Located in the north central part of the state northeast of Clarence. It is approximately 7,600 acres in size and is 1 mile wide and 11 miles long. This lake is primarily a wooded lake and is not good for recreational boating. There are several access spots located around the lake. The standing timber in the lake prevents high-speed hot-dogging, except for a few daredevils who occasionally risk their necks blasting along the main channel where the water is relatively clear. Still, there’s always the possibility of a floating log breaking loose from the flooded forest, imperiling the lower units of the outboards of the reckless. There is a public launching area at the end of State Road 592 at the northeast part of the lake called Sand Point Launch. Farther upstream is another launching point called Goldona Launch, located at the LA 156 bridge crossing over Saline Bayou. While the Goldona launch gives access to the pristine bayou, which has been designated a Louisiana Natural and Scenic River upstream of LA 156, most fishermen will be more interested in prospecting for largemouth bass in the main body of Saline Lake.
“If you put in at Sand Point Launch, you’d better be careful,” he said. “The public launching areas are way back in the trees. Once you get out of sight of the landing, you can get lost. If you come back to the launch after dark, finding it is hopeless unless you have a GPS or spend some time learning your way around in the trees.” Instead of using the public ramp, Bowen usually launches at Mulligan End Landing. Paying a small fee to launch is better than negotiating the maze of trees. Besides, it gives quicker access to some of the best fishing. When he fishes at Saline Lake, Bowen heads straight for the pipeline. In his experience, it’s the best place to start. “I prefer a pretty June day to fish the pipeline,” he said. “But I’ll take an overcast day. I’m going to start fishing at the gas pipeline a few hundred yards off the ramp where the pipeline crosses the main channel.” Bowen begins fishing the edges of the pipeline right-of-way with soft plastics. When the pipeline right-of-way was cleared, mounds of earth and trees were piled on both sides of the right-of-way like windrows. “The pipeline is underwater, and the cleared area is about 100 yards wide,” he said. “Fish edges where you can see it with Texas-rigged worms, and you can get a fast start on the fish.”
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