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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
September 2, 2004
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 84 degrees; 909.69' :
Largemouth are fair to good in 6'-18' on mainlake points on grn-pump Snap Back (www.terminatorlures.com) creature baits and Brush Hogs, red bug Scounrel worms (www.cremelure.com) on jigheads and green-pumpkin Craw Tubes. Upriver, the bite can last all day if the
sun doesn't come out. Blue/white/char. 1/4 oz. Terminator spinnerbaits,wacky rigged green-pumpkin plastic stickbaits like a Whacky Sticks on
a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com) and topwaters will all work, especially on channel turns and along laydowns and submerged trees.
Smallmouth are fair to good at first light in 5'-25' on Cisco Photon crankbaits (www.photonlures.com), 3/16 oz. Terminator finesse jigs w/Uncle Josh (www.unclejosh.com) trailers and roodbeer/green flake curl tail grubs.
Striped Bass are slow trolling Hyper Striper jigs (www.kgenterprise.com)on down riggers in 60'- 80'.
White Bass are slow.
Crappie are good upriver in 20' on minnows and Curb's crappie jigs.
For area info. or to book a guided trip with the most experienced, Fulltime, pro guides on this lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com); call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]. Live bait, terminal tackle and information is available at Canyon Bait House 15605 Cranes Mill Rd, (830) 899-9747.
LAKE LBJ: Water stained; 84 degrees; 824.70' :
Largemouth are fair at night and at first light along rip rap and water willows in 5'-10' using 1/4 oz. blk-red Terminator buzzbait (www.terminatorlures.com), green Photon (www.photonlures.com) crankbaits and 3" plastic swim baits.
Striped Bass are fair at night to 20" on 2" Lit'l Fishie Shads (www.cremelure.com), Terminator In-Line spinners and 1/8 oz. bucktail jigs.
White Bass are very good at night in 8'-22' using 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies on 1/8 oz. jigheads.
Crappie are good at night over brushpiles in 12'-15' on Curb's crappie jigs and minnows.
**Our guided night trips are producing limits of white bass, several crappie and stripers for all anglers on each trip.** To book a guided fishing trip with the only fulltime professional guides 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; 85 degrees; 1018.38' :
Largemouth are fair to good along mainlake points at first light in 6'-15' using pumpkin-green Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com) on jigheads, 3/16 oz. watermelon Terminator (www.terminatorlures.com)
finesse jigs with matching Uncle Josh (www.unclejosh.com) pork trailers and wacky rigged watermelon-red Whacky Sticks.
Striped Bass are fair in 30' of water trolling 1/2 oz. white/chart Hyper Striper jigs (www.kgenterprise.com) on downriggers, vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and tight-lining live shad.
White Bass are slow in 30' on Spoiler Shads, Tiny Traps and Pirk Minnows.
To book a guided trip for stripers or largemouth bass contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected].
LAKE TRAVIS: Water stained-clear; 84 degrees; 681':
Largemouth and spotted bass are good the first couple of hours of daylight in 8'-15' along points and bluff ledges using 3/16 oz. watermelon Terminator
finesse jigs (www.terminatorlures.com) w/Uncle Josh (www.unclejosh.com) pork trailers, watermelon/red Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com) on jigheads and Carolina rigging Snap Back jerkbaitsbaits . First crack
of daylight plastic stickbaits, Green Bug Photon crankbaits and Pop R's produce on flats at channel turns.
To book a guided trip on any of the Highland Lakes contact JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com Call (830) 833-5688 or email:
[email protected].
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