05-26-2005, 11:45 PM
Canyon Lake: Water gin clear, 78 degrees; 909.97':
Largemouth are good at daylight in 5'-20' outside of stickups and standing timber on white Terminator buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) shad pattern Bleeding Shad 'Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), Carolina rigged Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com) and grn-pumpkin Skeet Reese creature
baits. Upriver, bass are good early tight to undercut banklines on channel turns in 8'-12' on wacky rigged Ice Tea Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com) on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com) & chart-blue back suspending
Fat Free Shad.
Smallmouth are fair early along ledges in 8'-25' on Carolina rigged chartreuse Snap Back tubes (www.terminatorlures.com), Smokin' Green Devil's
Tongues on drop shot rigs & wtrmelon Sliding Weight Craw Baby (www.slidingweight.com).
White Bass are fair to good at night under lights in 12'-30' on 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies, Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com) & Blade Runners(www.lakeviewlures.com) .
Crappie are good up river in 8'-15' on 1/32 oz. crappie jigs, red-chartreuse 1/16 oz. Tube Jigs and live minnows.
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; 76 degrees; 1017.96':
Largemouth are good early in 8'-15' on bluffs and docks using wtrmelon-red Skeet Reese creature baits (www.terminatorlures.com) , C-rigged watermelon Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com), JDC Skip-N-Pop (www.jdcbaits.com) topwaters and a white 1/4 oz. Big Eyez buzzbait
(www.falconlures.com), Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps www.rat-l-trap.com), 7/16 oz. silver shad Terminator titanium spinner-baits and smoke-red Snap Back tubes are producing along breaklines of flats in 4'-8' of water.
Stripers are good to 26" at daylight on the surface using albino Snap Back soft jerkbaits rigged on a 5/0 Bait Jerker Hook, 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad Spin Traps and 3" Spoiler Shads.
White Bass are fair in 25'-30' along creek points on 2" Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com), pearl Blade Runners (www.lakeviewlures.com) and chrome Tiny Traps.
Crappie are fair to good over brushpiles in 15' on crappie jigs and minnows.
For info. or 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; 77 degrees; 82475':
Largemouth are good early to 6 lbs in 3'-12' working blk/blue 1/4 oz jigs (www.terminatorlures.com), blue Bleeding Shad 'Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com). wtrmelon Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) in & around weed pods.
Later, a junebug Whacky Stick (www.cremelure.com) or Texas rigged grn-pumpkin Skeet Reese creature bait or blk-blue 1/4 oz. Terminator rattlin' jig fished under deepwater docks produces.
Stripers good at night on Spoiler Shads(www.cremelure.com), white bucktails w/ grub trailers and free-lining live bait.
White Bass very good at night and first light on Lit'l Fishies small white grubs and minnows.
Crappie are good at night and early AM in 8'-15' 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, as always, very successful. Please book these as far in advance
as possible*.
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Largemouth are good at daylight in 5'-20' outside of stickups and standing timber on white Terminator buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) shad pattern Bleeding Shad 'Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), Carolina rigged Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com) and grn-pumpkin Skeet Reese creature
baits. Upriver, bass are good early tight to undercut banklines on channel turns in 8'-12' on wacky rigged Ice Tea Scoundrel worms (www.cremelure.com) on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com) & chart-blue back suspending
Fat Free Shad.
Smallmouth are fair early along ledges in 8'-25' on Carolina rigged chartreuse Snap Back tubes (www.terminatorlures.com), Smokin' Green Devil's
Tongues on drop shot rigs & wtrmelon Sliding Weight Craw Baby (www.slidingweight.com).
White Bass are fair to good at night under lights in 12'-30' on 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies, Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com) & Blade Runners(www.lakeviewlures.com) .
Crappie are good up river in 8'-15' on 1/32 oz. crappie jigs, red-chartreuse 1/16 oz. Tube Jigs and live minnows.
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; 76 degrees; 1017.96':
Largemouth are good early in 8'-15' on bluffs and docks using wtrmelon-red Skeet Reese creature baits (www.terminatorlures.com) , C-rigged watermelon Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com), JDC Skip-N-Pop (www.jdcbaits.com) topwaters and a white 1/4 oz. Big Eyez buzzbait
(www.falconlures.com), Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps www.rat-l-trap.com), 7/16 oz. silver shad Terminator titanium spinner-baits and smoke-red Snap Back tubes are producing along breaklines of flats in 4'-8' of water.
Stripers are good to 26" at daylight on the surface using albino Snap Back soft jerkbaits rigged on a 5/0 Bait Jerker Hook, 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad Spin Traps and 3" Spoiler Shads.
White Bass are fair in 25'-30' along creek points on 2" Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com), pearl Blade Runners (www.lakeviewlures.com) and chrome Tiny Traps.
Crappie are fair to good over brushpiles in 15' on crappie jigs and minnows.
For info. or 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; 77 degrees; 82475':
Largemouth are good early to 6 lbs in 3'-12' working blk/blue 1/4 oz jigs (www.terminatorlures.com), blue Bleeding Shad 'Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com). wtrmelon Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) in & around weed pods.
Later, a junebug Whacky Stick (www.cremelure.com) or Texas rigged grn-pumpkin Skeet Reese creature bait or blk-blue 1/4 oz. Terminator rattlin' jig fished under deepwater docks produces.
Stripers good at night on Spoiler Shads(www.cremelure.com), white bucktails w/ grub trailers and free-lining live bait.
White Bass very good at night and first light on Lit'l Fishies small white grubs and minnows.
Crappie are good at night and early AM in 8'-15' 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, as always, very successful. Please book these as far in advance
as possible*.
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