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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
October 8, 2004
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water gin clear; 78 degrees; 910':
Largemouth are good to 6 lbs. in 8'-20' of water along bluffs and lake points using green-pumpkin Snap Back tubes (www.terminatorlures.com), pumpkin-char.
Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) and pumpkin-green flake Scoundrel worms on jigheads. Upriver, white-chartreuse Terminator spinnerbaits, pitching blk/blue
Snap Back creature baits and topwater chuggars are producing.
Smallmouth are good along bluffs in in 6'-14' over rockpiles and on ledges using white Photon crankbaits (www.photonlures.com), Bleeding Shiner Rat-L-Traps
(www.rat-l-trap.com) over flats on points, smoke-red Snap Back tubes on jigheads and rootbeer-green flake 3" curl tail grubs worked down bluff ledges.
Stripers are improving near the dam.
White Bass are fair on mainlake points vertically jigging 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows.
Crappie are good upriver in 12'-20'.
For area information, accommodations, fishing or to book a guided trip with the most experienced, Fulltime, professional guide service fishing
Canyon for 40 years contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call Jim at: (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]. Your most convenient bait and tackle dealer to the upper end and Guadalupe River on the south side of the lake is Canyon Bait House, 15695 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 77 degrees; 1017.54':
Largemouth are good in 4'-10' above breaklines using silver 7/16 oz. Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits & buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com),medium running green Photon crankbaits (www.photonlures.com) pumpkin/char.Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) and watermelon-red Snap Back tubes. Chrome/blue back 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) and 6" watermelon-red Scoundrel worms rigged wacky style on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com)are producing in open water along ledges.
Striped Bass are good in 28' from Shaw to Flag Island trolling white Hyper Striper jigs (www.kgenterprise.com), vertically jigging 1/2 oz. Pirk Minnows and tight-lining live shad.
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 LBJ: Water stained; 78 degrees; 824.69':
Largemouth are very good to 5 lbs. in 5'-12' on boulder rocks along main channel break-lines and on docks using medium running green Photon crankbaits (www.photonlures.com), Bleeding Shiner Rat-L-Traps
(www.rat-l-trap.com), white-chartreuse 1/4 oz. Terminator spinnerbaits(www.terminatorlures.com) & skipping Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com) on wacky rigs using a "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com)under the docks. Start your day early (before daylight) fishing the edges of the lights. As the sun
comes up, key on boulder rocks and if the sun comes out bright, move to the docks, otherwise, stay on the breakline pattern.
White Bass are good at night on 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies and chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs.
**Even w/the cooler nights our guided night trips are still producing limits of white bass, several crappie and stripers for all anglers on each trip.**
To book a guided fishing trip w/ 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]
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