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. wht Tungsten spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com) and clear/blue back Rat-L-Tops (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: [email protected], Or, see us at Fisherman's Corner, FM 306 at Potter's Creek Road, call (210) 213-2534 or visit them at: 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. LAKE BUCHANAN: Water clear; 85 degrees; 1014.78': Largemouth are fair until mid-morning along shaded bluff banklines in 8'-20' of water using 7" wtrmelon/red Snap Back worms (www.terminatorlures.com) 7" watermelon Scally Wag worms and green pumpkin Whacky Stick (www.cremelure.com). Deep running crankbaits like a Frenzy Deep Diver will produce over submerged brush and rockpiles in 20' channels. Stripers are fair in 30' tightlining live bait and trolling 1/2 oz. Hyper Striper jigs(www.kgenterprise.com) along dam. Minimal topwater action along mainlake points. White Bass are slow along mainlake points very early vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and chrome Tiny Traps(www.rat-l-trap.com). For info. or to book a guided fishing trip for largemouth, stripers or white bass contact JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com. Call (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected]. LAKE LBJ: Water stained' 85 degrees, 824.78' Largemouth are fair at night using a 3/8 oz. black, Terminator spinnerbait w/single Colorado blade, 10" Junebug Snap Back worms or working a "Shallow Crank" through stump fields. White Bass are very good at night on 1/16th oz. Curbs crappie jigs and a midnight blue Spoiler Shad on 1/8 oz. jigheads. Crappie are fair in brushpiles in 14' of water on minnow and Curb's crappie jigs. To book a guided fishing trip with the only guide service fishing Lake LBJ for over 40 years contact JR's Guide Service on the web at www.jrguideservice.com; call (830) 833-5688 or e-mail [email protected].
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