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Water gin clear; 67-69 degrees; 910.16':
Largemouth are good in 6'-12' along breaklines of flats using 1/4 oz. white Terminator spinnerbaits, 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shiner Rat-L-Traps and pumpkin-chartreuse Whacky Sticks. Upriver, bass to 5 lbs are good pitching green-pumpkin Snap Back creature baits, pumpkin 4" Ring Worms and working Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) along
flats on channel turns.
Smallmouth are fair to good on ledges and over rock piles in 12'-25' on drop shot pumpkin Devil's Tongues, smoke-red Snap Back Tubes and rootbeer 3" grubs.
Stripers are fair at night under lights using live bait.
White Bass are fair to good early on Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com), Blade Runners (www.lakeviewlures.com)and at night under lights on live minnows.
Crappie are good in 8'-10' on minnows, 1/16 oz. Tube Jigs and Curb's crappie jigs.
For area info. or to book a guided trip with the only licensed, fulltime professional 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 Buchanan: Water clear; 68 degrees; 1017.99':
Largemouth are very good early in 4'-8' on flats and points using white Terminator spinnerbaits & 1/4 oz. white/char. buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), pumpkin/chart Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com). 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com)around the Apple Orchard and points along flats in the upper end. Topwater action is picking up in the same areas using Skip-N-Pops (www.jdcbaits.com), Pop R's and white Terminator buzzbaits. Also, smoke-red flake Snap Back tubes and albino/blue soft jerkbaits rigged on Bait Jerker Hook (www.falconlures.com) along breaklines in creeks and pockets.
Stripers are fair to good in 28' from Flag to Shaw Islands tight-lining live bait, vertically jigging 1/2 oz. Pirk Minnows and pearl Blade Runners (www.lakeviewlures.com).
White Bass are fair to good early in 15'-25' on Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com), Blade Runners and live minnows.
Crappie are good on white 1/16 oz. Curb's crappie jigs and minnows.
To book a guided trip for largemouth or stripers contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com).
Call (830) 833-5688 or email jimfish@moment.net.
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Lake LBJ: Water stained; 69 degrees; 8724.95':
Largemouth are good tight to laydowns in 4'-6' on blue/chart/white Terminator spinnerbaits, (www.terminatorlures.com) weightless wtrmelon-red
Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) Rat-LTraps (www.rat-l-trap.com) and Carolina rigged grn-pumpkin Snap Back lizards on 8'-12' dropoffs. Topwater bite has been fair to good early A.M. over flats and sloping points on Skip-N-Pops (www.jdcbaits.com), Terminator 1/4 oz. white/char. buzzbaits
and Spooks.
Stripers are fair at night on Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com) and 1/4 oz. white bucktails.
White Bass are fair early and good at night on 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies and Blade Runners (www.lakeviewlures.com).
Crappie are good over brush and bushes in 2'-6' using white or chartreuse 1/32 oz. Curb's 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: jimfish@moment.net.
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Largemouth are good in 6'-12' along breaklines of flats using 1/4 oz. white Terminator spinnerbaits, 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shiner Rat-L-Traps and pumpkin-chartreuse Whacky Sticks. Upriver, bass to 5 lbs are good pitching green-pumpkin Snap Back creature baits, pumpkin 4" Ring Worms and working Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) along
flats on channel turns.
Smallmouth are fair to good on ledges and over rock piles in 12'-25' on drop shot pumpkin Devil's Tongues, smoke-red Snap Back Tubes and rootbeer 3" grubs.
Stripers are fair at night under lights using live bait.
White Bass are fair to good early on Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com), Blade Runners (www.lakeviewlures.com)and at night under lights on live minnows.
Crappie are good in 8'-10' on minnows, 1/16 oz. Tube Jigs and Curb's crappie jigs.
For area info. or to book a guided trip with the only licensed, fulltime professional 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 Buchanan: Water clear; 68 degrees; 1017.99':
Largemouth are very good early in 4'-8' on flats and points using white Terminator spinnerbaits & 1/4 oz. white/char. buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), pumpkin/chart Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com). 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com)around the Apple Orchard and points along flats in the upper end. Topwater action is picking up in the same areas using Skip-N-Pops (www.jdcbaits.com), Pop R's and white Terminator buzzbaits. Also, smoke-red flake Snap Back tubes and albino/blue soft jerkbaits rigged on Bait Jerker Hook (www.falconlures.com) along breaklines in creeks and pockets.
Stripers are fair to good in 28' from Flag to Shaw Islands tight-lining live bait, vertically jigging 1/2 oz. Pirk Minnows and pearl Blade Runners (www.lakeviewlures.com).
White Bass are fair to good early in 15'-25' on Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com), Blade Runners and live minnows.
Crappie are good on white 1/16 oz. Curb's crappie jigs and minnows.
To book a guided trip for largemouth or stripers contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com).
Call (830) 833-5688 or email jimfish@moment.net.
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Lake LBJ: Water stained; 69 degrees; 8724.95':
Largemouth are good tight to laydowns in 4'-6' on blue/chart/white Terminator spinnerbaits, (www.terminatorlures.com) weightless wtrmelon-red
Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) Rat-LTraps (www.rat-l-trap.com) and Carolina rigged grn-pumpkin Snap Back lizards on 8'-12' dropoffs. Topwater bite has been fair to good early A.M. over flats and sloping points on Skip-N-Pops (www.jdcbaits.com), Terminator 1/4 oz. white/char. buzzbaits
and Spooks.
Stripers are fair at night on Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com) and 1/4 oz. white bucktails.
White Bass are fair early and good at night on 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies and Blade Runners (www.lakeviewlures.com).
Crappie are good over brush and bushes in 2'-6' using white or chartreuse 1/32 oz. Curb's 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: jimfish@moment.net.
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