Bayou D'Arbonne Lake Fishing in Union Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Set in Union Parish, Bayou D'Arbonne Lake is a Louisiana water. The surface lies 85 feet up. Around 20.3 sq miles of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. Bays run back a long way, and the fish move between them with the season. Nothing else we list in Union Parish covers more water. Farmerville sits 1.9 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Shreveport, 78 miles distant. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Bayou D'Arbonne Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover largemouth bass, striped bass and channel catfish. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. Take Bayou D'Arbonne Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 82°F; by January the average is down near 44°F. There is no frozen season to plan round. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. That is the shape of the year on Bayou D'Arbonne Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Ouchleys Pond, 5.1 miles away. None of that is settled for Bayou D'Arbonne Lake in what we hold.