Fishing at Longville Lake, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Longville Lake falls in Beauregard Parish, part of Louisiana. The land about it is warm green lowland. It measures about 90 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. It sits round rather than ragged, so structure comes from depth, not shape. Nothing else we list in Beauregard Parish covers more water. You are 16 miles from DeQuincy. The nearest city of size is Beaumont, 63 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Longville Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists Rio Grande longear sunfish, slough darter, bluegill and tadpole madtom. The list reflects reported sightings and surveys rather than what is stocked. Longville Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 82°F and January near 49°F. The whole calendar is open, with dawn and dusk the productive hours in summer. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. It holds true on Longville Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Bundick Creek, 12 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Longville Lake for certain.