Jimbo
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Unless we get a big shift to the west, Beryl is going to miss the upper Guadalupe….
Close, but no Cupie Doll….The good news is there are some showers associated with a front giving the Hill Country some rain…
Tom tom tom tom….
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Tom tom tom tom….Jimbo
If it makes landfall in Texas, that should be somewhere close to Monday July 8th. It’s been 22 years since we have had a significant hurricane come to the upper Guadalupe and the Texas Hill Country. That was 2002 and that was a hurricane that turned into a tropical depression that stalled over the Texas Hill Country and dumped about 60 inches of rain over several weeks. Now we don’t need that much rain, but the one in 2002 sent enough water down the Guadalupe into Canyon Lake to fill it up more than 3 times. The water came over the spillway for weeks maxing out at some 60,000cfs. I hope we don’t get that much rain but 25-35 inches would probably get the lake to pool.
Nothing is definite yet, it could miss us totally, but the prediction models are lining up more and more with the storm coming in around Brownsville and that would probably put the storm over the upper Guadalupe where we need it desperately….
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Wooo Hooo…..
If ever I saw a chance for us to get significant rain in the upper basin this is it…..
Cat 4 Hurricane in the Caribbean, Beryl, is at a good latitude, a good track, and good steering currents…..
This one could make it to Texas as a cat 2 or 3 storm. I know it would hurt some people along the coast, but this is what Canyon Lake needs.
A storm that makes it to the Hill Country and stalls out as a tropical storm, dumping feet of water on the upper water shed.
It does happen every now and then, and we are past due…..Tom tom tom tom….
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Tom tom tom tom….Jimbo
I am always excited about being a GRTU LAP member for another season, still the best deal in flyfishing just about anywhere, other than winning my TroutFest Guide Trip Donation….
I have completed step 1 and ready for the next one! Join me in supporting GRTU’s stocking efforts which are funded by this program….Jimbo
We have a definite maybe…..
A area of tropical moisture developing in the Bay of Campeche. We need a big shot of tropical moisture over the upper Guadalupe to get this drought turned around. Let’s hope that this time the moisture falls where it’s most needed, around Hunt and Kerrville !!!! Prayers are in order….Tom tom tom tom….
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Good news, Ron reports it did not affect the Trout too much….
Jimbo
We have a couple more chances at rain tonight and tomorrow….
571cfs at Comfort right now!Tom tom tom tom….
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So many chances to get good rains over the upper Guadalupe Basin these last few weeks, but not much to show for it. Now weather patterns are changing. The High is moving further away to the southwest, so over the next few days, the heavy weather will be concentrated over the upper basin. There was a little rain there yesterday, and if today’s forecast is right, we will get significant rains right down the length of the Guadalupe. Of course we don’t want hail or tornadoes, but heavy rains are welcome….
Tom tom tom tom….
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Tom tom tom tom….Jimbo
We had a terrific turn-out with somewhere around 70 people showing up to help with the spring cleanup. In fact we had one group come from as far away as Rockport to help pick the trash up and out of the river.
Here is the crew I took to Kanz and JDL to clean those areas….
Everyone crossing the river to start at Kanz….
This group filled over 20 bags…. Good Goin’ !!!!After finishing up at JDL, Ron McAlpin was there with another “Trout In The Classroom” Rainbow Trout Fry release…..
We talked about the Guadalupe, our efforts to enhance the Trout Fishery, what is an evasive species, the Guad’s special harvest limits, and other conservation topics.The trailer being filled up with the collected trash back at Lazy L&L….
This and another couple of pickups beds worth was collected to help beautify our River….
Awards were given out for the most unusual trash collected. This boy and his father found and retrieved a wrought iron patio table. He received a flyrod for his efforts.
Another flyrod was given out for a Drone that was found.This volunteer came from Rockport and received shadow box with hand tied flies of a dragon fly and some bees, for the furthest a group traveled for the clean-up.
The New Braunfels Flyfishers were also well represented….
A special “Hello” to Ron Demeyer (on the far right) who wrangles the volunteers for the Trout Supplemental Summer Feedings for GRTU.All in all, what a fabulous group of volunteers to help doing the hard work of beautifying our river and share some burgers, drinks, and stories of the day and other days on the river. This is the GRTU in action that gets little attention, but it’s critical work to enhance the river and the fishery.
Jimbo
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Back from the Dead…..
It’s time again to look to the west….
For storms that could move over the headwaters of the Guadalupe River !!!!
It could happen this weekend and the river and the lake desperately need the rainfall. Springtime in Texas usually bring strong storms and some of our heaviest rainfall of the year. I hope so!!! We are still in El Nino, but trending towards ENSO neutral this summer and transitioning towards La Nina late summer and fall. So, all that being said…..
I’m praying for rain and channeling those that will listen to our prayers….Tom tom tom tom….
Tom tom tom tom….
Tom tom tom tom….Jimbo
Just what…..
I went back and it took about 5 minutes to find my camera.
It was right where Doug and I thought it was but couldn’t see it because of the slit in the water.
It was covered by leaves but I saw the lanyard and BINGO….
I rather be lucky than good….Jimbo
The diesel spill had very little impact on the Trout, thank God. I too was very worried at first, but from what I have heard from anglers and guides and seen myself, very few if any fish were killed by this spill. Now if we can just start getting significant rains over the upper Guadalupe Basin and start filling the lake up again…. Please !!!!
Jimbo
It was both…..
Yes, apparently drove off the bridge this morning and ended upside down on the bank next to Rio.
Jimbo
I saw the new gate yesterday and it looks great !!!!
Jimbo
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