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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
December 21, 2006
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water clear; 54-55 degrees; 901.59':
OPEN BOAT RAMPS: #1, 6, 9, 17, 19, 20, 21
Largemouth are fair in 8'-16' along bluff ledges and
secondary points on 3/16 oz. Curb's jigs, 4" blue
flake Whacky Sticks, 6" purple Scoundrel worms on
'shaky' jigheads and white suspending crankbaits.
Smallmouth are fair early (best under cloud cover)
in 6'-10' working down sloping points using purple
Robo-type worms on "giggy" jigheads, smoke JDC
grubs, then along breaklines and bluff ledges from
10'-20' deep w/smoke 3" Creme Lures' tubes on ball-
type jigheads.
Stripers are improving (shallow/sub-surface (again-as weather and water cools down) especially in 'messy' weather, over deep water vertically jigging Pirk Minnows, white Curb's striper jigs and trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits on downriggers or lead-line.
For lodging info. and to book a guided trip w/the most
experienced, knowledgeable fulltime guides on Canyon
contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com).
Call Jim at (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected]. For the best selection of quality tackle, lures, live bait, boat rentals and for honest, truthful fishing info. from people that actually fish Canyon Lake stop by or call
Boat N Go (www.boatngo.com). 1478 FM 2673, Sattler, TX. Call 1-877-383-2628.
Lake LBJ: Water clear; 56-57 degrees; 824.86':
Largemouth are good in numbers on stumps,laydowns and along seawalls in 3'-6' on Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, 1/4 oz. white/char. Terminator spinnerbaits Texas rigged Fire & Ice worms. Our clients caught their best bass (up to 6 lbs.) by deadsticking wtrmelon-red plastic jerkbaits from mid-morning until noon.
White Bass are fair casting and jigging Tiny Traps
at daylight and trolling Shad Raps.
Crappie are fair in 10'-15' over brushpiles on Curb's
crappie jigs and live minnows.
To book a guided fishing trip w/the only guide
service fishing LBJ for 50 years contact Jim at
JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com).
Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 54-56 degrees; 998.16':
(50% of average for this time of year)
Largemouth are fair to good under cloud cover on
3'-5' flats in Beaver and Morgan Creeks using Bleeding
Shad Rat-L-Traps, white Terminator tungsten spinner-
baits and wacky rigged 4" Whacky Sticks and purple
Scoundrel worms on jigheads all fished around wood
cover. Bluff ledges have produced the best bass by
hopping 3/16 oz. Curb's jigs w/small craw trailers and
Texas rigged 4" blk/blue tail Ring Worms down
ledges in 10'-15' of water.
Stripers are iffy but generally good early on cloudy
mornings schooling out and uplake from Lighthouse
Point vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and 1/4 oz.
white Curb's striper jigs. Drifting live bait and covering water trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits (by Smack Tackle) on down riggers set at 26'-30' produce when the fish go down.
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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