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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
August 30, 2005
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water gin clear; 84-87 degrees; 909':
Largemouth are good to 6 lbs at first light along laydowns and stumps on 3'-8' flats on watermelon Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com), Terminator custom tungsten spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com)
and wacky rigged watermelon-red Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com)on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com). At midmorning, as the
shallow bite slows, move to ledges along deeper mainlake points and drop shot a smokin'-green Devil's Tongue, a watermelon-char. fleck JDC 4" Craw or 4" watermelon Super Tube Heavy on a 3/16 oz. jighead
over rockpiles in 12'-20'. Upriver, white-char. Tiny-T buzzbaits, shallow running crankbaits and Texas rigged 4" pumpkin Ring Worms w/char. tails produce tight to laydowns on breaklines of channel turns w/deep
water access for the fish. 3" watermelon JDC Craws (www.jdcbaits.com)rigged weedless on jigheads and Texas rigged creature baits work in cuts
and pockets of bluffs.
Smallmouth are fair at night and first light along ledges and rockpiles in 10'-15' of water using 3" watermelon-chartreuse JDC Craws, smokin'-
green Devil's Tongues (www.cremelure.com) on drop shot rigs and rootbeer JDC grubs on 1/8th oz. jigheads.
Crappie are fair to good upriver in/over brushpiles and tree tops in 10'-18' on minnows.
For lodging suggestions and 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]. Your most convenient source for live bait and tackle is Canyon Bait House, 15605 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
Lake LBJ: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 824.88':
Largemouth are good in numbers early A.M. along seawall rip rap on Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), white-char. 1/8 oz. Tiny-T buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), Daiquiri Skip-N-Pop
topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) and char.-blue back crankbaits. When the bite slows about about mid-morning, move to breaklines w/stumps and laydowns in 5'-14' using a wacky rigged watermelon-red 5" Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook
(www.falconlures.com), pitching a TX. rigged green-pumpkin creature bait or "natural" colored 6" Scoundrel worms rigged on a jighead along boat docks or crawl a watermelon Devil's Tongue on a split shot
rig out from shoreline rip rap out.
Stripers are fair to 22" at night under lights on white 2" Spoiler Shads, white bucktail jigs with grub trails and live bait.
White Bass are very good at night using 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies and Tiny Traps.
Crappie are good on 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].
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