| Lake Lavon is a great place to go fishing. Catfish | | | | Crappie fishing. Standing timber is the main |
| are good at the beginning of summer when | | | | structure, mainly on the north end of the lake |
| spawning begins in the riprap near the dam. Fish | | | | near the Trinity River area and Grove Creek area. |
| for Striped bass all year in open areas or near the | | | | Check for grass in the back of coves. If you see |
| power plant. Try live or plastic shad, or your | | | | any cattail out in the water, check it out for a |
| favorite surface bait. | | | | few fish. |
| Black Bass are active mostly in the spring when | | | | The vegetation on Lake Lavon is very sparse |
| they spawn in shallow water. Try Carolina lizards | | | | with a little pondweed and some coontail along the |
| in the 6 inch range and Texas worms and | | | | shore. The main fish species are Black Bass, which |
| crankbaits. At the beginning of the cold months, | | | | is rated good fishing, followed by catfish which is |
| try crawfish colored cranks or spinner baits in | | | | also rated good and crappie fishing, which is |
| white. | | | | excellent. White bass is good, striped bass is only |
| The electric plant can attract fish in the cooler | | | | fair, with sunfish being excellent. |
| months when water temperature falls below the | | | | Lake Lavon is located near Wylie Texas just off |
| fish comfort level. This can be some good fishing | | | | Hwy 78 in Collin County just N.E. of Dallas Texas. |
| near the dam. In the cooler months crappie are | | | | It has a surface area of approximately 21,400 |
| schooling on the south shore in deeper water | | | | acres, with a depth of 59 ft. Lake Lavon was |
| structure. They go to shallow water in the spring | | | | created in 1953 and expanded in 1974 which |
| and this makes for some good crappie angling. | | | | nearly doubled it's size. The pool level is 492 ft. |
| Try minnows and jigs for this species. | | | | with a moderate annual fluctuation. The water |
| Lake Lavon is known for it's spring and winter | | | | clarity is greenish in color with good visibility. |