David Agerton
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Bill, I can help you access the river with that bank access. You are welcome to call or text me. Dave Agerton. 713-873-1318
In my minds eye, I can envision the ceremony because I’ve been there.
And thinking about my own experience brings up the memory and the emotions.
So, here’s part of something I wrote in 2003 to a friend whose family was scattering their dad’s ashes on the river.
It’s entitled, “Casting My Father’s Ash upon the Waters”
Scripture: Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Eccl 11:1
So, over lunch, as Tom told me about your Dad’s departure, Anne,
And, about your discomfort.
I felt my eyes tear then, as now,
As I’m sure you’ve felt yours do often this winter.After the memorial service,
I drove Judy, Gail and Mother to Hackettstown:
To the Musconetcong River —- the “Musky”, we called it,
Where Dad and I’d spent happy days fishing for Jersey Rainbows.
They’d never visited this place:
A narrow, rusty black bridge, 30 yards upstream of a mysterious willow-tree island,
A place just big enough for two, ringed all around by a low rock wall,
Where, in quiet times, we fished and ate ham sandwiches on Pepperidge Farm white bread.
The place hadn’t changed since I’d first waded there,
Hand in hand, through running water
Just deep enough to lap at the open tops of my green rubber hip boots.
Always, some sloshed over. Ah, soooo cold and wet down each leg !
But, that never mattered, those years before.So, there we stood, a family, minus Dad, on a bridge over the River.
Clear dark-green water billowing and swirling slick below,
Slowly, inexorably, painfully flowing downstream, away ……forever.
From that bridge, amidst gentle fall breeze and cotton-balled blue sky,
We gave Dad’s dry ashes into the wet gravelly-bottomed River,
Into Blessed Water ……
Just like your family did this winter on the Red.
Maybe a cash flow issue despite $8.3m lot sales in 2023. 36m assets, $23m in liabilities. Terence Rochford, Sr. VP Hilco Real Estate is in Florida. So maybe hoping for an out-of-state buyer.
William Korioth owns a lot of property along the Guad, including Whitewater, Hideout on the Horseshoe, etc.
Bankrupt Hill Country development ‘The Bluffs on the Guadalupe’ hits market
The project site fronts the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels. By Shay Khan – Reporter, San Antonio Business Journal Jul 23, 2025
A Hill Country development in bankruptcy court is up for sale.
The Bluffs on the Guadalupe in Comal County, offered by Hilco Real Estate, is a 141.87-acre development featuring over a mile of river frontage.TBOTG Development, Inc., led by William Korioth, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2024, reporting $36 million in assets and $23 million in liabilities. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas is mandating the sale. Bankruptcy filings cite legal disputes over financing and contracts since 2022, alongside $8.3 million in lot sales in 2023, as factors leading to financial restructuring. The court’s decision to sell the property aims to address obligations to stakeholders, including vendors, lenders and lot purchasers.
The property, situated at the intersection of FM 306 and the Guadalupe River, is equipped with infrastructure, including a model home, sales office, paved roads, and utility connections for water, electricity and communications.
The development plan features 95 lots: 13 waterfront estate lots, 53 interior lots, 16 hillside cabins, and about 12 acres for commercial use. All utility connections are paid and ready for transfer, allowing immediate construction. “The Bluffs offers a prepared site with riverfront access in a growing region,” said Terence Rochford, senior vice president at Hilco Real Estate. “The sale process ensures transparency for all parties involved.” The deadline for submitting a bid is Sept. 30.
Agree with the holding the tongue, or something else long enough! The activity should be renamed Texas Nymphing!
Interesting question. There have been various studies of invertebrates in the river by biologists and river ecologists. During Robert Woodruff’s “Entomology for Fly Fishers” workshops, we examined them from just below the dam to the River Road Camp just d/s of the crossing. We saw quite a wide variety. Not sure how many tubers even use sunscreen but there are other pollutants that get into the river, e.g., runoff from yards & roads. And, most of the “tuber hatch” is during warm months. Still, the fish are there then and it’d be good have an assessment of the health of the river for invertebrates and what, if anything, could be done to enhance it.
Fred, Try Cliff View Condos has very easy access, especially if you are using a rolling walker. Make sure you have the correct gate code. Best, Dave Agerton
The walk / wade is ~1/3 mile.
Joe, Like you, I’m in my 70’s and I began chasing rainbows on the Guad many years ago. For me, it was probably in the late 80’s when I resumed the practice that started when I was a teen. I can still recall the feeling of catching that first fish with my dad’s old fiberglass fly rod and Pfluger reel that makes a soft putt-putt sound. Mrs. Kanz gave me permission to fish and Mallory permission to draw and sketch the landscape for her paintings. I still have Bud Priddy’s ’94 spiral wound book, “Fly-Fishing the TX Hill Country” in which he writes about the Guad below Canyon Dam and how the stoneflys have disappeared. Anyway, I’m happy to meet you in Sattler this season. Mallory & I reside in Houston, but I travel through Sattler each month on my way to & from Fredericksburg to look after our Bella Regalo short term rental / guest house. Also, this winter & spring I may just stay overnight in Sattler in order to catch the evening rise. Yesterday AM (Tuesday) I was there when the water was murky from 2″ of much needed rain. Kelli Prescott was there too, guiding with customers, encouraging a gentleman to stop the rod at 12 O’Clock instead of 3. Maybe we try to meet Jimbo Roberts. We could buy him lunch at the Wildflower Grill and see if he’ll reveal the secrets to catching more rainbows with a flyrod than anyone ever has! Classic! Best, Dave Agerton dagerton@gmail.com
Christopher, I LOVE my Korker boots. I probably have the Darkhorse model. They are easy for me to put on and take off and the speed dial lace system works beautifully. My normal shoe size is men’s 11.5 to 12. My Korker boots are US 12.
Brilliant! This looks like a super good event! Wish I could be there for it. Thanks for arranging it.
Jimbo, I’m enjoying the journey; thanks for taking your GRTU friends along. About those Simms G4 boots: Love the customer service and I guess they are very comfortable. What kind of soles did you choose? But why a lace-up boot? I’ve really enjoyed Korkers Devil’s Canyon with the Boa M2 Fit system. Very flexible back with dial in wire speed lace means i save time and more importantly at this advanced stage of our backs, ease of putting them on and taking them off.
Jimbo, Thanks for “taking us along” on your adventure. Next best thing to being there.
Ready for the next installment of your summer vacation log. Enjoyed every paragraph
Ready for the next installment of your summer vacation log. Enjoyed every paragraph
