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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
October 2, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water gin clear; 75 degrees; 908.31':
Largemouth are good at daylight in 4'-8' on motion baits like a 1/4 oz. threadfin Rat-L-Trap(www.rat-l-trap.com), 7/16 oz. white tungsten (www.terminatorlures.com) spinnerbait and 3 inch swimbaits(www.canyonlakefishing.com).
Smallmouth are good in 8'-14' of water using 4" green pumpkin Whacky Sticks(www.cremelure.com) or Senkos, Tiny Traps and 3" rootbeer green flake grubs. Later in the morning we're slowing down our presentations and working standing timber along main lake points pitching a watermelon/char. tail Bush Pig and smoke
red flake Snap Back tubes.
Stripers are slow in 50'-70' tight-lining live goldfish and perch or trolling Hyper Striper jigs(www.kgenterprise.com).
White Bass are active at daylight in 30+' in creek channels and the dam area on 1/4 oz. silver Pirk Minnows, white grubs and minnows.
Crappie are good in 6'-10' tight to standing timber and brushpiles on minnows, silver/glitter tail 2" grubs(www.cremelure.com).
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, Yamamoto, Zoom, ABU, Zebco and more.
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 76 degrees; 1014.37':
Largemouth are good early and late in 5'-10' of water on white 7/16 oz. tungsten spinnerbaits(www.terminatorlures.com), a 1/4 oz. threadfin Rat-L-Trap(www.rat-l-trap.com) or diving crankbaits like a Fat Free Shad Jr., and watermelon/red Whacky
Sticks(www.cremelure.com) worked along laydowns. Boat docks in the deeper feeder creeks shouldn't be overlooked. A watermelon/red Scoundrel worm on a 1/32 oz. 3/0 "K" Whacky hook by Falcon Lures(www.falconlures.com) is ideal for those times
when the sun is high and bright and bass move to and suspend under docks. Also, try working gradually deeper ledges down to 10'-20' where a 3/16 oz. green pumpkin Terminator Finesse jig rigged with a matching # 23 Uncle Josh Kicker Frog (www.unclejosh.com) has been producing for us.
Stripers are good in 25'-40' tight-lining live bait and bottom trolling gray/white Hyper Striper jigs(www.kgenterprise.com). Subsurface action along lake points on 1/4 oz. Spin Traps and 1/2 oz. Pirk Minnows worked directly in schooling activity.
White Bass are fair swimming a 2" pearl/black Spoiler Shad on 1/8 oz. jigheads(www.cremelure.com), 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows.
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; 77 degrees; 824.84':
Largemouth are improving in 4'-6' stumpfields on flats just above channel breaklines and creek points early pitching a black/blue 1/2 oz. Terminator (www.terminatorlures.com) jig with # 11 Uncle
Josh pork trailer (www.unclejosh.com), chrome/blue Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) and on of the new watermelon/chart. Bush Pigs (www.cremelure.com) and/or a 4" watermelon/pepper Disc Worm. Work both of these methodically through brushpiles, along laydowns,
stumps and overhanging vegetation, skipping them under the obstacle when necessary.
White Bass are good at daylight in the middle of the main channel using Terminator In-Line spinners, 2" clear/blue Spoiler Shad (www.cremelure.com) on jigheads and 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com).
Crappie are good over brushpiles and bridge pilings in 14' on white Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows.
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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