Wen out Thursday and Friday night. Used live minnows and cut perch under green lights out in front of potters creek park. First night I was in about 40', the next about 20'. Only caught 3 large garfish and 2 sac a lait. Not much going on out there at all. Anyone having luck out there at night?

Have only been on Canyon once this summer back in June and it was a night trip as well. Caught three nice blues and two yellows using cut shad by Cranes Mill other than that it was slow (fished 8 hours). I have also not seen any good reports in a while that have come off of Canyon. Who knows maybe someone is having it great on that lake just don't know.

From what I've been told(take it with a grain of salt), the better fishing is heading upriver a little ways at night. I don't know first hand though. Around the trees and channel cuts.

been alot tougher this year than the last few. for me at least.

It has been slow for me also. Last year I was doing good with
the whites and striper. This year they have been hit and miss.

KingBingo, I have been catching a few crappie during the day,
(before boat traffic picks up),around main lake points in 35'
to 40'. Don't figure! They are hanging in where the whites
and striper are suppose to be. My old spots for night fishing
crappie have been terrible. Lots of gar. The good thing is
there is a lot of bait at night. Good Day,

Yeah, tons of minnows and shad in the lights. I caught one sac a lait on a large piece of cut perch!

I usually fish the dam at night, but figured I would try some of those points of off Potters Creek. There is supposed to be a fish attractor near there. Maybe it has to do with the moon phase or this high pressure system, but there wasn't much going on.

i managed to pull some minnows out of the water in the upper guadalupe with nothing more than a kids butterfly net and some hard boiled egg yolks. the minnows just start swarming around 2pm for the egg yolks. now i just need a minnow bucket so i can take some to my fishing spot

try the Fort Sam Houston Rec. area. I used to fish off the pier they had and would always catch crappie, whites, stripers, and cats( blue, channel, and flats) all on minnows. You could just drive your boat up there and anchor up near the pier.

Went out the other night at Turkey Cove. Caught a nice catfish and a couple sac a lait. Missed a couple good hits too. It was still kinda slow though....

They made a new ramp and it is real nice. That old one was about the steepest ramp I had ever been on!

went to rebecca creek last night - fished trees in the river. sac a lait would kill the minnow as soon as you put it in the water. only caught 2 keepers and hooked a large garfish. i think there is too much moonlight right now...

I have been having the problem of alot of undersized crappie
at night in Tom creek. We had the same problem last year, and
I thought they would grow up this year. Now I'm thinking
the big one's are hanging somewhere else.There is alot of
garfish in Tom's also. Guess I'm going to have to get me one
of them bows. Good Day,

The Gar are all over. I have caught them every night I went out. The one I had last night was at least 3 feet long.

wow i havent been catching much. im going out tomorrow morning to the beginning of the lake (end of upper guadalupe) hopefully i can pull some stuff with my top waters.. got a 6ft diving crawfish.

what are you guys using?
cant do much fishing cuz i dont have a license right now.. sept 1st i will be picking one up asap.

FYI - The Game Warden likes to hang around up there....

I know. im just gunna hold off until i get a license. To much trouble without one. last game warden told me i could get a day pass for $11, i told him i could get a bag of talapia for $6 LOL.

still wondering what i should get ahold of, thinking i should be using minnows. they worked the best back when i was little.

New fishing licenses for 2010-2011 available at some stores starting Aug 20th. Also can get one online or by phone. Info at tpwd internet site:


http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/general/information/

Beats getting a ticket or avoiding waiting in a line at a store. Besided the $$ suppose to go to fish and game funds.

New License year begin August 15th. Last years expire on the 31st, but you can purchase the 2010-2011 license starting on Aug 15th

wow i didnt know i could get it now. thats sweet.
do you sell them at your store? or is it up and running yet? let me know if so and where exactly you are located

Just outside of Hancock off 306 right before you get to 3424 on the right.

Man, It's blowing hard here - hope nobody is on the lake right now!

it came in pretty hard. from the look of it, it should fill the river a little and get some more flow going.

