Fishing at Eaves Old River, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Eaves Old River is a Beauregard Parish water, Louisiana side. Everything around it is warm bottomland. Small at around 16 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On our Beauregard Parish list it sits near the top for size. Some 4.3 miles away sits Merryville, the nearest settlement. Newton is 12 miles and DeRidder 16 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Eaves Old River

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public wildlife records from this area list spotted bass, bluegill, Rio Grande longear sunfish and blue sucker. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. Eaves Old River responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 82°F and January about 49°F. Nothing shuts down for cold, so the question is when in the day to go. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. At Eaves Old River the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Alligator Lake is 0.8 miles off. For Eaves Old River in particular, ask before you travel.