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Canyon Lake /Guadalupe River Guide Report - JimF - 10-17-2003
CANYON LAKE: Water gin clear; 74.6 degrees; 908.16' :
Largemouth good to 5 lbs in 8'-15' on mainlake and
secondary creek points with timber and/or brushpiles using a watermelon/red Whacky Stick(www.cremelure.com), Snap
Back smoke/red Pitchin' Tubes (www.terminatorlures.com)
and 6" Ice Tea Scoundrel worms rigged Whacky style on a 3/0 "K" series hook by Falcon Lures (www.falconlures.com).
Smallmouth are good to 2 lbs. early along 8'-20' breaklines
on 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps, rootbeer/green Yamamoto Hula Grubs
(www.canyonlakefishing.com) and Sliding Weight Craw Baby
(www.slidingweight.com) on split shot rigs. Drop shotting a
pumpkin Devil's Tongue with the tail dipped chartreuse in 20' will produce if/when the shallower bite slows.
Stripers are very good at daylight on the surface under birds using 4" medium diving Frenzy Minnow (www.berkley.com)
blue glimmer Snap Back jerkbait(www.canyonlakefishing.com)
on a heavy jighead and burning a white/chart. Hyper Striper
(www.kgenterprise.com) jig through schools under birds.
White Bass are slow vertically jigging 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows,
Tiny Traps and Spoiler Shads.
Crappie are fair tight to standing timber in 8-12 feet on minnows,a 2" shad Swirltail grub or 1/32 oz. white Curb's crappie jigs.
For area info. or to book a guided fishing trip with the only Fulltime, Licensed, Professional guides on Canyon Lake contact JR's GuideService (www.jrguideservice.com); (830) 833-5688 or e-mail:jimfish@moment.net, Or, see us at Fisherman's Corner, FM 306 at Potter's Creek Road, call (210) 213-2534 or visit them at: www.canyonlakefishing.com. Check out the most complete
selection of quality tackle and top brand name lures of any dealer at Canyon Lake, in San Antonio or the Hill Country: Terminator, Crème, Berkley, Yamamoto, Zoom, ABU, Zebco and more.
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