Rivers and Creeks

[Blakeski]

Ok so I recently obtained a canoe and was wondering where are some places close by Allen/Plano/McKinney area to take it. Yes I plan on taking it to Lavon, but I prefer a creek.

[Danny46]

You really arnt far from Denison and the red river. You can also shoot over to ray Roberts and paddle into the creek arms. You should get on Texasfishingforum if you arnt already, there is a kayak section with lots of good paddle info

[Aceman85turbo]

you can drop in at renner and 75 at the park behind frys and canoe as far south as you want, it crosses plano road, jupiter, brand, north garland, naaman, 190, 78, 190 again, pleasant valley, firewheel parkway, 66, miller, then you can get someone to pick you up at lake ray hubbard.

[Aceman85turbo]

i google mapped it and apparently it starts at coit and park, but i havent been past 75

[HarrisonTX]

Tell me more about this Lavon?
Last summer me and my buddy did like 28 miles (canoe) in about 17 hours. Dropped in on the Brazos a little south of Lake whitney dam, and pulled out about 4am at the I-35 bridge. We do a couple 3-8 mile trips a year.

[Blakeski]

you can drop in at renner and 75 at the park behind frys and canoe as far south as you want, it crosses plano road, jupiter, brand, north garland, naaman, 190, 78, 190 again, pleasant valley, firewheel parkway, 66, miller, then you can get someone to pick you up at lake ray hubbard.

I think you are talking about Rowlett Creek, about 6 or 7 years ago a buddy and I dropped in it at Shiloh, just South of Campbell. It was tons of fun, and I even caught a catfish with my bare hands!

[Blakeski]

You really arnt far from Denison and the red river. You can also shoot over to ray Roberts and paddle into the creek arms. You should get on Texasfishingforum if you arnt already, there is a kayak section with lots of good paddle info

Problem with this is I'd have to find someone with a truck or trailer to come pick me up! I have considered the East Fork Trinity, since I could drop in up North.

[Blakeski]

Tell me more about this Lavon?
Last summer me and my buddy did like 28 miles (canoe) in about 17 hours. Dropped in on the Brazos a little south of Lake whitney dam, and pulled out about 4am at the I-35 bridge. We do a couple 3-8 mile trips a year.

I find this nice little fishing hole on Lavon fishing from the bank, my friend and I fished for a good 6 hours and came up with nothing...whoever the fish were jumping like crazy about 10 feet out from where we could cast...and let me add these were easily 2' long LMB. I told him it would be nice if we had a canoe, and he just laughed. Fast forward to this past week, this old guy I know says "Hey I have this canoe, and I don't need it." he was gonna throw it out! I told him I will take it. So now I have a canoe and I can go catch those big boys now!

[Danny46]

Problem with this is I'd have to find someone with a truck or trailer to come pick me up! I have considered the East Fork Trinity, since I could drop in up North.

Are you saying that because you have a car? They sell a relatively cheap car kit at academy. I have a 12 1/2 kayak and have put it on top of my Honda accord. It's quite the sight but gets the job done lol

[Danny46]

Tell me more about this Lavon?
Last summer me and my buddy did like 28 miles (canoe) in about 17 hours. Dropped in on the Brazos a little south of Lake whitney dam, and pulled out about 4am at the I-35 bridge. We do a couple 3-8 mile trips a year.

I was just down there a couple weeks ago. I love the Brazos

[Blakeski]

Are you saying that because you have a car? They sell a relatively cheap car kit at academy. I have a 12 1/2 kayak and have put it on top of my Honda accord. It's quite the sight but gets the job done lol

No this is a 16 foot canoe, to big for some shit like that.

[Aceman85turbo]

I think you are talking about Rowlett Creek, about 6 or 7 years ago a buddy and I dropped in it at Shiloh, just South of Campbell. It was tons of fun, and I even caught a catfish with my bare hands!

yah I grew up in that neighborhood in the 90's, spent alot of time down there, those used to be dirt bike/atv/bike trails back in there where you parked your car. The trails went all the way to brand and campbell and north to breckenridge park east to firewheel mall.

In the late 90's they cut a hole straight thru the trails and built 190 and the mall.

[Blakeski]

yah I grew up in that neighborhood in the 90's, spent alot of time down there, those used to be dirt bike/atv/bike trails back in there where you parked your car. The trails went all the way to brand and campbell and north to breckenridge park east to firewheel mall.

In the late 90's they cut a hole straight thru the trails and built 190 and the mall.

Yep, you can still ride down there, but all the jumps that they had are long gone. Still a few trails you can ride though!

[Aceman85turbo]

something you may not have known, Chuck Norris lives on Holford road at 190

[Blakeski]

something you may not have known, Chuck Norris lives on Holford road at 190

Chuck Norris lives everywhere bro! You didn't know???