Lake LBJ: Water stained; 74-76 degrees; 824.70':
Largemouth are good early to 7-1/2 lbs in 4'-12' along rip rap of seawalls and breaklines w/stumps and laydowns using Gizz 4 crankbaits watermelon-red Flukes, watermelon JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, weightless wacky rigged Whacky Sticks and chartreuse crankbaits.
White bass are slow to fair trolling Shad Raps.
Crappie are very good over brushpiles in 12' on
minnows and white Curb's crappie jigs.
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 jimfiles@moment.net.
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Canyon Lake: Water clear; 73 degrees; 911.33':
Largemouth are good early in 2'-4' in flooded
bushes on Texas rigged watermelon-red Whacky Sticks and watermelon-red Scoundrel worms, JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters and pumpkin 1/4 oz. Curb's Erratic jigs. Also, in 6'-12' along bluff ledges using watermelon-red and green flake tubes.
Smallmouth are good to 3-1/2 lbs. in 8' to 15' along mainlake points ledges and rockpiles using rootbeer JDC grubs & craws on Curb's 1/8th oz. jigheads, smoke-red tubes on ball jigheads and Bleeding Shad Tiny Traps.
Stripers are slow to fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits and Shad Raps and vrtically jigging white Curb's Striper Jigs around deep humps.
White Bass are fair in 4'-8' upriver using Road Runners and slow in the main lake.
Crappie are fair to good around submerged brushpiles along breaklines using Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows.
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 (830) 833-5688 or email: jimfiles@moment.net.