Lake Cataouatche Fishing
A 8,000-acre Louisiana lake in St. Charles and Jefferson parishes.
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Lake Cataouatche in the LDWF management layer
LDWF lists Lake Cataouatche at 8,000 acres, lying in St. Charles and Jefferson parishes. LDWF puts the mean depth at about 5 feet. Count on about 5 miles of road to Avondale, the closest town.
Its LDWF contact is the District 8 office.
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.
What LDWF says bites on Lake Cataouatche
For Lake Cataouatche, LDWF points anglers to Largemouth bass; bluegill; redear; red drum; blue, channel, and flathead catfish; crappie.
LDWF advice for fishing Lake Cataouatche
Largemouth bass: soft plastics (worm or crawfish) or spinnerbaits; bluegill: live bait (cricket or worm) under a cork; crappie: tube jigs; catfish: dead or live bait; red drum: moving tide with spinnerbait or shrimp under a cork
What the bottom of Lake Cataouatche holds
Freshwater marsh shoreline, intermediate marsh, submerged, emergent, and floating vegetation, pilings, cypress stumps
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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Boaters bound for Lake Cataouatche will find no listed launch; options nearby follow.
Other trailer launches by Lake Cataouatche
- Pier 90 launch on Lake CataouatcheLake Cataouatche, 6 miles northwest
- Bayou Segnette State ParkBayou Segnette, 6 miles northeast
- Rosethorne Park Launch on Intracoastal/Lake SalvadorIntracoastal/Lake Salvador, 9 miles southeast
- Bayou Gauche on Simoneaux PondsSimoneaux Ponds, 11 miles west
- Cochiaras Marina on Bayou CutlerBayou Cutler, 12 miles southeast
- Joe's Landing on Bayou CutlerBayou Cutler, 13 miles southeast
LDWF boat launch inventory (BoatRamps05152025) and LDWF Banks and Piers layer, retrieved October 28, 2026.
The pamphlet rules for Lake Cataouatche
| 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 |
On Lake Cataouatche the freshwater statewide rows apply unless an exception below says otherwise.
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.
Neighbouring lakes and Lake Cataouatche in one table
Size leader among these neighbours: Lake Salvador, 15,000 acres.
| Lake | Distance | Acres | Average depth | Launches | LDWF reefs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Cataouatche | 8,000 | 5 ft | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake Salvador | 8 miles south | 15,000 | 7 ft | 0 | 0 |
| Brechtel Pond | 14 miles northeast | 4 | 4 ft | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans City Park | 14 miles northeast | 114 | 3 ft | 0 | 9 |
| Dufrene Ponds | 16 miles west | 1,516 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bonnet Carre Spillway | 18 miles northwest | 7,623 | 2 | 0 |
LDWF Inland Waterbodies with Management Plans, launch inventory and reef layers; retrieved October 28, 2026.
What else is close to Lake Cataouatche
Louisiana still water close to Lake Cataouatche
- Lake Salvador8 miles south
- Brechtel Pond14 miles northeast
- New Orleans City Park14 miles northeast
- Dufrene Ponds16 miles west
- Bonnet Carre Spillway18 miles northwest
Stores that stock up Lake Cataouatche anglers
- B & B Tacklebait and tackle shop, Marrero, 7 miles
- Gulf Outlet Boat Launch Baitbait and tackle shop, Marrero, 8 miles
- Academy Sports + Outdoors Harahansporting goods store, Harahan, 9 miles
- Professional Sport Shop Incbait and tackle shop, New Orleans, 12 miles
- Academy Sports + Outdoors Gretnasporting goods store, Gretna, 12 miles
- Academy Sports + Outdoors Metairiesporting goods store, Metairie, 12 miles
Paid trips on Lake Cataouatche
- AC Bayou Fishing Charterscharter, Marrero, (504) 427-2180
- BOURGEOIS FISHING CHARTERScharter, Barataria, (504) 341-5614
- Bayou Country Charterscharter, Barataria, (504) 881-6016
- Bentrod Fishing Charterscharter, Grand Isle, (985) 258-9278
- Big Dog Fishing Charterscharter, Barataria, (504) 416-6260
- Bowfishingcharter, Metairie, (504) 269-3474
- Brock's Charter Fishingcharter, Barataria, (504) 224-0256
- Cajun Girls Charterscharter, Barataria, (504) 570-9218
Towns handy to Lake Cataouatche
- Avondale5 miles
- Westwego7 miles
- Waggaman7 miles
Parish-by-parish pages for Lake Cataouatche
- St. Charles Parishseat: Hahnville
- Jefferson Parishseat: Gretna
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Lakes and bayous close to Lake Cataouatche, pictured
Photo: Louisiana Sea Grant, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5
Photo: Lane Lefort, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain
Photo: Infrogmation, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answers for a trip to Lake Cataouatche
Which parish is Lake Cataouatche in?
Head to St. Charles and Jefferson parishes, about 5 miles from Avondale.
What acreage does LDWF list for Lake Cataouatche?
LDWF lists 8,000 acres.
Can I trailer a bass boat onto Lake Cataouatche?
LDWF lists no launch on it; nearby launches appear in the access band.
Does Lake Cataouatche hold bass and sac-a-lait?
Popular catches: largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, red drum, flathead catfish and white crappie.
Which 2026 Louisiana rules apply on Lake Cataouatche?
Black bass (largemouth and spotted): 10 daily; Open year-round.
What does LDWF charge for a license to fish Lake Cataouatche?
Louisiana anglers 18 and older carry a Basic Fishing License: $17 a year for residents and $68 for nonresidents.
How deep does LDWF say Lake Cataouatche is?
Its average depth is near 5 feet by LDWF.
Which shop on our list serves Lake Cataouatche?
Try B & B Tackle, about 7 miles away, for live bait and ice.
Get the bay boat or bass boat to Lake Cataouatche soon
Read the limits, then choose the launch nearest your target water.