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Louisiana is a sportsman’s paradise and City Park is no exception. Bass, catfish, perch and other fish can be found in the Park’s 11 lagoons. Every spring, City Park hosts the Big Bass Fishing Rodeo and Fishtival, a one-day event featuring music, exhibits, a silent auction, a casting contest and demonstration, and of course, plenty of fishing.
Check out our Inside Guide to City Park Fishing for examples of fish you’re likely to see in City Park and Bayou St. John waters.
There are many great fishing spots in the Park. Most people who fish won’t share their great secret places to fish! But we’ve seen many people fishing behind the Casino Building, up and down Bayou Metairie, in Big Lake, off the Fishing Pier on Marconi Avenue, and in the water ways in Couturie Forest.
