08-14-2003, 02:17 PM
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 86 degrees; 909.28'
Largemouth are fair at first light and under cloud cover along channel breaklines in 4'-8' on 1/8 oz. white Tungsten spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and clear/blue back Rat-L-Tops topwaters (www.rat-l-trap.com) & plastic swim baits (www.canyonlakefishing.com) but moving to areas with brush or standing timber in deeper water once the sun is up. This is where a watermelon/red Craw Tube or 3/8 oz.
watermelon Finesse jig with Uncle Josh (www.unclejosh.com) pork trailer will produce when worked tight to targets. After mid-morning a Carolina rig with a white Snap Back jerkbait (www.canyonlakefishing.com) worked down deep sloping points should will produce.
Smallmouth are fair in 10'-20' using a rootbeer Yamamoto Hula Grub (www.canyonlakefishing.com) on 1/8 oz. jigheads or a Smokin' Green Devil's Tongue on a drop shot rig.
Stripers are slow tight-lining live perch in 70'-90' feet and trolling a 1/2 oz. white/gray Hyper Striper jig(www.kgenterprise.com) on downriggers.
White Bass are slow vertically jigging 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows just above schools or trolling Shad Raps along the dam.
Crappie are slow to fair tight to standing timber or brush on minnows.
For area info. or to book a guided fishing trip with the only Fulltime, Licensed, Professional guides on Canyon Lake contact JR's Guide Service (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 go to: (www.canyonlakefishing.com). Check out the the most complete selection of quality tackle and top brand name lures of any dealer at Canyon Lake, San Antonio or the Hill Country: Terminator, Creme, Berkley, Zoom and more.
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Largemouth are fair at first light and under cloud cover along channel breaklines in 4'-8' on 1/8 oz. white Tungsten spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and clear/blue back Rat-L-Tops topwaters (www.rat-l-trap.com) & plastic swim baits (www.canyonlakefishing.com) but moving to areas with brush or standing timber in deeper water once the sun is up. This is where a watermelon/red Craw Tube or 3/8 oz.
watermelon Finesse jig with Uncle Josh (www.unclejosh.com) pork trailer will produce when worked tight to targets. After mid-morning a Carolina rig with a white Snap Back jerkbait (www.canyonlakefishing.com) worked down deep sloping points should will produce.
Smallmouth are fair in 10'-20' using a rootbeer Yamamoto Hula Grub (www.canyonlakefishing.com) on 1/8 oz. jigheads or a Smokin' Green Devil's Tongue on a drop shot rig.
Stripers are slow tight-lining live perch in 70'-90' feet and trolling a 1/2 oz. white/gray Hyper Striper jig(www.kgenterprise.com) on downriggers.
White Bass are slow vertically jigging 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows just above schools or trolling Shad Raps along the dam.
Crappie are slow to fair tight to standing timber or brush on minnows.
For area info. or to book a guided fishing trip with the only Fulltime, Licensed, Professional guides on Canyon Lake contact JR's Guide Service (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 go to: (www.canyonlakefishing.com). Check out the the most complete selection of quality tackle and top brand name lures of any dealer at Canyon Lake, San Antonio or the Hill Country: Terminator, Creme, Berkley, Zoom and more.
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