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Bayou · South-central Louisiana, the Iberville Parish bayou country along the western edge of the Atchafalaya basin · Louisiana

Bayou Grosse Tete Fishing Guides

An Iberville Parish bayou on the western rim of the Atchafalaya basin, cypress-lined water with year-round bass, crappie and catfish.

Sun setting over a cypress swamp full of wading birds
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About the Bayou Grosse Tete

Bayou Grosse Tete runs south through Iberville Parish along the western edge of the Atchafalaya basin, past the village that shares its name and on toward the Intracoastal system below. The gauge sits just south of Interstate 10 at Grosse Tete, which makes this one of the more accessible bayous in the basin country. It is cypress-lined, slow and dark, and it looks in every particular like the water most people picture when they hear the word bayou.

The fishery is year-round and varied. Largemouth bass hold tight to the cypress knees and the laydowns along both banks and are fished hard through spring and fall. Crappie stack on the deeper structure and in the mouths of the connecting canals. Bluegill and redear sunfish are abundant enough along the bank cover that bream fishing is a reliable family outing here through the warm months, which is not true of every bayou in the parish.

Catfish use the deeper channel and the culverts under the road crossings, and both blue and flathead catfish reach good size. Alligator gar are present in the lower reaches and have become a deliberate target for a small number of anglers and guides working this part of the basin. Bowfin are everywhere and will take almost anything a bass angler throws.

The gauge reports water temperature along with stage, which is genuinely useful on a shallow cypress bayou where the bite tracks temperature closely through spring and fall. Water levels here move with rainfall, with basin management and with wind pushing water in the connected canal system, so the record is worth reading rather than guessing at. Grosse Tete and Rosedale are the practical access towns, and both put a boat on the water within a few minutes of the interstate. For anglers coming from Baton Rouge this is the closest true basin bayou to the city, which accounts for a good share of the pressure it sees on spring weekends.

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Access

Grosse Tete - the gauge reach, immediately south of the Interstate 10 crossing.
Rosedale - the nearest town on the lower bayou, with launch access.
Maringouin - upper bayou access through the north end of the parish.
Intracoastal Waterway - the downstream connection at the bottom of the system.
Upper Grand River - the connecting basin water east of the bayou.
Plaquemine - the regional town on the Mississippi, east of the drainage.
Louisiana Highway 77 - roadside access along much of the bayou corridor.

Seasons

Spring: bass move onto the cypress cover and crappie fishing peaks through the canals.
Summer: catfish in the deeper channel, with bream steady along the shaded bank cover.
Fall: cooling water brings a strong second bass season along the laydowns and knees.
Winter: slow and clear, with crappie and catfish concentrated in the deepest water.

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Questions

What species can you catch on the Bayou Grosse Tete?

Anglers target Alligator Gar, Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Bowfin, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Longnose Gar, Redear Sunfish, White Crappie on the Bayou Grosse Tete in Louisiana.

Where can you access the Bayou Grosse Tete?

Grosse Tete - the gauge reach, immediately south of the Interstate 10 crossing. Rosedale - the nearest town on the lower bayou, with launch access. Maringouin - upper bayou access through the north end of the parish. Intracoastal Waterway - the downstream connection at the bottom of the system. Upper Grand River - the connecting basin water east of the bayou. Plaquemine - the regional town on the Mississippi, east of the drainage. Louisiana Highway 77 - roadside access along much of the bayou corridor.

When is the best time to fish the Bayou Grosse Tete?

Spring: bass move onto the cypress cover and crappie fishing peaks through the canals. Summer: catfish in the deeper channel, with bream steady along the shaded bank cover. Fall: cooling water brings a strong second bass season along the laydowns and knees. Winter: slow and clear, with crappie and catfish concentrated in the deepest water.

Where are the fishing regulations for the Bayou Grosse Tete?

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