Fishing Reports for Week of September 30, 2009

Hill Country Region

Water Body	Report
BUCHANAN	Water clear; 82 degrees; 30.28' low. Black bass are fair on root beer JDC Drop Shot Worms on drop shot rigs, silver flake Whacky Sticks on jigheads, and white/chartreuse/purple back crankbaits in 8 - 20 feet early (and all day under cloud cover). Striped bass are fair casting and jigging Spoiler Shads and drifting or free lining live bait from Striper Island to the dam in 28 - 42 feet at daylight. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and 2" plastic swim baits along the river channel and deep creeks in 25 feet. Crappie are fair on pink/white and chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water. Channel catfish are fair to good on live bait upriver. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live bait upriver.
CANYON LAKE	Water clear; 82 degrees; 15.18' low. Black bass are fair on Smokin' Greenin. Devil's Tongues on drop shot rigs, watermelon red Whacky Sticks on wacky rigs, and Texas rigged 6in. pumpkin Scoundrel worms and white spinnerbaits along main lake bluffs in 12 - 20 feet and in standing timber in 4 - 8 feet. Striped bass are fair to good but small jigging blade baits and trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits over and around humps in the lower end of the lake. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on smoke JDC grubs and 3/16oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs with matching JDC drop shot worms in 12 - 28 feet early. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait.
COLORADO RIVER	Water fairly clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on perch.
GRANGER	Water clear; 78 degrees; 1.12' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs and minnows in 4 - 15 feet. Blue catfish are good on fresh shad and prepared baits in newly flooded vegetation. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch and goldfish.
LBJ	Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.22' low. Black bass are fair on JDC Skip-N-Pops and 1/8oz. Curb's buzzbaits tight to seawalls in 4 - 8 feet at daylight and just before dark, and on wacky rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks and 4in. green pumpkin tubes under boat docks. Striped bass are good on Creme Lures 2" Spoiler Shads and Li'l Fishies at night. White bass are fair to good on Li'l Fishies at night. Crappie are fair to good on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in clear water. Channel catfish are good on minnows and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair to good on trotlines.
TRAVIS	Water stained; 81 degrees; 51.12' low. Black bass to 3 pounds are very good on chrome chuggers, watermelon red soft plastic worms, and smoke grubs in 5 - 25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue and white tube jigs in 15 - 22 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are excellent on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait in 25 - 38 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG	Water clear; 81 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper to 8 pounds are good on live bait. White bass to 2 pounds are good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.