15 AUGUST 2008






This is one of 5 reports for a 5 day vacation trip made to Canyon Lake, TX from M-F, 11-15 August, 2008.

WEEK’S SUMMARY:

To summarize the weather, Monday was heavily overcast and unseasonably comfortable up until around 11:00am when the thick blanket of clouds burned off. By that evening the temperatures had climbed back to mid-August norms with partly cloudy skies and hot, humid conditions.

On Tuesday, we woke to rain and occasional lightning right up until around 2pm. The skies then cleared out and again, by that evening the temperatures had climbed back to mid-August norms with partly cloudy skies and hot, humid conditions.

Wednesday and Thursday were photocopies of one another, with fair skies, unobscured sunrise and sunset, and hot, nearly windless conditions during the day with temps in the high nineties.

Friday was much like Monday with heavily overcast skies and unseasonably comfortable up until around 11:00am when the thick blanket of clouds burned off. By that evening the temperatures had climbed back to mid-August norms with partly cloudy skies and hot, humid conditions and a light SE breeze with thunderheads building in the SE.

In reviewing the entire week, morning success far exceeded evening success, and Areas 230 and 224 were by far the most productive during that morning time.

FRIDAY’S REPORT

Conditions were aided today by heavy grey cloud cover the first part of the morning. Under these clouds, I found wolfpacks of white bass and largemouth bass driving shad to the surface at Area 234 early, and at Area 230 later on. A cork rig accounted for 29 fish before the widespread but sparse surface action ended. A downrigging approach with twin #12 Pet Spoons put another 10 fish in the boat, including 7 whites, 2 largemouth, and a crappie. These fish were all suspended at 32-36 feet over 40-50+ foot water from Area 230 and to the NE of it. I broke for lunch at around 11:15 and returned in the evening.

This last evening of our vacation I decided to pursue record sunfish on the flyrod. Focusing on Coves 235 and 235, I found the cove back and the side cuts on both of them to hold fair amounts of fish. I used a small brown nymph to land 26 sunfish, including pending lake record bluegill, redbreast and hybrid green sunfish. As the sun began to set, and as a thunderhead built to the SE, I ended the trip at Area 224 and put a final 3 white bass in the boat on a smoked Rattle Snakie.

TALLY TODAY = 68 FISH, all caught and released

Bob Maindelle, Owner Holding The Line Guide Service and Kids Fish, Too! Stillhouse Hollow Fishing Guide, Belton Lake Fishing Guide, Lake Georgetown Fishing Guide, Walter E. Long (Decker) Lake Fishing Guide. Offering Salado Fishing, Killeen Fishing and Ft. Hood Fishing








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