Tried Turkey Cove last night with minnows. Caught a few small white bass and a small black bass. Not much else happening - maybe it is the moon phase or something. Used to be able to catch lots of fish at night back there....

I fished the artifical reefs this morning for crappie,and
all I could catch was them old big mouth bass and blues. I
sure wish those bass fisherman would start fishing those
spots. They like minnows so make a look-a-like and you got-
them.The blues were keepers.And they love minnows, hooked
under the top fin about 2 ft. off the bottom.Good Day,

which reef u fishin?

Yesterday, the one by Canyon Park, main lake side.Jacobs
Creek also. Good Day,

i need to get them coordinates some time. just got a new finder with gps.

never caught anything by the artificial reefs. Probably had the wrong coordinates and was fishing over nothing imagining i felt something

That site that KingBingo put up is a good one. Those
cords are right on the money. I have been right on top
when it shows.They show up well on a regular dept recorder.
Hope this helps. Good Day,

yeah i need to get a gps...

thanks

did the past two nights in the river near rebecca creek. caught some nice catfish, some white bass, sac a lait and one striper. had a good fish on that broke the line.

**caution** pulled the boat up to the ramp early this morning and there was a cottonmouth coiled up right where i was gonna hop out of the boat (right next to ramp). luckily i still had one of my green lights on otherwise i would not have seen him. i took care of him but keep an eye out for his comrades...

Hey KingBingo, Did your sac a lait have any size to them?
Almost everything I have been catching lately has been under-
sized.Went out Friday for a while and all I caught was
blues, on minnows.The biggest was 6 lbs and a couple 3's
and two 2 lb. I have HB 997 with the Navionic's card.
Sure made my fishing a lot eaiser. At least when you find
them, you can go back. Good Day,

no they are all small. only kept 1 the past 2 nights.

what ramp are you using.. hopefully not #11, dont need to find snakes that close to our pool.

rebecca creek ramp

Im pretty sure our ramp is the closest to rebecca creek. nothing further north in the guadalupe.

its in cypress cove off tanglewood trail right?

yup just checked, thats my neighborhood.. will keep an eye out for those cottonmouths

yeah thats it

thats crazy.. the little gate that says no trespassing or private property or whatever right there is where i go fishing.
if i see a kenner roll by with green lights at night ill shout out lol

hopefully headed to the tacklebox this week to pick up my license

yeah i might be out there later this week...

yay picked up my license today courtesy of The tackle box.. great place.
I am a legit fisherman.. now if only i can figure out how to catch them LOL

waht are you guys using for bait on the lake/river? i can catch perch all day with worms, but i dont want to catch perch, a nice bass or crappie would be nice.. (i dont have a boat)

Minnows seem to be best.
Fished under a slip float if your from shore.
Liver on the bottom or under flaot for catfish.
Try the fishing piers also.

FI

potters creek pier is not that great, it really seems to be in a horrible spot.

went out there yesterday with my daughter, she caught a perch on a worm, i threw him back out cut up for a cat but no luck.. tried my divers, spinners. everything i had.. no luck

Try the Cranes Mill area. I fished it a several weeks ago and did well from a boat. Fished a couple of coves. I have also fished the bank in that area this past month and did well on the panfish including a couple of nice channels.

caught my first which makes PB carp today.. big ole sucker, about 20 in long.. i didnt have a net with me so i couldnt pull him out of the water.. he was a nice littele fight.. i chummed the waters with sweet corn hoping i could pull some minnows with the cast net, then hooked a gutted and scaled perch on the hook and caght the carp LOL. must have been the corn that attracted him..

the water was full of floating debris though. it made it really difficult. didnt get any other bites.

Good Job "Reaper" Congrats on the PB Carp.

Thank you for the map and info.

Those cords are right on the money! You better have the
marker in your hand when you pass over the spot.If you use
a new Bird put it on 20' and your their.Good Day,
P.S. I have the old type trolling motor.

Bump!
Steven