Hill Country Fishing Reports
Week of May 22, 2013
BUCHANAN : Water stained; 71–75 degrees; 27.14’ low. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin topwaters, Texas rigged grape Scoundrel worms, and flukes around stumps on points in 5–15 feet early. Striped bass are fair on Red Fins, Zara Jr’s, and trolling crankbaits from Lighthouse Point to the dam on the surface at daylight. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and Curb’s crappie 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.
CANYON LAKE : Water clear; 71–75 degrees; 9.92’ low. Black bass are fair on Pop R’s, green pumpkin crankbaits, and flukes upriver along shorelines in 5–10 feet early. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and crappie jigs. Smallmouth bass are fair on chartreuse grubs and craws and watermelon red tubes on ball jigheads along ledges in 10–20 feet. Crappie are fair on white tube jigs and live minnows over submerged brush piles in 8–16 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on juglines and trotlines upriver.
GRANGER : Water stained; 70–74 degrees; 0.46’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps around shallow main lake roadbeds. Crappie are fair on marabou jigs in 4–12 feet. Blue catfish are good on shad and prepared bait in 4–15 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait upriver.
LBJ : Water clear; 71–75 degrees; 0.47’ low. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin crankbaits, black/blue topwaters, and watermelon Whacky Sticks along seawalls in 8–18 feet. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and white Curb’s crappie jigs over brush piles in 12 feet. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.
TRAVIS : Water clear; 72–76 degrees; 52.98’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and bone topwaters in 5–20 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and nightcrawlers in 25–35 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG : Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on shad and small spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver and frozen shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.
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