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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
February 12, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water very clear; 911.65'; 54 degrees:
Largemouth are good upriver on Senkos (www.canyonlakefishing.com), whacky rigged watermelon/red Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com)
and watermelon 4" Disc Worms to stumps and laydowns along 8'-14' breaklines. The the main lake, male bass are moving up and down gravel points and flats as the shallow water warms. Crawfish colored 1/4 oz.
Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-traps.com) and green pumpkin or watermelon Snap Back Lizards (www.terminatorlures.com) worked in 2'-12' of water are good choices here.
Smallmouth to 3 lb. are good along bluff ledges on smoke/silver flake Sliding Weight Finesse Crawfish (www.slidingweight.com), 3" chartreuse Super Tubes (www.cremelure.com) and Devil's Tongues on drop shot rigs in 8'-20' of water. Look for rockpiles on flats in 6'-10' and work a 1/4 oz. Terminator spinnerbait with bright chartreuse skirt and blades or a jerkbait
on 6 to 10 lb. line across and around the rocks.
Stripers are good over creek and mainlake humps in 30'-40' on 1/2 oz. Curb's Striper jigs, 1 oz. blue Pirk Minnows and 3" Lit'l Fishie Shads.
White Bass very good in 15'-30' on 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows.
Crappie good in 15'-25' tight to standing timber using white 1/16 oz.crappie jigs, 1/32 oz. blue/white Tube Jigs and minnows.
TO BOOK A GUIDED TRIP WITH THE ONLY LICENSED, INSURED,
FULLTIME GUIDES ON CANYON LAKE CONTACT JR's GUIDE
SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected], OR, stop by to see us at FISHERMAN'S CORNER www.canyonlakefishing.com FM 306 at Potter's Creek Rd., (210) 213-2534. Check out the largest selection of professional tackle and live bait of any dealer in the area; Terminator, Creme,
Berkley, Zoom, Tuf Line, Ambassadeur and a full line of trout tackle and bait.
LAKE LBJ: Water clear; 53 degrees; 824.93':
Largemouth are good on rip rap and brushpiles in 10 feet of water using a Texas Red Terminator spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com),
watermelon/red Devil's Tongues (www.cremelure.com) on split shot rigs and 4" watermelon BBB Curl Tails. Some of our client's biggest bass of the entire year are being taken by slowly working a Sliding
Weight Finesse Craw Fish down sandy creek points in 5'-14' of water.
White Bass are good at the mouth of creeks and under birds around the power plant on 1/4 oz.Pirk Minnows, 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads and 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps.
Crappie are fair over brushpiles in 18' using pink/white Tube Jigs 1/16 th oz. chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and minnows. Some of the very best crappie fishing in central Texas is on LBJ from late March through April. Book your trips early.
FOR AREA INFORMATION OR TO BOOK A GUIDED TRIP WITH THE
ONLY GUIDES WITH OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE FISHING LBJ
CONTACT JR's GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call
(830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]. At the lake, stop by El Rio/Citgo at the FM 1431 Colorado bridge in Kingsland for of your tackle, snacks and gas.
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 53 degrees; 1018.89' :
Black Bass are fair 10'-14' in main creek channels using pumpkin Terminator Finesse Jig (www.terminatorlures.com)with Uncle Josh trailers (www.unclejosh.com), 4" watermelon Disc Worms and watermelon/red Sliding Weight Finesse Craw
Fish (www.slidingweight.com).
Stripers are fair to good drifting live, trolling 1/2 oz. Curb's striper jigs in 18'-28' of water under birds around The Willows.
White Bass are fair in 20' on mainlake flats and in creeks on 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows, 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads (www.cremelure.com) and Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-traps.com).
FOR LODGING INFO. OR TO BOOK A GUIDED TRIP CONTACT
JR's GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com
Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
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