Lake Gascha Fishing in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Lake Gascha is a St. Mary Parish water, Louisiana side. This is warm bottomland country. Surface area runs to roughly 501 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. It lies lower than most water we list in Louisiana. The nearest place of any size is Amelia, 9.4 miles away. The nearest city of size is Baton Rouge, 61 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lake Gascha

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The tide is the timetable on this water; two hours either side of the change usually fish hardest. Reed and marsh margins hold fish through the moving hours. Flats either side fish on the drop as bait is pushed off them. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lake Gascha the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 53°F and July at about 82°F, the water has a wide range to work through. There is no cold season worth the name. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Lake Gascha rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lake Salve is 6.7 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Gascha for certain.