Lake LBJ: Water clear; 70 degrees; 824. 75':

Largemouth are good to 7 lbs. especially under in "sloppy weather" along rip rap, channel breaklines with laydowns or stumps using white JDC Skip N Pop topwaters, Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Trap, 3/16 oz. black-blue Terminator jigs and

watermelon-red plastic stickbaits like Whacky Sticks.

Stripers are fair early trolling main channels with white Fat Free crankbaits and 1.4 oz. Curb's jigs and white 2" Spoiler Shads.

White bass are good fair early using 1-1/2" Lit'l Fishies and Spoiler Shads.

Crappie are fair over brushpiles on white Curb's jigs and minnows.

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; 902.42':

Largemouth are fair to good early and late in 8'-15' along mainlake bluff ledges, points and humps using smoke JDC grubs, Texas rigged 6" blue flake Scoundrel worms on Shaky Head jigs and pumpkin Devil's Tongues w/ the tail dipped chartreuse on drop shot rigs.

Smallmouth are fair to good to 2.5 lbs. in 15'-20' on rootbeer JDC grubs, pumpkin-grn. Curbs hair jigs and smoke-red tubes on jigheads produce.

Stripers are fair to 7 lbs. trolling X-Rap crankbaits and vertically jigging 1/2 oz. silver Pirk Minnows around humps.

Crappie are fair on minnows in trees 15'-20' deep.

For info. or to book a guided trip with the most experienced, knowledgable guides on Canyon contact JR's Guide Service

(www.jrguideservice.com). For the best selection of tackle, lures, bait or for honest, truthful information and boat rentals check Boat N Go (www.boatngo.com). 1478 FM 2673, Sattler, TX. Call 1-877-383-2628.

Fish Species: Largemouth, Smallmouth, Stripers
Bait Used: Lures
Tackle Used: Yes
Method Used: Slow Presentations
Water Depth: 14-20
Water Temperature: 71
Wind Direction: N/A
Wind Speed: Variable

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