Fishing at Lake Saint Catherine, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Lake Saint Catherine sits in Orleans Parish, out in Louisiana. The country round it is warm bottomland from end to end. At 10.5 sq miles you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The bank runs about 25 miles in total, split between open shore and sheltered corners. Of the waters listed here in Orleans Parish, this is the largest. You are 8.1 miles from Eden Isle. The big place round here is New Orleans, 24 miles distant. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Lake Saint Catherine

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The tide is the timetable on this water; two hours either side of the change usually fish hardest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lake Saint Catherine the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 82°F; by January the average is down near 51°F. Warm water year-round keeps fish moving through every month. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Lake Saint Catherine runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Stump Lagoon is 3.5 miles off. What applies at Lake Saint Catherine may have changed since it was mapped.