Foy Lake, Louisiana: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, sits Foy Lake. The water sits 49 feet up. The closest town, Port Barre, is 4.3 miles distant. Opelousas is 9 miles and Leonville 10 miles. Other water nearby: Grassy Lake lies 8.8 miles on, Two O'clock Bayou at 8.9 miles, Fontenots Pond lies 14 miles on, Dunns Lake at 15 miles and Indian Lake lies 20 miles on. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Foy Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover largemouth bass, blue catfish, bowfin, channel catfish and striped bass. That is what has been logged nearby, not a stocking list, so check local rules before you plan around any one species. At Foy Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 82°F at the top of summer and 49°F at the bottom of winter. Wet and dry spells shape the year more than temperature. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Anyone fishing Foy Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Grassy Lake, 8.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Foy Lake as something to verify.