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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
October 17, 2002
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 71 degrees; 1017.13':
Largemouth are good along main lake points in 8'-14' using Texas rigged 4" or 6" watermelon/red or Ice Tea Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com), 4" wtr/pepper Disc Worms (www.bigbitebaits.com) and pumpkin Terminator Finesse Jigs (www.terminatorlures.com) with Devil's Tongue trailers.
Stripers are only fair from Flag Island to the dam drifting live bait, trolling 1/2 oz. Curb's striper jigs and jigging 1/2 oz. Pirk Minnows.
White Bass are good over flats on 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows and Spin Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) .
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 murky; 73 degrees; 911.35':
Largemouth are good early on small poppers, 1/8 oz. white Tiny-T spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), 4" Pro Blue Disc Worms (www.bigbitebaits.com)
and Sliding Weight Finesse Craw Fish (www.slidingweight.com) pitched to standing trees and laydowns. White 4" Senkos, 3" watermelon Super Tubes
(www.cremelure.com) and watermelon Snap-Back (www.terminatorlures.com)Creature Baits are producing in 4'-8' of water along flooded bushes.
Smallmouth are good along bluffs in 6'-15' of water using a crawfish 3" Super Tube (www.cremelure.com), 3" smoke or rootbeer BBB grubs and Sliding Weight Finesse Craw Fish.
Stripers are slow, suspended over humps in 60' of water from mid-lake to the dam.
White Bass are fair vertically jigging 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows and 2" Lit'l Fishie
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. THEY ARE NOW THE EXCLUSIVE YAMAMOTO DEALER IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY-Senko's, Grubs, Crankbaits, etc.
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 72 degrees; 824.92':
Largemouth are good early on topwater poppers and later using 3" watermelon Super Tubes (www.cremelure.com), 4" watermelon BBB Disc
Worms (www.bigbitebaits.com) and Sliding Weight Finesse Craw Fish (www.slidingweight.com) along sloping points.
White Bass are fair on silver Terminator Snagless In-Line spinners,(www.terminatorlures.com) white 3" white BBB grubs and 1/8 oz. chrome Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-traps.com).
Crappie are fair over brushpiles in 16' of water on minnows and Curb'scrappie jigs.
FOR AREA INFORMATION OR TO BOOK A GUIDED FISHING TRIP WITH THE ONLY GUIDES FISHING LAKE LBJ FOR OVER 40 YEARS CONTACT JR'S GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or
email [email protected]. For the best selection of quality tackle, gas and snacks on this lake stop by El Rio at the 1431 bridge in Kingsland.
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