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Canyon Lake: Water gin clear; 84-87 degrees; 909':

Largemouth are good to 6 lbs at first light along laydowns and stumps on 3'-8' flats on watermelon Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com),
Terminator custom tungsten spinnerbaits (www.terminatorlures.com)
and wacky rigged watermelon-red Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com)
on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook (www.falconlures.com). At midmorning, as the
shallow bite slows, move to ledges along deeper mainlake points and drop shot a smokin'-green Devil's Tongue, a watermelon-char. fleck JDC 4" Craw or 4" watermelon Super Tube Heavy on a 3/16 oz. jighead over rockpiles in 12'-20'. Upriver, white-char. Tiny-T buzzbaits, shallow running crankbaits and Texas rigged 4" pumpkin Ring Worms w/char tails produce tight to laydowns on breaklines of channel turns w/deep water access for the fish. 3" watermelon JDC Craws (www.jdcbaits.com) rigged weedless on jigheads and Texas rigged creature baits work in cuts and pockets of bluffs.

Smallmouth are fair at night and first light along ledges and rockpiles in 10'-15' of water using 3" watermelon-chartreuse JDC Craws, smokin'-green Devil's Tongues (www.cremelure.com) on drop shot rigs and rootbeer JDC grubs on 1/8th oz. jigheads.

Crappie are fair to good upriver in/over brushpiles and tree tops in 10'-18'
on minnows.

For lodging recommendations 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; 86 degrees; 1017':

Largemouth are fair to good at daylight in 4'-12' along breaklines
of creek or flats w/stickups and laydowns using white-char. 1/4 oz.
Terminator buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), wacky rigged
pumpkin Whacky Sticks(www.cremelure.com) rigged on 3/0 "K"
Wacky Hooks (www.falconlures.com) and watermelon Skip-N-Pop
topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) and Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com).
Under blue bird conditions, check rockpiles and brush on mainlake
drop-offs in 12'-20' with a Carolina rigged pumpkin/char. Snap Back
Lizard or grn-pumpkin creature baits and Camo JDC Drop Shot Worm
on a drop shot rig.

Stripers are fair to 24" at night under lights and at daylight from
Crystal Cove to the Dam on white 3" Spoiler Shads, Blue 1/2 oz.
Pirk Minnows and drifting live bait.

White Bass are fair on main creek points 12'-25' deep and under
lights at night on 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies, chrome Tiny Traps and Pirk
Minnows.

Crappie are fair to good over brushpiles in 8'-15' using minnows
and white crappie jigs.

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; 824.88':

Largemouth are good in numbers early A.M. along seawall rip rap on
Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com), white-char. 1/8 oz.
Tiny-T buzzbaits (www.terminatorlures.com), Daiquiri Skip-N-Pop
topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com) and char.-blue back crankbaits.
When the bite slows about about midmorning, move to breaklines
w/stumps and laydowns in 5'-14' using a wacky rigged watermelon-
red 5" Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) on a 3/0 "K" Wacky Hook
(www.falconlures.com), pitching a TX. rigged green-pumpkin creature
bait or "natural" colored 6" Scoundrel worms rigged on a jighead
along boat docks or crawl a watermelon Devil's Tongue on a split shot
rig out from shoreline rip rap out.

Stripers are fair to 22" at night under lights on white 2" Spoiler Shads,
white bucktail jigs with grub trails and live bait.

White Bass are very good at night using 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies and
Tiny Traps.

Crappie are good on crappie jigs and minnows.

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.