Calcasieu Lake Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Fishing reports straight from our guides in Calcasieu Lake

Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Reported: 2 months ago

Flounder bite is still going strong. Throwing live shrimp and plastics, catching them daily.

Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters Lake Charles, Louisiana Reported: 2 months ago

Flounder bite is still going strong. Throwing live shrimp and plastics, catching them daily.

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Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Reported: 2 months ago

Catching a lot of redfish and this week of 2-14-26 we have been catching more and more flounder everyday.

Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters Lake Charles, Louisiana Reported: 2 months ago

Catching a lot of redfish and this week of 2-14-26 we have been catching more and more flounder everyday.

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Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Reported: 3 months ago

I took a couple of buddies out on 1/29/26 we found a school of reds and for 3 hours till we couldn't pick up a rod or pick up the net. We caught fish after fish we caught our limit in mins but we stayed and practiced catch and release...

Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters Lake Charles, Louisiana Reported: 3 months ago

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Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Reported: 3 months ago

Low water, no problem it makes the redfish easier to find

Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters Lake Charles, Louisiana Reported: 3 months ago

Low water, no problem it makes the redfish easier to find

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Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Reported: 5 months ago

Redfish and black drum are eating in this cold weather!

Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters Lake Charles, Louisiana Reported: 5 months ago

Redfish and black drum are eating in this cold weather!

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Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Reported: 6 months ago

We are catching good piles of fish right now. Mostly caught on artificials both morning and afternoon trips are catching lots of fish as long as it's not storming on us we are catching some fish.

Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters Lake Charles, Louisiana Reported: 6 months ago

We are catching good piles of fish right now. Mostly caught on artificials both morning and afternoon trips are catching lots of fish as long as it's not storming on us we are catching some fish.

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Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Reported: 11 months ago

Catching mixed boxes every day. From small to big redfish. Lake is a little muddy and should start clearing up soon. The sheepshead bite is on fire right now as well starting to lots of speckled trout.

Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters Lake Charles, Louisiana Reported: 11 months ago

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Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing is heating up very quickly we are making boxes of fish every day now. Spring is here and the fish are hungry!

Bradley Laningham with Cat 5 Fishing Charters Lake Charles, Louisiana Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing is heating up very quickly we are making boxes of fish every day now. Spring is here and the fish are hungry!

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Recent Calcasieu Lake Reviews

★★★★★
Great time! Captain Tom made my seven year old’s bday a memorable one! Knew all the best spots in Lake Charles. I highly recommend!
Christine | August 11, 2025

Trip: Overnight Calcasieu Lake Slam
★★★★★
Great trip with Guide Hayden. Very personable and knowledgeable. We would fish with him again.
Jeff E. | July 11, 2025

Trip: Louisiana Inshore Classic
★★★★★
Tommy is the man! We fished the tail end of a storm today in not ideal conditions and he put me on em! We stacked up a limit of drum, tons of sheepshead, and two big bull reds in a half day trip (on what he described as an “off day” for Calcasieu. I can only imagine what an “on day” looks like…)
Attison B. | December 29, 2024

Trip: Louisiana Inshore Classic
★★★★★
Good guide, knows where the fish are, would have like to see tactical changes made for different species or when the bit slowed down. I’d like to see a variety in the arsenal you know. That’s just me being my hardcore fishing self. My wife loved it because we didn’t have to clean or fuel our boat. I agree it’s nice just being a paying customer. The hard thing for me and being very expirienced is you expect everyone to be like you. Tommy did us right and I appreciate his hard work. I’d use Tommy again and would recommend Tommy to others
Doug F. | July 6, 2023

Trip: Louisiana Inshore Classic