Evans Lake this evening, Riverside - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Harry Hill · 07-29-2017, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Edgard

So, I checked it out last night and it looks promising. I'll be putting out crawfish traps, and then testing the bite.

It's a nice paddle.

ages ago we used to night fish there for catfish, mostly it was an excuse to sit around and drink a few beers, smoke and hang out. Lots of crawdads but I would purge them before I ate them. Back then though we would catch a bunch and boil them up and eat them. The last time I drove by in the evening there were a thousand or so homeless setting up camps, it was crazy.

Apex · 07-31-2017, 03:49 PM

Careful where you park at night they ticket
also make sure to get your pass from the county rec office

Edgard · 08-01-2017, 05:40 AM

Fishing was okay, the homeless are "my" people. Sadly, is true about wearing the bullet proof PFD. I guess in this context we can call it a lifesaver.

WARRIORMIKE · 08-01-2017, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Edgard

I'm going back today.

are you taking your kayak out there? I have to ask where do you launch at?

Edgard · 08-01-2017, 05:29 PM

Yes, as you pull into the park there is a boat ramp. The city just built a new boat ramp at the end of the park, but honestly there are so many parking spaces the back into the lake and could launch from there. I may be there again tomorrow.

Orca Winfrey · 08-01-2017, 09:39 PM

Be safe and good luck.

Edgard · 08-02-2017, 12:02 PM

Since I was there last, there is an ongoing fish kill. I paddles this morning and thousands of crappie and fry litter the lakes. There is also an algae bloom (duckweed), the carp are dying, and even the crayfish are crawling out of the water.

Oddly, catfish were in the shallow area dying and this man jumped in with a plastic bag to scoop up as many as he could. I presume to eat.

07-31-2017, 03:49 PM	#2
Apex Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Riverside Posts: 130	Careful where you park at night they ticket also make sure to get your pass from the county rec office __________________ Louis

08-01-2017, 05:40 AM	#3
Edgard Junior Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 17	Fishing was okay, the homeless are "my" people. Sadly, is true about wearing the bullet proof PFD. I guess in this context we can call it a lifesaver.

08-01-2017, 05:29 PM	#5
Edgard Junior Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 17	Yes, as you pull into the park there is a boat ramp. The city just built a new boat ramp at the end of the park, but honestly there are so many parking spaces the back into the lake and could launch from there. I may be there again tomorrow.

08-01-2017, 09:39 PM	#6
Orca Winfrey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: The I. E. Posts: 353	Be safe and good luck.

08-02-2017, 12:02 PM	#7
Edgard Junior Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 17	Since I was there last, there is an ongoing fish kill. I paddles this morning and thousands of crappie and fry litter the lakes. There is also an algae bloom (duckweed), the carp are dying, and even the crayfish are crawling out of the water. Oddly, catfish were in the shallow area dying and this man jumped in with a plastic bag to scoop up as many as he could. I presume to eat.