How to Breakdown Canyon Lake, Tx to find whitebass, hybrids, stripers February 2020
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Let's break down another central Texas lake. This weekend, I'll be fishing Canyon Lake for he first time in many years, and want to ensure my best chance for success. I show you my process of breaking down Canyon Lake, Texas and zone in on key areas that will hold bait and whites, hybrids, and stripers.
When I hit Canyon Lake on Saturday, I will only fish these spots. if my method works, I should be able to find fish in one of these areas. Follow me on FB SkunkedAgain page, and I'll make those waypoints available to you to fish them for yourselves.
I locate 3 jackpot fishing spots, areas that contain 3 key elements to holding fish: River bends, Humps/Points, and creek intersections. For these three jackpot fishing spots, I get those 3 elements and more. Hope you learn something new today to put more fish in the boat. Tim - Спорт
Thanks a bunch! I just started fishing canyon lake and the creeks around it. I'm a bank fisher. I just found out about navionics a couple weeks ago watching some catfishDave vids. That's one heck of a tool. I don't actually own the app. I have been searching for drop offs and bends. Your video helped a bunch. It shows the river bends that are close to shore and some of the drop offs I can possibly cast to. Thanks mate!!!
glad you're able to make use! Tim
Can’t wait to see how you do that lake has reputation of being hard to fish think cause of the size and also lots of recreational boaters during the summer
It's going to be challenging, no doubt. But stick to what works and the best will follow! Keep an eye out for the video. Thanks Tim
Summer is not the time to fish Canyon Lake. Too many jet skis ad boats. Night fishing might be interesting.
Yet another outstanding instructional video! I’m beginning to believe that if just keeping those three key elements in mind...bends, points and humps, and creek intersections...I should have successful fishing trips 95% of the time!
Thanks Terry, very kind of you to comment like that. I used to go to a lake and look around. Now, at least I have a strategy. With enough time spent on the lake to account for the differences in lakes, clarity, fish patterns, you will have more success than without it. Sometimes a successful trip is to learn where they're not. I'll move around for 4 hrs without finding anything, then hit the jackpot at a certain depth, and catch a 100 in an hour! Tim
Very thoughtful approach to analyzing a new lake. I need to review Lake Austin again to reinforce where I look for new spots. Dennis on Lake Austin.
Thanks Dennis, it's one system of many. Hopefully it works on Canyon! Tim
Can’t wait to see how you do on Canyon and where you find them compared to where you analyzed them being.
Me too, what a challenge!
I broke down Canyon Lake earlier this week, thinking I might fish on Saturday.
Hey, great! Did you pick some of the same areas? Let's meet up on the water. Send me a note on my FB with your boat so I know to approach you! Tim
Great Job!!
Thanks Yardley. Be on the lookout for the video. Tim
Have wanted to fish that lake bad. Been down there many times to the military section. Beautiful lake but never been out there in a boat. Will prob do it this summer. Good video.
Asleep At The Reel - Outdoors thanks. We’ll find out if ts any good this Saturday
@@skunkedagain I have a friend from Tyler, a guide and he went to guide some guys on Canyon lake, he had never been there and they limited out both days. The fish are there and big. Just got to find them. Good luck and let us know.
@@AsleepAtTheReel That's encouraging, and brave on your friend's part to guide at a lake never fished before. That's good to know though. I'll post the video next week on the results. Thanks, Tim
Apologies Tim, I erroneously commented that I broke down Canyon Lake when in fact it was Choke Canyon! Looking forward to your report.
Yardley, I responded before seeing this. Let me know what you find out on Choke Canyon. Tim
@@skunkedagain Absolutely!!!
Sound like you've got a good plan.....100fow? Wow...... I've only been over salty water that deep..... Is that a sand or gravel pit lake?
Great question SK. It appears to be a natural river that was impounded. As you go up river, it's a gradual slope, so it doesn't seem to be a gravel pit lake. Not a lot of info on the web either. Yep, that's why you see me go up, up, and up river to find shallower water of 50'. Wish me luck this weekend. Thanks for your support. Tim
@@skunkedagain Good Luck...... That shallow area is almost deeper than the deepest on the lakes I'm fishn......LOL
@@SK_CrappieCatching a little deep for me too! I'll do the video on it! Tim
How did you do on this trip? Did your plan work. Would you follow the same pattern this time of the year?
