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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
October 26, 2005
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water clear; 69 degrees; 907' (2' low):
Bass are beginning to migrate into bays following shad toward flats leading to feeder creeks. Expect to see schooling activity in these areas sooner, rather than later. Best lure choices are going to be Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, Terminator spinnerbaits &/or buzzbaits, shad-imitating swim baits like Creme Lures' 2"
Spoiler Shad worked along the breaklines of flats leading to creeks. Currently...
Largemouth to 5 lbs are fair to good on windy mainlake points and in timber 5'-12' deep on pumpkinseed 4" rootbeer JDC Strike Grubs, Texas rigged pumpkin Ring Worms, watermelon-red Whacky Sticks on jigheads and banging white crankbaits into stumps in 4'-8' of water.
Upriver, numbers and size of bass are better. The topwater bite has improved a lot so try a popper like a watermelon or pumpkin JDC Skip-N-Pop/Pop R, Tiny-T buzzbaits, 4" or 5" Whacky Sticks, 6" Scoundrel worms and of course, a 1/4 oz. white-char. spinnerbait.
Smallmouth are fair to good over rock piles and along bluff ledges in 4'-15' using 3/16 oz. pumpkin Terminator jigs w/Smokin' Green Devil's Tongue for a trailer and pumpkin seed 5" JDC Drop Shot Worms on drop shot rigs.
Stripers are slow moving up the water column following shad coming shallower. Surface feeding action will begin as the water temperature drops and stays in the lower 60's. When it does, try white or Albino
Snap Back soft jerkbaits rigged on a weighted 5/0 Bait Jerker Hook by Falcon Lures, Zara Spook/Pencil Poppers or Rattlin' Rogues and vertically jig a 1/2-1 oz. Pirk Minnow, or simply drift live bait through the schools.
White Bass remain slow but are beginning to schools along deep mainlake points on the south side of the lake from midlake to the dam.
Crappie are improving in the river on minnows and white crappie jigs.
For lodging suggestions or to book a guided trip w/the only licensed, fulltime, Pro. guides on Canyon Lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]. Your most convenient source for live bait and tackle is Canyon Bait House, (www.canyonbaithouse.com),
15605 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
Lake LBJ: Water stained; 69 degrees; 824.98' (full):
Power fishing is improving daily as bass begin their annual schooling activity; i.e., gorging on large schools of shad migrating toward and into creeks, pockets and coves. Motion lures like Terminator spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters/ Pop R's & small buzzbaits.
Largemouth are very good along breaklines of flats and sloping points using 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigged black-blue back Scoundrel worms and chart-blue back medium running crankbaits. Boulders along creek channels and deep water
boat docks are producing some quality fish pitching watermelon-red Snap Back creature baits and 5" JDC Craws on jigheads.
White Bass are fair along channel turns on 1/8 oz. chrome Tiny Traps and Pirk Minnows.
Crappie are fair to good on brushpiles along boat docks on minnows.
To book a guided trip with the only fulltime guide fishing LBJ for over 45 years contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected].
Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 68 degrees; 1014' (6' Low)
Some of the best bass fishing of the year is about to take place on this lake when the fish school up by year class to follow shad on their migration into creeks and feeder arms. During the "fall feeding frenzy" the most productive lures (motion lures - AKA
Bubba baits) and techniques ( power fishing) will be blue shad or white Terminator spinnerbaits with double willow leaf blades, Tiny-T buzzbaits, 1/4 oz. Rat-l-Traps and 2" Spoiler Shads made by Creme Lures worked parallel to and just above breaklines of flats
in creeks. Right now..
Largemouth are good to 5.5 lbs. tight to stumps and laydowns on mainlake points in 5'-12' pitching pumpkin Terminator jigs with pork trailers, Texas rigged red shad Craw Tubes and junebug worms.
Stripers are good from Flag Island to the Lighthouse over 30' holes drifting live bait, casting then ripping Rattlin' Rogues or Pencil Poppers and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows.
For info. or to book a guided trip for largemouth or stripers contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or
email [email protected].
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