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Canyon Lake & Highland Chain of Lakes Report - JimF - 06-17-2005
Canyon Lake: Water gin clear; 80 degrees; 909.90':
Largemouth are fair to good at daylight in 5'-8' in trees and stickups on 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), wacky rigged pumpkin Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com), on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com), weighted Albino Snap Back soft jerkbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), 4" Ice Tea
Scoundrel worms. After mid-morning, work mainlake points w/a C-rigged green-pumpkin Snap Back lizard or 4" Scoundrel worm on a drop shot rig. Upriver, "power fishing" produces at daylight using a white 7/16 oz. Terminator tungsten spinnerbait, 1/8th Tiny-T buzzbaits,
Daquri JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com).
Smallmouth are good at night in 15'-25' of water using a 1/8 oz. Tiny-T jig and pig, Sliding Weight Baby Craw on split shot rigs and drop shot worms along ledges and rock piles.
Stripers are fair at night under lights on Spoiler Shads, Pirk Minnows and white grubs.
White Bass are good at night under light on mainlake channel points using 2" pearl Spoiler Shads, vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and tight-lining live minnows.
Crappie are good upriver in 10'-14' tight to trees and laydowns on 1/32 oz. crappie jigs and Tube Lures and live minnows.
For area info., accommodation recommendations 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 jimfish@moment.net. Your most convenient source for live bait and tackle is Canyon Bait House, Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
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Lake LBJ: Water stained; 80 degrees; 824.80':
Largemouth are good at night and early AM in 4'-15' along
seawall rip rap and channel breaklines w/ wood on it using
1/4 oz. blk Terminator spinnerbaits or buzzbaits at night,
& after daylight,Golden Shiner (www.terminatorlures.com),
watermelon Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) 1/4 oz.
Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), watermelon-red Whacky
Sticks (www.cremelure.com) rigged wacky style on a 3/0 "K"
Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com) & Texas rigged
watermelon-red Skeet Reese creature baits & 1/8-1/4 oz.
blk/blue jigs w/Uncle Josh pork trailers (www.unclejosh.com)
under and along deep water boat docks.
Stripers are good at night on pearl Spoiler Shads, white 1/8 oz. bucktails and free-lining live bait.
White Bass are very good to 2 lbs at night on Lit'l Fishies,
Spoiler Shads and Curb's crappie jigs.
Crappie are good to 14" on crappie jigs and live 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: jimfish@moment.net. *Our night trips are very successful; 30-50 fish per trip. Please book night trips as far
in advance as possible*.
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