Jimbo
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It’s the Season…. When they start dropping it usually takes about 2-3 weeks for all of them to drop and stop being the hang-up they are…. If we get a strong cold front with higher winds and lower temperatures it will speed up the process. Till then you just have to grin and bear it…. Merry Christmas !!!!
Jimbo
Thanks everyone for volunteering. We have such a great group of members that will put in the hard work to make the dream come true. It’s going to be cold and wet tomorrow, so layer up, bring your rain jacket and a good hat, along with your waders and boots. See you in the morning !!!!
Jimbo
Actually it’s the “First Island Drop” below Mountain Creek Pool on the left and I will confirm it’s ability to grab your flys either while casting, but for me more often, I’ll set the hook and miss or be fighting a fish that lets go and my flies will be in the trees or brush on the high bank behind me…. #@!%$&*!
Jimbo
Most of the names that have been adopted over the years for various locations were named by my generation. I put the name on many of them myself so my friends and I could talk about various locations on the river where we had been successful catching Trout.
S Turn Rapids is not where many think it is. Mountain Creek pool was identified correctly, but the drop directly below it on the left around the first island is not S Turn Rapids. It is the First Island Drop. The next long peace of deep water was named by Ron McAlpin as Redhorse Run. Then the next riffle, below Hunters House, is Hunters Hole. Then below that, still in left channel, the river bends back to the right below the Second Island, and is the last exit back merging with the right channel, forming the main river channel again. This: turn and rapid/riffle, is really S Turn Rapids. Over the years it has been misidentified for so long that many do believe the First Island Drop is S Turn Rapids. But S Turn Rapids more accurately describes what the river does below Hunters Hole. This makes more sense if you think about it, because what the river does below Mountain Creek pool can not be described as an S Turn in anyway, even when thinking about what the river looked like here in the past before Mountain Creek Pool started to fill in. The old guides and river rats know this, because when the river is running at higher levels, the “Real” S Turn Rapids can be a lot of fun, if not a hand full negotiating it. Below S Turn Rapids is 6B named after an old GRTU Lease, then comes the Cement Pond, followed by Potts Run/Hole.
Jimbo
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Lazy L&L
New This year…..
They are going to close the main entrance gate and put a lock on it. It will be there at least during the night, but might be there even be closed during the day. The combo will be the same as the other lease sites. It might be open during office hours. Roland, the site manager, said they have been having problems with people coming in after hours without authorization and some theft has been happening at night. This is not a reflection on our membership, but they are doing this to protect their overnight campers.
They said something about feeding the fish all year and how the general public might interpret that, being an artificial fishery, that is not self-sustaining, and now feeding them year-round. Plus I had to admit, feeding the fish does fill them up and they tend to not bite very well for the rest of the day, so anglers would see a slow bite on the days of feeding…. I had one supporting vote and the rest of the board voted against it, so it wasn’t even close.
Where were you fishing?
Well thanks everyone !!!! I have been walking around in a bit of a fog lately. There have been many things going on in my life that have me distracted and sometimes I wonder how I appear to everyone else. It is always very helpful when we have so many members willing to help with the stockings, as it is a lot of work carrying all those buckets into our LAP sites.
The first stocking the fish were a little smaller than we are normally receive from the Hatchery, then again high numbers are always nice on the first load. I am hoping they get a little larger on average in the next 3 loads. I will finish arranging the last two stocking dates and get those permits in hand. I wanted to do more feeding of the Trout through the winter and brought it up before at the recent GRTU Board meeting, but they voted it down. We will continue feeding them through the summer, so we still have that going for us.
It’s very nice, when I hear from our members that they like the way things are going.
Thank You !!!!
Jimbo Roberts
GRTU V.P. of Fisheries
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IH35 to Hwy 306 west, cross the Guadalupe River, turn left at the light (2673), follow the road to the next light, turn left on River Road, look for Rio on your left before the 4th crossing of the Guadalupe.
Jimbo
RI0 has put locks on all their bathrooms. They do not want LAP members using them right now. They told me our members were trashing the bathrooms, muddy boots, used toilet paper all over the place instead of flushing everything. For now, they are off limits till we get something worked out. I will talk to them and see what can be arranged. There are good bathrooms at Lazy L&L and on the lower river at River Road Camp. Of course, you always use those public ones at gas stations and the like and there are out-houses at Real Pit BBQ. I would recommend if you are going to use the bathrooms at businesses, buy something from them too.
Jimbo Roberts
GRTU V.P. of Fisheries
I saw the rocks upstream of the bridge today. My guess is they are using them to build new piers for the pedestrian walkway. Are they permanent? I’m not sure, but I’d guess they will be removed once the construction is finished.
I also talked to a guide there who was talking about TxDot wanting to limit the use of Horseshoe River Lodge for launching their rafts. They did not want anybody under the bridge (or floating under the bridge) while construction is going on and it should last till April I am informed. I also see a bunch of sedimentation problems caused by the construction. The rains earlier in the week really eroded a trough on the Whitewater side and dumped a bunch of sediment into the river there. I don’t know what we can do about this, but I will be talking to WORD and TPWD about this next week.
Jimbo
Alright….
I have gone through the Lease Access Sites Pictures and Information. I have updated all the information and put up some new pictures.
Of special note is the accessing of the river at River Rose. The construction of the new pedestrian walkways and bridges has everything messed up and this is anything but easy right now. Be sure to cross 306 at the light using the pedestrian crossing switch to hold the traffic when crossing. The trail down is now gravel and sketchy. You may even want to use the bridge and cross to the other side once you look at it. If the construction workers ask you to use a certain way to get to the river, then do so.
Jimbo Roberts
GRTU V.P. of Fisheries
Visit the LAP Photos and information sticky at the top of this forum to see where to enter and park your vehicle at #5. The entrance to #5, if you are driving downstream on River Rd., you will pass over the 4th crossing, bend right going up the hill, then bending to the left at the top of the hill, there is a stone gate on your right. You enter there, no gate or code necessary, drive down the pavement about 100′. Then on your right, you will see the GRTU Parking sign. This is where you park, there is a 5 vehicles maximum and it’s a year-round site.
Trout are stocked at most sites, and some other places in-between, during the season. We will announce the locations of stocking the day after they happen, here on the forum. We have not started stocking yet this year. The fish you will find in the river at this time are all Holdovers. They are very educated, but worth the effort because they are so fat and strong. Watch you water temperatures and only fish for Trout when the water temperatures are 68 degrees or colder.
Jimbo Roberts
GRTU V.P. of Fisheries
The only thing really that is not in this post is Summit is a 6 vehicle max parking.
There is a post in the Sticky about changes in the LAP sites this year. Look at the top of the Lease Forum for more information.
I still have not gained access to the old LAP Site Photos and info to update that information. Hopefully I gain access this week.Jimbo Roberts
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