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Fishing Lake Maurepas: what the data says
59,170-acre estuary near Ponchatoula. The water tops out around 25 ft. The depth chart is built from real NOAA hydrographic survey soundings (depths referenced to low tide), so the channels, holes and drop-offs you see are measured, not guessed. What follows comes from the same scoring engine that paints the spots above.
Largemouth Bass fishing at Lake Maurepas
Start shallow in spring: largemouth bass sit in 2 to 10 ft that time of year. By summer they slide out to 8 to 20 ft, and by winter most fish are in 8 to 25 ft. Shallow bay flat is the standout, a weed flat at roughly 2 ft, rated prime for spring largemouth bass. Best bite is early morning and the evening. Summer baits: a texas-rigged 10" worm or a deep-diving crankbait gets it done.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 10 ft | dawn & dusk | Spinnerbait, Chatterbait |
| Summer | 8 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Texas-rigged 10" worm, Deep-diving crankbait |
| Fall | 4 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | Squarebill crankbait (shad), Spinnerbait |
| Winter | 8 to 25 ft | midday | Blade bait, Jigging spoon |
Blue Catfish fishing at Lake Maurepas
Start shallow in spring: blue catfish sit in 5 to 25 ft that time of year. Summer fish stay in 6 to 25 ft, and winter fish hold in 8 to 25 ft. Old creek channel is the standout, a creek channel at roughly 10 ft, rated prime for spring blue catfish. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning and the evening.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 25 ft | dusk | |
| Summer | 6 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | |
| Fall | 8 to 25 ft | dusk | |
| Winter | 8 to 25 ft | midday |
Red Drum (Redfish) fishing at Lake Maurepas
In spring, red drum (redfish) run shallow here, mostly 1 to 8 ft. They move out to 2 to 12 ft in summer and finish the year down in 3 to 15 ft. Feeding flat is the standout, a feeding flat at roughly 6 ft, rated prime for spring red drum (redfish). Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. Tie on a weedless gold spoon or a paddletail swimbait and you're in the game.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 8 ft | dawn & dusk | Gold weedless spoon, Paddletail on 1/4 oz jighead |
| Summer | 2 to 12 ft | dawn & dusk | Weedless gold spoon, Paddletail swimbait |
| Fall | 3 to 20 ft | dawn & midday | 1/2 oz spoon (schools), Big paddletail |
| Winter | 3 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | Scented soft plastic on 1/8 oz head, Slow-rolled paddletail |
Notable structure
- Deep basin: deep basin, around 16 ft
- Break off the point: drop-off, around 11 ft
- Old creek channel: creek channel, around 10 ft
- Main-lake point: point, around 6 ft
- Creek inflow: inflow / creek mouth, around 6 ft
- Feeding flat: feeding flat, around 6 ft
- Weed flat: weed flat, around 6 ft
- Tickfaw River inflow: inflow / creek mouth, around 5 ft
- Gravel shoal: gravel shoal, around 5 ft
- Gravel shoal: gravel shoal, around 5 ft
- Secondary point: point, around 4 ft
- Gravel shoal: gravel shoal, around 4 ft
- Gravel shoal: gravel shoal, around 4 ft
- Shoreline point: point, around 4 ft
Common questions
How deep is Lake Maurepas?
Lake Maurepas is about 25 ft at its deepest point. The depth chart here comes from real NOAA hydrographic surveys (charted soundings referenced to low tide), so the contours reflect measured depths.
What fish are in Lake Maurepas?
Anglers target largemouth bass, blue catfish, red drum (redfish) on Lake Maurepas.
Where is the best fishing spot on Lake Maurepas?
Shallow bay flat is the top-rated area: a weed flat in about 2 ft of water that rates prime for largemouth bass in spring. Open the map above to see every rated spot for each species and season.
When is the best time to fish Lake Maurepas?
For largemouth bass, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.