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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
August 22, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 87 degrees; 909':
Largemouth are fair at first light and under cloud cover along channel breaklines upriver using a on 1/8 oz. white/chart. Tungsten spinnerbaits(www.terminatorlures.com), watermelon/red Whacky Sticks(www.cremelure.com) and pitching a junebug Craw Tube (www.canyonlakefishing.com) to brushpiles.
Smallmouth are fair in 12'-25' on drop shot rigs with a pumpkin Devil's Tongue, Uncle Josh Drop Shot worm(www.unclejosh.com) and 4" Scoundrel worms on 1/8 oz. Carolina rigs.
Stripers are slow tight-lining live perch in 70'-90' and trolling Hyper Striper jigs(www.kgenterprise.com) with trailers on downriggers along the dam.
For area info. or to book a guided fishing trip with the only Fulltime, Licensed, Professional guides on Canyon Lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com); (830) 833-5688 or e-mail:
[email protected], Or, see us at Fisherman's Corner, FM 306 at Potter's Creek Road, call (210) 213-2534 or visit them at:www.canyonlakefishing.com. Check out the the most complete selection of quality tackle and top brand name lures of any dealer at Canyon Lake, in San Antonio or the Hill Country: Terminator, Creme
Berkley, Zoom, ABU, Zebco and more.
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 86 degrees; 1014.40':
Largemouth are fair on deep shaded bluff banklines in 10'-25' of water using Carolina rigs with white Snap Back jerkbait or pitching a watermelon Craw Tube or Whacky rigs with a watermelon/red Scoundrel worm around docks over deep water. Bass are on shallower brushpiles for the first hour of daylight to feed. This is the time a white/chart. red tipped Terminator Tungsten spinnerbait (www.terminatorlures.com) or green pumpkin Whacky Stick* (www.cremelure.com) will produce the best fish of the day.
Stripers are fair in 40' tightlining live bait and trolling 1/2 oz. Hyper Striper jigs(www.kgentrerprise.com) along dam. Little or no topwater action.
To book a guided fishing trip for largemouth, stripers or white bass contact JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected].
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 85 degrees; 824.66'
Largemouth are fair to 4 lbs. at daylight along steep
banklines on a purple/blue fleck 1/4 oz. Jimmy Houston spinnerbait(www.terminatorlures.com), 4" black/blue fleck Whacky Stick (www.cremelure.com) or, pitching a watermelon Craw Tube to docks over the deepest water available where the bass will suspend during the day.
White Bass are very good at night on 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies on light jigheads.
Crappie are fair over brushpiles in 14' of water using
minnows, 1/32 oz. silver shad curl tail grubs and Curb's crappie jigs.
To book a guided fishing trip with the only guide service fishing Lake LBJ for over 40 years contact JR's Guide Service at www.jrguideservice.com call (830) 833-5688 or e-mail: [email protected].
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