Capt. Jim Files
February 2, 2001
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
LAKE BUCHANAN
STRIPED BASS are good drifting live bait along channel
edges in 24'-30' or trolling bucktail jigs at mid to upper lake. LARGEMOUTH are fair inside of secondary creek points on 3/8 oz. pumpkin/chartreuse Terminator jigs, crawfish crankbaits and Motor Oil Devil's Tongues
on split shot or drop shot rigs. WHITE BASS are good in the mouth of creeks in 20'-30' vertically jigging 1/4 oz. Horizon Pirk Minnows and 2" Lit'l Fishie Shad and casting #1 or #3 Terminator In-Line Spinners under
diving birds.
Canyon Lake
LARGEMOUTH are good in 6'-12' over stumps and rock piles on 1/4 or 3/8 oz. Terminator jigs and craw trailers, Ice Tea Devil's Tongues and crawfish Rat-L-Traps. SMALLMOUTH are good in 4'-10' on flats with boulders or along submerged jetties on pumpkin or chartreuse Devil's Tongues, 1/8 oz. white/chartreuse Mini-T Terminator spinnerbaits and crawfish Creme Super
Tubes. WHITE BASS very good in 24'-36 feet in upper lake vertically jigging 1/4 oz. Horizon Pirk Minnows
and 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads. STRIPERS good in upper lake
vertically jigging 1/2 - 1 oz. Pirk Minnows, 3" Lit'l
Fishie Shads and white Curb's striper jigs.
We offer guided trips for largemouth, smallies stripers, whites & crappie on some of the most productive lakes in central and south Texas: Canyon Lake, Lake LBJ, Choke Canyon and the Highland Chain. We offer 1/2 and full day rates on most lakes. Price includes everything necessary for fishing. Trips are prioced for 2 anglers. Additional charge for a third person.
