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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
November 12, 2004
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake & Upper Guadalupe River
Water gin clear; 62 degrees; 909.50':
Largemouth are very good early to 6 lbs in 6'-12' on transition points and at the mouth of feeder creeks using Bleeding Shiner Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-traps), green pumpkin Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com)
and 7/16 oz. white Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com). Upriver, working flats in 2'-8' along channel turns with stumps and stickups using Pop R's, 1/8 oz. Tiny T buzzbaits and wacky rigged plastic stickbaits like a 4" watermelon-red Whacky Stick rigged on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook all produce.
Smallmouth are good to 3 lbs over rock piles in 5'-14' on white Photon crankbaits (www.photonlures.com), smoke-red Snap Back tubes on jigheads and 4" smoke
worms.
Stripers are fair but improving to 25" under birds at daylight on the surface in open water trolling Hyper Striper jigs, vertically jigging silver Pirk Minnows and cranking big Shad Raps and plastic swim baits.
For area information, accommodations, or to book a guided trip w/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 LBJ:
Water stained; 62 degrees; 824.80':
Largemouth are very good on creek points and rip rap along seawalls of bays and pockets using white/chartreuse 7/16 oz. Terminator tungsten
spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), greenbug Photon crankbaits (www.photonlures.com) and Texas rigged black-blue flake Whacky Sticks
(www.cremelure.com).
Stripers are fair at first light under birds around Lighthouse Point using Snap Back jerkbaits rigged on Bait Jerker Hooks (www.falconlures.com),topwater walkers and Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com).
White Bass good at daylight along 20' channel breaklines on 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps, Spoiler Shads or white grubs and Shad Raps fished through schools of whites.
Crappie are good to on docks with brushpiles and bridge pilings using 1/32 oz. Curb's crappie jigs, blue/silver Tube jigs and live minnows.
To book a guided fishing trip w/ the only fulltime professional guides fishing LBJ for 50 years contact JR's Guide Service(www.jrguideservice.com).
Call (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected].
Lake Buchanan:
Water clear; 61 degrees; 1018.37':
Largemouth are good early and all day under cloud cover in 4'-8'using white Terminator buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), Tennessee Shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-traps.com) and wacky rigged 6" grape
Scoundrel worms.
Stripers are fair early in 28' over rockpiles and along mainlake points where shad are working trolling 1/2 oz. white/blue Hyper Striper jigs,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].
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