Jimbo
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1) Yes, we stocked the lower leases Janie’s, River Bluff, and Bezdek’s during the second stocking.
2) I believe the old felt with embedded tungsten studs had the best grip of all soles available. But some states outlawed felt soles because of whirling disease and other evasives years ago. So all boot manufactures started concentrating on different rubber lug soles, tungsten studs, and even aluminum to help with traction. Many will say one brand is better than another, but I have not found much difference in their traction between brands. So I stick with Simms boots using screw-in studs mainly because they are durable and they fit my wide foot well. Korkers seem to have a loyal following, with Patagonia in solid third.
Jimbo
“Brown Town”, Oh it’s in the Guadalupe River……
I do keep a few things secret, but it is one of the spots what we stocked Browns this year. There are actually 3 places where they are pretty easy to catch. So fish them all, pick the one you catch the most Browns, and you’ll probably have found “Brown Town”.
Jimbo
The success rate of any Trout Fry in the Guadalupe making it to adulthood is not good. The Whitlock/Vibert boxes and the techniques we use are unusually good getting the eggs to hatch and those yoke-sac juveniles to reach the swim-up Fry stage. This is much better than you would expect in the wild. After that is where we have troubles. Two things contribute to the low success rate of those swim-up fry reaching adulthood. First is the lack of cover for the Fry to hide. The second is the numerous predators Trout don’t normally have to deal with like: Stripers, Perch, Bass, Gar, Herons, and Water Turkeys. The thing is, we have never tried this with Browns, only Rainbows. So maybe the results will be better. We don’t know if we don’t try.
And no TPWD does not stock Browns.
Jimbo
You have gone above and beyond what most people do. The old pass we used to use was much easier to carry and display. The new pass is a bit cumbersome and in need of some refinement. We are looking at changes for next year again. It is most important to fill out the guest pass and keep it on your person. You will need to present it when accessing sites like Whitewater Camping and Lazy L&L. You displaying it is appreciated. Again it is also important to understand that every guest must be accompanied by a full LAP member, that member may have only one guest per outing, and guest passes are also good for only one day.
Jimbo
Seems area fly shops are going to do well this season.
Jimbo
I had a decent day. I waited to see if they were going to raise the flows, and they didn’t. So I loaded up the truck after lunch and headed to the river. It was about 2pm when I arrived at Little Ponderosa. Saw several anglers and three guide boats. All were talking about how slow things were. I hooked two fish and landed 1 Brown in about 2 hours. I moved to “Brown Town”. There as the light left the water things heated up. I landed 9 more Browns and lost 2. Not bad at all.
Jimbo
I would say it would take no more than 1 hour to reach Rio. Dan Cone has been on top of this and we are trying to get some advanced notice or even an overnight increase so no one will be caught fishing in the middle of the day. It’s dicey to say the least. The lake is rising fast and I would be surprised if the flows don’t go up in a day or two.
Jimbo
We have been in contact with WORD and GBRA, but no announcements have been made. You need to be constantly aware of river levels if you are wading. If they go up to over 1000cfs you will be stuck on the side of the river you are on with no hope of crossing without a boat. Stay tuned for announcements, check flows before you decide to wade. Above all be careful out there.
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Mike, unless the eggs are extremely late (not likely) the 20th will be too late. We will probably stock them in the river in the Jan 10-13th range. Thank anyway.
Jimbo
I just talked to the owners who now live in Colorado. They said it was a mistake in understanding with a new management team. She would straighten it out and nothing should be charged to LAP members going forward.
Jimbo
I would prefer catch and keep on all legal Stripers for the sake of the Trout Population. You can release them if you want and I’ll understand. I know there at least 3 larger than 25lbs living in the stretch from Barking Dog Pool and S Turn rapids. If you really want to target them I would suggest floating down from the dam and concentrating on the deeper water down to Maricopa. Also the pool from Little Ponderosa down to Devil’s Playground has historically held a big school of them. There are not that many large ones and they are very difficult to get to attack flys or lures. But I know those who live for the strike from a very large Striper that do live in the Guadalupe. A year and half ago there was one, estimated to be over 60lbs coming up into the Maricopa run to feed on Trout. It’s been awhile since anyone saw it, but there is no reason not to believe it still lives there.
Jimbo
I was there today, nothing was taped to my window. I will call the owners and ask what is going on…..
Jimbo
Jerry,… I’ll get enough help, get that back strong so you can fish.
Baker,… We should have enough eggs this year. We are expecting to have 1500-1600 left over to stock. I’ll let everyone know when we can lay eyes on them.
Thanks Joe!
Jimbo
Well I have already found 3 rods and returned them to their owners,… Let’s make it 4 !
Jimbo
Exactly where were you when you went down? Were you fishing with line out or was it stored for crossing? The flows should drop this week and I’ll be fishing. I might as well do a little search and capture. If it’s in real deep water I can bring a spinning rod and do a little grappling.
Jimbo
