Gum Pond Fishing near Nicholson, Louisiana

• Overview

  Set in Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana, this is Gum Pond. Warm bottomland runs right down to the water. About 9 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Head to Nicholson, 9.2 miles away, for anything you forgot. Metairie sits 42 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Gum Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include gulf logperch, Alabama shad and American eel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Gum Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 81°F and January near 50°F on the long-run figures. The whole calendar is open, with dawn and dusk the productive hours in summer. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Time your trip to Gum Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• 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. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Clements Bayou, 2 miles away. Confirm access to Gum Pond locally before you travel.