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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
February 5, 2005
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water clear; 53 degrees; 909.31':
Largemouth to 5 lbs are very good in 8'-15' along under-cut banklines pitching black-red flake 1/4 oz. Terminator jigs w/ #11 Uncle Josh pork frog
trailers (www.unclejosh.com), blk-blue Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com). Upriver, are good on black-blue Snap Back www.terminatorlures.com) creature baits, crawfish colored Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com)
rigged wacky style on a 2/0 "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com) and 3/8 oz. Texas Red New Stainless Terminator spinnerbait.
Smallmouth to 3 lb.+ are very good over rockpiles in 8'-20' using 1/4 oz. #46 Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), and smoke-red flake Snap Back tubes and 3" smoke curl tail grubs rigged on jigheads.
Stripers are fair in 40'-60' burning 1/2 oz. white/blue Hyper Striper jigs (www.kgenterprise.com) and trailers on the bottom and vertically jigging
1/2 oz. silver Pirk Minnows.
White Bass are very good in 30'-45' along main river and creek channels vertically jigging pearl Blade Runners and silver or blue 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows.
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 on
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; 50 degrees; 1019.94':
Largemouth are fair in 10'-20' of water along mainlake and secondary creek points using black-blue Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com), black-blue-purple 1/4 oz. Terminator(www.terminatorlures.com) jig w/Uncle Josh (www.unclejosh.com) mini frog trailer and pumpkin
Sliding Weight Craw Fish(www.slidingweight.com) on split shot rigs.
Stripers are good from Flag Island to The Willows trolling 1/2 oz. white/red Hyper Striper jigs (www.kgenterprise.com) and trailers,
vertically jigging 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz. Blade Runners drifting live bait.
White Bass are fair on deep main lake creek points using 1/4 oz. silver Pirk Minnows, chrome 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps and Spoiler Shads.
Crappie fair to good under heated/baited boat docks like Hi-Line Resort (www.hilinelakeresort.com) using 1/32 oz. Curb's crappie & 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]. Our headquarters on Lake Buchanan is Hi-Line Lake
Resort http://www.hilinelakeresort.com
Lake LBJ
This lake has been lowered 5' to allow for dock & seawall repair, to clean up and for dredging of canals. The lake will be returned to normal
level in late February.
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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