Water clear; 54 degrees; 909.06 :
**Canyon Lake is producing some of the biggest/heaviest fish of any lake in central Texas. This has been the best February pre-spawn of big largemouth and smallmouth that we've had in years. **
Largemouth are good to 9.25 pounds along ledges and offshore structure in 8-20 using green-pumpkin Snap Back lizards, # 46 Rat-L-Traps (
www.rat-l-trap.com) and pumpkin Devils Tongues (
www.cremelure.com) on drop shot rigs. Upriver, a (brand new series) 1/4 oz. All Red Terminator stainless spinnerbait is producing bass over 6 lbs.along channel breaklines, as are 5" watermelon-char. Whacky Sticks rigged on a "K" Wacky Hook (
www.falconlures.com) and black-blue Texas rigged Snap Back tubes pitched to stumps and laydowns in 5'-8'.
Smallmouth are very good to 6 plus lbs. over rockpiles in 5-15 on Terminator chart. spinnerbaits, pumpkin Sliding Weight Craw Fish (
www.slidingweight.com) smoke-red flake Snap Back tubes (
www.terminatorlures.com) and suspending jerkbaits.
Stripers are fair along open water ledges and humps in 40 vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and trolling Hyper Striper jigs (
www.kgenterprise.com) .
White Bass are very good in 35 on Pirk Minnows, 2 pearl Spoiler Shads and Ό oz. Blade Runners (
www.lakeviewlures.com).
For area information, accommodations, or to book a guided trip w/the most
experienced, Fulltime, professional guide service fishing Canyon for 40 years
contact JR's Guide Service (
www.jrguideservice.com). Call: (830) 833-5688
or email
jimfish@moment.net. Your most convenient bait and tackle dealer on
the upper end and Guadalupe River on the south side of the lake is Canyon Bait House, 15695 Cranes Mill Rd., (830) 899-9747.