Fishing Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Set in Calcasieu Parish, Lake Charles is a Louisiana water. The ground round it is warm bottomland. Roughly 1,086 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Nothing else we list in Calcasieu Parish covers more water. Some 1.4 miles away sits Westlake, the nearest settlement. Lake Charles is 2.1 miles and Prien 4 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lake Charles

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists green sunfish, koi, longnose gar, redear sunfish and redspotted sunfish. Local agencies keep the authoritative list for each water. At Lake Charles the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 83°F on average, January about 51°F. Heat, not cold, decides when to be on the water. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lake Charles.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. The nearest car park we can see is half a mile out, so expect a walk with your gear. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Browns Lake sits 23 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Lake Charles before loading the car.