Jon Fisher and I fished the south side of the lake from the boat ramp near the dam to the back of Comal Creek. The fish were sparse, and tough to catch. We marked schools primarily in Comal Creek along the channel edges. The schools wee more concentrated near the back of the creek.
We were throwing fast sinking lines. Jon was using a Chrome Minnow, and I was throwing a Meaty Minnow. We logged over 10 miles and only managed to land one white bass. It was tough fishing but still a good day on the water. Stripers should begin concentrating in Comal Creek and especially Jacob's Creek in the coming weeks.
That video is badass dude ….
Ha! Thanks man. A lot of paddlin' for one white bass!
So what camera are you using for these videos Casey. Was there much boat traffic on the lake during the day?
Nearly all the videos are shot with GoPro Heros 1 & 2, usually set on 720p at highest frame rate. I recently got the dive housing which corrects the underwater distortion found on the standard GoPro housing. Only have used it once so far… On the white bass and fly footage from the 12-2-2012 Canyon Trip.
The Canyon Carp video on the website was shot with a Kodak Playsport HD.
The GoPro's are a lot of fun and can capture some really neat shots.
The new GoPro 3 that just came out comes with the corrected dive housing. Shoots 720p at 120 FPS and has an F 2.8 lens. Looks like it could be a sweet camera!
A little traffic on the main part of the lake (Sunday afternoon) but nothing in the backwaters. During the week in the winter traffic is usually dead. Stripers should be ON in Jacob's Creek soon, if they aren't already.
You're right- most days are a challenge. But that keeps us coming back.
Unless it has changed, I believe the consumption advisory is for striped bass and longnose gar only. I was told a few years ago by lake biologists the mercury source was from natural processes. In the case of Canyon, from the weathering of rock. Interestingly, it was only found in the tissues of stripers and longnose gar.
Definitely NOT raining down here.
For striped bass and longnose gar, adults and children 12 and older are advised to eat no more than two 8-ounce servings per month. Children under 12 should eat no more than two 4-ounce servings per month.
Thank you Bob. We're all doing well.
Hello Shannon. Fishing for stripers is good in Feb. Some of the fish (and most fishermen) will begin staging up around Crane's Mill, but plenty of fish will stay downlake and move into the submerged creek bottoms and small bays on the main part of the lake.
The Jacob's Creek area and Potter's Creek basin are good main lake areas where the stripers will hang through early March.
do they travel up the river in the winter months on canyon? I know the rivers are good spots this time of the year in north Texas lakes. I have not fished canyon much but live in south tx now.
Mostly on main lake in winter, and then many of them move up lake and into river in late winter/early spring.
River gets steady angling pressure when they move up.