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Lake Pontchartrain

🛶 Lake fishing  Louisiana · 🌅 05:58 - 🌇 20:02

Lake Pontchartrain 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.)
25.8°C
Air temp
27.0°C
Wind
3.6 m/s
Pressure
1016.0 ↓ falling
Clouds
0.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 18:47–20:47 🌙 Night 20:47–05:13

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

Next hours

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30.0°
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30.0°
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29.0°
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28.0°

Likely catch now (9 species)

Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
21%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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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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Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
21%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
20%
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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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
3%
Slow during the night, bright sky slows things.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
3%
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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White Bass
White Bass
Morone chrysops
2%
Slow during the night, bright sky slows things.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a ledger bait for common carp, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for common carp at night. Fish hard now.
Lure Ledger bait for common carp: Boilies or corn.
Colour Clear water and good light: try natural, gold and bronze for common carp.
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

Lake Pontchartrain

Lake Pontchartrain is an estuary in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It covers 630 square miles (1,600 km2) with an average depth of 12 to 14 feet. Some shipping channels are kept deeper through dredging. It is roughly oval, about 40 miles (64 km) from west to east and 24 miles (39 km) from south to north. As an estuary, its "Lake" title is a misnomer, but only a slight one, as its passage to the open sea is narrow.

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