D'Arbonne Lake Tournaments
Event calendar and champions for D'Arbonne Lake, Louisiana.
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Organizers post D'Arbonne Lake events on their own sites, and those pages are where these rows were read.
Contest formats on D'Arbonne Lake: two-angler team, five-bass limit; team crappie, 2 competition days; team crappie, 3 competition days.
Host pages linked in each row; retrieved October 2026.
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Crappie Masters Lake D'Arbonne National Qualifier Stop #2 (2027) (2027-02-19 to 2027-02-20): eligible: crappie; format: team crappie, 2 competition days; entry $400; Registration deadline February 18th, 2027.
Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, D'Arbonne Lake (2027-03-06) (2027-03-06 to 2027-03-06): fish weighed: bass; format: two-angler team, five-bass limit.
Crappie Masters National Championship, Lake D'Arbonne (2027) (2027-10-21 to 2027-10-23): species as printed: crappie; format: team crappie, 3 competition days; entry $500; payout $100,000.00 in Cash & Prizes guaranteed; Registration deadline October 10th, 2027.
Crappie Masters Lake D'Arbonne National Qualifier (2026): Les Standstipher, 23.37. Event date not printed by the organizer; competition days not printed.
Crappie Masters Lake D'Arbonne National Qualifier (2026) (Crappie Masters). Organizer prints "Date TBA" on the 2026 schedule and no date on the results page; results posted.
Details exactly as printed on each host page linked in the tables; retrieved October 2026.
Tournament weekends on D'Arbonne Lake in Louisiana
Louisiana hosts schedule 4 scheduled events on D’Arbonne Lake, 3 still to come, together with 1 published result. Hosts seen on D’Arbonne Lake: Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail and Crappie Masters. By the printed details, boats leave Farmerville, Bouy’s Anchor Marina and D’Arbonne State Park (3628 Evergreen Rd).
Taken over 1 one-day five-bass titles, the mean winning sack is 12.64 pounds and the biggest 12.64. 2027-02-19 is when Crappie Masters Lake D’Arbonne National Qualifier Stop #2 (2027), the next listed, runs.
Still to come on D'Arbonne Lake
| Date | Event | Organizer | Takeoff | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-02-19 | Crappie Masters Lake D'Arbonne National Qualifier Stop #2 (2027) | Crappie Masters | Farmerville | Union Parish |
| 2027-03-06 | Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, D'Arbonne Lake (2027-03-06) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | D’Arbonne State Park (3628 Evergreen Rd) | Union Parish |
| 2027-10-21 | Crappie Masters National Championship, Lake D'Arbonne (2027) | Crappie Masters | Farmerville | Union Parish |
Organizer dates as of October 2026.
Who came out on top on D'Arbonne Lake
| Date | Event | Winner | Winning weight | One-day five-bass (lb) | Big fish | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-18 | Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, D'Arbonne Lake (2025-01-18) | Connor Nimrod / Steve Nimrod | 12.64 | 12.64 | Heaviest Big Fish on the results table: 5.11 (Dusty Nomey / Johnny Brown) |
Results as printed; open a row for the full standings.
D'Arbonne Lake one-day winning weights
Top D’Arbonne Lake sack in print: 12.64 pounds, Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, D’Arbonne Lake (2025-01-18) champions (2025).
Over 1 one-day wins the first-place sack ran 12.6 to 12.6 pounds.
Dated one-day five-bass winning sacks only, team or solo; rodeo, big-bass, crappie and multi-day totals are not averaged.
D'Arbonne Lake events already held
| Date | Event | Organizer | Takeoff | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-18 | Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, D'Arbonne Lake (2025-01-18) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Bouy's Anchor Marina | Union Parish |
What D'Arbonne Lake holds off the clock
LDWF puts D'Arbonne Lake near 15,000 acres, in Union Parish and Lincoln Parish. LDWF lists an average depth of 8.5 ft. The fish LDWF lists here: crappie, sunfish, channel and flathead catfish, stocked largemouth bass.
