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Calcasieu Lake

🛶 Lake fishing  Louisiana · 🌅 06:12 - 🌇 20:14

Calcasieu Lake is a lake in Louisiana. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.

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Conditions right now

Weather
☀️ Clear sky
Water temp (est.)
26.3°C
Air temp
28.7°C
Wind
5.9 m/s
Pressure
1014.0 → stable
Clouds
12.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 18:59–20:59 🌙 Night 20:59–05:27

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

10:00
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29.0°
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29.0°
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30.0°
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30.0°
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30.0°
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30.0°
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29.0°
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29.0°
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29.0°
19:00
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29.0°
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28.0°
21:00
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28.0°

Likely catch now (8 species)

Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
21%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, peak season.
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Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
21%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, peak season, a fishy ripple on the water.
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Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
21%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
21%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, peak season.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
4%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, peak season.
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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
3%
Slow during the night, bright sky slows things.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a deadbait for flathead catfish, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for flathead catfish at night. Fish hard now.
Lure Deadbait for flathead catfish: Live or whole baitfish.
Colour Clear water and good light: try live bait, colour secondary for flathead catfish.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

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About this water

Calcasieu Lake

Calcasieu Lake is a brackish lake located in southwest Louisiana, United States, located mostly within Cameron Parish. The Lake, also known as Big Lake to the local population, is paralleled on its west shore by Louisiana Highway 27, and is located about 17 mi (27 km) south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The lake is the natural outlet of the Calcasieu River. Commercial traffic uses the Calcasieu Ship Channel that runs down the west side of lake Charles and on the southern end splits Lake Charles from West Cove and exits the lake passing St Johns Island.

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