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LSU Lakes
Posted on 6/18/25 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 6/18/25 at 5:34 pm
My son is getting in to bass fishing. He saved up and got him a new reel. Wanted to take him to fish tomorrow. Any recommendations of places to go on the lsu lakes for some good practice and maybe some results? Or anywhere else in the area to do some fishing off the bank. Thanks
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 5:41 pm to bnh
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Any recommendations of places to go on the lsu lakes
Just go to the brec soccer park, they have a fishing pond there.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 6:08 pm to bnh
Yep LSU lakes are trashed now w dredging going on. BREC soccer field on Burbank best bet.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 6:32 pm to bnh
Tranquility Ct. Don't tell them I sent you.
This post was edited on 6/18/25 at 6:38 pm
Posted on 6/18/25 at 7:38 pm to bnh
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He saved up and got him a new reel
to you pops. Well donePosted on 6/18/25 at 8:26 pm to AaronDeTiger
I have spent so many days on those ponds. Good memories.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 9:36 pm to AaronDeTiger
Is this a legit post. I know nothing about it
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:45 pm to bnh
The LSU lakes took a major hit to the fish population during the drought. The larger one dried up to the point you could walk across it on dry land. The smaller one by the dorms had good fish up until about 2 weeks ago. The dredging killed a lot of the large bass, not sure how many are left
Posted on 6/19/25 at 8:33 am to rusty547
I'm sure there are plans to restock the lakes after the current dredging project. There for a while people were catching huge bass from City Park Lake.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 8:40 am to bnh
If you want to make the drive to plaquemine, or hop the ferry, you could take him to the Bayou Plaquemine boat launch. It’s the one across the bayou road from the iberville parish jail. Throw a shallow diving/square bill crankbait along the rocks under the bridge. Pitch a soft plastic by the culvert on the other side of the bridge. There’s some bass to be caught around there.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 9:02 am to bnh
Right off Flannery Road. Two stocked ponds.
https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/waddill-wildlife-refuge
Activities and Amenities
Two ponds for fishing
Nature trails (please note that one or more of the trails may be closed due to ongoing maintenance to repair damage from the 2016 flood)
Air rifle range
Archery ranges
Swamp habitat
Sand bar on the Comite River
Picnic facilities
Large pavilion with screened outdoor kitchen (stove/sink/BBQ pit)
Small pavilion with fire pit and handwashing station
Classroom with ceiling projector and DVD player
Restrooms
Tuesday-Saturday, 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
How many fish can I keep?
Currently, the limits per angler are three (3) catfish and two (2) bass under 14 inches, with a total of five (5) fish maximum per group of anglers. There are no creel or size limits for bream. Signs with current creel and size limits are posted on the welcome kiosk and around the ponds.
https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/waddill-wildlife-refuge
Activities and Amenities
Two ponds for fishing
Nature trails (please note that one or more of the trails may be closed due to ongoing maintenance to repair damage from the 2016 flood)
Air rifle range
Archery ranges
Swamp habitat
Sand bar on the Comite River
Picnic facilities
Large pavilion with screened outdoor kitchen (stove/sink/BBQ pit)
Small pavilion with fire pit and handwashing station
Classroom with ceiling projector and DVD player
Restrooms
Tuesday-Saturday, 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
How many fish can I keep?
Currently, the limits per angler are three (3) catfish and two (2) bass under 14 inches, with a total of five (5) fish maximum per group of anglers. There are no creel or size limits for bream. Signs with current creel and size limits are posted on the welcome kiosk and around the ponds.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 9:25 am to Shexter
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Right off Flannery Road. Two stocked ponds.
Eh. The Waddill ponds are "stocked" but they are very small. I fish there regularly with my 4 year old nephew because he can catch a bunch of bream, but they are all fingerlings - he at least catches stuff and gets excited.
For bass fishing it very lackluster. And their catfish pond supposedly have catfish, but I have never once seen anyone take a catfish out of there.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 9:41 am to BigBinBR
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I fish there regularly with my 4 year old nephew because he can catch a bunch of bream, but they are all fingerlings - he at least catches stuff and gets excited.
How old is the OP's kid? Maybe he's young and just wants to catch some fish.
He's not going to catch a trophy bass out of Waddill, but at least he'll catch something.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 11:13 am to bnh
Hilltop Arboretum off highland road has a pond. Caught bass and brim in it. Caught bass on crank baits, Texas rigs, and frogs and brim on worms and a few tiny plastic baits. Never anyone out there fishing when I went either
Posted on 6/19/25 at 3:22 pm to bnh
They built a nice pier on bayou manchac in Bayou Manchac Park. You can take him on a nice hiking trail too. Spots to stop and fish the bank along the way.
Google Maps.
Google Maps.
This post was edited on 6/19/25 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 6/19/25 at 4:14 pm to AaronDeTiger
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They built a nice pier on bayou manchac in Bayou Manchac Park. You can take him on a nice hiking trail too. Spots to stop and fish the bank along the way.
and a new kayak launch
BREC has really improved this park a lot in the past few years. I wish they'd build another kayak launch either at the Airline Hwy Fair Grounds or farther down the river closer to Fred's/Amite River.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 6:41 pm to Shexter
Just try not to catch any stray handjobs on the way past the restroom.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 6:42 pm to Shexter
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wish they'd build another kayak launch either at the Airline Hwy Fair Grounds
That's in the works. They're supposed to build a nice launch at the Fairgrounds.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 6:50 pm to Shexter
How far up machac from there can one go? Looks like it turns swampy after you go under i10 then splits into Fountain and alligator bayou.
Posted on 6/19/25 at 10:34 pm to Turnblad85
Manchac starts turning into a ditch not far past that split. Bayou Fountain can be navigated all the way to Highland Road Park kayak launch and beyond. almost to behind Sammy's Grill on Highland.
Here's links to the Baton Rouge kayak waterways maps
https://paddlebr.com/map/
https://www.brec.org/Blueways
Here's links to the Baton Rouge kayak waterways maps
https://paddlebr.com/map/
https://www.brec.org/Blueways
This post was edited on 6/19/25 at 10:38 pm
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