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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
December 5, 2003
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 57 degrees; 1016.66' :
Largemouth are fair in 5'-12' of water on secondary creek
points on silver shad Terminator (www.terminatorlures.com)
spinnerbaits, Frenzy diving crankbaits & wtrmelon/red Craw
Tubes (www.cremelure.com) on light Texas Rigs.
Stripers are fair to good in 25'-35' along the main channel
at midlake trolling wht/char. Hyper Striper jigs w/trailers
(www.kgenterprise.com) and tight-lining live bait.
White Bass are slow along creek points and nearby flats.
To book a guided trip for largemouth, stripers/white bass
contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com) or
call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 58 degrees; 824.87':
Largemouth are fair along brushpiles on rip rap and steep
channel breaklines w/stumps or laydowns on wht/chart.
7/16 oz. Terminator tungsten (www.terminatorlures.com)
spinnerbait, blue flake Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) and chameleon/blue Scoundrel worms.
Stripers are fair under birds at midlake on blue glimmer
Snap Back jerkbaits, Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) and Pirk Minnows.
White Bass are fair from Apple Head to the power plant
trolling Shad Raps and casting Tiny Traps and Pirk Minnows.
Crappie are fair in 15'-20' deep on bridge pilings and
brushpiles on live minnows and 1/16 oz. Swirltail grubs.
For area info. or to book a guided trip with the only fulltime, professional guide fishing LBJ for over 40 years, contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call: 830-833-5688 or email [email protected] for information.
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 57 degrees; 908.91' :
Largemouth are fair to good in 5'-14' at feeder creek
and secondary points using bleeding shiner Rat-L-Traps
(www.rat-l-trap.com) 1.4 oz. silver/blue Terminator
spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and Christmas Tree Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com). Upriver, working stumps and laydowns very slowly with smoke/red flake Snap Back tubes and motor oil Scoundrel worms on wacky rigs using 2/0-3/0 "K" Whacky Hooks (www.falconlures.com) will produce.
Smallmouth are good in 5'-15' over rock piles along bluffs on chartreuse 7/16 oz. tungsten spinnerbaits, pearl Whacky Sticks and natural craw Baby Craws on split shot rigs.
Stripers are fair on the surface early using pink Snap Back cyberflexx jerkbaits on jigheads, chrome Slap Stiks and Red Fins.
White Bass fair on 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows and 2" inch Lit'l Fishie Shads.
Crappie are fair in 6'-18' tight to timber and brushpiles on live minnows and 1/32 oz. white Curb's crappie jigs.
For area information or to book a guided trip with the only
Fulltime, licensed, professional guides on Canyon Lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com) or
Fisherman's Corner (www.canyonlakefishing.com), FM 306 at Potter's Creek Road, (210) 213-2534. Check out the largest selection of quality tackle and live bait in the Hill Country; e.g., Terminator, Berkley, Creme, ABU, Yamamoto plus tackle and baits for Guadalupe River rainbows.
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