Capt. Jim Files
November 20, 2004
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water murky-clear lower; 63 degrees; 914.40': *12' Above Pool & Rising - Boater Caution Strongly Suggested*
Largemouth are good bank shallow and down to 6' deep in creeks and bays below the mudline along rocky transition points using greenbug Photon Crankbaits (www.photonlures.com), black-blue flake Whacky Sticks
(www.cremelure.com) rigged on "K" Wacky Hooks (www.falconlures.com),green-pumpkin Snap Back tubes (www.terminatorlures.com) and 3" smoke curl tail grubs. River is too high and fast for bass fishing.
Smallmouth are good to 4 lbs. early in 3'-8' using 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps, 7/16 oz. chart. Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits and later along dropoffs and bluff ledges
using 3/16 oz. pumpkin/blk/brn finesse jigs with matching Uncle Josh pork trailers (www.unclejosh.com) and smoke-red Snap back tubes rigged on 1/8 or 1/4 oz. jigheads.
Stripers are improving under birds working 1/4 oz. Hyper Striper jigs w/trailers (www.kgenterprise.com), Spin Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), Snap Back jerkbaits
rigged on a 5/0 Bait Jerker Hook (www.falconlures.com) and Pirk Minnows.
White Bass are fair in 40' off mainlake points vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps.
For area information, accommodations, or to book a guided trip w/the most experienced, Fulltime, professional guide service fishing Canyon for 40 years
contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call: (830) 833-5688 or email jimfish@moment.net. Your most convenient bait and tackle dealer to the upper end and Guadalupe River on the south side of the lake is Canyon Bait House, 15695 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
Lake Buchanan Water murky upper-stained lower; 62 degrees; 1019.14': (3 Gates At Dam Open To Maintain Lake Level Below 1820' - Flood Stage)
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.
