Bayou Des Glaises Fishing Guides
An Avoyelles Parish bayou and diversion channel feeding the Atchafalaya basin, shallow timbered water with heavy crappie and bream fishing.
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About the Bayou Des Glaises
Bayou Des Glaises crosses Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana and carries water east toward the Atchafalaya basin through a diversion channel at Moreauville, where the gauge sits. The channel was cut as part of the flood control works that manage water across this parish, and the bayou today is a mix of natural course and engineered reach. That gives it a more predictable shape than most Louisiana bayous and makes its levels easier to read.
The fishing is classic central Louisiana lowland water. Crappie hold on the timber and around the culvert and structure edges through the channel reaches, and the spring run brings them shallow in good numbers. Largemouth bass work the same cover and the grass edges that develop through the warmer months. Bream fishing is particularly good here in late spring and early summer, with bluegill and redear sunfish both well represented along the banks.
Catfish are present throughout and become the main summer target as the water warms. Channel and blue catfish take bait in the deeper reaches of the diversion channel, and flatheads use the woody cover along the natural sections. Bowfin, gar and freshwater drum round out a mixed-species fishery that rewards anglers who are not too particular about what comes to the boat.
Water management is the thing to understand before fishing here. Because this is a controlled channel feeding into the basin, levels move with the structures as well as with rainfall, and the bayou can change from a slow pool to a moving channel within a day. Moreauville and Bordelonville are the practical access towns, and the gauge at Moreauville is the single best indicator of what the water is doing on any given morning. Anglers who fish the bayou regularly check it before deciding whether to work the channel or push out toward the basin edge.
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Access
Moreauville - the gauge reach on the diversion channel, with road access.
Bordelonville - access to the lower bayou toward the Atchafalaya basin.
Simmesport - the nearest Atchafalaya River town below the drainage.
Marksville - the parish seat and the western approach for supplies.
Big Bend - lower drainage access near the basin edge.
Louisiana Highway 1 crossings - roadside access along the bayou corridor.
Atchafalaya basin edge - boat access to the downstream end of the system.
Seasons
Spring: the strongest crappie and bream fishing of the year as water warms and fish move shallow.
Summer: catfish through the deeper channel reaches, with bass along the grass edges.
Fall: falling levels concentrate fish and the crappie bite picks back up through October.
Winter: slow, with crappie and catfish holding in the deepest water of the channel.
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Questions
What is the current flow on the Bayou Des Glaises?
As of Sep 17, 4:30 am, the USGS gauge Bayou Des Glaises Diversion Ch. at Moreauville, LA reads 40 cfs. Conditions update every 15 minutes.
What species can you catch on the Bayou Des Glaises?
Anglers target Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Bowfin, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Freshwater Drum, Largemouth Bass, Longnose Gar, Redear Sunfish, White Crappie on the Bayou Des Glaises in Louisiana.
Where can you access the Bayou Des Glaises?
Moreauville - the gauge reach on the diversion channel, with road access. Bordelonville - access to the lower bayou toward the Atchafalaya basin. Simmesport - the nearest Atchafalaya River town below the drainage. Marksville - the parish seat and the western approach for supplies. Big Bend - lower drainage access near the basin edge. Louisiana Highway 1 crossings - roadside access along the bayou corridor. Atchafalaya basin edge - boat access to the downstream end of the system.
When is the best time to fish the Bayou Des Glaises?
Spring: the strongest crappie and bream fishing of the year as water warms and fish move shallow. Summer: catfish through the deeper channel reaches, with bass along the grass edges. Fall: falling levels concentrate fish and the crappie bite picks back up through October. Winter: slow, with crappie and catfish holding in the deepest water of the channel.
Where are the fishing regulations for the Bayou Des Glaises?
Regulations change by season and section. Read the current rules on the Louisiana agency site: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/recreational-freshwater-finfish-and-crawfish