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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
April 16, 2004
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water clearing; 68 degrees; 910':
Largemouth are good along buckbrush and vertical timber in 5'-8'on white Terminator spinnerbaits (www.canyonlakefishing.com), watermelon/red
Bush Pigs and green pumpkin Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) w/a char. tail wacky rigged on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com), or
completely unweighted.
Smallmouth are very good to 3 lbs. along 5'-10' breaklines on white tungsten spinnerbaits, watermelon/red Craw Tubes and pumpkin Sliding Weight Craw Fish, Jr. (www.canyonlakefishing.com).
Stripers are fair at first light in 30'-50' at creek and main channel intersections on white Snap Back jerkbaits & Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com).
White Bass are fair to good at daylight along mainlake points on Terminator In-Line spinners, blue back Spoiler Shads and chrome Tiny Traps.
Crappie are fair tight to trees and brushes on white 1/32 oz. Curb's jigs, blue/chart. Mini Tubes.
For area info. or to book a guided trip with the most experienced, recommended, Fulltime, guide service on this 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, tackle
& bait.
LAKE LBJ: Water muddy; 66 degrees; 824.89':
Largemouth are fair in clearest water available 2'-6' deep using 3/8 oz. white/char Terminator spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) watermelon Bush Pigs (www.cremelure.com) and green pumpkin Snap Back
lizards on Carolina Rigs.
White Bass fair trolling Shad Raps, white 3" grubs jigging Spoiler Shads.
Crappie are slow to fair on 1/32 oz. white Curb's crappie jigs, blue chartreuse Swirltail grubs and minnows.
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; 67 degrees; 1018.06':
Largemouth are good in feeder creeks 3'-8' deep on pumpkin chartreuse Snap Back (www.terminatorlures.com) lizards on a Bait Jerker Hook (www.falconlures.com), wtrmelon/chart. Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com)
and Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com).
Stripers are good to 14 lbs trolling Hyper Striper jigs (www.kgenterprise.com) and tight-lining live bait. Some early morning topwater action.
White Bass are fair on Spin Traps, Pirk Minnows and Lit'l Fishes.
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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