Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Files

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE BUCHANAN Water clear; 79 degrees; 1017.20': LARGEMOUTH are fair over brushpiles and stump rows in 8'-15' using a junebug 4 BBB Disc Worms (www.bigbitebaits.com), watermelon Sliding Weight Craw Fish (www.slidingweight.com) on Carolina rigs more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - CANYON LAKE: Water stained to murky; 78 degrees; 909': Lot's of shad running the initial breaklines just outside of flooded buckbrush... Largemouth are good along main lake points in 5'-8' on shallow to medium running Rebel crankbaits and 1/4 oz. more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 79 degrees; 1017.30': LARGEMOUTH are fair to good until midmorning in 5'-10' on white 1/4 oz. Terminator spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), shallow running crankbaits like a Frenzy or Rebel Wee R. Then, switch to more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE BUCHANAN:Water clear; 80 degrees; 1017.56' LARGEMOUTH are fair very early on shallow points in 5'-8' using white 1/4 oz. Terminator spinnerbaits, watermelon Snap-Back plastic jerkbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and blue/chart. Berkley shallow more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 85 degrees; 1017'. LARGEMOUTH are fair early on lake points in 5'-12' on 1/4 oz. blue shad Terminator spinnerbait (www.terminatorlures.com), watermelon Snap Back jerkbaits and Wart Hawg crankbaits. Mid-morning, switch more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 86 degrees; 1017.30': Largemouth are fair at daylight over rock piles and along ledges in 3'-8' using 1/4 oz. white Terminator spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com)and a Whacky rigged grape Scoundrel worms (www.cremelur more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - CANYON LAKE: Water clear; Temp. N/A; 933': The lake remains closed. The constant release of water at the rate of more than 5,000 cfs 24/7 is steadily dropping the lake toward 920' msl, the level at which the county judge has promised to reopen thi more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 87 degrees; 824.80': BLACK BASS are good at night and very early on boat docks and along rip rap on black 1/4 oz. Terminator buzzbaits (www.terminatolures.com), topwaters like Berkley poppers (www.purefishing.com) and Texas more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear, 85 degrees; 1018.50': LARGEMOUTH are fair in 12'-25' of water on Carolina rigged 4 pumpkin Sliding Weight Craw Fish (www.slidingweight.com)and slow-rolling a 3/4 or 1 oz. Blue Shad Heavy T spinnerbait(www.terminatorlure more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE BUCHANAN: Water stained; 84 degrees, 1018.80': LARGEMOUTH are fair early in shallow grass and flooded willows using 1/8 oz. Tiny-T buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), 2 gold Mystic poppers and white/clue/char. 1/4 oz.Terminator spinnerbaits more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake