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Bonnet Carre Spillway 22 mi
Photo: Louisiana Sea Grant, CC BY 2.0 
Lake Des Allemands 9.8 mi
Photo: Lane Lefort, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain 
Bayou Lafourche 4.0 mi
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Terrebonne Parish 16 mi
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Lake Boeuf Fishing
A 2,000-acre Louisiana lake in Lafourche Parish.
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Lafourche Parish
What LDWF records about Lake Boeuf
Wildlife and Fisheries rates Lake Boeuf at 2,000 acres; it sits in Lafourche Parish. Expect an average of roughly 4 feet of water. The nearest town is Raceland, roughly 5 miles out.
The LDWF office for it: District 8.
2,000acres (LDWF)
4 ftaverage depth
0launches
7species named
LDWF Inland Waterbodies with Management Plans layer (Size, average depth, popular species, cover, access and tips text), Census 2023 places, retrieved October 28, 2026. LDWF office: District 8; 61384 Fish Hatchery Rd, Lacombe, LA 70445; 985-882-5228.
Species
What lands in the boat on Lake Boeuf
LDWF names these as the popular fish of Lake Boeuf: Largemouth bass; bluegill; redear; blue, channel, and flathead catfish; crappie.
Working Lake Boeuf through the seasons
Largemouth bass: soft plastics (worm or crawfish) or spinnerbaits; bluegill: live bait (cricket or worm) under a cork; crappie: tube jigs
Where structure sits in Lake Boeuf
Scrub shrub along shoreline, freshwater marsh shoreline, submerged and emergent vegetation, excessive floating vegetation
LDWF Inland Waterbodies with Management Plans text (popular species, fishing tips, cover; not a full species census), LOWA records and LDWF stocking; retrieved October 28, 2026.
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Bass boats in the water at Lake Boeuf
LDWF records no boat launch on Lake Boeuf.
Launches within a short drive of Lake Boeuf
- Theriot Launch on Bayou LafourcheBayou Lafourche, 4 miles south
- Larousse Boat Launch on Bayou BoeufBayou Boeuf, 5 miles north
- Butch Hill Launch on Bayou Cut OffBayou Cut Off, 8 miles south
- Pleasure Bend Launch on Lac Des AllemandsLac Des Allemands, 9 miles north
- Bayou Des Allemands on Dufrene PondsDufrene Ponds, 10 miles east
- Bayou ChevreuilBayou Chevreuil, 10 miles northwest
LDWF boat launch inventory (BoatRamps05152025) and LDWF Banks and Piers layer, retrieved October 28, 2026.
Stocking
Recent LDWF stockings at Lake Boeuf
LDWF stocking rows naming Lake Boeuf:
- Florida Bass (pure)Florida Bass (pure), 32,000, October 17, 2025 (LDWF-Responsible Anglers United partnership; future stockings planned …)
LDWF hatchery stocking releases (spring 2024 and 2025 per-water tables, single stockings to 2026); LDWF publishes no per-row dates; retrieved October 28, 2026.
Limits
Daily creel at Lake Boeuf
| Species | Daily limit and size | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Black bass (largemouth and spotted) | 10 daily | Open year-round |
| Striped or hybrid striped bass (or any combination thereof) | 5 daily; no more than two over 30" total length | Open year-round |
| White bass | 50 daily | Open year-round |
| Yellow bass | 50 daily | Open year-round |
| Sunfish (bream) | No daily limit | Open year-round |
| Crappie (black and white) | 50 daily; 100 fish possession limit | Open year-round |
| Bowfin (choupique) | No daily limit; 16" MLL | Open year-round |
| Buffalo fish (or their hybrids) | 25 daily; 16" MLL | Open year-round |
| Catfish (blue, channel and flathead) | 100 daily in the aggregate. An angler may possess up to 25 undersized catfish of the three species combined.; Blue Catfish: 12" MLL; Channel Catfish: 11" MLL; Flathead Catfish: 14" MLL | Open year-round |
| Freshwater drum (gaspergou) | 25 daily; 12" MLL | Open year-round |
| Paddlefish | 2 daily (fish cannot be retained alive & cannot be harvested by snagging methods); 30" max lower jaw fork length | Open year-round |
| Shad | 50 pounds daily | Open year-round |
| Sturgeon | No legal harvest or possession | Closed (no legal harvest or possession) |
| Other freshwater fish (all species of bream and garfish) | No daily limit | Open year-round |
| Crawfish | 150 pounds daily | Open year-round |
| Rainbow trout (Get Out & Fish! community ponds) | five fish per person (daily limit) | Stocked mid-January to early February, pending a decrease in water temperatures |
Read the statewide rows for Lake Boeuf first, then any water-body rule.
