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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
October 12, 2002
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 74 degrees; 1017.40':
LARGEMOUTH are fair over brushpiles and stump rows in 8'-15' using a red shad and watermelon/red 4" BBB Disc Worms (www.bigbitebaits.com), watermelon Sliding Weight Craw Fish (www.slidingweight.com) on Carolina rigs. Try Texas rigged watermelon/red Scoundrel worms (www.cremelures.com) along deeper rock ledges.
STRIPERS are good from Flag Island to the Dam drifting live bait,trolling Curb's striper jigs and vertically jigging 1/2 oz. Pirk Minnows. Some topwater action early and late on 1/2 oz. chrome Rat-L-Traps
(www.rat-L-trap.com) and Berkley topwater walkers.
WHITE BASS are good over shallow mainlake flats in 5'-12' vertically jigging 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads and 1/4 oz. silver Pirk Minnows.
CRAPPIE are fair on minnows.
TO BOOK A GUIDED TRIP ON BUCHANAN FOR LARGEMOUTH CONTACT JR'S GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 75 degrees; 910.50':
CANYON LAKE REMAINS THE BEST BASS LAKE IN THE HILL COUNTRY.
LARGEMOUTH are good on points in 8'-14'using watermelon/pepper 4" Disc Worms www.bigbitebaits.com), pumpkin/chartreuse 4" Sliding Weight Craw Fish (www.slidingweight.com). Early morning the active fish will go for a 1/4 oz. white Terminator spinnerbait (www.terminatorlures.com) or shallow running Rebel or Bomber A crankbait worked down submerged rock piles.
Pitching a red shad or blue flake Scoundrel worm to standing cedars on mainlake points is producing the better largemouth.
SMALLMOUTH are very good over shallow humps and bluff ledges in 8'-20' on Smokin' Green Devil's Tongues (www.cremelure.com) and 3" rootbeer BBB grubs on 1/8 oz. jigheads rigged on 6 or 8 lb. test line.
FOR AREA INFORMATION OR TO BOOK A GUIDED TRIP WITH THE MOST EXPERIENCED/RECOMMENDED/RELIABLE FULLTIME BASS SPECIALISTS AND ALL SPECIES GUIDES ON THIS LAKE CONTACT JR'S GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or [email protected]. Or,see us at FISHERMAN'S CORNER www.canyonlakefishing.com , FM 306,(210) 213-2534 for the largest selection of tackle and the lake specific lures that produce for us on Canyon Lake. They have the best prices on live bait
of any dealer around the lake.
LAKE LBJ: Water clear; 74 degrees; 824.86':
LARGEMOUTH are good along boat docks on Whacky rigged watermelon/red Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com), 1/8 oz. Tiny-T spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and shallow running Rebel or Wart Hawg crankbaits. Working a pumpkin/chartreuse Sliding Weight Craw Fish
(www.slidingweight.com) either Texas or Carolina rigged along rip rap on creek points 10'-16' is productive.
WHITE BASS are good at night on 1 1/2" Lit'l Fishies and white Curb's crappie jigs.
CRAPPIE are fair in 14' on chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and minnows.
FOR INFORMATION OR TO BOOK A GUIDED TRIP WITH THE ONLY GUIDES WITH OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE FISHING LAKE LBJ CONTACT JR'S GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]. For the largest and best selection of professional
lures on this lake stop by El Rio at the 1431 bridge in Kingsland.
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