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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
March 13, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 824.80'; 64 degrees:
Largemouth are good in 410' along docks and over sand flats on crawfish Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), pumpkin/green Snap Back lizards or jerkbaits
(www.terminatorlures.com) and a Super Tube Heavy (www.cremelure.com).
White Bass are good, but mostly smaller males, up the Llano and Colorado arms using # 3 Terminator In-Line spinners, trolling Shad Raps and Tiny Traps.
Crappie are fair over brushpiles in 10'-15' using blue/white Tube Jigs 1/16 th oz. chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and minnows.
Channel Catfish are good on dip bait, worms and minnows
Yellow and Blue Catfish are good on trotlines using live perch and goldfish.
For lodging/area info. or to book a guided fishing trip with the only guide service fishing LBJ for over 40 years contact JR'S GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]. While on the water, stop by
El Rio/Citgo at the 1431 bridge in Kingsland for snacks, jet ski/pontoon rentals or on-the-water gas and oil.
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water stained; 1019.23'; 61 degrees
Black Bass are good in Horseshoe Bay and north side coves 5'-15' feet using Texas rigged watermelon Snap Back lizards (www.terminatorlures.com), crawfish
Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) & Ice Tea Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com)on Whacky rigs and watermelon Snap Back lizards.
Stripers are fair drifting live bait, trolling 1/2 oz. Curb's striper jigs in 28 feet of water around the Willows and uplake.
White Bass are good in the back of creeks on 1/4 oz. Lit'l Fishie Shads and Tiny Traps.
For info. or to book a guided fishing trip for largemouth or stripers contact JR'S GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
Largemouth are good to 8 lbs. over flats and along breaklines in 3'-9' using Snap Back plastic jerkbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), crawfish Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) and silver shad Terminator
spinnerbaits. Upriver, our clients are catching bass in the 3-6 lb. range flipping a 1/4 oz. pumpkin Terminator jig w/matching Uncle Josh pork trailer (www.unclejosh.com) and a watermelon Super Tube Heavy
(www.cremelure.com).
Smallmouth are good to 5 lbs over rock piles and submerged jetties in 10'-20' using pumpkin Devil's Tongues (www.cremelure.com) and Sliding Weight Finesse Craw Fish (www.slidingweight.com)
Stripers are slow on live perch, 1/2 oz. blue Pirk Minnows and 1/2 oz. white Curb's bucktails.
White Bass are very good upriver in 2'-5' 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.
For area info. or to book a guided trip with the only licensed, fulltime,professional 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 quality 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.
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