Fish Lake near Jonesville: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Fish Lake is set in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. Land around it is oak and grass. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Catahoula Parish are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Jonesville, 7.1 miles off. Jena is 15 miles and Midway 16 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include longear sunfish, Rio Grande longear sunfish and Mississippi silvery minnow. Local agencies keep the authoritative list for each water. On Fish Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 82°F in July and bottom out at 47°F in January. Long warm spells define the calendar more than any cold. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. That is the shape of the year on Fish Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Sandy Lake is 1.7 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Fish Lake for certain.