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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
September 21, 2005
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water clear; 78-81 degrees; 908.33':
Largemouth are good in numbers at first light very tight to brush and stickups in 3'- 6' on white Terminator spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com),
watermelon-red Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) on wacky rigs using a "K" Wacky Hook(www.falconlures.com) & 3" Craw worms(www.jdcbaits.com)on jigheads. Once the sun is on the water, baitfish move out to suspend on the thermocline and the bass follow makeing fishing tough. Upriver, weightless wtrmelon-red 4" Whacky Sticks, 4" soft jerkbaits and pumpkin or watermelon 4"
Ring Worms worked very tight to and through the heaviest brush produces til midmorning.
Smallmouth are fair at night using a black-red Terminator single spin spinnerbaits, 5" JDC Craw Worms & Sliding Weight Baby Craw (www.slidingweight.com)
on Carolina rigs.
For lodging or to book a guided trip w/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, www.canyonbaithouse.com ,
15605 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
Lake LBJ: Water stained; 77-82 degrees; 824.78':
Largemouth are good in numbers from daylight until midmorning along seawall rip rap and breaklines of intersecting channels on watermelon Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com), white-chartreuse-blue 1/4 oz. Terminator Stainless spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and Texas rigged green-pumpkin Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com).
Stripers are good at night to 26" around lights in 15'-20' using Spoiler Shads and free-lining live bait.
White Bass are good at night around lights using 1/32 oz. Lit'l Fishies and small Terminator In-Line spinners.
Crappie are good to 14" over brushpiles using minnows.
Channel Catfish to 8 lbs are good on trotlines using large 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].
Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 78-83 degrees; 1015.34'
Largemouth are fair to good from first light until midmorning in 5'-8' of water above and along primary breaklines of creek points and over flats with stumps & laydowns on a 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Trap (www.rat-l-trap.com), white-chart. 7/16 oz. Terminator
tungsten spinnerbait (www.terminatorlures.com), 5" green-pumpkin Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) preferably wacky rigged on 3/0 "K" Wacky Hooks (www.falconlures.com). Later, work bluffs w/a
3" wtrmelon JR. Craw (www.jdcbaits.com) or rootbeer grub down ledges as deep as 20' to locate and attract suspending bass. Submerged mainlake humps and brushpiles in 15'- 25' are holding suspended bass during the day.
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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