Catfish Lake Fishing near Lake Arthur, Louisiana

• Overview

  Within Cameron Parish, Louisiana, you have Catfish Lake. The shore lies 12 miles out. It measures some 1,030 acres, and wind has room to build across it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Louisiana listings. Lake Arthur sits 19 miles from here and is the nearest stop. It is 55 miles to Lafayette, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Catfish Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Flats either side fish on the drop as bait is pushed off them. Reed and marsh margins hold fish through the moving hours. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include spotted gar. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. Catfish Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 51°F in January and 82°F in July. Warm water year-round keeps fish moving through every month. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It sets the rhythm of the year at Catfish Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Little Catfish Lake, 0.9 miles out. For Catfish Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.