Fishing Nantachie Lake in Grant Parish, Louisiana

• Overview

  Look for Nantachie Lake in the Grant Parish part of Louisiana. The ground around here is open plain. At 1,424 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. You are looking at roughly 14 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. On our Grant Parish list it sits near the top for size. 9.1 miles away sits Colfax, the nearest town. Beyond it, Vienna Bend at 16 miles and Natchitoches at 19 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Nantachie Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover longear sunfish, largemouth bass, bantam sunfish, spotted bass and blacktail redhorse. Check the state or provincial list before planning around one species. On Nantachie Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 82°F in July and bottom out at 47°F in January. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Plan around that when you fish Nantachie Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a dammed water rather than a natural one, which shows in the shape of the basin. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Chico Lake at 4.1 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Nantachie Lake in what we hold.