LDWF has placed 3 freshwater artificial reefs here, among them Terral Cove – snag near ramp, Terral Cove – mid cove snag and Terral Boat Lane CM171. LDWF Inland Fisheries office: District 2; 368 Century Tel Dr, Monroe, LA 71203; 318-343-4044. Boat access mapped here: 12 boat launchs. USGS gauge Bayou Darbonne Lake at Dam near Downsville printed 78.73 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.
Creel and size rules on D'Arbonne Lake under LDWF
| 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 |
Pamphlet exceptions for D'Arbonne Lake
| Water | Where | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| D'Arbonne Lake | Crappie: Whole water | 50 daily, of which no more than 7 may exceed 12" in length |
| Black Lake, Clear Lake and Prairie Lake (Natchitoches Parish), Caddo Lake (Caddo Parish), Chicot Lake (Evangel | Whole water | Trotlines and yo-yos: Except for an object used strictly in the construction of a pier, boathouse, seawall, or dock, no object which is driven into the lake bottom, a stump, tree, or the shoreline shall be used to anchor a yo-yo or trigger device. |
| Lake Concordia and D'Arbonne Lake | Whole water | No fish seines, gill 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.
Launches and hosts for D'Arbonne Lake fields
D'Arbonne Lake launches on the LDWF inventory
- Hwy 2 Ramp on D'Arbonne Lake2-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- D'Arbonne Village launch2-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- Tech Landing on D'Arbonne Lake1-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- Old Hwy 33 launch on D'Arbonne Lake2-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- Jake's Landing on D'Arbonne Lake2-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- D'Arbonne State Park2-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- Terral Island launch on D'Arbonne Lake1-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- Stowe Creek launch on D'Arbonne Lake2-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- Hog Pen Landing on D'Arbonne Lake1-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- Gills Ferry launch on D'Arbonne Lake1-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- Spillway Ramp – South on D'Arbonne Lake2-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
- Spillway Ramp – North on D'Arbonne Lake6-lane concrete ramp, public, Farmerville
The D'Arbonne Lake host roster
Parish pages tied to D'Arbonne Lake fields
- Union Parish
Packing the boat for a D'Arbonne Lake field
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Louisiana event waters apart from D'Arbonne Lake
- Atchafalaya Basin5 events
- Barataria Bay54 events
- Caddo Lake1 event
- Caney Creek Reservoir5 events
- Cross Lake1 event
- 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
Pictures of fishing water by D'Arbonne Lake
Photo: William L. Farr, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0
Photo: (WT-de) Mistoffeles, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience, CC BY-SA 2.0
Shorelines and marsh close to D'Arbonne Lake events
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0
What Louisiana entrants ask about D'Arbonne Lake
How many contests does D'Arbonne Lake hold here?
4 printed to date, 3 in the future, and 1 published result.
Which printed date is next for D'Arbonne Lake?
Crappie Masters Lake D'Arbonne National Qualifier Stop #2 (2027) on 2027-02-19.
How heavy has first place been on D'Arbonne Lake?
A one-day five-bass win on this water has averaged 12.64 pounds (1 event), and 12.64 is the best sack.
Which trails stop at D'Arbonne Lake?
Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail and Crappie Masters.
From which Louisiana landing do D'Arbonne Lake fields head out?
From Farmerville, Bouy's Anchor Marina and D’Arbonne State Park (3628 Evergreen Rd); each organizer names the ramp on its event page.
Which Louisiana team took the newest D'Arbonne Lake event?
Connor Nimrod / Steve Nimrod took Fishers of Men Louisiana Central/North, D'Arbonne Lake (2025-01-18) (2025-01-18) with 12.64.
Which license covers fishing a D'Arbonne Lake event?
Louisiana anglers 18 and older carry a Basic Fishing License: $17 a year for residents and $68 for nonresidents.
What steps get a boat into a Louisiana D'Arbonne Lake event?
Each host takes its own entries; the event name in every row opens that page with fees and deadlines.
How do I send in a D'Arbonne Lake date?
Use Add a tournament at the top and include the host page so the date can be checked.
Prefish D'Arbonne Lake
The water page holds the launches, pamphlet limits and any special rules.
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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