07-29-2005, 01:13 AM
Canyon Lake: Water gin clear; 85 degrees; 909.23':
Largemouth are fair to good in 6'-10' at daylight along ledges of mainlake points and in submerged timber 12'-18' deep working a Camo JDC Drop Shot Worm (www.jdcbaits.com) a 1/8 oz. jighead, smoke-red flake Snap Back tubes (www.terminatorlures.com) and pumpkin-chartreuse Wacky Stick (www.cremelure.com) slowly down ledges. Upriver, 2'-5' flats on channel turns produce using white-chart.
Terminator spinnerbaits, Pop R's and 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps and later using a wacky rigged Scoundrel worm and 3" green-pumpkin JDC Craw.
Smallmouth are fair to good at first light in 8'-20' feet on rootbeer 3" JDC Craw and 3"-4" smoke-red Snap Back tubes on 3/16 oz. jigheads.
White Bass are fair at daylight over 50'-60' of water on Lit'l Fishies, Tiny Traps and white grubs.
Crappie are fair upriver in brushpiles on 1/32 oz. crappie jigs and minnows.
For area lodging info. 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 jimfish@moment.net. Your most convenient source for live bait and tackle is Canyon Bait House, 15605 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
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Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 85 degrees; 1017.70':
Largemouth are fair to good at daylight along stickups and docks abovebreaklines of flats clost to creeks in 5'-9' using watermelon Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com), white-char. Terminator stainless series spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) or a pumpkin 5" Wacky Stick (www.cremelure.com). After the sun gets on the water
we move to shaded bluff ledges or submerged mainlake humps in 14'-20' and use Carolina rigged wtrmelon-red Snap Back creature baits (www.terminatorlure.com) or drop shot a grn-pump. JDC Drop Shot Worm (www.jdcbaits.com).
Stripers are only fair from Black Rock to the dam down-rigging striper jigs, vertically jigging Pirk Minnows or drifting live bait.
White Bass are fair to good at night under lights on white 2" Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com), and Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com)
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 lightly stained; 85 degrees; 824.92':
Largemouth are good at night and first light along the edges of emergent weeds, stumps and laydowns in 4'-10' using a Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Trap (www.rat-l-trap.com), wtrmelon-red Wacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com), a white Double Buzz Terminator buzzbait or their 7/16 oz. custom Titanium spinnerbait (www.terminatorlures.com).
Stripers are fair to good at night and at first light using Spoiler Shads and white bucktail jigs with grub trailers
White Bass are good at night on Lit'l Fishies and Tiny Traps.
Crappie are good at night under lights over brushpiles in
10'-15' on minnows and crappie jigs.
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 very successful; 30-50 fish per trip. Please book night trips as far
in advance as possible*.
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Largemouth are fair to good in 6'-10' at daylight along ledges of mainlake points and in submerged timber 12'-18' deep working a Camo JDC Drop Shot Worm (www.jdcbaits.com) a 1/8 oz. jighead, smoke-red flake Snap Back tubes (www.terminatorlures.com) and pumpkin-chartreuse Wacky Stick (www.cremelure.com) slowly down ledges. Upriver, 2'-5' flats on channel turns produce using white-chart.
Terminator spinnerbaits, Pop R's and 1/4 oz. Rat-L-Traps and later using a wacky rigged Scoundrel worm and 3" green-pumpkin JDC Craw.
Smallmouth are fair to good at first light in 8'-20' feet on rootbeer 3" JDC Craw and 3"-4" smoke-red Snap Back tubes on 3/16 oz. jigheads.
White Bass are fair at daylight over 50'-60' of water on Lit'l Fishies, Tiny Traps and white grubs.
Crappie are fair upriver in brushpiles on 1/32 oz. crappie jigs and minnows.
For area lodging info. 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 jimfish@moment.net. Your most convenient source for live bait and tackle is Canyon Bait House, 15605 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.
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Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 85 degrees; 1017.70':
Largemouth are fair to good at daylight along stickups and docks abovebreaklines of flats clost to creeks in 5'-9' using watermelon Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com), white-char. Terminator stainless series spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and 1/4 oz. Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) or a pumpkin 5" Wacky Stick (www.cremelure.com). After the sun gets on the water
we move to shaded bluff ledges or submerged mainlake humps in 14'-20' and use Carolina rigged wtrmelon-red Snap Back creature baits (www.terminatorlure.com) or drop shot a grn-pump. JDC Drop Shot Worm (www.jdcbaits.com).
Stripers are only fair from Black Rock to the dam down-rigging striper jigs, vertically jigging Pirk Minnows or drifting live bait.
White Bass are fair to good at night under lights on white 2" Spoiler Shads (www.cremelure.com), and Tiny Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com)
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 lightly stained; 85 degrees; 824.92':
Largemouth are good at night and first light along the edges of emergent weeds, stumps and laydowns in 4'-10' using a Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Trap (www.rat-l-trap.com), wtrmelon-red Wacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com), a white Double Buzz Terminator buzzbait or their 7/16 oz. custom Titanium spinnerbait (www.terminatorlures.com).
Stripers are fair to good at night and at first light using Spoiler Shads and white bucktail jigs with grub trailers
White Bass are good at night on Lit'l Fishies and Tiny Traps.
Crappie are good at night under lights over brushpiles in
10'-15' on minnows and crappie jigs.
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 very successful; 30-50 fish per trip. Please book night trips as far
in advance as possible*.
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