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Freshwater fishing near New Orleans
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Freshwater fishing near New Orleans

3 stops3 watersUpdated Nov 6

3 freshwater spots within 75 minutes of New Orleans, each with a full TripsQuick page.

The closest by road is Lake Pontchartrain, 13 minutes away.

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1. Lake Pontchartrain

Lake Pontchartrain is a 13-minute drive from downtown New Orleans. Launch at Seabrook Launch & Pier, the public ramp on Lake Pontchartrain closest to downtown (≈ 5.3 mi). Public access on Lake Pontchartrain: 13 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 102 ft. Recorded here: Grass Carp, Silver Carp, Bighead Carp, and Alligator Gar.

Lake Pontchartrain113 min · 6.8 mi
Lake

Lake Pontchartrain

Orleans

Seabrook Launch & Pier29

max 102 ft · surveyed

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2. Lake Maurepas

Lake Maurepas is a 49-minute drive from downtown New Orleans. Launch at Pass Manchac Ramp, the public ramp on Lake Maurepas closest to downtown (≈ 31.7 mi). Public access on Lake Maurepas: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 42 ft. Recorded here: Silver Carp, Freshwater Drum, Gizzard Shad, and Spotted Gar.

Lake Maurepas249 min · 42 mi
Lake

Lake Maurepas

St. John the Baptist

Pass Manchac Ramp29

max 42 ft · surveyed

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3. Rigolets

Rigolets is a 38-minute drive from downtown New Orleans. Launch at Pelican Pointe Marina, the public ramp on Rigolets closest to downtown (≈ 24.1 mi). Public access on Rigolets: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 58 ft. Recorded here: Bay Anchovy, Gafftopsail Catfish, Atlantic Croaker, and Southern Flounder.

Rigolets338 min · 28.6 mi
River

Rigolets

Orleans

Pelican Pointe Marina13

max 58 ft · surveyed

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When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, Bay Anchovy is at peak around New Orleans in November.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the New Orleans fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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