Texas Fishing Reports

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE LBJ Our most successful fishing is still at night, primarily between 3:00 AM and 8:00 AM. Surface water temps. are above 86 degrees during the day. It takes a few hours of darkness to the water to cool down a couple of degrees, the shad to act more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - CANYON LAKE Bass fishing is very good on Canyon Lakie for this time of year, for those willing to discard their old, tired techniques of beating the banks with topwaters and spinnerbaits all day long. My clients are catching quality LARGE & SMALLMO more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - CANYON LAKE On Tuesday, July 10, 2001 a largemouth bass weighing 11.61 lbs. was caught and submitted to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for certification a a new lake record. That process is ongoing, but should be completed shortly. The day more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - CANYON LAKE Gin clear water, surface temps of 85 degrees and an obscene number of irresponsible recreational boater is making for some tough, uncomfortable conditions for fishermen. We're forced to be on the water and fishing long before daylight, more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - CANYON LAKE Water Gin Clear; 84.5 degrees; 909'+: LARGEMOUTH are good for the first hour of daylight in 3'-6' of water on clear Rat-L-Tops, 2 Lit'l Fishie Shads and 1/8 oz. Terminator Tiny Buzz buzzbaits. The topwater action dies at 7:30 and we' more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE BUCHANAN Water clear; 84 degrees; 1817': Conditions are good for success but you must be on the water at night to find both STRIPERS and LARGEMOUTH at their most active. Points of creeks and pockets in the lower end are where we are starting ou more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE LBJ Fishing is VERY good on LBJ, IF you are willing to be on the water between midnight & 9:00 AM. Our biggest largemouth are being caught working Terminator buzzbaits & noisy, prop-type Topwaters like a Rat-L-Top over points, down creek channe more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE LBJ Our clients are enjoying some great fishing on our night trips when it is most comfortable, with no buzzing recreational boaters and when the fish are most active. We have been boating 20-40 largemouth, white bass, crappie and striper up to more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - CANYON LAKE Surface water temperatures above 80 degrees, heavy recreational boating traffic and windy conditions are making fishing difficult during the day in the main lake. Our night/early morning trips have been the most successful for our client more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE LBJ Generally, fishing is best at night. I always hesitate to exaggarate or raise expectations of our clients, but they have been boating 20-40 fish (bass, white bass, crappie & stripers)per night. LARGEMOUTH are good up to 8 lbs. in most areas more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake