Jimbo
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If you were out fishin’ today, you’ve got some pretty thick skin !!!
Jimbo
I wish I could tell you. Flows can be checked at: gbra.org
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New York ?
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Also River Road Camp…..
Jimbo
It’s going to be fun. I am hopeful we will be able to pull this off. It’s been unusually cool lately and the forecast right now is favorable to stock our lower leases. When Dan first proposed this I told him he was rolling the dice as it’s usually the first week of December before waters are cool enough to stock downstream in low flow years. He went ahead and set it up with Marvin knowing we might have to back off the second load if need be. Right now it looks like Dan is a bit of a psychic calling this strategy.
We are going to need at least 60-80 people to pull this off, so everyone should consider coming down and helping out. If we can get this many volunteers things will go quickly and everyone will be done by 1pm. I’ll see ya’ll there !
Jimbo
Yeap, I’ve been looking for Alex’s rod since he lost it. I have waded and poked around all the deep water from JDL to Kanz. I have found a half dozen rods lost by anglers over the years. Most of the time when notified by posts I was able to find them right away. But not this time.
I dropped a waterproof walkie talkie in the water while fishing with Mike at Kanz last spring. I was standing right next to the bank. I was netting a rather large Trout at the time and expected to look down and see it right there as they do have some weight. I looked for over a half hour scouring the bank and about 100 yards downstream. I could not find it. Each time I have returned to the area I have looked around for it. I even looked yesterday in these 70cfs flows. I thought I might find it now. I looked all the way down to the Patio Pool and didn’t see it anywhere. I did pick up: several lighters, a snorkel, some barbed wire, several sunscreen bottles, hand sanitizer, and a diving mask, but no walkie talkie or rods were recovered. 500cfs can really move things around !!!
Jimbo
One thing about where these Trout can be found this time of year. While during the summer very few fish will survive in water temperatures that reach the mid 70’s. When as the river begins to cool down in the fall some of these fish will spread out downstream looking for good habitat and a little elbow room. Especially in these current low flows we are seeing right now (~70cfs) the holding water is limited compared to those in higher flows, let’s say in 150cfs or greater. The higher the flows the more habitat that opens up that can sustain our Trout and the further it pushes it downstream. So as the river cools some of these Trout will travel downstream and fill in spots they could not live in during the summer because of the warmer water. It is very important that anglers monitor the water temps before they fish for Trout in any given area. Just because they weren’t there in August doesn’t mean they are not there now. I fished on the river yesterday. I fished for Trout at River Rose down to Kanz and there are definitely many educated Trout living there. I also went and checked water temps downstream in the lower leases. I was surprised to see water temps out in the current at 70 even at Gardo’s(CVC) and Bezdek’s. I thought something might be wrong with my thermometer, but under the cloud cover of the afternoon things stayed remarkably cool downriver.
Jimbo
Everybody needs to be patient. If you have been a member of the LAP for any time at all, you know the approximate date the first stocking will fall. The actual date may vary from year to year but it falls into a certain time in relation to other holidays. It only changes if river temperatures or flows make that stocking impractical or dangerous. And we purposely don’t talk about the upcoming stocking beforehand to help those Trout with time needed acclimate before anglers start fishing for them. When you get right down to it, the Trout population in the Guadalupe is a finite resource, that can be greatly reduced in numbers if not given time to recover from their journey adjust to their new surroundings. One of the things the hatchery does before loading them in the hatchery truck, they stop feeding them for about 6-7 days. This is done so while on their trip, the waste produced by the fish in minimal, and does not pollute the water in the truck and results in lower mortality. They are also stressed in the confined quarters of the truck’s tanks and that takes a toll on them. Giving them at least 24 hours to relax and adjust to the river greatly reduced delayed mortality once we start fishing for them. Have faith that we know what we are doing and there is a purpose behind the details.
Jimbo
I got to talk to Shirley Sanders this evening. We talked about Al and our fishing trips. I also told her that after reading the obituary that we would like to make a donation to one of the charities Doc supported. In tribute to Doc Al Sanders, GRTU will donate $500 to a charity that was close to him, the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Hopefully this will help to continue the research and services that will lead to future therapies to help in combating scoliosis.
Jimbo
I haven’t been on the river much, so I don’t know. Brown Trout are fall spawners, but if we are going to see any Brown trout on redds, I would expect to see them sometime from now till January. The keys to initiate the Brown Trout spawn are falling water temps and shorter daylight hours. The shortest day of the year in the winter solstice is December 21. Keep the watch out for new redds and avoid stepping in them.
Another note of interest, we had a very good Rainbow spawn this past year. Cold, wet, and high flows through last winter and spring combined for an unusually good spawn that has given us many new wild Rainbows in the river ! Handle them with extreme care as they are the best candidates for continued Rainbow Trout spawning success in our river’s future.
Jimbo
Howdy
We are in another drought here in Texas. The upper Guadalupe Basin has missed out in the much needed precipitation to keep the upper river flowing. Those flows coming into Canyon Lake pretty much determine what the releases will be from the dam. We have another shot at some rain over the upper Guadalupe Basin this week. So I have pulled out the drums again hoping to pound some rain out of those clouds !…
Tom tom tom tom…..
Tom tom tom tom…..
Tom tom tom tom…..
Jimbo
Also of special note, at the River Rose access,…
They want us to cross 306 to the other side. Their side is rocky, steep, and slippery when wet. So park in the back, gear up, and then walk back towards the intersection of 306 and 2673. Look both ways and take your time crossing 306. On the far side there is a concrete culvert ending in some steps down to the limestone slab next to the river. They don’t want anyone hurt going down to the river on their side.
Thanks
Jimbo
Everything is back up and updated for this season on our LAP Sticky. If you have any questions contact me, Dan Cone, or Dustin Scott.
Jimbo
Dustin Scott, V P of Membership
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To park here using the Lease Access Program all you need to do is hang your parking tag from the rear view mirror so that it can be easily seen by anybody. The Lazy L&L management will check the area from time to time and they will tow anyone not authorized to park there. They will also be checking our new Lower Lease down below River Bluff for the same parking tag.
Jimbo
