Fishing Canyon Lake

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Canyon Lake, TX

Popular Fish Species Canyon Lake, TX

Largemouth Bass Fishing

As a long-standing, top bass fishing lake, Canyon Lake continues to deliver great catches of largemouth bass for anglers. Results by locals, and many bass fishing tournament participants, attest to the fact that fishing for largemouth bass has been as good as advertised. A significant number of larger bass also roam these waters for the added bonus of a potential lunker. Thorough fisheries management by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has maintained a quality bass fishery for some time now. Generally speaking, when the bite is good bass often move shallow and become fairly aggressive. Any time you find them shallow and they seem disinterested in your presentations, try slowing down and use smaller, lighter baits. Use shallow crankbaits around rip rap. Around grass use worms, jigs, topwater and spinnerbaits. In deeper water, big worms, jigs and spoons are three good weapons. In winter, spend your time fishing Canyon Lake on deeper structure where the bass spend much of their time. Fishing for largemouth bass is good here, year round. Smallmouth bass also reside here in good numbers.

Crappie Fishing

Black and white crappie both reside in Canyon Lake. They generally school by species, but once you locate them around cover, you may catch both species due to the fact they often share the same cover. Crappie fishing is on the rise and they can be found in sizeable schools. Crappie always like cover and structure, so locate brush and vegetation. Using a fish finder can help locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. Live bait and small jigs are the most common method for crappie here. In spring and fall focus on the 8 to 12 foot range. The best time to catch crappie tends to be at dawn and dusk. As the crappie move deep in summer and winter, follow points out deep, as well as find ledges near channels in deeper water.

Canyon Lake, TX Popular Fish - Striped Bass

Striped Bass Fishing

Due to their large size, striped bass are a favorite of many locals and fishing guides at Canyon Lake. They are plentiful, run in schools and can grow to bragging size. In Spring and Fall work the upper end of the lake where water is flowing into the lake. Look for deeper water in the river channel, as a holding place for stripers. In Summer and Winter, stripers hang out in deeper water during the day Morning often draws the stripers to much shallower water, look for them from the surface down to around the 20-foot range as they feed on shallow-running schools of bait. The lake is filled with plenty of baitfish and sunfish to to keep the fishery thriving. Being successful at fishing for stripers is a matter of locating schools of bait, and the wolf packs of stripers which are likely to be nearby. Fish finders, and forward facing sonar, are a big help in locating these roaming schools. Live bait is very effective here, and stripers can be caught year round.

Canyon Lake Fishing Video

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, redbreast sunfish, redear sunfish, tilapia, white bass, striped bass, longnose gar and spotted gar at Canyon Lake in Central Texas.

Considered an excellent bass fishing destination, Canyon Lake in the south-central Texas, is 8,300-acres of fishing opportunity. In addition to bass, the lake has populations of crappie, catfish, stripers, white bass, sunfish and gar. Steep, rocky banks and submerged trees are the primary targets for bass and crappie anglers along 80 miles of shoreline.

Primary fish species residing in Canyon Lake

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Canyon Lake Amenities

Marina: YES
Boat Rental: YES
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: YES
RV Hookups: YES
Lodging: YES
Convenience Store: YES
Bait & Tackle: YES
Restaurant: YES

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Fishing Boat Rentals

Canyon Lake Marina
Rentals: Pontoon boats and kayaks
830 935-4333

Cranes Mill Marina
Rentals: Pontoon boats and kayaks
830 899-7718

Public Boat Launch Ramps & Landings

Canyon Lake Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, west side, off Boat Ramp Road, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with paved parking.

Canyon Lake Boat Ramp 10
Located in the southwest corner of the lake, east side, off Cranes Mill Road, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.

Canyon Lake Boat Ramp 16
Located in the northwest corner of the lake, off Jacobs Creek Park Road, this is a one-lane, concrete ramp with paved parking.

Canyon Lake Boat Ramp 17
Located in the northwest corner of the lake, off Old Hancock Road, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.

Canyon Lake Boat Ramp 18
Located mid lake, on the north side of the lake, off Canyon Park Road, this is a three-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.

Canyon Lake Boat Ramp #22
Located in the northwest corner of the lake, off Cranes Mill Road, this is a one-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.

Canyon Lake Boat Ramp #23
Located in the northwest corner of the lake, off Park Shores Road, this is a one-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.

Potters Creek Launch Ramp
Located in the northwest section of the lake, off Potters Creek Park Road, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.