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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
April 27, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 72 degrees; 910.80' :
Largemouth are very good to 6 pounds in 4-10 feet of water on a blue gill Super Tube Heavy, hite/blue/char. 1/4 oz. Terminator spinnerbaits and carolina rigged white Snap Back jerkbaits.
Smallmouth are good along ledges in 6-20 feet using pumpkin drop shot Devil's Tongues, watermelon/red Sliding Weight Finesse Craw Fish and rootbeer Yamamoto grubs on 1/8 oz. jigheads.
Stripers are slow on live perch and vertically jigging white/chartreuse Hyper Striper jigs with plastic trailers.
White Bass are fair to good on points and channel turns in the upper lake on Lit'l Fishies, Berkley Frenzy and Terminator Snag-Less spinners.
Crappie are very good over brushpiles in 4-8 feet on 1/16 oz. Tube Jigs, Curb's crappie jigs and live 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, 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 LBJ: Water clearing; 71 degrees; 824.55' :
Black Bass are good over flats early on watermelon Snap Back tubes, watermelon/red Scoundrel worms on Whacky rigs and 1/8 oz. white Tiny-T buzzbaits.
White Bass are fair in 20' deep along channel breaklines on 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps, snagless Terminator In-Line spinners and trolling #5 Shad Raps.
Crappie are good over brushpiles on 1/32 oz. silver Solid Tubes, 1/16 oz. white Curb's crappie jigs and minnows.
To book a guided trip with the only Fulltime, Professional guides fishing LBJ for over 40 years contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email:[email protected].
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 70 degrees; 1018.70' :
Largemouth are good in 5'-12' of water on white/char. Terminator spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), plum Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com) and Senkos (www.yamamoto.baits.com). Crankbaits are producing inside of secondary creek points as are green/pumpkin Terminator Finesse Jigs with a Uncle Josh
(www.unclejosh.com) trailer along docks and laydowns.
Stripers are good in 28' of water at Garrett Islands
trolling white/chart. Hyper Striper jigs and drifting live bait.
White Bass are good on creek points using 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps, 1/4 oz. Curb's white bucktails and white grubs.
Crappie fair on sil/white Tiny Tubes, 1/32 oz. Curb's crappie jigs and minnows over brushpiles at the back of creeks in 3'-5' of water.
To book a guided trip for Largemouth or Stripers contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]
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