False River Tournaments
Louisiana trail and rodeo dates, printed winners and launches for False River.
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- 15.2 lbavg win/day
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LDWF keeps no tournament permit register on its site, so each False River row was read from the host page it links to.
Formats as the False River hosts print them: two-angler team, five-bass limit.
Host pages linked in each row; retrieved October 2026.
False River on the Louisiana tournament circuit
Bayou State hosts have posted 1 scheduled event for False River: 0 still ahead, alongside 1 published result. Running the False River dates: Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail. Takeoff and weigh-in, as listed: Morrell’s Landing.
Over 1 dated one-day five-bass wins the champion’s sack averaged 15.19 pounds, the top one 15.19.
The False River champions list
| Date | Event | Winner | Winning weight | One-day five-bass (lb) | Big fish | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, False River (2026-02-28) | Brandon Bergeron / Cody Bergeron | 15.19 | 15.19 | Heaviest Big Fish on the results table: 5.43 (Tom Goins / Thomas TJ Goins) |
Winners exactly as the hosts printed them, linked.
How big a False River win has weighed
Nobody on file has beaten the 15.19 pounds weighed on False River at Fishers of Men Louisiana South, False River (2026-02-28) in 2026.
Winning weights here spread from 15.2 to 15.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, False River (2026-02-28) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Morrell's Landing | Pointe Coupee Parish |
False River on a day without a field
LDWF gives False River a size of about 3,212 acres, in Pointe Coupee Parish. LDWF lists an average depth of 21 ft. LDWF has placed 17 freshwater artificial reefs here, among them False River #1 – gravel bed, False River #2 – gravel bed and False River #3 – gravel bed.
LDWF Inland Fisheries office: District 7; 2000 Quail Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70898; 225-765-2336. The LDWF launch inventory maps 8 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 False River 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 False River
| Water | Where | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| False River (Pointe Coupee Parish) | Black bass: Whole water | 14" MLL; 5 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 False River
Where to put in on False River
- Beuches Boat Landing on False River3-lane concrete ramp, private, Ventress
- Point Breeze on False River1-lane concrete ramp, private, New Roads
- The Sandbar launch on False Riverboat launch private, fee, Ventress
- LA Express launch on False River2-lane concrete ramp, private, Ventress
- New Roads Public Launch on False River3-lane concrete ramp, public, Ventress
- Morrison Public Launch on False River1-lane concrete ramp, public, Ventress
- Jim's Landing on False River1-lane concrete ramp, private, Ventress
- Bergeron's Bayou Campground on False River1-lane concrete ramp, private, Erwinville
Hosts on False River
Where False River events start, by parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
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Louisiana event waters besides False River
- Atchafalaya Basin5 events
- Barataria Bay54 events
- Caddo Lake1 event
- Caney Creek Reservoir5 events
- Cross Lake1 event
- D'Arbonne Lake5 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 False River 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 Fish and Aquatic Conservation, Public domain
Photographs from around the False River contests
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
Louisiana anglers ask about the False River contests
What does the False River calendar add up to?
1 organizer-printed dates, 0 yet to run, plus 1 published result.
Which False River event comes first?
The hosts read for this water print no future date yet; the weekly check adds one when it is posted.
What is a winning sack like on False River?
Dated one-day five-bass winners here averaged 15.19 pounds across 1 event, led by 15.19.
Which Louisiana clubs book dates on False River?
Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail.
Where do False River fields put in?
From Morrell's Landing; each organizer names the ramp on its event page.
Whose boat claimed the most recent False River crown?
Brandon Bergeron / Cody Bergeron took Fishers of Men Louisiana South, False River (2026-02-28) (2026-02-28) with 15.19.
Can a nonresident enter a False River event?
Louisiana anglers 18 and older carry a Basic Fishing License: $17 a year for residents and $68 for nonresidents.
Which host page takes False River entries for Louisiana boats?
Sign-up belongs to the organizer, and each event name in the tables links to it.
Can a trail submit False River events?
The Add a tournament button up top takes Louisiana submissions.
Idle False River 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.
We keep what you send so we can check the event. Your email is never published.