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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
March 20, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water gin clear; 909.94'; 66 degrees:
Largemouth are very good along ledges and over gravel flats in 5'-13' using pump/grn. Snap Back (www.terminatorlures.com), pump/grn. Senkos (www.canyonlakefishing.com) and crawfish Rat-L-Traps
(www.rat-l-trap.com). Whacky rigged 6" wtr/red Scoundrels and a 3" crawfish Super Tube (www.cremelure.com) will also produce around
stumps and laydowns.
Smallmouth are good over rock piles in 6'-20' using a Uncle Josh drop shot worm (www.unclejosh.com), pumpkin Devil's Tongues (www.cremelure.com) and Sliding Weight Finesse Craw Fish
(www.slidingweight.com)
White Bass are very good with limits of 15" upriver in 2'-5' of water on Frenzy Pro, 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads (www.cremelure.com) and live minnows.
Crappie are only fair tight to standing timber in 15'-20 ' using white 1/32 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],
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, Tuff Line, Ambassadeur and a full line of trout tackle and bait.
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 1019.23'; 63 degrees
Largemouth are good in 5'-12' feet of water along ledges and flats in creeks on Senkos (www.canyonlakefishing.com) , pump/char. Sliding Weight Finesse Craw Fish (www.slidingweight.com), crawfish Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com)
& wtrmelon Snap Back Lizards www.terminatorlures.com). On those tough,blue bird days try a watermelon/red 6" Scoundrel worm (www.cremelure.com)on a Whacky rig along the same type of structure.
Stripers are fair to good from Shaw Island uplake along channels in 28' drifting live bait and trolling Curb's striper jigs.
White Bass are good in creeks and the mouth of the river vertically jigging a silver or blue Pirk Minnow and chrome 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].
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 824.99'; 64 degrees:
Largemouth are good to 7 lbs. in 4'-10' over sandy stump flats on crawfish Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), blue/char. Terminator spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), grn/pumpkin Snap Back
lizards (www.terminatorlures.com) and Whacky rigged 6" grape Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com).
White Bass are good, but mostly smaller males, moving up channel breaklines of the Llano and Colorado arms using # 3 Terminator In-Line spinners, trolling Shad Raps and Tiny Traps.
Crappie are very good (best during stable weather patterns) in 1'-3' of water using blk/blue/char. Tube Jigs, 1/16 th oz. chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and minnows.
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]. 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/oil.
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