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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
October 31, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water gin clear; 68-70 degrees; 908.83' :
Largemouth are very good in 3'-12' feet using a white 7/16 oz. tungsten spinnerbait(www.terminatorlures.com),
threadfin Frenzy Poppers(www.canyonlakefishing.com) and 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shiner Rat-L-Traps(www.rat-l-trap.com). Watermelon/red 4" Scoundrel worms(www.cremelure.com) on 1/16 oz. jigheads will produce over rockpiles along deep water bluffs if the bite slows down under high, clear skies. Upriver, both smoke/red flake Snap Back 3X pitching tubes and 7" blue fleck Power Worms are good on channel dropoffs.
Smallmouth are good to 3-1/2 lbs. over rockpiles in 8'-20' on pumpkin Devil's Tongues on drop shot rigs, watermelon Whacky Sticks (www.canyonlakefishing.com) w/char. dipped tails, rootbeer Hula Grubs on 1/16 or 1/8 oz. jigheads and watermelon Craw Baby's (www.slidingweight.com) w/char. claws.
Stripers are very good on the surface early on blue glimmer Snap Back jerkbaits(www.terminatorlures.com), Frenzy Walkers and Red Fins.
White Bass are fair at daylight along 20' points vertically jigging Pirk Minnows, Tiny Traps(www.rat-l-trap.com) and Spoiler Shads.
Crappie are good tight to timber in 8'-14' on live minnows, Swirltails and Curb's crappie jigs.
For area info or to book a guided fishing trip w/the only Fulltime,Licensed, Professional guide service on this lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com); (830) 833-5688, email:
[email protected], see us at Fisherman's Corner, FM 306 at Potter's Creek Road, www.canyonlakefishing.com or give them a call (210) 213-2534. Check out their full-line tackle shop with all major brands of lures and tackle: Terminator; Snap Back, Berkley, Creme, Yamamoto, reasonably priced, trout tackle/baits & asst. live bait.
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 68 degrees; 1016.80' :
Largemouth are good along creek and secondary points in
4'-10' using 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps(www.rat-l-trap.com), 1/4 oz. white Terminator buzzbaits, 7/16 oz. white/char. Terminator's new tungsten spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and Fat Free Shad
crankbaits. Working watermelon Scoundrel worms rigged
wacky style on a "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com)
and watermelon/red Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com)
under docks and along laydowns in feeder creeks is
accounting for some quality fish in the 2-5 lb. class.
Stripers are good around Shaw Island in 30' tight-lining live bait & trolling white/char. Hyper Striper jigs w/trailers (www.kgenterprise.com). Top water action good on white Snap Back 3X jerkbaits on 1/2 oz. jigheads and Red Fins.
White Bass fair on mainlake creek points in 20'
vertically jigging silver Pirk Minnows, Tiny Traps and Spoiler Shads.
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; 68 degrees; 825'
Largemouth are good to 5 lbs. along seawall rip rap on
lake points using a white/char. 1/4 oz. Terminator
spinnerbait, watermelon Craw Tube (www.cremelure.com)
and watermelon/red Whacky Sticks. Good early bite on
creek points close to stump flats on watermelon Snap Back 3X jerkbaits(www.terminatorlures.com), 1/8 oz. Tiny T buzzbaits and chrome/blue back Rat-L-Traps(www.rat-l-traps.com).
Stripers fair to good in the shoals below Inks Dam on Frenzy Walkers, pink Snap Back 3X jerkbaits on jigheads and 1/2 oz.chrome 'Traps.
White Bass are good along channel breaklines early trolling Shad Raps, Pearl Spoiler Shads and Tiny Traps.
Crappie are fair to good over brushpiles in 12'-15' on live minnows, shad Swirltail grubs and white Curb's crappie jigs.
To book a guided fishing trip with the only Fulltime,
Professional guide service fishing Lake LBJ for over 40 yrs contact JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected].
Water clear-stained; 70-72 degrees; 220.65':
LARGEMOUTH are good on So. Shore, 4 Fingers and the Islands over and along grass early using white/char. Terminator buzzbaits & later on watermelon/red 6" Scoundrel worms rigged wacky style on a 2/0 or 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com), Texas rigged
watermelon/red Craw Tube (www.cremelure.com) or a weighted watermelon pepper Snap Back 3X jerkbait.
To book a guided trip to Choke Canyon with a FUlltime,
Licensed, Professional guide contact JR's Guide Service
www.jrguideservice.com Call Jim at (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
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