Bay L'Ours Fishing near Galliano, Louisiana

• Overview

  Bay L'Ours falls in Lafourche Parish, part of Louisiana. Tidal water begins 0.3 miles from here. It measures some 2.5 sq miles, and wind has room to build across it. Head to Galliano, 7 miles away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Cut Off at 7.8 miles and Golden Meadow at 9.6 miles. If this one is busy: Brusle Lake (1.4 miles), Round Lake after 3.2 miles, Little Lake (4.2 miles), Turtle Bay after 5.3 miles and Coffee Bay (6.9 miles). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Bay L'Ours

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Oyster and old piling give the only hard structure in sight. The channel is where water moves, and fish follow it. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover crevalle jack, red drum and black drum. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish in this exact water on the day. At Bay L'Ours the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 53°F and July at about 82°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Fish feed through every month here. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Bay L'Ours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Brusle Lake, 1.4 miles away. For Bay L'Ours in particular, ask before you travel.