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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
July 13, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water cloudy-clear; 85 degrees; 910.31':
Largemouth are fair at daylight on main lake and secondary points using Tiny Torpedos and Frenzy Pro's (www.canyonlakefishing.com)in 5'-10', pitching 3" smoke/red Super Tubes(www.cremelure.com) and slowrolling a 3/4 oz. silver Heavy-T (www.terminatorlures.com)thru trees and brushpiles in 20+'. After the sun gets up on the water follow fish out to water in 20'-30+' on the end of sloping
points where we are catching bass to 3 lbs. using pumpkin Devil's Tongues with chartreuse tails or a 4" Disc Worm in the same color on drop shot or split shot rigs. The river above the lake has been off-color recently. Our techniques and lure selection have changed accordingly, w/ Berkley "Gulp" series(www.canyonlakefishing.com) producing the best for our clients. Blue Fleck Gulp worms worked through brushpiles along rock bluffs in 10'-16' have been producing best.
Smallmouth are fair but scattered along bluffs and most active for only the first hour of daylight in 10'-20' using Smokin' Green Devil's Tongues on drop shot or split shot rigs, pumpkin/green Hula Grubs and Uncle Josh drop shot worms (www.unclejosh.com).
Stripers are slow over humps in 50'-80' feet trolling Hyper Striper jigs along mainlake points and tightlining live bait over humps.
White Bass fair trolling Frenzy divers in 25' along the dam.
Crappie have slowed down upriver due the change in water color. But patience and persistence will produce a few in thick brush using yellow 2" Gulp minnows.
For area info. or to book a guided fishing trip contact the only licensed,Fulltime, professional guide service on Canyon Lake - JR's Guide Service
(www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688, email: [email protected], see us at FISHERMAN'S CORNER www.canyonlakefishing.com 21910 FM 306, (210) 213-2534. Check out the best selection of tackle of any
dealer around the lake: Terminator, Berkley, Creme, Yamamoto, Zoom and more. Complete line of trout tackle and live bait.
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 84 degrees; 1017.56':
Largemouth are fair early in 12'-15' on 4" watermelon/red Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com), slowrolling a 3/4 oz. white/char. Heavy-T spinnerbait (www.terminatorlures.com) and Smokin' Green Devil's Tongues on drop shot rigs worked along deeper sloping mainlake points in 25'-30' of water.
Stripers are fair tight-lining live bait or trolling Hyper Striper jigs (www.kgenterprise.com) in 35' near the Dam early and late in the day.
White Bass are slow along creek points jigging 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows, 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads, chrome Tiny Traps early.
To book a guided fishing trip for largemouth, stripers/white bass contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected].
Lake LBJ: Water stained; 85 degrees; 824.68':
Black Bass are fair early and late on Rat-L-Traps(www.rat-l-trap.com)Ice Tea Scoundrel Worms(www.cremelure.com) and watermelon Snap Back jerkbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) along rip rap. Night trips have been producing the largest bass on black 3/8 oz.
Terminator single spin spinnerbaits and black topwaters worked along stumpfields and brushpiles on flats and breaklines in 2'-6' of water.
White Bass are fair to good at night on 1/32 oz. white Curb's jigs, 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies and minnows.
Crappie are fair to good at night under lights and over brushpiles on 1/32 oz. Curb's jigs and minnows.
For info. or to book a guided fishing trip with the only guides fishing LBJ for over 40 years contact JR's Guide Service(www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected].
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