Thanks for the comment. Tough lake. But caught some descent fish , and marked a ton on livescope. Yep, I would try this over and over
im moving there this summer im ready to catch some new speices
it's a tough lake.... very clear and not a lot of fish. but my LVS show them though. good luck
Don’t forget to map Grainger!
That's next my friend! Tim
Nice breakdown. I'm hitting it up on my kayak Sunday so hopefully i get some action. Did you make a follow up video?
Thanks, we fished it, but not enough good content for a full video. I do post all my fishing reports on my SkunkedAgain Facebook page. Please check it out. Tim
Love the breakdown... I will be out there looking for striper starting Wednesday evening for the next 5 days, any advice on where to start???
Thanks Cody. There are some good areas in this map, and you will definitely improve your chances on those flats around channel bends. I actually fished it the same week I did this video, and caught a few, but more importantly, saw a bunch on Livescope, responding very lethargically. It's just a matter of time on this lake. Pick any of the areas I mapped, and try them out. Do you have a thumper? You'll need it. Call Eric at ThumpEmUpFishing.com
Any idea on what’s a good area to fish from shore on that lake? I live like 20 mins from there. Would love some input on fishing from the bank
Hi John: I've only fished this lake once, over 5yrs ago. I have no idea; however, you know what to look for, and maybe look for some of the elements near the shore that you could access. Tim
Catch some small perch from the pier on the upper and of the lake and use them for bait. Or throw a cast net, and fish near the reed beds. Perch on a trotline works well too. Or fish the river below the dam.
Use ramp 21 or 22 lots of parking and close to river
Thanks for the tip. My friend has a place there and recommended I drop in in that area to be close to the house. I'll check it out though. Tim
skunked again think that is turkey cove it’s a nice ramp also
@@slange455 Yes, Turkey Cove is where I'm putting in, and running around that point to the house. Thanks for the confirmation. Tim
Something must be wrong with my Garmin. I went to two different points and saw a total of 6 fish today between 4pm and 6pm. Starting to think I need a different hobby.
If it was Canyon Lake, I believe it! Keep looking, and sometimes find new waters (or lake).
I live near and use the boat ramp at Turkey Cove (Ramp 2), any advice for that area? Also, any advice on bait/lures?
There are a lot of fish, just didn’t have full participation. Use the lake break down techniques to find them
could you do a breakdown of Medina Lake?
Hi, possibly. Maybe you can start breaking it down based on what's being taught, and I can help look it over for you.... that way you can develop a method on doing that! Tim
skunked again haha I already did, wanted to compare notes but im not tech savvy enough to know how to share areas I picked out
HI Scott: I have a 3 part video series (short ones) on how to do this, so you can share! Tim. Part 1 is here, the other two have the same name ua-cam.com/video/PDa3z_nFo-w/v-deo.html
what do people usually target around early spring or March?
Whites, hybrids and I also catch a lot of catfish and large mouths i the deep drops in those areas. All these fish follow the bait. thanks for the comment. Tim
@@skunkedagain striper will be gone or hard to find by March?
Can you brake down one of my local lakes for me 😢😢😢 I get skunk EVERYTIME I try and find white bass. Its lake keystone in Oklahoma near sand spring city. 🤞🤞🤞 Can donate 😁😁
Hi, possibly. Maybe you can start breaking it down based on what's being taught, and I can help look it over for you.... that way you can develop a method on doing that! Tim
@@skunkedagain do you have a video of how you overlay the navi map onto Google map?
@@hmoobva3581 Hi, I have a 3 part video series (short ones) on how to do this! Tim. Part 1 is here, the other two have the same name ua-cam.com/video/PDa3z_nFo-w/v-deo.html
TIM, I tried your tactic today at keystone lake here in Oklahoma and it did not work. What exactly am I looking for lol. I saw lots shad and saw few fish under the shad, I anchored and try to fish but no fish came to my bait (using livescope) I dont know if they were even white bass or just randomly stupid fishes. I tried 5 spots that look like what you explain your 3 key areas. I GOT SKUNKED today and EVERYTIME I go whitebass hunting 😢😢😢😢 I need help
What are you throwing to get down that down 70 feet?
1/4" and a lot of time. With Livescope, you only have to go down to where they're swimming; typically, the middle of the water column, so it's not so bad. Thanks for your comments, Tim