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Thanks so much to everybody that showed up! I hope there was a decent turn out. Wish I could have been there myself. Getting to clean up our special piece of Texas would have been a privilege. That stretch of river is really ridiculously unique and deserves to be taken care of. Again, a heartfelt thanks to everybody that worked today.
I saw one last year above the pool at s-turn.
You can get in to Guadalupe River at the coast and wade all the way up if you want! You got a better chance down there at some of those Gulf sea run rainbows also!
Great conclusion Enrique!
First of all JC, there were so many variables that had a factor in how many fish each angler broght to net. We All know you easily could have taken first place. In all reality, I probably should have been in last place. Just being at the right beat and at the right time makes all the difference. You and I both fished similar beats and there were very few fish caught at those beats besides the 2 of us.
As far as just a little more insight for fishing our river, I can tell you one of the biggest things that helps me and I know for a fact helps competition anglers is not getting into the mindset of using the exact same fly that worked for you before or fishing the exact same stretch of river that worked for you before. Every day is a different day on the river. Every hatch is a little different. Flows change regularly, the weather changes regularly, and so should your methods. The trout move around a lot. Knowing some of the flies that the other anglers used helps a little bit, but I guarantee next week there’s probably a better fly to use then what some of the anglers were casting on March 12th. You have to be adaptable. And also probably above all else, a good natural drift is always my top priority.
And if it makes anybody else feel a bit better, many of the competition anglers commented that the Guadalupe was a difficult River to fish. If you can get proficient at fishing on the Guad, you have a big head start when fishing other rivers across the US.
https://grtu.org//www/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GRTU_LAP_2021-2022_Map.pdf
Each site on the map is listed as seasonal or annual.
I’ve been tight lining many years now, I’m not looking for a guide, was just curious if they were any on the Guad. You’re right though, JC is the guy to learn from!
Got a picture?
Great idea Alex!
I agree with you Dan, higher flows and faster water is really where tight lining excels. But, a good Euro angler can fish most water types with floating the sighter, a wool type indicator, utilizing a euro type streamer, and other low flows methods.
A Euro guide would only be catering to a small group of anglers. It certainly wouldn’t be a typical guide setup. It would almost be like an introduction to Euro fly fishing course.
Not asking for any particular reason, was just wondering if there were any Euro guides around.
Totally different subject, but wanted to thank you Dan for your courtesy on the water. You have floated by me numerous times and giving me more than needed room.
Alex couldn’t have said it better!
I had a blast the day Enrique and I got to fish together. He’s very observant and so very humble. I wish there were more anglers like him. Give him a couple years and you’re going to see him on the USA fly fishing team! I have talked to so many LAP members about fishing together and it’s so hard to make it work I’m glad if I only worked out and I got to fish with him.
Everybody that helped out did a killer job. I could only imagine how hard it would be sitting on the river all day long watching everybody else fish and not getting to put a line in the water!
I know some of the other competitors have released some of their “secrets” of their fishing experience on the Guad, and I imagine JC will be posting those sometime soon.
Until then I can’t wait to hear the next installment of the Enrique experience!
It was a really awesome experience. First and foremost, a giant thanks to JC and to ask the volunteers that helped out!!! I can only imagine the behind the scenes work that went into pulling this off. And he had a lot of pressure, there were anglers from Colorado, Arkansas, and even Pennsylvania coming all the way down here to fish the comp. It was not the best of conditions to fish in. We were fishing the middle of the day under bluebird skies, battling against convoys of guide boats and other anglers.
This was my first comp, and it was very different. This is nothing like a typical day on the river. You are told where to fish and for how long. You have no say in that. So, it’s a completely different strategy. I started off my first session all wrong. I only brought one rod. I got snagged and broke off on the bottom and had to completely retie, and then somehow completely tangled my tippet and leader and had to retie again. If I would have had another rod ready to go, I could have kept fishing and not lost any time. I’m not sure how much time I lost retying, but it was probably at least 10 to 15 minutes. That’s another thing, the time flies by! One and a half hours will never go by so quick. There’s also the pressure of another competitor watching and judging you the whole time (Which mine just happened to be a Team USA member). It’s a different mindset for a typical fishing day. I had to completely rearrange my typical leader set up to comply with FIPS-Mouche rules which was a big learning curve. I didn’t get to stick around after the comp ( I promised my 12 year old son some time fishing after the comp), I really would have loved picking the minds of the other competitors and seeing what else I could have learned. But, I plan on jumping into the next comp that fits into my schedule and hopefully learn some more.
I caught fish on a olive leech pattern with a chartreuse bead and an olive/greenish colored size 18 perdigon. I ran 6x tippet the whole day. My 10’2 2wt Hardy Ultralight LL was my primary rod with my T&T Contact II 10’9 3wt was my backup for my second session (after learning to take 2 rods).
A big thanks again to JC! Maybe it will happen again next year??? Maybe a LAP members only comp just for fun?
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Bummer! I was looking forward to it. I think you are just trying to build up anticipation by making us all wait! ?
Nice Alex! I’m all for a lower priced rod that can compete with the big boys.
I did just get my son a practically new 2wt GLoomis IMX PRO Euro for dirt cheap off another forum. I’m curious to see how it performs. I can’t find any legit reviews or how it compares to other euro rods, so we’ll see.
Rommel, my 2wt is 10’2. There’s not many 2wts much longer than 10′. There are some 10’4 and 10’6 from different rod makers. I think longer 2wts are much harder to design.
I love the 2wt for the sensitivity. You feel every little thing. It’s also nice and light, and it really does a great job casting a WF line.
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