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Best white bass lakes in Louisiana

6 Louisiana waters hold white bass, 1 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Hard-fighting schooling bass. Legendary spring river runs, then open-water surface blitzes chasing shad all summer.

1. Toledo Bend Reservoir — 110 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
2. Mississippi River — Vicksburg — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
3. Caddo Lake — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
4. Lake D'Arbonne — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
5. Cross Lake — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
6. Eagle Lake — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill

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When to fish white bass in Louisiana

• Spring 2–12 ft — The famous spawning run — fish stack in tributary rivers and below dams by the thousands.
• Summer 8–25 ft — Follow the shad — surface blitzes early and late, suspended schools over structure midday.
• Fall 6–25 ft — The best surface action of the year — gulls diving means white bass feeding.
• Winter 15–40 ft — Huge tight schools in deep basins and channel bends — vertical spoons.

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