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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
December 8, 2005
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake; Water clear; 60 degrees; 907.07' (3' low)
Fishing between cold fronts in areas with trees and stumps in 8'-12'or along ledges on mainlake and inside of secondary points in 6'-15'is producing numbers of bass from 2-5 lbs. right now. Pitching blk/blue Terminator 1/4 oz. jigs and blk/blue Super Tube Heavy are producing over 3'-8' flats with laydowns and stumps in the back of bays at the mouth of feeder creeks.
Largemouth are good in numbers tight to timber pitching Texas rigged watermelon-chartreuse Big Pig creature baits, 6" green-pumpkin Scoundrel worms and watermelon Gibroni stickbaits rigged on jigheads.
Smallmouth are good over 4'-10' rockpiles and on ledges in 6'-15' on smoke 4" JDC Drop Shot worms, Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps & Smokin' Green Devil's Tongues on split shot rigs.
Stripers are fair but improving in open water in 30'-50' using 3" Spoiler Shads and Pirk Minnows during short-lived surface activity.
White Bass are fair along mainlake points on Pirk Minnows. and Road Runners.
For lodging suggestionss or to book a guided trip w/the only licensed, fulltime, professional guides fishing 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. **Canyon Bait House is the
exclusive area dealer for JDC BAITS**
Lake Buchanan: Water stained to clear; 57 degrees; 1013.66' (7.5' low)
Bass continue to hang around and feed on big pods of shad which presents the fisherman the opportunity for some great surface action. Breaklines of flats in pockets and the creeks from Beaver to Cedar Point are areas where 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps and small profile brown jigs like a 3/16 oz. Terminator finesse jig w/pork trailers will catch numbers
of fish along ledges on major creeks.
Largemouth are fair to good on stumps and laydowns in 5'-10'using brown-pumpkin 3/16 oz. Terminator jigs, pumpkin JDC Gibroni on jigheads and pitching a black-blue Super Tube Heavy. Along ledges inside of secondary creek points drop shot rigs with pumpkin Devil's Tongues and smoke-red 5" JDC Craws are producing 6'-15' of water some quality bass.
Stripers are fair to good in 28' around Flag Island drifting live bait,casting 3" Spoiler Shads and 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
Lake LBJ: Water stained to clear; 58 degrees; 824.88' (full):
Midmorning through the afternoon hours is the most productive period for numbers of bass as they school up to chase baitfish that begin to move after sunlight has a chance to warm the water. Schooling activity can happen at anytime, but afternoons are best. That's when 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps, shad imitators like a Spoiler Shad and Terminator spinnerbaits produce best. Docks w/stationary wooden legs are holding fish curing the passage of fronts. A purple-pink 1/4 oz. Rattlin' Terminator jig or blk/blue Super Tube Heavy
are good choices there.
Bass are fair to good in 5'-10' on laydowns and brushpiles along breaklines using green-pumpkin Scoundrel worms, Texas rigged watermelon-red Snap Back creature baits and 4" JDC Strike Grubs. Cranking medium running chartreuse-blue back crankbaits
and pearl Spoiler Shads over flats and down points and along boulder rock points is productive.
Stripers are fair in the shoals below Inks Dam on pearl Spoiler Shads and free lining live bait.
White Bass are slow and undersized.
Crappie are fair at night on minnows over brushpiles along docks.
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].
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