11-19-2004, 12:44 PM
Canyon Lake: Water murky upper-clear lower; 63 degrees; 914.40': *10' Above Pool & Rising - Boater Caution Strongly Suggested*
Largemouth are good bank shallow and down to 6' deep in creeks and bays below the mudline along rocky transition points on greenbug Photon Crankbaits(www.photonlures.com), black-blue flake Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) rigged on "K" Wacky Hooks (www.falconlures.com), green-pumpkin Snap Back tubes (www.terminatorlures.com) and 3" smoke
curl tail grubs. River is too high and fast for bass fishing.
Smallmouth are good to 4 lbs. early in 3'-8' using 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps, 7/16 oz. chart. Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits and later along dropoffs and bluff ledges
using 3/16 oz. pumpkin/blk/brn finesse jigs with matching Uncle Josh pork trailers (www.unclejosh.com) and smoke-red Snap back tubes rigged on 1/8 or 1/4 oz. jig-
heads.
Stripers are improving under birds working 1/4 oz. Hyper Striper jigs w/trailers (www.kgenterprise.com), Spin Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), Snap Back jerkbaits rigged on a 5/0 Bait Jerker Hook (www.falconlures.com) and Pirk Minnows.
White Bass are fair in 40' off mainlake points vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps.
For area information, accommodations, or to book a guided trip w/the most experienced, Fulltime, professional guide service fishing Canyon for 40 years contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call : (830) 833-5688 or email jimfish@moment.net. Your most convenient bait and tackle dealer to the upper end and Guadalupe River on the south side of the lake is Canyon Bait House, 15695 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
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Lake Buchanan: Water murky upper-stained lower; 62 degrees; 1019.14': (3 Gates At Dam Open To Maintain Lake Level Below 1820' - Flood Stage)
Largemouth are very good to 4.5 lbs in 2'-6' feet using silver 1/4 oz. white/char. Terminator buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), chrome-blue Rat-l-Traps (www.rat-l-traps.com) and chart. 3"grubs on jigheads. Photon
crankbaits (www.photonlures.com) and plastic stickbaits like Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) will produce along and behind boat docks on ledges.
Stripers are slow to fair trolling 1/2 oz. white-chartreuse Hyper Striper (www.kgenterprise.com) jigs, vertically jigging Pirk Minnows through schooling fish and tight-lining live shad.
To book a guided trip for stripers or largemouth bass contact JR's Guide ervice (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email: jimfish@moment.net.
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Lake LBJ: Water clearing; 63 degrees; 824.50':
(Lake Closed Until Monday 22nd At Earliest)
Largemouth are slow to fair while water is off color.
Stripers are slow to fair on white bucktail jigs with trailers and 1/4 oz. Hyper Striper jigs on downriggers in lower main channel)White Bass are fair trolling Shad Raps.
To book a guided fishing trip w/ the only fulltime professional guides fishing LBJ for over 40 years contact JR's Guide Service(www.jrguideservice.com).
Call (830) 833-5688 or email: jimfish@moment.net.
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Largemouth are good bank shallow and down to 6' deep in creeks and bays below the mudline along rocky transition points on greenbug Photon Crankbaits(www.photonlures.com), black-blue flake Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) rigged on "K" Wacky Hooks (www.falconlures.com), green-pumpkin Snap Back tubes (www.terminatorlures.com) and 3" smoke
curl tail grubs. River is too high and fast for bass fishing.
Smallmouth are good to 4 lbs. early in 3'-8' using 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps, 7/16 oz. chart. Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits and later along dropoffs and bluff ledges
using 3/16 oz. pumpkin/blk/brn finesse jigs with matching Uncle Josh pork trailers (www.unclejosh.com) and smoke-red Snap back tubes rigged on 1/8 or 1/4 oz. jig-
heads.
Stripers are improving under birds working 1/4 oz. Hyper Striper jigs w/trailers (www.kgenterprise.com), Spin Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), Snap Back jerkbaits rigged on a 5/0 Bait Jerker Hook (www.falconlures.com) and Pirk Minnows.
White Bass are fair in 40' off mainlake points vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and 1/8 oz. Tiny Traps.
For area information, accommodations, or to book a guided trip w/the most experienced, Fulltime, professional guide service fishing Canyon for 40 years contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call : (830) 833-5688 or email jimfish@moment.net. Your most convenient bait and tackle dealer to the upper end and Guadalupe River on the south side of the lake is Canyon Bait House, 15695 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
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Lake Buchanan: Water murky upper-stained lower; 62 degrees; 1019.14': (3 Gates At Dam Open To Maintain Lake Level Below 1820' - Flood Stage)
Largemouth are very good to 4.5 lbs in 2'-6' feet using silver 1/4 oz. white/char. Terminator buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), chrome-blue Rat-l-Traps (www.rat-l-traps.com) and chart. 3"grubs on jigheads. Photon
crankbaits (www.photonlures.com) and plastic stickbaits like Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) will produce along and behind boat docks on ledges.
Stripers are slow to fair trolling 1/2 oz. white-chartreuse Hyper Striper (www.kgenterprise.com) jigs, vertically jigging Pirk Minnows through schooling fish and tight-lining live shad.
To book a guided trip for stripers or largemouth bass contact JR's Guide ervice (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email: jimfish@moment.net.
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Lake LBJ: Water clearing; 63 degrees; 824.50':
(Lake Closed Until Monday 22nd At Earliest)
Largemouth are slow to fair while water is off color.
Stripers are slow to fair on white bucktail jigs with trailers and 1/4 oz. Hyper Striper jigs on downriggers in lower main channel)White Bass are fair trolling Shad Raps.
To book a guided fishing trip w/ the only fulltime professional guides fishing LBJ for over 40 years contact JR's Guide Service(www.jrguideservice.com).
Call (830) 833-5688 or email: jimfish@moment.net.
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