09-29-2004, 07:45 PM
CHOKE CANYON Water stained upriver, fairly clear in the main lake and the backs of creeks; 85 degrees; 0.03' high. Black bass to 11 pounds are very good on heavy jigs with watermelon creature bait trailers on flats with patchy hydrilla in 4 feet midday. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish to 7.5 pounds are very good on Catfish JuJu under cormorant roosts in 8 - 12 feet early, and on cheesebait and chicken livers around stickups and hardwoods and on edges of hydrilla in 3 - 14 feet after the sun comes up. Yellow catfish are very good on trotlines and juglines baited with live perch, minnows, and goldfish near river and creek channels in 20 - 30 feet.
FALCON Water clear; 82 – 83 degrees; 13.56' low. Black bass to 11 pounds are good on watermelon and red shad small soft plastic creature baits on main and secondary points in 25 feet. Catfish are good on worms, liver, stinkbait, shrimp, and live bait in river holes. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait. The State Park and Zapata County ramps are both working, as are some of the Lodge and RV Park ramps. The El Tigre Island ramp is open to the public for a $3/person fee. The San Ignacio ramp is open only for small boats. Launching below the dam on the Rio Grande River is possible at both the Salineno and Chapeno access points. Mexican fishing licenses and boat permits are required to fish in Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico Fishing License whether fishing or not.
FALCON Water clear; 82 – 83 degrees; 13.56' low. Black bass to 11 pounds are good on watermelon and red shad small soft plastic creature baits on main and secondary points in 25 feet. Catfish are good on worms, liver, stinkbait, shrimp, and live bait in river holes. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait. The State Park and Zapata County ramps are both working, as are some of the Lodge and RV Park ramps. The El Tigre Island ramp is open to the public for a $3/person fee. The San Ignacio ramp is open only for small boats. Launching below the dam on the Rio Grande River is possible at both the Salineno and Chapeno access points. Mexican fishing licenses and boat permits are required to fish in Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico Fishing License whether fishing or not.