Kayak Trip Report, Lilly Pond/Cain Slough

I made a short trip to Lilly Pond this morning floating a few jugs for Channel Cats. Lilly gets overloaded this time of year and culling a few out means not as many on my jig rods in the summer when spider rigging. I fished from 7AM till about 10:30AM with chicken liver about 18 inches deep. I left with four coolers full, cleaned 43. Anyone looking for some kitty fish for the Memorial Day fish fry or just a fun day with the kids, Lilly Pond is the place. I hope to look for some Crappie Monday if we get a break in the weather.

Sounds like you thinned the herd some.

Great job DB!

That kept you busy chasing the jugs.

That will make a good fish fry congrats

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Sounds like catfish for supper yep

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Originally Posted by Ditch Basser

I made a short trip to Lilly Pond this morning floating a few jugs for Channel Cats. Lilly gets overloaded this time of year and culling a few out means not as many on my jig rods in the summer when spider rigging. I fished from 7AM till about 10:30AM with chicken liver about 18 inches deep. I left with four coolers full, cleaned 43. Anyone looking for some kitty fish for the Memorial Day fish fry or just a fun day with the kids, Lilly Pond is the place. I hope to look for some Crappie Monday if we get a break in the weather.

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Ditch where is Lily pond and can you bank fish.

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That's a mess to clean for sure. Great job DB, that place gets loaded up like you said.

So can someone tell me where lily is located i would like to take my visiting mother there if you can fish from the bank

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I'd like to try it also if you can bank fish.my girlfriend is wanting some fish.she doesn't understand why I fish all the time but never bring anything home to eat. Lol

Cut and paste the below into google maps. I don't think you can bank fish Lily Pond too easily. You might try, but I have never seen anyone actually fish the pond from the bank. There is the big ditch or creek that goes into the pond that people fish from the bank. I am sure when Ditch sees your questions he will let you know if he knows how to bank fish it. Flat bottoms and Kayaks are the best way to fish it from what I have seen.

Lily Pond
Alabama
34.548925, -86.809695

Cains slough is hard to fish from the bank you would have to walk through the woods to get to it,you can fish the small creek we call snake creek,but my best advice would be to fish the river

Sorry for the delayed response, I was traveling yesterday. You might get a few from the bank where the creek connects like others said, but Lilly is primarily a flat bottom/kayak area. The secret to catching fish there is covering lots of water. I float jugs for catfish or spider rig for Crappie.

Thanks everyone

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Always enjoy your posts and keep thinking I need to get a kayak. I am curious as to whether you used the kayak this trip. Trying to reconcile in my mind how you managed that many coolers???

SeaRay,

I used my Native Ultimate 12 kayak with one cooler behind my seat and an egg crate in front between my feet. I returned to my vehicle twice to transferred fish into larger coolers in the truck (with ice on top) before finally returning the final time to leave for the day. Your right though, the preferred way would be a 12 or 14 foot flat bottom, three or four dozen jugs and a couple of 128 quart coolers pushed around by a trolling motor. I had around 60 pounds of catfish fillets that I gave to a friend yesterday, she was on the way to spend Memorial Day weekend with family. Her parents still love to eat fish, but find it difficult to get on the water anymore.

I started to take some photos, but realized I had to many fish and it would turn into a slimy mess. Here's a couple before I started.

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Nice looking mess of fish.wish I could get on some like that.really think I'm about to get me a kayak.hope so anyway.all depends on how I do in a music contest this weekend.yall keep your fingers crossed!!

looks like a mess of perfect size eating fish! WTG