Petite Baie Fishing near Marksville, Louisiana

• Overview

  Look for Petite Baie in the Concordia Parish part of Louisiana. The water sits 69 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 17 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Supplies mean a trip to Marksville, 15 miles off. Simmesport is 17 miles and Mansura 17 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Petite Baie

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. At Petite Baie the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 82°F for July and 48°F for January. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Plan around that when you fish Petite Baie.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac a Madame Lee, 1.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Petite Baie, the notice at the access point is the final word.