Lake Des Allemands Tournaments
Lake Des Allemands: Bayou State event dates, champions and launches.
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The Lake Des Allemands dates come from organizer sites; Wildlife and Fisheries posts no event calendar to check them against.
How Lake Des Allemands contests are scored, in the hosts' words: two-angler team, five-bass limit.
Host pages linked in each row; retrieved October 2026.
Lake Des Allemands contest particulars in the hosts' words
Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Lake Des Allemands (2027-06-26) (2027-06-26 to 2027-06-26): species as printed: bass; format: two-angler team, five-bass limit.
Details exactly as printed on each host page linked in the tables; retrieved October 2026.
Louisiana trail and rodeo dates on Lake Des Allemands
The trail and rodeo pages put 3 scheduled events on Lake Des Allemands, 1 yet to run, and 2 published results. Lake Des Allemands brings out Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail. The hosts name Somme’s Marina and New Des Allemands Boat Ramp as the starting point.
A one-day five-bass title on this water has run 14.15 pounds on average (2 wins), with 15.78 the best. The next listing is Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Lake Des Allemands (2027-06-26), dated 2027-06-26.
Booked next on Lake Des Allemands
| Date | Event | Organizer | Takeoff | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-06-26 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Lake Des Allemands (2027-06-26) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | New Des Allemands Boat Ramp | St. John the Baptist Parish |
Dates from trail, club and rodeo pages, October 2026.
Lake Des Allemands champions by date
| Date | Event | Winner | Winning weight | One-day five-bass (lb) | Big fish | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Lake Des Allemands (2026-04-11) | Wilson Couch / Bruno Savoia | 12.53 | 12.53 | Heaviest Big Fish on the results table: 5.43 (Samuel Martin / Blake Martin) | |
| 2025-05-24 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Lake Des Allemands (2025-05-24) | Fred King / Robbie Latuso | 15.78 | 15.78 | Heaviest Big Fish on the results table: 4.64 (Chris Day / Tim Carmouche) |
Each row opens the standings it was read from.
Lake Des Allemands first-place sacks by date
The Lake Des Allemands best sack came at Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Lake Des Allemands (2025-05-24) in 2025: 15.78 pounds.
Light end 12.5 pounds, heavy end 15.8: that is the range of 2 printed wins.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Lake Des Allemands (2026-04-11) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Somme's Marina | St. John the Baptist Parish |
| 2025-05-24 | Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Lake Des Allemands (2025-05-24) | Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail | Somme's Marina | St. John the Baptist Parish |
What lies under the Lake Des Allemands Louisiana schedule
The LDWF waterbody layer sizes Lake Des Allemands at roughly 12,000 acres, in St. John the Baptist Parish, Lafourche Parish and St. Charles Parish. LDWF lists an average depth of 7 ft. Species in the LDWF layer for this water: largemouth bass; bluegill; redear; blue, channel, and flathead catfish; crappie.
LDWF Inland Fisheries office: District 8; 61384 Fish Hatchery Rd, Lacombe, LA 70445; 985-882-5228. 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.
Fish a Louisiana angler may keep from Lake Des Allemands
| 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 |
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.
Takeoff on Lake Des Allemands, the particulars
Public launches around Lake Des Allemands
- Pleasure Bend Launch on Lac Des Allemands1-lane concrete ramp, public, fee, Pleasure Bend
- Larousse Boat Launch on Bayou Boeuf2-lane concrete ramp, public, Kraemer
- Moll Canal Launch1-lane concrete ramp, public, Edgard
- Bayou Chevreuil2-lane concrete ramp, public, South Vacherie
- Bayou Des Allemands on Dufrene Ponds1-lane concrete ramp, public, Des Allemands
- Bonnet Carre launch on Bonnet Carre Spillway1-lane gravel ramp, public, Norco
- Reserve Canal launch on Reserve Relief Canalboat launch public, Reserve
- Reserve Canal Launch on Reserve Relief Canalboat launch public, Reserve
- Maurepas WMA Hope Canal launchboat launch public, Garyville
- Hope Canal Launch (Maurepas Swamp WMA)boat launch public, Garyville
Trails and rodeos at Lake Des Allemands
Lake Des Allemands tournament parishes
- St. John the Baptist Parish
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Other Louisiana waters with fields than Lake Des Allemands
- Atchafalaya Basin5 events
- 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 Verret, Grassy Lake and Lake Palourde5 events
- Mississippi River Delta2 events
- New Orleans City Park3 events
- Toledo Bend Reservoir26 events
Cypress, marsh and open water by Lake Des Allemands, in photos
Photo: William L. Farr, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photo: (WT-de) Mistoffeles, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, CC BY 2.0
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Photo: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Shorelines and marsh close to Lake Des Allemands events
Photo: Lane Lefort, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain
Photo: Louisiana Sea Grant, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Mark Souther, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Bart Everson, CC BY 2.0
Lake Des Allemands contest day, question by question
Is Lake Des Allemands one of the busier Louisiana event waters?
3 dates collected, 1 ahead, beside 2 published results.
When do boats next leave for a Lake Des Allemands event?
Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Lake Des Allemands (2027-06-26) on 2027-06-26.
How many pounds has a Lake Des Allemands winner needed?
2 one-day five-bass titles on file average 14.15 pounds; the biggest is 15.78.
Who books events on Lake Des Allemands?
Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail.
From which landing do Lake Des Allemands anglers start?
From Somme's Marina and New Des Allemands Boat Ramp; each organizer names the ramp on its event page.
Who is the newest printed winner on Lake Des Allemands?
Wilson Couch / Bruno Savoia took Fishers of Men Louisiana South, Lake Des Allemands (2026-04-11) (2026-04-11) with 12.53.
What must a Lake Des Allemands competitor carry from LDWF?
Louisiana anglers 18 and older carry a Basic Fishing License: $17 a year for residents and $68 for nonresidents.
Which office takes the Lake Des Allemands entry forms?
Every row links to the host page, which prints the entry fee and cut-off.
Can a Louisiana club list its Lake Des Allemands date here?
Yes; the Add a tournament button at the top of this page takes Louisiana club dates.
Put in time on Lake Des Allemands first
See the water page for every mapped launch and the pamphlet 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.
We keep what you send so we can check the event. Your email is never published.