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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 Devil’s 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 ¼ 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.

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Our guide trip today was w/2 GI's stationed at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio. First of all, I want to say thanks to Kevin Smelly & his buddy, not for fishing with me but rather for doing such an incredible job protecting out country.

The guys had a great time today catching over 30 whites in the 12"-14" class.
The majority were released. The guys kept only enough for one good fish fry,
but had the experience of catching and releasing several respectable largemouth and a big 'ole fat Guadalupe.

Silver, chartreuse and clown 1/4 oz. Pirk Minnows accounted for all of the white. The largemouth came on smoke grubs and suspending Rogues.

Thanks again guys.

JF