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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
March 9, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 911' ; 63 degrees:
More stable weather conditions are inspiring largemouth and smallmouth to make their move up from the deeper ledges and toward spawning areas.
Largemouth are good to 9 lbs. along breaklines of flats in 3'-12' using 1/4 oz. crawfish Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), blue/chart/white
Terminator spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and smoke Super Tubes (www.cremelure.com). During weather changes try pitching a black/redTerminator Jig with Uncle Josh (www.unclejosh.com)trailer tight to timber and laydowns and work it slow.
Smallmouth are good over rock piles and submerged jetties in 8'-14' using 1/8 oz. chartreuse Tiny-T spinnerbaits, Sliding Weight Finesse Craw Fish (www.canyonlakefishing.com) and 3" Super Tubes.
Stripers are fair but scattered in 30'-40' in creeks using live 1/2 oz. silver Pirk Minnows, 1/2 oz. white Curb's bucktails and jumbo minnows.
White Bass are very good upriver in 2'-4' of water on Shad Raps, #3 Terminator In-Line Spinners and live minnows.
Crappie good over brushpiles in 15'-20' using white 1/16 oz. Curb's 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 BUCHANAN: Water stained; 1019.14'; 58 degrees
Black Bass are fair 8'-15' using crawfish Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-traps.com), junebug Scoundrel worms(www.cremelure.com) on Whacky rigs and watermelon Snap Back lizards( www.terminatorlures.com) along stump flats and laydowns.
Stripers are fair drifting live bait, trolling 1/2 oz. Curb's striper jigs in 28' of water at Shaw Island.
White Bass are good from 0'-20' in creeks on 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows, Lit'l Fishie Shads and Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com)
FOR LODGING INFO. OR TO BOOK A GUIDED TRIP FOR BASS OR
STRIPERS CONTACT JR's GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 824.80'; 58 degrees:
Warming air and water temperatures are jump-starting the pre-spawn movements of largemouth and crappie. Barring another round of severe cold weather, look for both species to be moving on the full moon phase in March with completion of spawing activity in April.
Largemouth are good in 8'-12' on crawfish Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-traps.com)pumpkin/green Snap Back lizards (www.terminatorlures.com) black/red Terminator Finesse Jigs w/#23 Uncle Josh pork trailers (www.unclejosh.com)and watermelon Super Tubes (www.cremelure.com) in rip rap. Watermelon Sliding Weight Craw Fish(www.slidingweight.com) are producing some
quality bass along rip rap and rock piles.
White Bass are fair to good in the Llano and Colorado arms using # 3 Terminator In-Line spinners, trolling Shad Raps and Tiny Traps.
Crappie are fair over brushpiles in 18' using blue/white Tube Jigs 1/16 th oz. chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and minnows.
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]. Stop by El Rio/Citgo at the 1431 bridge in Kingsland, TX. for all you tackle and on-the-water fuel and oil. Pontoon and Jet Ski rentals.
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