Cannon Lake in Avoyelles Parish: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Cannon Lake in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It stands 66 feet above sea level. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Avoyelles Parish standards. The closest town, Marksville, is 8.1 miles away. Then Mansura, 12 miles, and Deville, 13 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Cannon Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Nearby survey and observation records mention blue catfish, channel catfish, striped bass, threadfin shad and white crappie. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. Cannon Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 82°F; by January the average is down near 48°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Plan any trip to Cannon Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Bordelon Lake is 0.7 miles off. Confirm before you fish Cannon Lake.