Choke Canyon, Texas Guide Fishing Report

[JoKa]

CHOKE CANYON
Fishing Report
August 23, 2004

Water Clarity: Mostly Clear in Mainlake and backs of Creeks:
Water Temp: 87.6;
Pool Level: 220.44;

Black Bass: Excellent, up to 6 pounds on 1.25 oz. Oldham Watermelon Red flake jigs in 15 - 18 ft. water in areas of creek channel edges lined with hardwoods and submerged hydrilla beds or submerged bushes. Also, up to 8.5 pound bass caught on Zoom Magnum 8 inch watermelon/chartreuse lizards and 7 inch Texas Smoke YUM Zellamanders on deep-water mainlake structure down to 31 feet of water;

White Bass: Very slow,

Crappie: Good, under the Frio River 99 bridge using minnows and crappie jigs;

Channel and Blue Catfish: Outstanding, early morning under the cormorants roost up to 8 lbs. in 10 to 20 feet under floats using Catfish JuJu liquid dip bait and after the sun comes up fish around stickups and hardwoods and on edges of hydrilla using cheesebait and chicken liver in 3 to 14 feet;

Yellow Catfish: Very Good – Trotlines and jug lines using live perch, minnows, and gold fish next to river and creek channels in 20 to 30 feet of water.

For local information, or to book a guided fishing trip with Jim Symcox, a Licensed Professional Fishing Guide on Choke Canyon and Canyon Lake contact Champion Guide Service (www.championguides.com); call (210) 215-9592 or send an e-mail to: jim@championguides.com.

If you have a need for crankbaits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, softplastic baits, tungsten weights or even wide gap worm hooks. Champion Guide Service is proud to recommend and refer you to Fisherman’s Corner.
Fisherman’s Corner is your single source for fishing lures, and home to some of the most popular and classic fishing brands for freshwater fishing. Their inventory includes complete lines of Gary Yamamoto and YUM soft plastics and attractants, Bomber, Rebel, Heddon, Cotton Cordell, Smithwick, Excalibur, Lucky Craft, Yo-Zuri, Silver Thread Fishing Line, Owner and Gamakatsu Hooks, and the hottest spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and jigs on the market. Fisherman's Corner is located at FM 306 and FM 484 across from the entrance to Potter's Creek, just 9 miles east of US 281; call (210) 213-2534 or visit them online at www.canyonlakefishing.com.

[Rich]

Welcome to the forum, Jim!

Canyon and Choke are the two lakes I fish the most. One of your fellow guides posts great reports on Canyon, but it is really great to see a Choke Canyon report. Thanks!