Cross Lake Tournaments
Host dates, first-place weights and launches on Cross Lake.
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For Cross Lake the schedule is assembled from host announcements only, each linked.
Host pages linked in each row; retrieved October 2026.
Cross Lake on the Bayou State event list
So far Cross Lake shows 0 scheduled events, 0 of them coming up, beside 1 published result. Major League Fishing put events on Cross Lake. Organizer pages place the start at Shreveport.
Cross Lake winners as the hosts printed them
| Date | Event | Winner | Winning weight | One-day five-bass (lb) | Big fish | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | MLF Bass Pro Shops Summit Cup, Shreveport-Bossier City (2025), Championship Day (team) | Team Ferguson: Justin Lucas and Brent Ehrler | 29-9 | Berkley Big Bass of the Day: Todd Faircloth, 4 pounds, 14 ounces | Caddo Parish |
Every winner links to the page that posted it.
Reading Cross Lake from season to season
In the LDWF layer Cross Lake covers about 8,576 acres, in Caddo Parish. LDWF lists an average depth of 7.7 ft. LDWF names excellent for largemouth bass, channel catfish; good for black and white crappie; fair for bream, hybrid striped bass for this water.
LDWF has placed 1 freshwater artificial reef here, among them Cross Lake #1. LDWF Inland Fisheries office: District 1; 9961 Hwy 80, Minden, LA 71055; 318-371-5216. 4 boat launchs appear in the LDWF inventory. USGS gauge Cross Lake at Shreveport, LA printed 169.89 ft (NGVD29) on 2026-10-28. 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.
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| 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 |
Cross Lake special regulations
| 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.
Cross Lake on a tournament morning
Launches serving Cross Lake
- Barron's Landing on Cross Lake1-lane concrete ramp, private, fee, Lakeview
- South Lakeshore Ramp on Cross Lake4-lane concrete ramp, public, Lakeview
- Johnson's Ramp on Cross Lake1-lane concrete ramp, private, fee, Lakeview
- Richard Fleming Park on Cross Lake2-lane concrete ramp, public, Blanchard
Series that stop at Cross Lake
Cross Lake launch parishes
- Caddo Parish
Cross Lake tournament-day gear
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Where Louisiana trails go when not on Cross Lake
- Atchafalaya Basin5 events
- Barataria Bay54 events
- Caddo Lake1 event
- Caney Creek Reservoir5 events
- 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
Fish to recognise before a trip to Cross Lake
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Water near the Cross Lake weigh-ins, in photos
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Cross Lake contests, the common Louisiana questions
How busy is Cross Lake on the Louisiana circuit?
0 on host pages, 0 still to fish, with 1 published result.
Which date heads the Cross Lake calendar?
No host page read has posted a future date here.
What do Cross Lake champions usually weigh in?
Results on this water use other scoring, so the five-bass average leaves it out.
Who holds Cross Lake tournaments?
Major League Fishing.
Which public landing handles Cross Lake weigh-ins in Louisiana?
Starting points named by the hosts: Shreveport.
How heavy was the latest winning Cross Lake sack?
Team Ferguson: Justin Lucas and Brent Ehrler took MLF Bass Pro Shops Summit Cup, Shreveport-Bossier City (2025), Championship Day (team) (2025-11-21) with 29-9.
Does a Cross Lake tournament need a fishing license?
Louisiana anglers 18 and older carry a Basic Fishing License: $17 a year for residents and $68 for nonresidents.
Where do Louisiana teams register for Cross Lake?
Registration runs through each Louisiana host; click the event title in its row to reach it.
May a parish club list a Cross Lake date on this page?
The Add a tournament button on this page accepts trail, club and rodeo events.
Learn Cross Lake before takeoff
Every LDWF launch here is 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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