LivewellFish consumption advisories
Louisiana
Louisiana publishes advisories for 59 waters, covering 243 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Arsenic, Dioxins, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE, Lead, Mercury, PCBs
Waters with advisories in Louisiana
59 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Coastals 20
- Bayou Bartholomew Morehouse
- Bayou Bonne Idee Morehouse
- Bayou Chene and Bayou Lacassine Jefferson Davis, Calcasieu, Cameron
- Bayou d'Inde Calcasieu
- Bayou De Siard Ouachita
- Bayou des Cannes Evangeline
- Bayou Dorcheat Webster
- Bayou Lafourche: from Hwy. 80 overpass to I-20 Ouachita
- Bayou Liberty St. Tammany
- Bayou Nezpique Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis
- Bayou Plaquemine Brule St. Landry, Acadia
- Bayou Queue De Tortue Acadia, Lafayette, and Vermilion
- Big Alabama Bayou Point Coupee, Iberville, St. Martin
- Calcasieu River, Estuary to Gulf of Mexico Calcasieu and Cameron
- Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana Coast N/A
- Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana Coast N/A
- Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana Coast N/A
- Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana Coast N/A
- I-10 Canal and Work Canal and Bayou Bristow Iberville
- Two O'clock Bayou St. Landry
Lakes 23
- Bayou De L'outre and associated lakes Union
- Black Bayou Lake Caddo
- Black Bayou Lake Ouachita
- Black Lake and Clear Lake (South of Highway 9) Red River, Natchitoches
- Caddo Lake Caddo
- Capitol Lake East Baton Rouge
- Catahoula Lake, Little River, Old River, Black River, Saline Lake, Larto Lake (Saline/Larto Complex), Shad Lake and Associated Water Bodies Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides
- Cheniere (Brake) Lake Ouachita
- Chicot Lake Evangeline
- Clear Lake (Lake Edwards) DeSoto
- Cocodrie Lake Evangeline, Rapides
- Corney Lake Claiborne
- Devil's Swamp, Devil's Swamp Lake, and Bayou Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge
- Henderson Lake area including Lake Bigeux St. Martin
- Iatt Lake Grant
- Ivan Lake Bossier
- Kepler Creek Lake Bienville
- Lake Bistineau Webster, Bossier, Bienville
- Lake Louis (Lovelace Lake) and Bayou Louis Catahoula
- Lake Maurepas Livingston, Tangipahoa, St. John the Baptist
- Saline Bayou and Saline Lake Bienville, Winn, Natchitoches
- Tew Lake Catahoula
- Vernon Lake Vernon
Reservoirs 3
- Crooked Creek Reservoir Evangeline
- Grand Bayou Reservoir Red River
- Toledo Bend Reservoir Sabine, De Soto
Rivers 13
- Amite River Drainage Basin East Feliciana, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, and Ascension
- Blind River Ascension, Livingston, St. John the Baptist, St. James
- Boeuf River Franklin, Richland, Catahoula
- Bogue Chitto River Washington, St. Tammany
- Bogue Falaya and Tchefuncte Rivers Washington, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa
- Calcasieu River Drainage Basin Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, and Allen
- Old River (Niblett Bluff) Calcasieu
- Ouachita River Morehouse, Ouachita, Union, Catahoula, and Caldwell
- Pearl River Washington, St. Tammany
- Seventh Ward Canal Vermilion
- Tangipahoa River Tangipahoa
- Tickfaw River Drainage Basin Livingston, Tangipahoa, and St. Helena
- Wham Brake Morehouse
Louisiana statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | 50 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Bluegill | — | 50 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | 100 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Striped Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Louisiana — Louisiana WLF