Canyon Lake Fishing Reports

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

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE BUCHANAN Water - Clear; level- 1018.45'(6' above pool); Temp-78 LARGEMOUTH are good very early on a topwater bite along sloping points and flats in 4'-8' of water. Our clients are taking fish up to 8 lbs. on 1/8 & 1/4 oz. black Terminator buzzb more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - CANYON LAKE Condtions are perfect for the early morning topwater & subsurface action we're having; water very clear, 78 degrees and normal elevation. Main lake sloping points and flats with flooded buck brush and willows are holding largemouth to 5 more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake

Report for Canyon Lake & Lake LBJ, Texas - LAKE LBJ LARGEMOUTH are finally over their post-spawn blues and are much more cooperative. We are taking blacks to 6 lbs. on a very early morning top water bite using Zara Spooks, Pop R's & 1/8 and 1/4 oz. Terminator buzzbaits over sloping creek po more...
Capt. Jim Files - Canyon Lake