Fishing Reports for Week of June 19, 2013
Hill Country Region
| Water Body | Report |
|---|---|
| BUCHANAN | Water stained; 76–80 degrees; 28.12' low. Black bass are good on watermelon JDC Skip–N–Pop topwaters and Texas rigged grape Scoundrel worms around stumps in 5–15 feet. Striped bass are fair on Zara Jr's, Red Fins, and trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits near the dam. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch upriver. |
| CANYON LAKE | Water clear; 76–80 degrees; 9.01' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits, Pop R's, and flukes upriver in 5–10 feet early. Striped bass are fair drifting live bait and trolling Gizz 4 and Shad Rap crankbaits on downriggers over 40' humps. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are good on chartreuse plastic Crickets, root beer JDC grubs and craws, and watermelon red tubes along ledges in 10–20 feet. Crappie are fair on blue tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles in 10–15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines upriver. |
| GRANGER | Water stained; 76–80 degrees; 0.01' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits in willows upriver. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on marabou jigs in 5–15 feet. Blue catfish are good on shad and prepared bait in 5–12 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait upriver. |
| LBJ | Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 0.27' low. Black bass are fair on perch colored topwaters, black/blue jigs, and weightless pumpkinseed Whacky Sticks in 5–10 feet. White bass are fair on pet spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and white Curb's crappie jigs over brush piles in 12–14 feet. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. |
| TRAVIS | Water clear; 78–82 degrees; 52.83' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and chartreuse topwaters in 5–20 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on fresh cut bait and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow. |
| WALTER E. LONG | Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on green pumpkin crankbaits and soft plastic worms. Hybrid striper are fair on pet spoons. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and hot dogs. Yellow catfish are slow. |
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