Louisiana anglers 18 and older carry a Basic Fishing License: $17 a year for residents and $68 for nonresidents.
Limits and seasons as printed in the 2026 Louisiana Recreational Fishing Regulations (LDWF pamphlet, updated September 21, 2026), page 19 (pamphlet PDF); confirmed on the LDWF freshwater finfish page October 28, 2026.
Records
Record-book catches from Lake Boeuf
| Species | Division | Weight | Angler | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLIER | Rod & Reel | .35 lb | Joseph J McGoey IV | August 2020 |
Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association state fish records (rank 1 entries; LDWF keeps no record list), retrieved October 28, 2026. All Louisiana records.
Compare
How Lake Boeuf measures up against its neighbours
Of the five nearest Louisiana lakes with pages, Lake Salvador is the largest at 15,000 acres.
| Lake | Distance | Acres | Average depth | Launches | LDWF reefs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Boeuf | 2,000 | 4 ft | 0 | 0 | |
| Dufrene Ponds | 9 miles east | 1,516 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lake Des Allemands | 10 miles north | 12,000 | 7 ft | 0 | 0 |
| Lake Fields and Lake Long Complex | 11 miles south | 3 ft | 0 | 0 | |
| Bonnet Carre Spillway | 22 miles northeast | 7,623 | 2 | 0 | |
| Lake Salvador | 23 miles east | 15,000 | 7 ft | 0 | 0 |
LDWF Inland Waterbodies with Management Plans, launch inventory and reef layers; retrieved October 28, 2026.
Nearby
Within a short run of Lake Boeuf
Other LDWF lakes near Lake Boeuf
- Dufrene Ponds9 miles east
- Lake Des Allemands10 miles north
- Lake Fields and Lake Long Complex11 miles south
- Bonnet Carre Spillway22 miles northeast
- Lake Salvador23 miles east
Bait shops along the drive to Lake Boeuf
- Academy Sports + Outdoors Thibodauxsporting goods store, Thibodaux, 11 miles
- Academy Sports + Outdoors Houmasporting goods store, Houma, 15 miles
- Captain Allens Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Houma, 18 miles
- Montegut Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Montegut, 23 miles
- South Lafourche Tackle & Hunting Suppliesbait and tackle shop, Cut Off
- Gail's Bait Shopbait and tackle shop, Golden Meadow
Who guides on Lake Boeuf
- Fishtales Guide Servicecharter, Lockport, (985) 696-1801
- Hawk Eye Fishing Charterscharter, Cut Off, (985) 232-3449
- Spots & Specks Charterscharter, Galliano, (985) 637-3177
- Tuna Time Charterscharter, Lockport, (985) 665-3769
- Midnight Blue Bowfishingfishing guide, Golden Meadow, (985) 677-9407
Louisiana towns with a room near Lake Boeuf
- Raceland5 miles
- South Vacherie11 miles
- Thibodaux11 miles
Which parishes take in Lake Boeuf
- Lafourche Parishseat: Thibodaux
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Photos
Cypress, marsh and open water by Lake Boeuf, in photos
Photo: Louisiana Sea Grant, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Lane Lefort, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain
Photo: Mark Souther, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
Answers
Lake Boeuf: questions a Louisiana angler asks before launching
Which Louisiana town is nearest Lake Boeuf?
LDWF maps it in Lafourche Parish, about 5 miles from Raceland.
Is Lake Boeuf a big lake for Louisiana?
Some 2,000 acres.
How many LDWF-listed launches reach Lake Boeuf?
LDWF records no launch for it.
What is biting on Lake Boeuf, according to LDWF?
Count on largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, flathead catfish, white crappie, flier and florida bass (pure) at the top of the LDWF list.
How many bass go in the ice chest at Lake Boeuf?
Black bass (largemouth and spotted): 10 daily; Open year-round.
What does a nonresident buy for Lake Boeuf?
Louisiana anglers 18 and older carry a Basic Fishing License: $17 a year for residents and $68 for nonresidents.
Does LDWF publish a depth for Lake Boeuf?
LDWF gives an average depth of about 4 feet; maximum depth is not published.
Where do Lake Boeuf regulars fill the bait bucket?
Academy Sports + Outdoors Thibodaux, about 11 miles away, tops our Louisiana shop list.
Which Louisiana record names Lake Boeuf?
FLIER, .35 lb, by Joseph J McGoey IV (August 2020).
Which fish go into Lake Boeuf from hatcheries?
Yes; LDWF lists Florida Bass (pure), 32,000, October 17, 2025.
Block out a Saturday for Lake Boeuf
Fees, seasons and exceptions are on the license page.