Baie Ronde Fishing near Simmesport, Louisiana

• Overview

  Out in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, sits Baie Ronde. The land about it is dry hill. Roughly 37 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Some 14 miles away sits Simmesport, the nearest settlement. Marksville is 19 miles and Mansura 20 miles. Water in the same corner: Grand Lake 1.7 miles away, 2.1 miles away is Upper Sunk Lake, Cross Lake 2.5 miles away, 3.1 miles away is Chaney Lakes and Whiskey Bayou Lakes 3.3 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Baie Ronde

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Baie Ronde responds to conditions more than to tactics. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 82°F and January about 48°F. There is no frozen season to plan round. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. At Baie Ronde the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Grand Lake at 1.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Baie Ronde is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.