A vast majority of these walleye were 16-19 inches in length and weighed between 1.5 and 2.5 pounds, all very nice quality fish. The walleye were caught all over the lake in various depths ranging from 8 to 35 feet of water. Back-trolling with nightcrawler harness is a proven fishing technique in catching these toothy predators. Yellow bass were the most frequently caught fish. Jigging spoons and minnows are traditionally the top producers for yellow bass.
Canyon Lake is famous for producing lunker largemouth bass over ten pounds.
However, during this survey, the 40 largemouth caught averaged 12 inches with the largest measuring 16 inches and weighing just 2.5 pounds. Not to worry, resident anglers report catching some of the big guys, and with winter trout stockings in full swing, anglers fishing large imitation trout baits will get there best shot of year at them. Good numbers of smallmouth were caught also with most of them in the 12-13 inch range, the largest measuring 19 inches and weighing three pounds. Catfishermen may want to check out Canyon Lake. Thirty-one channel catfish were caught and all were good sized.