Tiger Lake Fishing near Bunkie, Louisiana

• Overview

  Set in Evangeline Parish, Tiger Lake is a Louisiana water. Elevation runs to 66 feet. With some 218 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Nearest town is Bunkie, 9.2 miles off. Then Pine Prairie, 11 miles, and Lecompte, 13 miles. Neighbouring water: Turtle Bayou within 3.9 miles, Mountain Bayou Lake sits 4.9 miles out, Hubbard Brake within 4.9 miles, Dossman Lake sits 5.5 miles out and Cocodrie Lake within 6.2 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Tiger Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include black crappie, largemouth bass and warmouth. Take it as evidence of what swims here, not a promise for one session. On Tiger Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 82°F, while January sits near 48°F. No part of the year shuts this water. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. That shapes the year on Tiger Lake. Overcast days spread the fishing across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Turtle Bayou is 3.9 miles off. For Tiger Lake in particular, ask before you travel.