Caney Creek Reservoir Tournaments
The Caney Creek Reservoir schedule with winning weights as printed.
- 1upcoming
- 2results
- 31.8 lbavg win/day
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Every Caney Creek Reservoir line traces to a trail, club or rodeo page, since LDWF publishes no tournament list.
Caney Creek Reservoir scoring as listed: two-angler team, five-bass limit.
Host pages linked in each row; retrieved October 2026.
The fine print behind the Caney Creek Reservoir dates
Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, Caney Creek Reservoir (2027-04-17) (2027-04-17 to 2027-04-17): fish that count: bass; format: two-angler team, five-bass limit.
Details exactly as printed on each host page linked in the tables; retrieved October 2026.
Organized fishing days on Caney Creek Reservoir, Louisiana
Caney Creek Reservoir counts 3 scheduled events on this Louisiana list (1 not fished yet) and 2 published results. The Caney Creek Reservoir fields are staged by Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail. Start points printed by the hosts: Jimmie Davis State Park West Launch (1209 State Park Rd.).
First place across 2 one-day five-bass events averaged 31.83 pounds and peaked at 34.67. Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, Caney Creek Reservoir (2027-04-17) is the first one up, on 2027-04-17.
Caney Creek Reservoir dates not yet run
| Date | Event | Organizer | Takeoff | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-04-17 | Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, Caney Creek Reservoir (2027-04-17) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Jimmie Davis State Park West Launch (1209 State Park Rd.) | Jackson Parish |
Read from organizer pages in October 2026.
Anglers and teams that won Caney Creek Reservoir
| Date | Event | Winner | Winning weight | One-day five-bass (lb) | Big fish | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-10 | Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, Caney Lake (2025-05-10) | Dusty Nomey / Johnny Brown | 28.99 | 28.99 | Heaviest Big Fish on the results table: 8.64 (Dusty Nomey / Johnny Brown) | |
| 2025-02-01 | Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, Caney Lake (2025-02-01) | Connor Nimrod / Steve Nimrod | 34.67 | 34.67 | Heaviest Big Fish on the results table: 8.33 (Connor Nimrod / Steve Nimrod) |
Only host-printed winners, each with its link.
The scales on Caney Creek Reservoir tournament days
On Caney Creek Reservoir the heaviest printed one-day five-bass win is 34.67 pounds, from Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, Caney Lake (2025-02-01) in 2025.
Bring 29 to 34.7 pounds to win, judging by 2 results.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-10 | Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, Caney Lake (2025-05-10) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Jackson Parish | |
| 2025-02-01 | Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, Caney Lake (2025-02-01) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Jackson Parish |
Caney Creek Reservoir for Louisiana anglers fishing on their own
Close to 5,000 acres is the LDWF size for Caney Creek Reservoir, in Jackson Parish. LDWF lists an average depth of 16 ft. By the LDWF waterbody text, anglers find excellent for largemouth bass and redear; good for black crappie and yellow bass; fair for channel catfish.
LDWF Inland Fisheries office: District 1; 9961 Hwy 80, Minden, LA 71055; 318-371-5216. The launch inventory shows 5 boat launchs. 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.
What LDWF lets you keep on Caney Creek Reservoir
| 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 |
Water-specific rules, Caney Creek Reservoir
| Water | Where | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Anacoco Lake, Lake Vernon and the portion of Anacoco Bayou between the lakes, Lake Bartholomew, Lake Bistineau | Whole water | No fish seines, gill nets, hoop nets or trammel nets. |
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.
Running a Louisiana event on Caney Creek Reservoir
Trailer launches on Caney Creek Reservoir
- Jimmie Davis State Park (Clear Bridge) on Caney Creek Reservoir1-lane concrete ramp, public, fee, Chatham
- Jimmie Davis State Park (Boggy Creek) on Caney Creek Reservoir1-lane concrete ramp, public, fee, Chatham
- Spillway launch on Caney Creek Reservoir2-lane concrete ramp, public, Chatham
- Ebenezer launch on Caney Creek Reservoir2-lane concrete ramp, public, Chatham
- Brown's Landing on Caney Creek Reservoir2-lane concrete ramp, public, fee, Chatham
Who stages events on Caney Creek Reservoir
Parishes on the Caney Creek Reservoir schedule
- Jackson Parish
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Louisiana tournament pages away from Caney Creek Reservoir
- Atchafalaya Basin5 events
- Barataria Bay54 events
- Caddo Lake1 event
- 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
Lakes and bayous close to Caney Creek Reservoir, pictured
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Lakes and bayous by Caney Creek Reservoir, pictured
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Photo: Brad Emerson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ahead of mailing a Caney Creek Reservoir entry fee
What number of dated Louisiana events does Caney Creek Reservoir carry?
3 on the Louisiana list, 1 coming up, next to 2 published results.
Is a Caney Creek Reservoir event coming soon?
Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, Caney Creek Reservoir (2027-04-17) on 2027-04-17.
How big is a typical winning Caney Creek Reservoir sack?
Dated one-day five-bass winners here averaged 31.83 pounds across 2 events, led by 34.67.
Which Louisiana organizers schedule Caney Creek Reservoir?
Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail.
Which landing hosts Caney Creek Reservoir weigh-ins?
Starting points named by the hosts: Jimmie Davis State Park West Launch (1209 State Park Rd.).
Whose name heads the newest Caney Creek Reservoir standings?
Dusty Nomey / Johnny Brown took Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, Caney Lake (2025-05-10) (2025-05-10) with 28.99.
What Louisiana license does a Caney Creek Reservoir entrant need?
Louisiana anglers 18 and older carry a Basic Fishing License: $17 a year for residents and $68 for nonresidents.
What is the way into a Caney Creek Reservoir field?
Fees and deadlines sit on each host page, linked from the event name.
Can a Louisiana host send its Caney Creek Reservoir contest here?
Choose Add a tournament near the top and paste in the Louisiana host link with the date.
Run Caney Creek Reservoir in practice first
One click away: the launches and the LDWF rules for this water.
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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