Fishing Lake Catherine in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Within Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, you have Lake Catherine. The country here is open plain. It runs to roughly 32 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Our Ouachita Parish list holds plenty of bigger water. Richwood is the closest place, 8.5 miles off. Further out sit Bawcomville (11 miles) and Brownsville (12 miles). A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Lake Catherine

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Public wildlife records from this area list black crappie, channel catfish and orangespotted sunfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lake Catherine fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 45°F in January up to 82°F in July. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. On Lake Catherine that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lake Lafitta, 3.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lake Catherine.