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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
May 20, 2005
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water clear; 70-74 degrees; 910.15' :
Largemouth are good early in 5'-20' using pumpkin Whacky Sticks, white 7/16 oz. Terminator titanium (www.terminatorlures.com) spinner-baits, JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) and Ice Tea
Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com) on jigheads. Upriver, bass are good to 5 lbs. early along 8'-12' channel breaklines on 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), threadfin pattern suspending Fat Free Shads, Texas rigged Super Tube Heavy (www.cremelure.com) and white-silver flake plastic jerkbaits .
Smallmouth are good in 8'-25' on Carolina rigged smoke-red Snap Back tubes, Sliding Weight craw fish(www.slidingweight.com) and Deep Wee R's.
For area info. or to book a guided trip with the only licensed, fulltime pro guides fishing Canyon Lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
Your most convenient source for live bait and tackle is Canyon Bait House, Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
Lake LBJ: Water stained; 75 degrees; 824.70':
Largemouth are good to 4.5 lbs in 3'-8' along seawall rip rap and breaklines of flats using blue-white-chartreuse 1/4 oz. Terminator spinnerbaits, watermelon Super Tube Heavy www.cremelure.com), 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad 'Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), white-chart
Terminator www.terminatorlures.com) buzz-baits & watermelon JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) or Zara Puppies.
Stripers to 25" are fair at night on Spoiler Shads, Lit''l Fishies and free lining live bait.
Crappie are good to 14" in 4'-10' using red-chartreuseTube Lures on 1/16 oz. jigheads, 1/32 oz. Curb's crappie jigs and minnows.
To book a guided trip with the only fulltime guide fishing LBJ for over 45 years contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected]. *Our night trips
are, as always, very successful. Please book these as far in advance
as possible*.
Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 73 degrees; 1018' :
Largemouth are good early AM to 5.5 lbs. in 3'-10' over flats and along boulder banklines from the Apple Orchard into Morgan Creek using white-chartreuse 1/4 oz. Terminator (www.terminatorlures.com) buzz-
baits, Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), Daquiri Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com), medium-running chartreuse/blue back crankbaits & whacky rigged Scoundrel (www.cremelure.com) worms on a
"K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com)
Stripers are good in 28'-35' from The Willows to Garrett Island on 3" Spoiler Shads, white Snap Back soft jerkbaits rigged on Falcon Lure's 5/0 Bait Jerker
Hooks, tight-lining live bait and trolling white/blue Hyper Striper jigs (www.kgenterprise.com).
White Bass are fair to good in 10'-20' on 2" Spoiler Shads, pearl Blade Runners and live bait.
Crappie are good in 4'-12' on Curb's crappie jigs and minnows.
For info. or to book a guided trip for largemouth or stripers contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected].
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