As of the year 2020, six of the top ten biggest bass ever caught in the state of Louisiana have come from Caney’s fertile waters. Created by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to become a trophy bass fishing lake, Caney quickly showed it was up to the task.
After all, aren’t lakes just supposed to hold water and be the back drop for picturesque sunsets? Well, for the thousands of people who have enjoyed this small 5000-acre waterway over the years, Caney Lake is all about the sunsets, and a whole lot more! Here is a little history.
At the time very few people could have envisioned the roller coaster life the lake would endure. Back in 1986 when the spillway system was created to stop the flow of Caney Creek, Caney Lake was created.
