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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
January 1, 2004
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 52 degrees; 908.85' :
Largemouth are fair in 8'-20' on secondary points and bluffs on pumpkin/chart Devil's Tongues (www.cremelure.com) on split shot rigs, pump./gold Creature Baits(www.canyonlakefishing.com)& pump/char. 4" Scoundrel finesse worms on jig heads. Upriver, working vertical timber & stumps along 6'-15' break-lines on southerly facing bluffs w/blue fleck Craw Tubes, Snap Back (www.terminatorlures.com) Creature Baits or Gulp (www.berkley.com) worms on jigheads produces good bass.
Smallmouth to 3 lbs. are fair in 6'-20' slow-rolling 7/16 oz. chart. tungsten (www.terminatorlures.com) spinnerbaits over rockpiles, pearl Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) Rootbeer/gold Hula Grubs (www.canyonlakefishing.com) & 2" Craw Babys'
(www.slidingweight.com) on split shot rigs.
Stripers are fair under birds on albino Snap Back jerkbaits on jigheads, bleeding shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) & Lit'l Fishie Shads.
White Bass are fair but small in 10'- 40' vertically jigging a 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnow and Tiny Traps.
Crappie are fair tight to brushpiles and vertical timber on live minnows and Curb's crappie jigs.
For area info. or to book a guided with the most experienced, recommended, Fulltime, licensed guide service on this lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected], or see us at Fisherman's Corner (www.canyonlakefishing.com), FM 306 at
Potter's Creek Rd. Call (210) 213-2534. Check out the largerst selection of professional tackle, lures and live bait of any dealer in the area. Latest info., tackle and bait for Guadalupe rainbows.
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 53 degrees; 824.96':
Largemouth are fair over brushpiles along riprap on 8'-15'breaklines on 14 oz. blk/blue rattlin' (www.terminatorlures.com) Uncle Josh (www.unclejosh.com) pork trailers, blk/blue fleck
Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com) & wtrmelon/red Scoundrel
worms on wacky rigs using 2/0 or 3/0 "K" Wacky Hooks
(www.falconlures.com).
White Bass are fair around the power plant on chrome/blue Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-Traps.com) Pirk Minnows & Lit'l Fishies.
Crappie are fair in 12'-20' on minnows, Curb's crappie jigs & Fle-Flys.
To book a guided trip with the only Fulltime, licensed guide service fishing LBJ for over 40 years contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 51 degrees; 1016.40' :
Black Bass are fair in 5'-20' on ledges of bluffs using
Smokin' Green Devil's Tongues (www.cremelure.com) on drop shot rigs, Albino Shad Snap Back (www.terminatorlures.com)jerkbaits on Carolina rigs, bouncing a 4" Scoundrel worm on jigheads down ledges.
Stripers are fair from Bluffton to Paradise Point tight-lining live bait & trolling white/chart. Hyper Striper Jigs (www.kgenterprise.com).
White Bass are fair in 20'-30' vertically jigging Pirk
Minnows, Lit'l Fishies and chrome/blue Tiny Traps.
To book a guided trip for bass, stripers or whites contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or E-mail [email protected].
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