Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
September 28, 2005
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water clear; 82 degrees; 908':
Largemouth are fair to good at first light tight to stumps and laydowns in 4'- 8' using watermelon JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com), wacky
rigged 4" Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) and Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) worked parallel to breaklines. Upriver, the most activity
is at first light. Bass are holding very tight to brushpiles where Whacky Sticks, dead-sticking plastic jerkbaits and Texas rigged 4" Ring Worms produce
best until mid-morning when the baitfish and bass pull out into deeper water to suspend during the heat of the day.
Smallmouth are slow to fair over rock piles in 20'-35' on Smokin' Green Devils Tongues and camo 4" JDC Drop Shot worms on drop shot rigs.
Crappie reports from Canyon Bait House have been, surprisingly good w/fish to 13" caught on minnows at the fishing dock and along the bankline.
For 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]. Your most convenient source for live bait and tackle is Canyon Bait House, 15605 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
Lake LBJ: Water stained; 75 degrees; 824.85':
Largemouth are fair to 5 lbs in 5'-12' holes close boulder rocks pitching Texas rigged watermelon-red Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com), Snap Back creature baits (www.terminatorlures.com), watermelon-red
Whacky Sticks on 3/0 "K" Wacky Hooks www.falconlures.com) and 3/16 oz. watermelon Terminator jig w/a Devil's Tongue trailer worked
along rocky outcroppings and rip rap.
Stripers are good to 19" at night around lights using 2" Spoiler Shads and white bucktails with plastic trailers.
Crappie are good to 14" over brushpiles in 15' 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].
Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 80 degrees; 1014.60':
Largemouth are fair to good early 4'-10' along breaklines of flats with laydowns and bluff ledges using Carolina rigged watermelon-red Snap Back creature baits (www.terminatorlures.com), wacky rigged
Wacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) and a watermelon red fleck JDC Strike Grub (www.jdcbaits.com) on 1/8 oz. exposed jigheads.
Stripers are slow to fair in 30'-40' along mainlake points at Crystal Cove at daylight vertically jigging white 1/4 oz. bucktails and drifting live bait.
White Bass are slow in 15'-25' vertically jigging 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows, chrome-blue back Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) and white grubs.
Crappie are fair at night on minnows.
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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