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Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas
Capt. Jim Files
October 13, 2005
Canyon Lake - Freshwater Fishing Report
Canyon Lake: Water clear; 77 degrees; 907.50' (1.5 feet low)
Largemouth to 5 lbs. are very good along breaklines of flats in 2'-8' and also secondary creek points in 8'-15' using white Terminator "Red Series" spinnerbaits, 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps and pumpkin JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters. Mainlake points are producting early and late in 4'-15' on 4" rootbeer JDC Strike Grubs, Olive Drop Shot Worms and small, medium running white crankbaits. Upriver, bass are good in and around laydowns and brushpiles in 3'-6' using Texas rigged Chameleon Scoundrel worms. or 4" Ring Worms.
Smallmouth to 3.5 lbs are improving along ledges of points in 8'-15' using watermelon-red fleck 4" Strike Grubs, 4" Whacky Sticks and Devil's Tongues on drop shot rigs.
Crappie are fair to good upriver in 6'-12' tight to trees and brushpiles on minnows.
For lodging suggestions 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 Buchanan: Water murky to clear; 77 degrees; 1014'
Largemouth are good as 'power fishing' has picked up along points, boat docks and channel breaklines in 3' - 12' of water using white Terminator buzzbaits, Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, topwaters like
a JDC Skip-N-Pop, and Texas rigged green-pumpkin Whacky Sticks.
Stripers are fair to good in 25'-30' drifting live bait or casting 3" Spoiler Shads and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows through surfacing schools.
Crappie are fair over brushpiles in 8'-15' on 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].
Lake LBJ: Water stained; 75 degrees; 824.89' (full):
Largemouth are very good on channel breaklines, creek points w/wood and seawall rip rap in 3'-8' using blue shad Terminator buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, blue back Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, watermelon JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, and Texas rigged green-pumpkin Whacky Sticks or watermelon-red creature baits along docks or boulders w/deep water close by.
Crappie are fair to good over brushpiles on chartreuse or white 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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