Atchafalaya Basin Tournaments
Louisiana trail and rodeo dates, printed winners and launches for Atchafalaya Basin.
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LDWF keeps no tournament permit register on its site, so each Atchafalaya Basin row was read from the host page it links to.
Formats as the Atchafalaya Basin hosts print them: two-angler team, five-bass limit.
Host pages linked in each row; retrieved October 2026.
Inside the Atchafalaya Basin events
Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Atchafalaya Basin (2027-01-09) (2027-01-09 to 2027-01-09): fish weighed: bass; format: two-angler team, five-bass limit.
Details exactly as printed on each host page linked in the tables; retrieved October 2026.
Atchafalaya Basin on the Louisiana tournament circuit
Bayou State hosts have posted 4 scheduled events for Atchafalaya Basin: 1 still ahead, alongside 1 published result. Running the Atchafalaya Basin dates: Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail. Takeoff and weigh-in, as listed: Doirons Landing and Belle River Public Launch.
Over 1 dated one-day five-bass wins the champion’s sack averaged 11.04 pounds, the top one 11.04. Up next in Louisiana: Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Atchafalaya Basin (2027-01-09) on 2027-01-09.
Atchafalaya Basin fields not fished yet
| Date | Event | Organizer | Takeoff | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-09 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Atchafalaya Basin (2027-01-09) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Belle River Public Launch | St. Martin Parish |
Louisiana host schedules, read October 2026.
The Atchafalaya Basin champions list
| Date | Event | Winner | Winning weight | One-day five-bass (lb) | Big fish | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-19 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Atchafalaya Basin (2025-04-19) | Sandy Gaudet / Winston Michel | 11.04 | 11.04 | Heaviest Big Fish on the results table: 3.38 (Tre’ Gautreau / britt Waguespack) |
Winners exactly as the hosts printed them, linked.
How big a Atchafalaya Basin win has weighed
Nobody on file has beaten the 11.04 pounds weighed on Atchafalaya Basin at Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Atchafalaya Basin (2025-04-19) in 2025.
Winning weights here spread from 11 to 11 pounds (1 event).
Dated one-day five-bass winning sacks only, team or solo; rodeo, big-bass, crappie and multi-day totals are not averaged.
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| Date | Event | Organizer | Takeoff | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South division championship (2026-06-05 to 2026-06-06) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Doirons Landing | St. Martin Parish |
| 2025-06-13 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South division championship (2025-06-13 to 2025-06-14) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Doirons Landing | St. Martin Parish |
| 2025-04-19 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Atchafalaya Basin (2025-04-19) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Doirons Landing | St. Martin Parish |
Atchafalaya Basin on a day without a field
LDWF gives Atchafalaya Basin a size of about 833,000 acres, in St. Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Iberia Parish and Iberville Parish. The LDWF management layer names largemouth and spotted bass, crappie, catfish, sunfish here. LDWF Inland Fisheries office: District 9; 2415 Darnall Rd, New Iberia, LA 70560; 337-373-0032.
The LDWF launch inventory maps 40 boat launchs on this water. Louisiana anglers 18 and older carry a Basic Fishing License: $17 a year for residents and $68 for nonresidents.
LDWF Inland Waterbodies with Management Plans, boat launch inventory and freshwater reef layers, USGS; retrieved October 28, 2026.
LDWF creel limits for a Atchafalaya Basin competitor
| 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 |
Special rules on Atchafalaya Basin
| Water | Where | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Atchafalaya Basin, Grassy Lake, Lake Palourde, Lake Verrett and associated waterbodies | Black bass: Within the area south of US 190 from the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee to the intersection of LA 1 and US 190 due north of Port Al | 12" MLL; 5 daily |
| Lower Atchafalaya Basin, Grassy Lake, Lake Palourde, Lake Verrett and associated waterbodies | Crappie: Within the area south of US 190 from the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee to the intersection of LA 1 and US 190 due north of Port Al | 8" MLL; 25 daily |
Rules as printed in the 2026 Louisiana Recreational Fishing Regulations (LDWF pamphlet, updated September 21, 2026), pages 18 to 21 (pamphlet PDF); second read on the LDWF freshwater page October 28, 2026.
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.
