If you were to rank the top 5 or 3 crappie lakes in LA, for size and quality, what would they be?
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If you were to rank the top 5 or 3 crappie lakes in LA, for size and quality, what would they be?
Thanks,
bandchaser
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I haven't fished much outside of my NELA area so i can't say for sure but I think that Darbonne, Toledo Bend and Larto are gonna make any serious top 5 list.
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[QUOTE=20watt;3381769]I haven't fished much outside of my NELA area so i can't say for sure but I think that Darbonne, Toledo Bend and Larto are gonna make any serious top 5 list.
These would definitely be in my top 5. I would add Poverty Point and Old River to complete a top 5.
Lake Verrette would have to be in that number. IMO. Three of your top ten fish came from that lake.
Well If you are going off of size, then my personal favorite would be Bundicks but that is a very small lake and probably will not make many of yall's list, except Jlaughlin's. So I would have to go with 1. Larto and followed closely by 2. Darbonne. As far as the other 3, I haven't fished the other lakes to be able to rank them. I give Larto the slight edge over Darbonne because the fish I have caught at Larto have been a slightly better quality than the ones I have caught at Darbonne although they both have QUALITY fish as well as quantity.
For consistency (having a good chance any time of the year to catch a mess of good fish) I would say D'arbonne and Saline/Larto
But when the conditions are right, MS River oxbows are where its at, but just not consistent
There are probably 10 to 15 other places I would go within 1 hour of Monroe when conditions are right before I went to D'arbonne or Larto though
Thanks gentlemen. Keep on with the thoughts and opinions!!
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Toledo Bend, Saline/Larto,Old River(Miss river oxbow),Atchafalaya basin(May & June)
I'm biased and while not a "lake", b/c I've never fished a freshwater "lake".....
I'd prefer to know any one of the local river systems around, back and forth, over any lake, there's plenty of big fish and always numbers.
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Thank you for the information gents. We are gathering intel to plan and book our next year's trip. Been going to Lake Washington for the last 3 years, but we are looking for our next bucket list location.
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Let us know right before y'all come down.....maybe we can point y'all in right direction
Toledo Bend, Darbonne and Poverty Point
Anyone know of any decent to good locations around or south of I-10? I always hear about all the great locations in north Louisiana, but I live around Lafayette and never hear about much about here.
Clay for you the place is Henderson. It's close and its great. It has it's ups and downs like any other place but learn it and you will always be in fish.
"gene"
You can access the basin at Bayou Benoit south of Lafayette.....Quote:
Originally Posted by clay slayer