Fishing Hubbard Brake in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Hubbard Brake is an Evangeline Parish water, Louisiana side. Elevation runs to 72 feet. Roughly 519 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The closest town, Lecompte, is 8 miles away. Bunkie lies 12 miles off, Glenmora another 12 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Hubbard Brake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover gizzard shad. Check the state or provincial list before planning around one species. Hubbard Brake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 82°F, with January the cold end at about 48°F. The year never really closes; it just gets uncomfortable in summer. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan any trip to Hubbard Brake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Cocodrie Lake is 1.4 miles off. Treat Hubbard Brake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.