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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
November 1, 2002
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water stained; 67 degrees; 1017.93' :
Largemouth are fair to 6.5 lbs. along bluffs and creek ledges with laydowns or brushpiles 3'-10' feet of water using 4" or 6" Texas rigged black/blue
Scoundrel worms, watermelon Snap-Back Creature Baits (www.terminatorlures)and Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) worked over stump flats in 2'-6'early and all day under cloudcover. Texas rigged 4" or 6" watermelon/red Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com), 4" watermelon Disc Worms (www.bigbitebaits.com) will produce in brushpiles and laydowns.
Stripers are fair to good in 24'-40' from Flag Island to Lighthouse Point drifting live bait, vertically jigging 1/2 oz. Pirk Minnows and trolling 1/2 oz.
Curb's striper jigs.
White Bass are good over flats on 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads, 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows and Spin Traps.
TO BOOK A GUIDED TRIP ON BUCHANAN FOR LARGEMOUTH OR STRIPERS CONTACT JR'S GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 67 degrees; 913' (normal pool is 912'):
Largemouth are good along flooded buckbrush and standing timber in 4'-15' using watermelon Snap-Back jerkbaits, 4" or 6" inch black/blue Scoundrel worms and a black/blue flake 4 inch Super Tube Heavy.
Smallmouth are fair to good in 8'-20' on 3" crawfish Super Tubes, Smokin' Green Devil's Tongues and rootbeer Yamamoto grubs worked down ledges. 4" black/blue Disc Worms (www.bigbitebaits.com) on split shot rigs will produce on sloping points.
Stripers are slow, drifting live bait and trolling Curb's striper jigs through schools suspended over humps at channel intersections in 50' off points from
mid-lake to the dam.
White Bass are fair, vertically jigging 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows and 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads and chrome/blue Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) along 30' lake points.
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. Exclusive dealer for Yamamoto Senkos
Grubs and Tuff Line in the Hill Country.
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 67 degrees; 824.82':
Largemouth are good on creek points and brushpiles along chanel breaklines using watermelon Snap-Back jerkbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), 1/4 oz. Gold Shiner Terminator spinnerbaits and Silver Shiner Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-traps.com). Later a 3" watermelon Super Tubes (www.cremelure.com), 4" watermelon BBB Disc Worms (www.bigbitebaits.com) worked along
docks and rip rap will produce.
White Bass are fair trolling a silver Terminator Snagless In-Line spinners spinners, white 3" white BBB grubs and 1/8 oz. chrome Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-traps.com)
Crappie are slow over brushpiles in 14'-20' on minnows , red/white crappie Tube Jigs and chartreuse Curb's crappie 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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