02-02-2006, 02:48 PM
Water gin clear; 52-54 degrees; 906.47' (3.5' low):
Both numbers and quality fish are most active and aggressive on days w/less than perfect weather conditions. Cloudy/dizzily, cool days are optimum for success. Look for bass to be moving around rocks and submerged brush-piles. If there is a best tip it is work slow.
Largemouth are good around submerged brushpiles and trees
in 10'-15' on mainlake and secondary creek points under clouds and in the rain using rootbeer JDC Craws or JDC curl tail grubs, wacky rigged Whacky Sticks, pumpkin Snap Back lizards on Carolina rigs and shad pattern Suspending Rogues.
Smallmouth to 3.5 lbs. are very good on rockpiles on mainlake and secondary creek points in 10'-15' on rootbeer-green 5" JDC Craws, cotton candy Whacky Sticks on jigheads and JDC curl tail grubs.
Stripers are slow in 40'-70' from the dam area to midlake.
White Bass are slow to fair along the river channel in 30'-60' vertically jigging Pirk Minnows.
For lodging suggestions or to book a guided trip w/the only
licensed, fulltime, professional guides fishing Canyon Lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email jimfiles@moment.net. Your most convenient source for live bait & tackle is Canyon Bait House (www.canyonbaithouse.com), 15605 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
**Canyon Bait House is the exclusive area dealer for JDC BAITS**
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Both numbers and quality fish are most active and aggressive on days w/less than perfect weather conditions. Cloudy/dizzily, cool days are optimum for success. Look for bass to be moving around rocks and submerged brush-piles. If there is a best tip it is work slow.
Largemouth are good around submerged brushpiles and trees
in 10'-15' on mainlake and secondary creek points under clouds and in the rain using rootbeer JDC Craws or JDC curl tail grubs, wacky rigged Whacky Sticks, pumpkin Snap Back lizards on Carolina rigs and shad pattern Suspending Rogues.
Smallmouth to 3.5 lbs. are very good on rockpiles on mainlake and secondary creek points in 10'-15' on rootbeer-green 5" JDC Craws, cotton candy Whacky Sticks on jigheads and JDC curl tail grubs.
Stripers are slow in 40'-70' from the dam area to midlake.
White Bass are slow to fair along the river channel in 30'-60' vertically jigging Pirk Minnows.
For lodging suggestions or to book a guided trip w/the only
licensed, fulltime, professional guides fishing Canyon Lake contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email jimfiles@moment.net. Your most convenient source for live bait & tackle is Canyon Bait House (www.canyonbaithouse.com), 15605 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
**Canyon Bait House is the exclusive area dealer for JDC BAITS**
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