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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
July 8, 2001
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE
Gin clear water, surface temps of 85 degrees and an obscene number of irresponsible recreational boater is making for some tough, uncomfortable conditions for fishermen.
We're forced to be on the water and fishing long before daylight, using techniques unfamiliar to most of our clients; i.e., drop shot rigs, deep water Texas or Carolina rigs. While we are catching some quality largemouth from tops of sumberged treelines using black
Terminator spinnerbaits, that is about the only technique the average weekend angler is familiar with and therefore, the day turns into a teching lesson which can become frustrating for both fishermen and guides.
Ledges in deep water (20'-30') is the thermocline and therefore, that is where the vast majority of the bass
are located in Canyon Lake. Using an Ice Tea or junebug
Devil's Tongue (www.cremelure.com) on drop shot rigs or Texas rigging a 4" Disc Worm (www.bigbitebiats.com)
and working both VERY slowly down the ledges is the most productive method we have going. If you know of a good isolated hump with brush on it near a deeper channel fish it with a Carolina rigged 6" chartreuse/pepper Disc Lizard.
TO BOOK A TRIP WITH THE MOST EXPERIENCED/RECOMMENDED &
ONLY FULLTIME GUIDE SERVICE ON CANYON LAKE CONTACT JR'S GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call Jim at (830) 833-5688 oe email [email protected]
LAKE LBJ
VERY productive night fishing. Largemouth to 5 lb. and limits of white bass and crappie are the result of using 1/32 oz. Curb's crappie jigs or 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads along lighted boat docks with 8'-12' of water under them.
LARGEMOUTH are good at daylight on 1/8 oz. Tiny Buzz
(www.terminatorlures.com), wacky rigged watermelon oor Ice Tea Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com) and Texas rigged 4" Disc Worms (www.bigbitebaits.com). Work just above 8' breaklines or in shallow rip rap. Pitching a
pumpkin 1/8 oz. Terminator jig or working a 1/8 oz white/char. Tiny-T spinnerbait along and under docks is also producing.
TO BOOK A GUIDED TRIP CONTACT THE OLDEST AND MOST EXCPERIENCED GUIDES ON LAKE LBJ: JR'S GUIDE SERVICE AT
www.jrguideservice.com Call Jim at (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
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