Lost Lake Fishing in Concordia Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Lost Lake stands in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The country round it is oak and grass from end to end. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Concordia Parish standards. Start from Simmesport, 14 miles down the road. After that come Batchelor at 21 miles and Mansura at 23 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public wildlife records from this area list flathead catfish, black carp, silver carp and bighead carp. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish in this exact water on the day. Read Lost Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 48°F to 82°F. Warm months push fish deep; cool months bring them back. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Plan any trip to Lost Lake around it. Water temperature lags the air by a week or so.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Goose Lake, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lost Lake may have changed since it was mapped.