Fishing information for Canyon Lake in Comal County, Texas, including documented fish, lake facts, access planning, cover, and official regulations sources.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Canyon Lake rewards anglers who pay attention to rock and depth. Its steep banks and clear lower water give it a different character from a shallow, muddy reservoir; farther up the Guadalupe arm, timber and more stained water broaden the choices.
For largemouth bass, first try a crankbait across the point, then work a soft plastic along the deeper edge. In clear water, a long cast gives the lure room to work before the boat reaches the fish. Smallmouth anglers have a reason to concentrate on the lower third: the lake’s smallmouth population descends from stockings in the 1970s and 1980s.
| Water | Canyon Lake |
|---|---|
| State | Texas |
| County | Comal |
| Surface area | 8,308 acres |
| Maximum depth | 125 feet |
| Storage capacity | 378,852 acre-feet (TWDB 2000 survey; conservation pool at elevation 909 feet; not current stored water) |
| Impounded | 1964 |
White and striped bass use offshore points and humps. A compact spoon can reach a school beneath the surface; a topwater is useful when feeding fish are visibly pushing shad upward. Canyon’s striped bass fishery depends on stocking, unlike a naturally reproducing river population.
Channel catfish provide another target in the upper reservoir. Fish prepared bait or cut bait on bottom, and adjust the sinker to hold the offering without unnecessarily heavy tackle. Check Canyon’s current fish-consumption advisory before choosing fish to keep.
15 public or commercial access facilities are listed for Canyon Lake. Listed facilities include parking at 15 sites, restrooms at 9 sites, courtesy docks at 12 sites, camping at 3 sites, and picnic areas at 3 sites.
Useful fishing structure documented around Canyon Lake includes flooded timber, ledges, and drop-offs.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.