Fishing Lind Lake in Grant Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Set in Grant Parish, Lind Lake is a Louisiana water. It sits in dry hill. Surface area runs to about 18 acres — small enough to read in one session. Ball at 9.4 miles is the nearest place to stop. Midway follows at 15 miles, then Jena at 16 miles. Within a short run: Hardwater Lake after 3 miles, Blue Hole Slough 3.1 miles off, Goose Lake after 3.2 miles, Duck Lake 3.4 miles off and Fool River after 4 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lind Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover speckled darter, slough darter and bluegill. That is what has been logged nearby, not a stocking list, so check local rules before you plan around any one species. On Lind Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 82°F at the top of summer and 47°F at the bottom of winter. Heat sets the pattern from late spring onward. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Lind Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Hardwater Lake sits 3 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Lind Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.