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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
December 17, 2004
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon lake: Water clear; 55 degrees; 918':
Largemouth are fair to good in feeder creeks and flats in bays on 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), wtrmelon-red Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com) and 7/16 oz. Terminator (www.terminatorlures.com)Silver Shad tungsten spinnerbaits fished tight to stumps and trees.
Smallmouth are good in 8'-20' on chartreuse Terminator spinnerbaits, white Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com), 3" root beer curl tail (www.cremelure.com).
Stripers are fair to 21" early under birds on white bucktails, blue glimmer Snap back jerkbaits rigged on 5/0 Bait-Jerker Hooks (www.falconlures.com)and burning Hyper Striper jigs )www.kgenterprise.com) through active, surfacing schools.
White Bass are slow in 30' along mainlake points jigging Pirk Minnows,Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com)and bucktails.
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: (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 clearing; 54 degrees; 1019.74'
Largemouth are good along ledges of secondary creek points in 6'-18' using brown-pumpkin 3/16 oz. Terminator finesse jigs (www.terminatorlures.com)
w/Uncle Josh pork trailers, drop shotting Smokin' Green Devils Tongues (www.cremelure.com), white Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits and 3' root
beer or smoke grubs.
Striped Bass are fair trolling white-chartreuse 1/2 oz. Hyper Striper jigs (www.kgenterprise.com) on downriggers, vertically jigging 1/2 oz. Pirk
Minnows and tight-lining live bait from Flag to the Willows.
White Bass are slow in 30' jigging 1-1/2 inch Lit'l Fishies and Pirk Minnows.
Crappie fair on minnows and black-chartreuse Tube Lures.
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]. Our headquarters on Lake Buchanan is Hi-Line Lake
Resort http://www.hilinelakeresort.com
Lake LBJ: Water muddy; 55 degrees; 824.80':
*Few Fishermen Out Due To Weather & Water Conditions*
Largemouth are slow along 8'-12' breaklines on pumpkin-chartreuse Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com), black-blue Snap Back (www.terminatorlures.com)creature baits and white-chartreuse Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits.
White Bass fair early under birds on trolling Shad Raps, casting Tiny Traps and white grubs.
Crappie are only fair along bridge pilings on chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows.
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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