sounds good guys. we are not even going to bass fish, straight for the cats.

gotta run into san antonio first thing but should be on the water by 10 or so. we will be up river in a grey glasstream. if anyone is out holla.

oh yeah, will trade fish for dos equis!!!

I just returned from Canyon last night...fished in the morning starting about 6AM and the evenings 7:30 till dark stayed in the dam area Tuesday thru Thursday. Mornings were topwater time fish, they would start schooling 6:30 till 7:30 unless there was cloud cover and then it lasted longer. I threw Excaliber Spitting Image popper...unfortunately the fish were pretty small. Weddnesday the clouds hung around for an extra hour and I boated 15, with only 3 keepers after the topwater bite would end I would struggle. The only other baits were shakey head (watermelon) and Texasrig Pumpkin and I would scratch out a few more. The evenings shakey was only producer...but I would generally score a little larger fish than mornings. By 10AM...too hot to stay out of the water. Did alot of cruising looking where the locals were fishing, main lake points seemed most popular. We stayed at Lodge at Turkey Cove...I would recommend them to those looking to stay at the lake for a few days. Rain is needed badly, ramp at TurkeyCove #2 is going to close if lake level goes down much more.

were you in the nitro?

That answered my question about the morning bite.

What depth did you find the shakeyhead bite? Much luck in the afternoons? It's been the dead sea for me in the afternoon.

I'll be at it again in the morning but probably not early enough to make the topwater bite.

well I had a change in plans. No Dos Equis in the fridge I brought the chum and catfish bait but never got around to getting my hands dirty. Put in at Boat ramp 2 and yep in about a week it will be a dry ramp. Started fishing about 830 AM the bite was slow but I have had worse days on Canyon. First bite I didn't set the hook very well and missed him. Guess that I just wasn't prepared to get bit that quickly with all the bad reports and all. Ended up catching 5 bass, 2 smallies, 1 Guadalupe, and 2 LMB. The bite slowed after 10 am but the last fish caught was at 1230. All the bass were caught on T-rigged soft plastics. It was a hot day but not a bad one.

cranes mill ramp will be a dry dock soon too. we need some rain bad. we had a slow day, but came home with a few blues. also caught 2 gar that were about 3 ft long. those things are creepy!

hardly anyone on the lake.

I was in a blue/white Ranger, but there were some guys staying at Turkey Cove in a new Z9 Nitro (red and yellow). I was fishing Overlook and the point toward the dam at the mouth of Turkey Cove(a ledge really). A few fish came from 15-25' and right around sunset they were shallow on the the drop off. I never really established a real pattern on the depth. many times I never really felt a bite, just heaviness on the line. I did graph schools of shad around 10'-15'....so my guess is the depth you see the shad is the depth to fish. IMO No smallies this trip and one 14" Guadalupe(came on watermelon-shakeyhead). Oh well, will be back this fall...C'mon rain!

I saw that new Nitro. Im a UPS driver and I usually take my lunch at that ramp. Did you talk to the owners of that boat,how did they do? That is a deep [censored] point your fishing.

Hey Cougar, they caught a few fish but were pretty tight lipped about where they were fishing...I know it wasn't around the dam or Overlook. That point, I caught a few on either side of it. One fish, I threw as far as I could picking a loop out of my spinning reel, over those submerged trees, and when I was reeling it up...there he was, already munching on my Zoom pumpkin t/r worm. Good topwater spot; schoolin in the area early...1-17"( all head skinny body). Talked with the brother of the Nitro owner...boat was 50K.

I saw those guys out there in the Z-9 on tuesday. I was in the green/white nitro. Those guys were running ALL OVER the lake. I figured they never really found a good mess of fish since they never stayed in one place very long.

I really stayed in those two areas the whole week....I knew there were fish there. Catching them was a different story! I moved one morning to fish near the Holiday ramp (#1?) and no bites. Cruised near the islands ( island and penisula) looking but that was about it. I am sure we will make another trip in the fall up to Canyon.

it'll get better by then.........i hope

I was out there today from 10 to 4 and i will say the mid day bite is gone. We got skunked. had 1 bite all day and it came on a swim bait. It was in a small cove that had the clearest water I have ever seen on Canyon. Also had 3 more followers but no takers.

Thats it for me and Canyon until Thanksgiving at least or if the water levels start coming back up. Think I'm gonna head to Lake Bastrop to boost the confidence and rip up the thumbs.

I'm off on tuesdays and wednesdays ifn you need a partner.

I wouldn't be so fast to go to the trop right now. I was out there a week ago and the bite had slowed considerably. only 4 slot fish the with 8 hours on the water and my partner got the goose egg. Check out Austin bass fishing forum to see that latest reports out there.

Yea, I visit ABF often. I know the Trop pretty well. I use to fish it 2 to 3 times a week. I set a brush pile about 40 yards behind, and about 20 yards to the left of you in that picture.. directely under those power lines on that ledge.

That is what I have seen on the depth finder. I have caught more fish off that point the last 10 years than any other spot.

well, i got out very early this morning to give it a go. The lake was dead calm this morning. Pretty sunrise! White bass were schooling and busting up on the surface ALL OVER the lake. They were not really what I was after, but when they started busting up all around my boat, I had no choice but to catch some. I think I caught 12 or so with one double.

Bass fishing remains VERY slow. I caught 2 on a worm....dinks. I threw a topwater early and caught 2 sunfish.

I think I am done with canyon until conditions change.

Any day fishing beats blah blah blah. That cliche holds no water when you're talking about Canyon and $4 gas prices.

Choke Canyon here I come!!! Maybe Dunlap on a Friday or Saturday night!

Oh, and BTW..thanks for the report Hendo. You've just reassured me how the fishing out at Canyon is, although it sounds like you kinda tore them up for Cnayon standards.

mabye that storm in the gulf will bring us some much needed rain

Yeah, I hope it brings some cooler weather too. Looking forward to fall down here, its been a miserable summer for fishing.

If its not raining and windy I am going early Thursday.

I'm guessing you didn't make it out today.