Canyon Lake fishing

Canyon Lake fishing is on a reservoir. No species or stocking events are on the current agency reports yet.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
0

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Canyon Lake, TX
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes
Facilities
camping, restrooms, dock

USACE Canyon Project reservoir on the Guadalupe River about 16 miles northwest of New Braunfels. Steep rocky banks dominate; rock ledges, flooded timber, marinas, and TPWD fish-habitat structures provide cover. Zebra mussels are present.

Other places to fish at Canyon Lake

River portion (upper Guadalupe arm)

Flooded timber, rock ledges, and laydowns; white and striped bass concentrate here during February-April spawning migrations, and crappie occasionally school along standing timber. (tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 29, 2026)

Main-lake points and humps

Summer and early-fall schooling water for white and striped bass; topwaters, jigging spoons, grubs, and rattletraps are common once birds or surface activity tip the schools. (tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 29, 2026)

Lower third of the reservoir

Clearer, rockier water where the low-density smallmouth fishery is better; light line (6-10 lb) helps in main-lake clear water. (tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 29, 2026)

TPWD fish habitat structures

Cedar-tree and plastic attractors on drop-offs, humps, and roadbeds; GPS coordinates are published in TPWD's Habitat Structure Viewer. (tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 29, 2026)

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About Canyon Lake

Largemouth bass are the top sport fish at Canyon Lake. White bass and stocked striped bass give strong open-water fishing. Channel, blue, and flathead catfish run in good numbers. A low-density smallmouth group persists from 1970s-80s stockings. Canyon Lake is an 8,308-acre USACE highland lake on the Guadalupe River in Comal County.

Zebra mussels have invaded Canyon Lake; clean, drain, and dry boats, trailers, and livewells before traveling to another water.

Nearest lakes

McQueeney 20.7 mi last stocked 2007 Hemphill City Lake 22.1 mi last stocked 2026 Boerne City 32.1 mi last stocked 2020 Boerne City Park 32.1 mi last stocked 2025 Joshua City Park Pond 34.6 mi last stocked January 11, 2026

Camping near Canyon Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Canyon Lake's mapped point, nearest first: North Park camping (0.7 miles), Potters Creek Park camping (5.2 miles), and Cranes Mill Park camping (5.9 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Sources

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