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Anywhere to launch kayak in Henderson?
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:10 pm
Trying to stay away from the big boats and crowded launches. Is there anywhere by Kerns or along the levee I could put in at ? Looking for bream and bass TIA
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Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:39 pm to cpatty14
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Trying to stay away from the big boats
That’s almost impossible in Henderson.
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Is there anywhere by Kerns or along the levee I could put in at ?
You could put in at Kern’s. It’s rarely crowded. And the Boulevard is typically pretty good for bass and bream.
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pretty sure I wasn't supposed to.
I’ve been told that place is a no no.
I’ve put in over the levee in the pits north of that location. I was told that that’s ok as long as you don’t park on the levee. Not sure there’s any room to park on the inside of the levee with the water as high as it is.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:47 pm to SaDaTayMoses
Well, according to that map, that place celltech posted is not a no no.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:52 pm to PillageUrVillage
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Well, according to that map, that place celltech posted is not a no no.
Damn, I remember seeing an old overgrown sign and deciding that I would play ignorant. I put in 5 or 6 times there. IDK if I'm just paranoid but I had it in my head that I was probably trespassing.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:55 pm to celltech1981
I’ve learned not to trust what some of the locals tell me when it comes to that place. 
If I have concerns, I call the local LDWF office.
If I have concerns, I call the local LDWF office.
This post was edited on 8/14/19 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 8/14/19 at 2:41 pm to PillageUrVillage
awesome preciate it. On google it says Kerns is permanently closed, im gonna have to call around and double check. is the blvd the two parallel canals to the east of kerns?
Posted on 8/14/19 at 2:41 pm to SaDaTayMoses
sweet thank you sir
Posted on 8/14/19 at 2:48 pm to celltech1981
was at this exact spot not last friday but the previous lmao. Wanted to be close to the action and opposite end of the launch. There is a private property sign but i was just gonna play ignorant if someone said something lol. when i was leaving there was a truck with a boat trailer next to mine so atleast someone else had the same idea as me
Posted on 8/14/19 at 2:55 pm to cpatty14
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On google it says Kerns is permanently closed
He used to have a cabin on the property that he would rent. It burned down. That’s probably why it says that. But he does have a ramp with a box to pay the launch fee. I believe a kayak is $2 and boat is $4. Honor system. Write your lic plate number on the envelope and drop it in.
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is the blvd the two parallel canals to the east of kerns?
Correct. All the way along the levee until you get to Basin Landing is considered the Boulevard.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 3:10 pm to cpatty14
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was at this exact spot not last friday but the previous
Were you in a blue kayak? I was out there that day in my bass boat and rode down that way just to run some gas through my motor. It was thick with salvinia by the ramp. But I remember seeing a guy in a kayak (I think it was blue) when I passed that way.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 3:12 pm to PillageUrVillage
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On google it says Kerns is permanently closed
He used to have a cabin on the property that he would rent. It burned down. That’s probably why it says that. But he does have a ramp with a box to pay the launch fee. I believe a kayak is $2 and boat is $4. Honor system. Write your lic plate number on the envelope and drop it in.
Who is he, these days? I haven't spoken with Arthur Kern in a while so I don't know if his family are still the owners. He and I worked together for a long time.
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is the blvd the two parallel canals to the east of kerns?
Correct. All the way along the levee until you get to Basin Landing is considered the Boulevard.
Yeah, once you've there it is obvious why it got that name.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 3:16 pm to mdomingue
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Who is he, these days?
I believe it’s Jake
Posted on 8/14/19 at 3:32 pm to PillageUrVillage
dark green it may have been me i was out there from about 630 til 1030, yeah it took me a good couple minutes to paddle through all that mess haha
Posted on 8/14/19 at 3:36 pm to PillageUrVillage
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Who is he, these days?
I believe it’s Jake
Just chatted with Arthur, it'd been a while since I did so I took this as an opportunity. Jake is his brother, The two of them and their sister own it but Jake and his sister pretty much take care of the landing itself. Arthur apparently owns that little bait and tackle thing across the street from the levee right there by Kerns.
I'd say that's about as good a place to launch a kayak as there is that side of the interstate.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 3:55 pm to cpatty14
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awesome preciate it. On google it says Kerns is permanently closed, im gonna have to call around and double check. is the blvd the two parallel canals to the east of kerns?
FYI, just texted with one of the Kerns, the launch is still open, just doesn't have the building with the store there anymore.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 6:20 pm to mdomingue
Btw, my sig pic was taken in the Boulevard. Caught a mess of bass that day and the weather was beautiful.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 7:16 pm to PillageUrVillage
Boulevard and toy toy are awesome places to wet a line
good to hear Kern's is still open, haven't fish out of there in a couple yrs
we need to hit it this fall!
good to hear Kern's is still open, haven't fish out of there in a couple yrs
we need to hit it this fall!
Posted on 8/14/19 at 11:04 pm to cpatty14
I used to launch my kayak on the levee at Wiltz's landing at Henderson. Not many big boats at all and a nice grassy area next to the launch to put the kayak in.
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It looked like it was still there last week when I was fishing out of my bass boat with my son. You can paddle straight across into some nice cypress or fish around the boulevard. I will say the cypress directly across from that launch have plenty of wasp nests in them as of last week.
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It looked like it was still there last week when I was fishing out of my bass boat with my son. You can paddle straight across into some nice cypress or fish around the boulevard. I will say the cypress directly across from that launch have plenty of wasp nests in them as of last week.
This post was edited on 8/14/19 at 11:21 pm
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