalse RiverLake D'ArbonneRed River
Updated
Now · October
Atchafalaya fall
Falling water.
Largemouth bassBlack crappie (speck)Blue catfishChannel catfishAlligator garSpotted bass (Kentucky bass)
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Largemouth bass
Delta and Atchafalaya bass feed on the falling water — fish the drains
Spotted bass (Kentucky bass)
Black crappie (speck)
Channel catfish
Blue catfish
White bass
Alligator gar
Bluegill
Redear sunfish (shellcracker)
Warmouth
Chain pickerel
Flathead catfish
Freshwater drum (sheepshead)
Common carp
Longnose gar
Bowfin (mudfish)
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Pre-spawn bass
Largemouth bassBlack crappie (speck)Blue catfishSpotted bass (Kentucky bass)Chain pickerelWhite bass
Toledo Bend points.
March
Bass and crappie on the beds
Largemouth bassBlack crappie (speck)Blue catfishBowfin (mudfish)Spotted bass (Kentucky bass)Redear sunfish (shellcracker)
Cypress pockets.
April
Post-spawn and bream
Largemouth bassBlack crappie (speck)Blue catfishChannel catfishBowfin (mudfish)Spotted bass (Kentucky bass)
Topwater.
May
Bream beds
Crickets.
June
Basin bass on falling water
Fish the drains.
July
Summer gar and cats
Cut bait.
August
Hot water
Dawn only.
September
Fall begins
Black crappie (speck)Alligator garBowfin (mudfish)Flathead catfishWhite bassFreshwater drum (sheepshead)
Schooling bass.
October · now
Atchafalaya fall
Largemouth bassBlack crappie (speck)Blue catfishChannel catfishAlligator garSpotted bass (Kentucky bass)
Falling water.
November
Crappie
Brush piles.
December
Winter blues
Cut shad.
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