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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
August 11, 2005
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water gin clear; 84-86 degrees; 908.94'':
Largemouth are good 5+ lbs. especially under cloud cover, along 4'-20' ledges and breaklines on watermelon-red 4" Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) rigged wacky style on "K" Wacky Hooks (www.falconlures.com), smoke-red JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) & white-red (Red Series) Terminator spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com). Upriver, under-cut banklines w/4'-10' of water on them are good early on chrome Rat-L-Tops (www.rat-l-trap.com), white-chart 1/8 th oz. Tiny-T buzzbaits
(www.terminatorlures.com) and Texas rigged pumpkin-chartreuse tail 4" Ring Worms.
Smallmouth are fair at first light on mainlake points in 12'-25' using smoke-red Snap Back (www.terminatorlures.com) tube, 4" Whacky Stick and rootbeer-black JDC grub.
For area lodging recommendations or to book a guided trip w/the only licensed, fulltime, professional guides fishing Canyon Lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688
or email [email protected].
Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 85 degrees; 1017':
Largemouth have been fair-good, to 4.5 lbs at first light and all day under cloud cover as water level rises along 5'-12' breaklines of flats w/stickups along creek channels & ledges on white-char.
Terminator stainless spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), Series 10 'Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) watermelon-chartreuse Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) both wacky & Texas rigged,
drop shotting camo JDC Drop Shot Worm (www.jdcbaits.com) and C-rigged Snap Back creature baits (www.terminatorlures.com).
Stripers are slow near the dam trolling and drifting live bait.
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].
Lake LBJ: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 824.88':
Largemouth are good at night & all day under cloud cover, on brush-piles and laydowns along breaklines on a sil. Terminator buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad series Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) and medium running chart-blue back crankbaits and boat docks in 8'- 20' using watermelon-red Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com), green-pump. JDC Craw (www.jdcbaits.com) & watermelon-red Snap Back creature baits.
Stripers are fair at night on Spoiler Shads and white JDC grubs.
White Bass are fair to good at night on 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies.
Crappie are fair to good at night on 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].
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