Canyon Lake: Water clear; 54-55 degrees; 901.59': OPEN BOAT RAMPS: #1, 6, 9, 17, 19, 20, 21 Largemouth are fair in 8'-16' along bluff ledges and secondary points on 3/16 oz. Curb's jigs, 4" blue flake Whacky Sticks, 6" purple Scoundrel worms on 'shaky' jigheads and white suspending crankbaits. Smallmouth are fair early (best under cloud cover) in 6'-10' working down sloping points using purple Robo-type worms on "giggy" jigheads, smoke JDC grubs, then along breaklines and bluff ledges from 10'-20' deep w/smoke 3" Creme Lures' tubes on ball- type jigheads. Stripers are improving (shallow/sub-surface (again-as weather and water cools down) especially in 'messy' weather, over deep water vertically jigging Pirk Minnows, white Curb's striper jigs and trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits on downriggers or lead-line. For lodging info. and to book a guided trip w/the most experienced, knowledgeable fulltime guides on Canyon contact JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call Jim at (830) 833-5688 or email: [email protected]. For the best selection of quality tackle, lures, live bait, boat rentals and for honest, truthful fishing info. from people that actually fish Canyon Lake stop by or call Boat N Go (www.boatngo.com). 1478 FM 2673, Sattler, TX. Call 1-877-383-2628. Lake LBJ: Water clear; 56-57 degrees; 824.86': Largemouth are good in numbers on stumps,laydowns and along seawalls in 3'-6' on Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, 1/4 oz. white/char. Terminator spinnerbaits Texas rigged Fire & Ice worms. Our clients caught their best bass (up to 6 lbs.) by deadsticking wtrmelon-red plastic jerkbaits from mid-morning until noon. White Bass are fair casting and jigging Tiny Traps at daylight and trolling Shad Raps. Crappie are fair in 10'-15' over brushpiles on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows. To book a guided fishing trip w/the only guide service fishing LBJ for 50 years contact Jim at JR's Guide Service (www.jrguideservice.com). Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]. Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 54-56 degrees; 998.16': (50% of average for this time of year) Largemouth are fair to good under cloud cover on 3'-5' flats in Beaver and Morgan Creeks using Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, white Terminator tungsten spinner- baits and wacky rigged 4" Whacky Sticks and purple Scoundrel worms on jigheads all fished around wood cover. Bluff ledges have produced the best bass by hopping 3/16 oz. Curb's jigs w/small craw trailers and Texas rigged 4" blk/blue tail Ring Worms down ledges in 10'-15' of water. Stripers are iffy but generally good early on cloudy mornings schooling out and uplake from Lighthouse Point vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and 1/4 oz. white Curb's striper jigs. Drifting live bait and covering water trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits (by Smack Tackle) on down riggers set at 26'-30' produce when the fish go down. To book a guided trip for largemouth or stripers contact JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com. Call (830) 833-5688 or email [email protected]
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