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Water clear; 82 degrees; 908':
Largemouth are fair to good at first light tight to stumps and laydowns in
4'- 8' using watermelon JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters (www.jdcbaits.com), wacky rigged 4" Whacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) and Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps (www.rat-l-trap.com) worked parallel to breaklines. Upriver, the most activity is at first light. Bass are holding very tight to brushpiles where Whacky Sticks, dead-sticking plastic jerkbaits and Texas rigged 4" Ring Worms produce best until mid-morning when the baitfish and bass pull out into deeper water to suspend during the heat of the day.

Smallmouth are slow to fair over rock piles in 20'-35' on Smokin' Green
Devils Tongues and camo 4" JDC Drop Shot worms on drop shot rigs.

Crappie reports from Canyon Bait House have been, surprisingly good with
fish to 13" caught on minnows at the fishing dock and along the bankline.

Channel Catfish are only fair to 6 lbs on Black Saltys and 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 jimfiles@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 LBJ: Water stained; 76 degrees; 824.85':
Largemouth are fair to 5 lbs in 5'-12' holes close boulder rocks pitching Texas rigged watermelon-red Craw Tubes (www.cremelure.com), Snap Back creature baits (www.terminatorlures.com), watermelon-red Whacky Sticks on 3/0 "K" Wacky Hooks (www.falconlures.com) and 3/16 oz. watermelon Terminator jig w/a Devil's Tongue trailer worked along rocky outcroppings and rip rap.

Stripers are good to 19" at night around lights using 2" Spoiler Shads and
white bucktails with plastic trailers.

White Bass are good at night on 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies, small Terminator
In-Line spinners and crappie jigs.

Crappie are good to 14" over brushpiles in 15' on 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: jimfiles@moment.net.
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Lake Buchanan: Water clear; 80 degrees; 1014.60':

Largemouth are fair to good early 4'-10' along breaklines of flats w/laydowns and bluff ledges using Carolina rigged watermelon-red Snap Back creature baits (www.terminatorlures.com), wacky rigged Wacky Sticks (www.cremelure.com) and a watermelon red fleck JDC Strike Grub (www.jdcbaits.com) on 1/8 oz. exposed jigheads.

Stripers are slow to fair in 30'-40' along mainlake points at Crystal Cove at daylight vertically jigging white 1/4 oz. bucktails and drifting live bait.

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 jimfiles@moment.net.