Putting a field on Atchafalaya Basin
Where to put in on Atchafalaya Basin
- Butte LaRose Landing on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane concrete ramp, public, Catahoula
- Catahoula Landing on Atchafalaya Basin1-lane concrete ramp, public, Catahoula
- Bayou Plaquemine on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane boat launch, public, Crescent
- Whiskey Bay Landing on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane concrete ramp, public, Maringouin
- Upper Grand River Landing on Atchafalaya Basin1-lane concrete ramp, public, Crescent
- Grand River Launch on Atchafalaya Basin1-lane concrete ramp, public, Crescent
- Bayou Benoit Landing on Atchafalaya Basin7-lane concrete ramp, public, Loreauville
- Ramah Landing on Atchafalaya Basin1-lane concrete ramp, public, Rosedale
- Old Bayou Maringouin on Atchafalaya Basinboat launch public, Rosedale
- Section 120 Launch on Atchafalaya Basinboat launch public, Maringouin
- Big Alabama South Landing on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane concrete ramp, public, Krotz Springs
- Big Alabama Bayou South Boat Launch on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane concrete ramp, public, Krotz Springs
- Sandy Cove Landing on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane concrete ramp, public, Jeanerette
- Bayou Sorrel Landing on Atchafalaya Basin4-lane concrete ramp, public, Crescent
- Ruiz Landing on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane concrete ramp, public, Charenton
- Little Alabama Bayou Landing on Atchafalaya Basin1-lane concrete ramp, public, Krotz Springs
- Bobby Perry's Boat Launch on Atchafalaya Basinboat launch public, Krotz Springs
- Bayou Pigeon Landing on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane concrete ramp, public, Bayou Corne
- Big Alabama Bayou Landing on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane concrete ramp, public, Krotz Springs
- Atchafalaya River on Atchafalaya Basin (south)1-lane concrete ramp, public, Krotz Springs
- Charenton Landing on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane sand ramp, private, Charenton
- Myette Point Landing on Atchafalaya Basin6-lane concrete ramp, public, Charenton
- Belle River Landing on Atchafalaya Basin10-lane concrete ramp, public, Pierre Part
- New Verdunville Landing on Atchafalaya Basin2-lane concrete ramp, public, Centerville
Hosts on Atchafalaya Basin
Where Atchafalaya Basin events start, by parish
- St. Martin Parish
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Louisiana event waters besides Atchafalaya Basin
- Barataria Bay54 events
- Caddo Lake1 event
- Caney Creek Reservoir5 events
- Cross Lake1 event
- D'Arbonne Lake5 events
- False River2 events
- Grand Bayou Reservoir2 events
- Henderson Lake1 event
- Indian Creek Reservoir1 event
- Lake Bruin1 event
- Lake Claiborne2 events
- Lake Concordia1 event
- Lake Des Allemands5 events
- Lake Verret, Grassy Lake and Lake Palourde5 events
- Mississippi River Delta2 events
- New Orleans City Park3 events
- Toledo Bend Reservoir26 events
Telling apart the fish of Atchafalaya Basin by photo
Photo: United States Fish and Wildlife Services, Public domain
Photo: moxostoma, CC BY 4.0
Photo: Prof. emerit. Dr. Hans Schneider ( Geyersberg ), CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain
Water near the Atchafalaya Basin weigh-ins, in photos
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Louisiana anglers ask about the Atchafalaya Basin contests
What does the Atchafalaya Basin calendar add up to?
4 organizer-printed dates, 1 yet to run, plus 1 published result.
Which Atchafalaya Basin event comes first?
Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Atchafalaya Basin (2027-01-09) on 2027-01-09.
What is a winning sack like on Atchafalaya Basin?
Dated one-day five-bass winners here averaged 11.04 pounds across 1 event, led by 11.04.
Which Louisiana clubs book dates on Atchafalaya Basin?
Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail.
Where do Atchafalaya Basin fields put in?
Starting points named by the hosts: Doirons Landing and Belle River Public Launch.
Whose boat claimed the most recent Atchafalaya Basin crown?
Sandy Gaudet / Winston Michel took Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Atchafalaya Basin (2025-04-19) (2025-04-19) with 11.04.
Can a nonresident enter a Atchafalaya Basin event?
Louisiana anglers 18 and older carry a Basic Fishing License: $17 a year for residents and $68 for nonresidents.
Which host page takes Atchafalaya Basin entries for Louisiana boats?
Sign-up belongs to the organizer, and each event name in the tables links to it.
Can a trail submit Atchafalaya Basin events?
The Add a tournament button up top takes Louisiana submissions.
Idle Atchafalaya Basin before the field arrives
Launches, LDWF limits and exceptions are on the water page.
Know a tournament that is not listed?
Send it here with a link to the organizer’s event page or schedule. Weekly and monthly ones only need to go in once. If that page shows the name and the date (or the day of the week), it goes on this page right away. If not, we check it by hand within a week.
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