Fontenots Pond Fishing near Ville Platte, Louisiana

• Overview

  Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, is where Fontenots Pond sits. What surrounds it is open low country. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saint Landry Parish list. The closest town, Ville Platte, is 6.5 miles away. Lafayette is the closest city, 36 miles away. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Fontenots Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. At Fontenots Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach. Read the wind first; it decides which bank is worth walking.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 49°F in January up to 82°F in July. There is no cold season worth the name. 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. Plan any trip to Fontenots Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Grassy Lake is 5.4 miles distant. Treat access at Fontenots Pond as something to verify.