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Highland Lakes (Buchanan & LBJ) Guide Report - JimF - 02-24-2006
Lake Buchanan: Water clear-murky; 50 degrees; 1012.77' (7.5' low)
Largemouth are fair in 12'-25' along bluff ledges and breaklines of creek channels on Carolina rigged watermelon-red Snap Back pumpkin-chartreuse lizards, smokin' green Devil's Tongues on drop shot rigs, smoke-red JDC Drop Shot worms and suspending jerkbaits.
Stripers are good from The Willows uplake in 22'-30' drifting live bait, vertically jigging 1/2 oz. silver Pirk Minnows and trolling 1/2 oz. striper jigs.
White Bass are fair to good from Paradise point to Mud Island jigging 1/4 oz. silver or chartreuse Pirk Minnows, casting 2" Spoiler Shads, 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps, jigging 1/4 oz. silver or chartreuse Pirk Minnows and trolling deep diving Shad Raps.
Crappie are fair on minnows and double rigged white crappie jigs.
To book a guided trip for largemouth, stripers or white bass contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email jimfiles@moment.net.
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Lake LBJ: Water clear to stained; 51-53 degrees; 825.89' (full)
Largemouth are fair in brushpiles under/along docks, boulders and rip rap in 4'-12' slowrolling a Texas red Terminator spinnerbait, whacky rigged bubblegum Whacky Sticks and smoke-red JDC Craws.
White Bass are good in 18'-26' feet along mainlake points and channel turns jigging Pirk Minnows and casting Spoiler Shads or white grubs.
Crappie are good in 8'-12' feet on brushpiles and wooden dock pilings using 2" grubs, plastic or hair crappie jigs and minnows.
To book a guided trip w/the only fulltime guide fishing LBJ for 45 years contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email: jimfiles@moment.net.
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