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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
September 4, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 87 degrees; 908.70':
As the nights grow longer and the days get cooler with every frontal passage, bass fishing will continue to improve as surface water temperatures decline below 80 degrees.
Largemouth are good at first light on lake points using 1/8 oz. white Tiny-T buzzbaits(www.canyonlakefishing.com), 1/4 oz. clear/blue back Chug Bugs and pitching a watermelon/red Bush Pig* to standing timber and submerged laydowns along underwater
points. Our best largemouth and Guadalupe Bass are coming on white Whacky Sticks(www.cremelure.com) and pitching a junebug Craw Tube* (www.canyonlakefishing.com) to brushpiles and
submerged timber in 10'-25' along bluffs upriver.
Smallmouth are fair to good very early in 12'-25' on 3" watermelon Cut Tail worms, drop shot rigged pumpkin Devil's Tongue and Uncle Josh Drop Shot worms(www.unclejosh.com).
Stripers are slow tight-lining live perch in 70' and trolling Hyper Striper jigs(www.kgenterprise.com) with trailers on downriggers along the dam.
White Bass are slow vertically jigging Pirk Minnows through schools in 40' or trolling #5 or #7 Shad Raps along the dam.
Crappie are fair at first light tight to standing timber or brush on minnows upriver.
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 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, Crème, Berkley, Zoom, ABU, Zebco and more.
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 85 degrees; 824.66'
Largemouth are fair at first light along rip rap on seawalls where you see shad working. Most productive lures are watermelon/red Snap Back (www.terminatorlures.com)Cyberflexx jerkbaits, a 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads and Tiny Traps
(www.rat-l-trap.com). As the morning progresses follow bass to deeper structure such as laydowns and brushpiles w/ a 5" Whacky Stick* (www.cremelure.com). During the heat of the day, a Texas rigged 4" watermelon Disc Worm or "Whacky" rigged Ice Tea Scoundrel worm using a fished slowly through under docks will produce.
White Bass are very good at night on 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies on light jigheads.
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].
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 86 degrees; 1013.40':
Largemouth are improving with a longer early morning bite along bluffs and boat docks in the deeper creeks white 7/16 oz. Tungsten spinnerbait (www.terminatorlures.com), 1/4 oz.
Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) and [one of the new] white Whacky Sticks*(www.cremelure.com). As the sun gets higher, bass move out to deeper structure, suspending around over stumps or laydowns. Uncle Josh (www.unclejosh.com) makes a great drop shot worm that, along with Smokin' Green Devil's Tongues (www.cremelure.com) can extend the bite on into the
day even after the sun is up on the water.
Stripers are fair in 40' tight-lining live bait and trolling 1/2 oz. Hyper Striper jigs(www.kgentrerprise.com) along dam.
Limited topwater action early near the lighthouse.
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].
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