Hill Country Region Fishing Reports
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June 20, 2008 12:42 PM
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Lake BUCHANAN ater clear; 80 degrees; 3.40' low. Black bass are good on white Curb's buzzbaits and Erratic jigs, watermelon Skip-N-Pop topwaters, and weightless Texas rigged purple flake Whacky Sticks in pockets and points in creeks in 5 - 15 feet at first light. Striped bass are fair on topwaters and Rat-L-Traps at first light on the surface over 30 feet near the Lighthouse, jigging white Curb's bucktail jigs, and drifting live bait. White bass are fair trolling Shad Raps and jigging Pirk Minnows and Tiny Traps over rock piles in 20 - 30 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and Curb's crappie jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait and dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.
CANYON LAKE Water clear; 79 degrees; 2.32' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red Flukes, Texas rigged watermelon Whacky Sticks, and white crankbaits off points along flooded weeds and trees in 2 - 6 feet at first light. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are good on root beer JDC grubs and craws and watermelon red tubes on ball jigheads on main lake points and ledges in 8 - 15 feet. Crappie are fair to good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows around submerged brush piles along channel break lines in 8 feet upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines upriver.
COLORADO RIVER (Above Lake Buchanan) Water stained. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are excellent on trotlines baited with live perch and shad, and from the bank on rod and reel baited with nightcrawlers, perch, and shad.
GRANGER Lake Water murky; 81 degrees; 0.05' high. Black bass are good on jigs and soft plastic worms. White bass are fair trolling crankbaits. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs in 6 - 15 feet. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch and goldfish.
Lake LBJ Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.58' low. Black bass are fair on JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, weightless watermelon red Whacky Sticks, and Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps along riprap on seawalls, docks, and water willows in 3 - 12 feet at daylight. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white Curb's crappie jigs over brush piles in 12 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.
Lake TRAVIS Water clear; 82 degrees; 8.97' low. Black bass are good on bone topwaters, red shad worms, and smoke grubs in 12 - 28 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on grubs, topwaters, and chrome jigging spoons in 10 - 30 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and fresh cut perch in 20 - 35 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG Water clear; 80 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, crickets, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
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