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Re: Lake Lavon [Re: HylianPunkk] #13611632 06/29/20 02:16 AM
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Thanks.
Got a leak in my kayak and my kayak has been in the shop since my last outing, mid month.
They found the leak and should have it fixed soon.
Dying to get back on the water.
I have a red/blue/black kayak with 2 flags.
You are always welcome to say hi if you see me.
Enjoy meeting people and hearing their stories.

Re: Lake Lavon [Re: HylianPunkk] #13617756 07/03/20 02:43 PM
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My kayak is fixed and I got to go out fishing out of Lavonia South last night.
Found a few shad and a carp with my cast net but it took some work.
Decided to troll to dam and do some catfishing.
I had my first catfish hooked about 30 seconds after throwing the line out.
A small front came through about sunset and I caught 3 pretty quickly.
Ended up the night keeping 7 cats 16-21" and throwing a couple smaller ones back.
The cats liked the shad but did not show any interest in cut up carp.
Caught one drum I kept for a while to possibly use as bait but threw it back.
Must have been several gar in the area as something was stealing a lot of bait either seeing the cork quickly go under then come back up or slowly move across the water with nothing there when set the hook.
Put 1/2 of a 6" shad and heads out in deeper water. Something came and tore them up a bit only setting off the clicker once but never took the hook.
Spent a little time throwing a 3" swimtail bait with a sassy swimmer hook while waiting for bites. Got a few bites one which almost yanked the rod out of my hand but nothing took the hook.
Was great to be back on the water again.
Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable 4th of July!

Re: Lake Lavon [Re: HylianPunkk] #13618513 07/04/20 05:27 AM
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Decided to go back to Lavonia South for some more kayak fishing this afternoon.
Was really hot out mid afternoon so waited a bit to go out there.
Was pleasantly surprised there was plenty of parking available and ramp was not swamped especially since they have the boat ramp taking up about half the ramp.
By the time I got my kayak all loaded up and down to the water I was soaked and ready to get off the pavement onto the water.
Realized I left my paddle in the truck and had to rest in the shade on way to get it. It was smokin hot on the asphalt.
Once I got out on the water much cooler and just enough breeze to make it pleasant.
Tried finding some shad for catfishing but all I could get was a really small catfish. Hate catching those in the cast net.
Decided to go catch some perch for bait first.
Marked my location and had a couple of bites and noticed something on other side of kayak.
Started fishing over there and got several perch and a 16" catfish on size 8 hook.
I have always let worm sink to bottom and leave or move real slowly.
At one point after casting thought all my worm was gone so brought line in pretty quickly. Caught a perch.
Tried again and that was what they were looking forward to today.
Once loaded up with a few perch took off to catfish by the dam.
Got bait cut up and my poles out and got just a little bit of fishing in when noticed the wind starting to pick up.
Wind picked up pretty good for over an hour. Strong enough I would have no chance paddling.
Fortunately I was safely anchored and decided to just wait it out and try to do what fishing I could.
Drifted cut perch and carp under float then would bring in and repeat.
No cats on perch or carp today.
Wind was still pretty strong when loud thunder and some lightning started.
Fortunately the wind let up a bit, I brought in the anchor, angled kayak toward shore so wind would help me get to it and then followed the shoreline back to the ramp.
By the time I got back, thunder and lightning was over and wind had started to die down.
I was just too worn out from fighting the wind on way back to go out again.
That is 2 days in a row Front or small storm pops up with nothing about it in the forecast. Even checked the weather radar during storm and nothing even close.
I am thinking about going back out Sunday afternoon - evening. If you are thinking of being on the lake be prepared for a small storm smile

Re: Lake Lavon [Re: HylianPunkk] #13621660 07/07/20 01:43 AM
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Went kayak fishing at Lavonia South Sunday afternoon/evening.
Managed to get a few shad with my cast net catching one every couple throws.
Decided to start off with some fly fishing for perch but did not have any luck or see any on my finder.
Decided to troll a bit for white bass with an umbrella rig on one pole with large jig and swimtail baits and spoon on another.
Got a bite on the umbrella rig that seemed like a nice fish when I brought it up had 3 white bass on it, 2 over 12". First time to ever catch 3 at once.
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A little later hooked into something else on the spoon and had a 24" gar.
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About this time the edge of a storm came by. Thunder and lightning off to the souht and west and winds picked up a bit but not that much.
After trolling for a while with 1 more white bass decided to go do some catfishing using cut up shad.
Would catch 1 or 2 at a spot then after no bites for a while would move down a ways.
I managed to catch 3 cats over 16" and 4 that were a little under.
I would frequently see float move or qucikly go under and back up but have nothing there and loosing my bait.
I also managed to catch a drum which was stealing my bait.
After storm passed water became smooth as glass.
Trolled a jointed xrap on way back to ramp but no bites.
A very good day of fishing and nice evening on the lake.

Re: Lake Lavon [Re: HylianPunkk] #13623751 07/08/20 06:41 PM
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Can anyone validate that the Lavon Elm Creek ramp & Little Ridge ramps are open? I cannot get any info from the Lavon office cause no one answers their phone.


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Re: Lake Lavon [Re: HylianPunkk] #13628533 07/13/20 05:46 AM
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Went kayak fishing out of Lavonia South Sunday afternoon/evening.
Planned to troll for white bass a bit then go catfishing.
Got all the shad I needed 1st throw of the cast net.
Headed out to troll for white bass and caught 12 in about the same area.
Would decide it was time to go catfish and would catch another white bass.
Ended up evening with 2 poles out for catfish. Started off trying a powerbait swimtail bait when would see disturbance on water, no bites. Switched over to jointed xrap, still no bites.
Finally connected throwing 1/4 oz rooster tail managing to catch 5 more white bass.
Managed to catch 2 catfish on cut shad. Gave what I had left to those fishing from the ramp when I got back.
Had one double catch on octopus rig on the 3" rage swimmer and large green/white jig.
All others were on the spoon or rooster tail..
No storms today, very little wind and probably my best day of fishing this year.

Re: Lake Lavon [Re: HylianPunkk] #13634896 07/18/20 04:30 AM
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Another great day kayak fishing out of Lavonia South.
Had to work for the shad but managed to get a few.
Trolled for a little with a spoon and managed to catch 7 white bass
Then took off to do some catfishing.
Managed to catch 9 catfish 16-21 inches on cut shad.
Cats were not very agressive, light bites and would not keep the cut shad in their mouth.
Managed 7 cats on my first shad about 8".
Threw a swimtail soft plastic with underspin while waiting for catfish bites. got one bite but did not take hook.
Switched over to jointed xrap and managed to catch a nice crappie.
Trolled back to ramp but no more fish.

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