CAPT JIM FILES AUG. 2007

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Lake Buchanan: Water: clear; 85 degrees; 1018.32'
Largemouth are good early along docks and over flats using
daquiri JDC Skip-N-Pop topwaters, blue shad Flukes, Rat-L-
Traps and wacky rigged watermelon-red Whacky Sticks.
Stripers are good at first light on the surface on Spoiler Shads
plastic swim baits and drifting or freelining live bait around
Lighthouse Point.
White Bass are fair but small over humps along the river
channel trolling deep diving Shad Raps and jigging Tiny Traps
and 2" plastic swim baits.
Crappie fair in clear water using pink/white or chartreuse
Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows..
To book a guided trip for largemouth or stripers
contact JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com.
Call (830) 868-7042 or email jimfiles@moment.net>

Lake LBJ Water Stained, 86 degrees, 824.69'
Largemouth are good at daylight in along seawalls and out
10' deep using watermelon Curb's Erratic jigs, watermelon-red
Whacky Sticks and pumpkin 4" tubes to docks and laydowns.
Stripers are good at night on Creme Lure's 2" Spoiler Shads
and 1" Little Fishies.
White Bass fair to good at night on Little Fishies.
Crappie are fair to good over brush piles in clear water
on Curb's crappie jigs and live 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) 868-7042 or email jimfiles@moment.net.

Canyon Lake: Water: clear; 85 degrees; 919.00':
**Water release is to remain at 4600 cfs until the lake level
comes down to 910'**
Largemouth are fair to good along the edges of buck brush
and around standing timber early and late and good all day
upriver starting with topwaters like JDC Skip-N-Pops or
Pop R's, wacky rigged watermelon-red Whacky Sticks,
pitching pumpkin tubes and later on Texas rigged blue
flake worms and drop shot Devil's Tongues along breaklines
and ledges.
Smallmouth are fair at daylight over 10'- 30' using topwaters
rootbeer JDC grubs, and/or craws.
Stripers are slow to fair trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits over and
around humps and jigging 1 oz. Pirk Minnows at daylight.
White Bass are slow.
Crappie are improvined upriver tight to laydown tree tops and
brush on white or chartreuse crappie jigs and live minnows.
For lodging info. and to book a guided trip w/the most
experienced, knowledgeable fulltime guides on Canyon
contact JR's Guide Service www.jrguideservice.com.
Call Jim at (830) 868-7042 or email: jimfiles@moment.net.


CHOKE CANYON conditions have improved buit bass fishing remains
day to day..
Black Bass are fair at daylight schooling in ditches 8'-15' deep where
Rat-L-Traps, white/chartreuse Terminator spinnerbaits and 5"
black-blue flake Whacky Sticks produce. The edge of grass is giving
up some fish on spinnerbaits as is north shore on crankbaits.
Crappie are fair tight to standing timber around 99 bridge.
Channel Catfish are good.
For info. or to book a guided trip contact JR's Guide Service. Call
(830) 868-7042 or email jimfiles@moment.net.