Kayak Fishing Lavon Gets Catfish, a Yellow Bass, and a Gar!

Had a fun time kayak fishing Lake Lavon. The repairs to the cast net made for a much easier and faster means to catch Shad for bait.

Brought jug lines to work the area of the point at Highland Park, bite started out fast, then slowed down as the temps rose.

Did manage six Catfish - 5 Blue Catfish and 1 Channel Catfish, one Yellow Bass, and a Gar. Kept the Catfish for a Beer Batter Recipe Fish Fry as well as flash frozen fish fillets for later grilling!

Release the Yellow Bass and the Gar. The Gar put up a nice fight but no POV action shots as your's truly deleted the GoPro video by accident. Still managed to capture the essence of the trip... do check it out; was a fun time!

Looks like you had a good day.
Nice gar.
Last gar I caught broke one hook off my treble hook trying to get the hook out.
Thanks for the video.

Thanks Ocelot! Was a fun time. Can get tough unhooking them.

Kayak Fishing Lavon - Back Paddling Technique Gets One!

Made it to Lavon for a chance at an evening round of kayak fishing the point at Brockdale Park. Another hot day but luckily not too hot to stop us from fishing! Arrived at the boat ramp with only one other boat at the park. Quick launch and was on the lake trolling shortly after. Fished a couple of hours without a strike, then shifted to the back paddling technique where we paddle the kayak backwards, and let the slab and jig rig bounce bottom. Managed to avoid a strikeout by getting one Yellow Bass.

No worries... best thing about kayak fishing, can always get a workout in at least! Posted video of the trip, and then added past video from a trip last year that shows more details on the back paddling technique. Do check it out!

Kayak Fishing Lavon - Backpaddling Keeps Working!#kayaking #kayakfishing #lakelavon

Here is the follow-on video of yesterday's kayak fishing trip to Lake Lavon. Bought new kayak fishing sandals from the Columbia Allen Outlet Store to replace the ones that "blew a flat" last year. Had to give them a "test drive" and take them fishing. Decided on putting in at Lavonia South Ramp. Lots of boats and jet skis but did manage to catch a nice Catfish, several Yellow Bass, and a Crappie.

All caught bottom bouncing a Slab and Jig Rig by backpaddling the kayak along a drop off near the boat ramp. Fun stuff... do stay tune for more videos and be on the lookout for the new kayak fishing sandals, our footwear of choice in the Summer!



PS: Here is the "new shoes" video!

iFishNews Fishing Podcast #17 - What's In Our Kayak Fishing Jacket Revisited?

Posted an earlier video that shows the items we like to keep at the ready in our kayak fishing jacket.

As a follow-up, decided to grab the jacket and show the items we currently have pocketed away like... a whistle, extra line, multi-tool, etc!

Do check it out - iFishNews Fishing Podcast #17... video version.

Catching Shad for Bait... 37 Casts Later!

No kayaking this round; was focusing on getting Shad for bait. Was a tough time Thursday at Highland Park on Lake Lavon. With Charlie watching things and urging us on... was able to net enough Shad to fill a Ziploc Bag... in only 37 casts! At least it was a good workout!

Did observe windy conditions, and the water was unusually warm as if you were in a bathtub. This may have impacted the Shad and their wanting to tend to a windward shoreline. Spot we tried has been a consistent producer of Shad in the past. Caught some nice size Shad; just took a lot of strikeouts to finally get enough to fill a pint size Ziploc bag.

No worries... bait will come in handy for upcoming fishing trips!

More Cast Net Fun!

Made it back to Lavon for more cast netting for Shad.

This round we talk about cast nets and catching bait... shad in particular. Recently, we learned we could freeze shad for use at other lakes. That said, it's has been hit or miss catching them. But, we do have a few bags ready to go for our next fishing trip.

Do check out this week's podcast where we talk about where, how, and why we cast net for bait!

More GoFish Cam Scouting - Anyone Lose a Lure?

Took the GoFish Cam camera yesterday for another round of scouting the local pond for what is lurking below. Had some catfish strike a doughbait but forgot to turn the GoFish Cam recording on. Lesson learned... went back this morning to scout the same spots plus a drainage channel that we know holds fish.

Still have some adjustments to make with the GoFish Cam and its setup but did manage to capture the underwater action to include a bass that had a Panther Martin inline spinner in its mouth!

Do stay tuned for more as we seek out other areas to go scouting with the GoFish Cam! Hope to troll the camera like we did with the old Water Wolf Camera behind the kayak!

Fishing Lake Lavon - Kayak Juglining Update

Went fishing at Lake Lavon. Caught three Catfish and a Gar fishing juglines. Put in at Lake Lavon's Highland Park around 8AM; bite did not start till around 10AM.

Do check back will get a video posted; able to put the GoFish Cam on one of the juglines... hopefully, will see a fish or two!

PS: The Velcro attached Skeg on the Pelican Catch 100 worked well with Shoe Goop... semi-permanent attachment!

Enjoy seeing these! Can't wait to see the GoPro video.

Thanks Klinger! Unfortunately, the underwater video did not come out... need to adjust the rig, I am using. Hope to try again in the near future!

Lake Lavon Fishing - Juglining for Catfish

Fun time at Lake Lavon fishing juglining for Catfish. Made modifications to flagging juglines to better see when a catfish struck. Put in at Lavon's Highland Park after catching shad at the boat ramp. Three of us went fishing; team managed to catch three Catfish and one Gar.

Overall, liking the modified juglines... but may need to try fishing with Circle Hooks; this round used J-Hooks and had several strikes but no hookups.

More to come!

Lake Lavon Fishing - Kayaking and Juglining Gets Kayak PB!

Fun time juglining and kayak fishing Lake Lavon Saturday. Even caught a personal best Blue Catfish from a kayak... went 30 plus inches!

Did catch a bigger one several years ago on Lake Lavon but that was in a jon boat and with a fishing buddy. This one was caught and landed by yours truly!

Lots of fun... had to make a run to shore to land it. Lots of winds and waves and no net; did not want to risk losing it trying to land it in the kayak.

Longer than normal video... includes details on the kayak jug lines used and setting up the first group of three jug lines.

In keeping with the COAF Field Team's motto... "Learn to fish by our trials and errors"