This big guy is our Texas State Fish - Guadalupe Bass. Since I have seen people putting their fishing boats in here at Canyon Lake, TX it inspired me to make this my #6 in the series EVERYTHING TEXAS. Even though it is only February 24th we are having spring type weather and 80 degrees. Bluebonnets are already beginning to pop up so I would imagine we will have an early spring.
Much of this information I will provide will help if you are new to Texas regarding fishing information - the Do's and Dont's of fishing in Texas.
The male Guadalupe bass builds a gravel nest in shallow water and spawns there. Once the female lays her eggs (up to 10,000), he chases her away and guards the nest throughout the incubation period. The Guadalupe bass is found only in Texas, native to fast moving streams in the central Hill Country (including the headwaters of the San Antonio, Guadalupe, and Colorado Rivers).
A small but powerful fish, the Guadalupe is not a true bass, but a member of the sunfish family (also true for other "Black bass" including Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spotted bass). The typical adult is around 12 inches long and 1 pound in weight.
Here is a picture of a Red my son caught at Port Aransas, TX last year 
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish
CANYON LAKE Water clear; 60 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass are fair suspending jerkbaits (Bombers, Rogues, etc) in 12 - 20 feet, and on black/chartreuse hair jigs and Texas rigged grape Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are fair to good trolling ¼oz. white Curb's striper jigs and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads. White bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and ¼oz. Blade Baits along the main river channel at mid lake in 40 feet. Smallmouth bass are very good on JDC smoke/red flake tubes, tomato red curl tail grubs, and tomato red drop shot worms over rock piles in 12 - 25 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.
How to tie a Paloar Knot
Palomar Knot- My favorite knot. I use only this knot for all applications. The Palomar Knot is another very simple knot for terminal tackle. It is regarded by the International Game Fish Association consistently as the strongest knot known. It's great virtue is that it can safely be tied at night with a minimum of practice. |
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Directions:
Double about 6 inches of line, and pass through the eye. Tie a simple Overhand Knot in the doubled line, letting the hook hang loose. Avoid twisting the lines. Pull the end of loop down, passing it completely over the hook. Pull both ends of the line to draw up the knot.
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Hangman's Knot-There are at least 6 variations of the Hangman's Knot, all of them excellent for terminal tackle, swivels and hooks. The "standard" Hangman's Knot holds only five turns when tied in monofilament line. If tied in rope, and used for its stated purpose, it takes eight turns.
Directions:
| Pass a 8 inch loop of line through the eye. |
| Bring the end back on itself, passing it under the doubled part. |
| Make five loops over the doubled part. |
| The formed knot is worked into shape. |
| The knot is sent down the line, against the eye of the hook or swivel. |
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Float Stop-The float fisherman uses a running float for casting and general handiness, and stops the float from running up the line by using the Float Stop. It has the advantage that the stops moves readily over the rod guides, but grips the monofilament line so tightly that it will not slide over the line
Directions:
It should be made with about 6 inches of line, usually the same diameter as the line itself.
| Take 2 turns (3 if necessary) around the main line at the chosen point. |
| Bring both ends around to form a Surgeon's Knot (see above). |
| Tighten into shape bringing the coils close together. |
Fishing Reports for Week of February 20, 2008
Hill Country Region
Water Body | Report |
BUCHANAN | Water clear; 59 degrees; 1.90' low. Black bass are fair on Rattlin' Rogues, Carolina rigged black/blue lizards, 1/8oz. black/chartreuse Curb's hair jigs with smoke/gold flake JDC RocKraw trailers, and blue flake Whacky Sticks on jigheads along ledges in 12 - 20 feet. Striped bass are fair drifting live bait and trolling white/chartreuse Curbs striper jigs and Rattlin' Rogues in 28 feet. |
CANYON LAKE | Water clear; 60 degrees; 0.01' high. Black bass are fair suspending jerkbaits (Bombers, Rogues, etc) in 12 - 20 feet, and on black/chartreuse hair jigs and Texas rigged grape Scoundrel worms on shaky jigheads along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are fair to good trolling ¼oz. white Curb's striper jigs and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads. White bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and ¼oz. Blade Baits along the main river channel at mid lake in 40 feet. Smallmouth bass are very good on JDC smoke/red flake tubes, tomato red curl tail grubs, and tomato red drop shot worms over rock piles in 12 - 25 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow. Canyon Lake, Texas is where I live - Between San Antonio and Austin, Texas. - Approximately 12 miles from New Braunfels, Texas and Bulvere, Texas. A great place to live, fish, buy a home and raise a family. Come on over for fun and relaxation and stay awhile.This is an aerial view of Canyon Lake and Dam on the Guadalupe River in Comal County, TX. The dam was completed in 1964 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer for flood control and water supply and is now managed by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority.  I worked with a construction company while in high school on Canyon Dam.
The lake offers a variety of water sports- fishing, water skiing, power boats, sailboats, camping, swim beaches, parks for picnic's. Ft.Sam Houston has a private facility for military familes. This lake is utilized year round for public recreation. Guadalupe River close by for rafting. |
COLORADO RIVER | (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and white jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and small white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and frozen shrimp in deep holes. |
GRANGER | Water murky; 55 degrees; 0.42' high. Black bass are fair on jigs in shallow areas. White bass are fair on white grubs upriver near Dickerson's. Crappie are fair on jigs in creeks and sloughs. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow. |
LBJ | Water stained; 60 degrees; 5.10' low. The lake has been drawn down five feet to allow homeowners to clean up damage and debris from the flood of July 2007. It will be refilled beginning 25 Feb. Most boat ramps are unusable, and the channel is dangerous. |
TRAVIS | Water clear; 56 degrees; 0.57' high. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on watermelon soft plastic worms, Junebug flukes, and crawfish crankbaits in 5 - 18 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on white grubs and chrome and gold jigging spoons in 32 - 45 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 22 - 38 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are fair on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait in 30 - 42 feet. Yellow catfish are slow. |
WALTER E. LONG | Water clear; 62 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and chartreuse soft plastics. Hybrid striper are excellent on minnows. White bass are excellent on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. |
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/fish/
Recreational Fishing - The following links provide an array of topic information
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/
- Texas has become a top fishing destinations for tourists both because of the excellent freshwater reservoirs and streams filled with largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and catfish and because of the superb red drum and spotted seatrout fishery along the coast. Indeed as the Texas population grows, the interest in fishing has grown as well.
- Here are some other links in the the series EVERYTHING TEXAS
http://activerain.com/blogsview/379233/EVERYTHING-TEXAS-by-Carl The TX Flag - No. 1
http://activerain.com/blogsview/380497/EVERYTHING-TEXAS-by-Carl The State Flower - No. 2
http://activerain.com/blogsview/383628/EVERYTHING-TEXAS-by-Carl The State Bird - No. 3
http://activerain.com/blogsview/400317/EVERYTHING-TEXAS-7-IN Historic Gruene - Oldest Dance Hall - No.7
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