Canyon Lake Fishing Report

Canyon Lake 9-23/24-11

Fished mainly at The Point campground. Quite crowded. While fishing for sunfish for flathead cat bait I caught a 6 pound channel cat on my 5/6 weight fly rod. WOW! What a great fight on that light rear. Took @ 10 minutes to land it. Later that night I hooked what must have been a BIG flathead on my medium heavy channel cat rig because I couldn't turn or stop the fish, after @ 60 to 90 seconds it wrapped my line around a snag and I lost it. Also caught a 12" yellow bullhead and a channel cat the same size. Lots of bluegill and green sunfish.

  • Added By: bassorbass on 09/25/11 05:38 PM
  • Location: Canyon Lake
  • Report Date: 9/23/2011 - 9/24/2011
  • # of Hotspots: 1
  • # of Photos: 0
  • # of Fish Caught: 3
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The Point campground Catch

  • # of Fish Caught: 3
  • Water Type: freshwater
  • Type of Fish: Channel Catfish
  • Bait Type: Squid Check Prices
  • Bait Details: Caught the 6 pound channel on a red wet fly with a piece of squid tentacle as a trailer.
  • Location Details: Fished right off the dock at The Point campground.

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