Fishing near Baton Rouge, LA

Set on the Mississippi River in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana's capital anchors a water-rich region with an estimated 2,000 bodies of water nearby — from BREC park ponds and cypress-lined bayous to major rivers. The big river itself draws anglers for giant catfish, while the Atchafalaya Basin to the west and False River to the north round out a serious freshwater scene.

Top waters to fish near Baton Rouge

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and what's needed to catch them.

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Alabama Shad

Alosa alabamae

Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

American Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

Bighead Carp

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Carp

Mylopharyngodon piceus

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Blue Sucker

Cycleptus elongatus

Bowfin

Amia calva

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