The Causeway Landing on Sabine Lake in Louisiana is on Highway 82 approximately three miles west of Johnson Bayou.
Another Louisiana landing located across the Sabine River channel from Orange, Texas, is the burnt-out bridge on old U.S. Highway 90. But anglers with larger bay boats should use caution here because the canal is narrow.
When fishing in the lake, it’s important to know where the border between Louisiana and Texas is because redfish and length limits are state-specific.
An angler may fish anywhere on the border lake with either a Louisiana or a Texas license.
In Texas waters however, Louisiana anglers must adhere to Texas creel and length restrictions, which allow each person to keep up to three redfish within a 20- to 28-inch slot limit.
Texas law also only allows one red drum longer than 28 inches to be kept by any angler during a license year with a properly completed red drum tag, with one extra fish over the slot being allowed with a bonus red drum tag.
Those tagged reds are in addition to the regular three-fish daily bag limit.
In Louisiana waters on Sabine Lake, the usual 16-inch minimum, five-fish creel limit is enforced, with no more than one redfish exceeding 27 inches maximum total length.
There are differing creel limits for speckled trout, as well, so anglers are advised to visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife website at www.tpwd.state.tx.us.