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Fishing regulations at Long Branch, LA
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Fishing regulations in Louisiana can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Regulations for top species
Largemouth bass
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
The maximum number of individual fish across an aggregate group of species legally harvested per harvester per day.
The following waterbodies have modified size and bag limits for black bass (i.e., largemouth and spotted bass):
Eagle Lake: 16-inch minimum total length; bag limit = 10 black bass;
Poverty Point Reservoir Lake: 15-inch to 19-inch protected slot limit; bag limit = 8 black bass with no more than one over 19-inches total length;
False River (Point Coupee Parish): 14-inch minimum total length; bag limit = 5 black bass;
John K. Kelly - Grand Bayou Reservoir (Red River Parish): 14-inch to 17-inch protected slot limit; bag limit = 8 black bass with no more than four over 17-inches total length;
Caddo Lake: 14-inch to 18-inch protected slot limit for largemouth bass (no size limit for spotted bass); bag limit = 8 black bass with no more than four over 18-inches total length;
Toledo Bend Reservoir and the Sabine River above Toledo Bend to the point at which the entire river enters Texas: 14-inch minimum total length for largemouth bass (no size limit for spotted bass); bag limit = 8 black bass;
Sabine River from Toledo Bend Dam to I-10: 12-inch minimum total length for largemouth bass (no size limit for spotted bass); bag limit = 8 black bass;
Fish falling within a protected slot limit must be immediately released.
A spotted bass is defined as a black bass with a tooth patch on the tongue.
Common carp
All species of tilapia
Carp - except koi, common carp, and goldfish - If you catch any exotic species of Asian carp (silver, bighead, black, and grass) from state waters, you may not return it to the water or possess it alive.
Freshwater electric eel
Rudd
Asian swamp eels
Snakeheads
Walking catfishes
Pencil catfishes
Piranha
Rio Grande cichlid (If you catch a Rio Grande cichlid, you may not return it to the water or possess it alive.)
FAQ about Long Branch fishing
- Largemouth bass - 3 members reported to have caught this fish
- Common carp - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @eastondavis3804 reported a nice Largemouth bass.
- @eastondavis3804 reported a nice Largemouth bass.
- @kalyn.watson reported a nice Largemouth bass.
- @mwestjr reported a nice Common carp.
- @ajeers reported a nice Largemouth bass.
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