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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
March 11, 2004
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 63 degrees; 909':
Largemouth are very good to 8 lbs in 3'-8' over gravel flats using Snap Back (www.canyonlakefishing.com) pump/chart. lizards, wtrmelon/chart. Bush Pigs (www.cremelure.com) & crawfish Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com). Upriver, pitch a 1/4 oz. black/blue/purple Terminator jig w/a matching Uncle Josh (www.unclejosh.com) pork trailer, neon/blue flake 4" tubes (www.cremelure.com) or chrome Rat-L-Traps.
Smallmouth are good in 5'-20' on chart. 7/16 oz. Tungsten spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), chart. Craw Tubes and watermelon/red Devil's Tongues on drop shots.
Stripers are slow to poor.
White Bass are very good on chartreuse Bettle Spins, chartreuse 2" Gulp grubs, chartresue crappie jigs and LIVE minnows.
Crappie are slow to fair in 25' on chartreuse tail Swirltail grubs, Curb's crappie jigs (www.canyonlakefishing.com) and live minnows.
For area info. or to book a guided trip with the most experienced, recommended, Fulltime, guide service on Canyon Lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688, email:
[email protected] or stop by Fisherman's Corner,
(www.canyonlakefishing.com), FM 306 at Potter's Creek Rd.,(210) 213-2534 to check out the largest selection of tackle of any dealer in this area: Terminator, Creme, Berkley, Yamamoto, ABU/Garcia, plus Guadalupe River maps, Trout info., tackle and bait.
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 60 degrees; 824.94':
LARGEMOUTH are good to 6 lbs in 2'-5' of creeks & canals using pumpkin/chart. Snap Back lizards (www.terminatorlures.com), black/blue
Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) and crawfish Bill Lewis Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com).
WHITE BASS are good in river arms on Spoiler Shads, 1/8 oz. chrome Tiny Traps and Shad Raps.
CRAPPIE are fair in 18' on 1/32 oz. chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs,red/blue/chartreuse Swirltail grubs (www.cremelure.com) & live minnows. CRAPPIE SPAWN BEGINS APRIL 1. DATES FOR GUIDED CRAPPIE TRIPS ARE LIMITED AND GOING FAST. BOOK YOUR DATE NOW.
To book a guided trip with the only guide service fishing Lake 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; 59 degrees; 1015.87':
Black Bass are good in 8'-15' wtrmelon/red Devils Tongues on drop shot rigs (www.cremelure.com), blk/blue Snap Back creature baits (www.terminatorlures.com) and pumpkin/chartreuse Whacky Sticks.Clown colored Rogues, slow-rolling a 3/8 oz. Texas Red spinnerbait and/or pitching a 1/4 oz. black/blue rattlin' Terminator jig w/Uncle
Josh (www.unclejosh.com) pork trailer along trasitional ledges in creeks will produce those staging bass.
Stripers are good around Flag Island bottom trolling white/gray Hyper Striper (www.kgenterprise.com) jigs and tight-lining live bait.
White Bass are fair in 6'-15' vertically jigging 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows, clear/blue Spoiler Shads chrome Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com).
To book a guided 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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