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See everybody in the morning !!!!
Jimbo
It’s a full load, 4000lbs of Rainbow Trout. We will not be stocking the lower sites. This is because of possible high water temperatures down there, early in the season, that could wipe out everything we stock down there. And at $7.70/lb, we can not afford to make those kinds of mistakes. I know everyone would like to see all the sites stocked during this the first of our four stockings, but I default towards being very conservative. We will stock the lower sites with the second load, which is coming shortly. Watch for the email, and notifications of this next stocking.
As far as fishing on the day of stocking, we ask that everyone give these fish 24 hours to acclimate and recover from the stress of their trip. That being said, noone can forbid you from fishing. I understand if you are coming a long way and only have Saturday to be on the river, but if you could spend the night, and fish on Sunday, we would prefer that.
Thanks for listening….
Jimbo Roberts
GRTU V.P. of Fisheries
Yes, Summit is a Seasonal LAP Access site. It should have been added to the handout.
Jimbo Roberts
GRTU V.P. of Fisheries
I’m kind of the same, I wet wade a lot in the Guadalupe.
I let the air temperatures and wind dictate the need for waders. I will wade wet in the fall until air temps stay below 60 like Alex said. I am also usually one of the first to start wading wet in the spring.
Now that being said, when cold weather really sets in, you will notice that water temps get colder the further you fish downstream. Water temps from the dam are pretty consistent in the mid 60’s to mid 50s in the middle of winter, but they will fall off quickly when overnight temps are in the 30s and below. And you will probably see some days, rare as they are, where ice forms along the river edge. In the coldest part of winter, I am wearing my Gore-tex waders, and at least a mid-weight synthetic thermal, and sometimes adding a heavy-weight synthetic, or fleece over that. I always wear layers on my upper body, with a base mid-weight synthetic, a synthetic fishing shirt, then add a light, mid, or heavy weight fleece, accordingly, and adding a Gore-tex Jacket over that especially cold or windy days. That way I can easily remove a layer and stuff it in the back of my flyvest, when or if, I get too warm. Also, I like to use fingerless gloves, like Simms, when air temps are in the 40’s or below. And when using waders always use a wading belt fairly tight, and I almost always bring a foldable wading staff whether I use it or not. Then again, I am a tackle freak, and will never been accused of traveling light !!!!
Jimbo
Just checked and the combo works…..
Jimbo
I set that lock October 31 and it worked back then. I will have someone check it.
Jimbo
There was a fire at River Rose. I talked to the owner today. It burned the building where the electricity comes in knocked out all power to all the business’ there. He said it will probably be a couple of months before everything is back to normal. Still, you should be able to access the property and park on the side as indicated in the LAP Lease Access Sites Pictures.
Jimbo
It’s Time….
This Friday, October 10, 2pm, we will gather at Rio Guadalupe Resort to spread the ashes of Ron Skarbowski in the river.
Ron was a decades long member of GRTU and the LAP and absolutely loved flyfishing on the Guadalupe River. His favorite stretch was from Rio down to Pott’s and would often be found flyfishing that piece of water. He was a good flyfisherman who caught his share and returned those Trout gingerly to the water like they were his kids. He had a wild sense of humor and you could easily engage him in conversations as you fished together. The river will be a little quieter without him….Jimbo Roberts
Reports from the crew feeding the Trout indicate holdover is not nearly as good as the last couple of years. We had some real high water temperatures beginning in late March and early April. This is about 60 days earlier than we normally see water temps in the 70’s in the upper leases. We have continued feeding the fish down to Little Ponderosa, even when reports came in of no or just a few Trout down there. I told the crew, If, we could get any fish to holdover down there, they are exactly the kind of Rainbows we want surviving and living in the river, and to keep feeding regardless of the lack of fish seen. I suspect we will have good holdover only at Maricopa. Everything else will be spotty at best. Typically, the river with deeper holes and shade will be the places these Trout will hold in the worst conditions. The good news is we have had some bumps in the flows, off 55cfs, in the 80-100cfs, not consistently, but often enough through the late summer to help with water temps. We won’t really know till Late October when things really start cooling off and the Trout again start to show themselves regularly. I wish the news was better, but right now that how we see it.
Jimbo
I talked to the owner a couple months ago and they were trying to sell the main house. She did say that they were going to keep the lots and in memory of Jim Potts they would continue the GRTU Lease. Now things can change, but it’s still a seasonal lease last time I checked. I probably should check in and see what’s up….
Jimbo
If you are going to float the river from the dam, you must be aware of Horseshoe Falls about one mile from the dam. Do not try and run it. Get out and portage left. The hydraulics below the falls are terrible. Watch your water temperatures. Fish only water less than 68 degrees. I would like our anglers to wait till late September, or even better October, to go fishing for Trout as they will be stressed in these low flows. We will be feeding them also till the end of September, which can make them difficult to catch of the day of feeding.
Jimbo Roberts
GRTU V.P. of Fisheries
After talking to Chris Sagen, the promoter, we wont be doing any casting instruction, just the basics in tackle and tactics, so I will be able to handle this solo.
Jimbo
We pray for rain because we are in drought conditions still. The lake is still 14 feet from pool. We need more rain, not just to get the sustaining flows for our Trout Fishery, but for all who live here.
These prayers are not for rain that would create flows that causes loss of Lives and property. The nature of the Hill Country is that big rains happen and floods happen. That is why they built Canyon Lake in the first place. It was conceived as a flood control project. The depth of the lake meant that the warm water fishery would be displaced. A Trout fishery was created because of the need to supplant the warm water fishery which was lost due to the need to control downstream flooding by building the lake where it is. Power Generation was an afterthought and retro-fitted.
It is a tragedy that has happened this summer and taking down this topic will not erase that, nothing will. My Grand-nieces were at Camp Mystic and they lost some dear friends that night. Millie, the youngest nearly lost her life. She got out of a cabin where 6 of the 12 children staying there died. Millie clung to a tree with a Camp Consular and 2 other children for many hours before they could be rescued. They sold lemonade and cookies, and dedicated the funds to flood relief. They have gone on and setup go-fund-me accounts and to date, they themselves have raised over $25,000 to go directly to those impacted by this flood. Myself, my family, and my friends are quite aware of what happened and have taken action, on behalf of those who suffered. Will these funds bring back lives lost…. No…. but at least we are trying to do something positive.
The reality is that floods have happened in the past that caused loss of life and property and the bad news is floods will occur in the future that result in the loss of life and property. That is because of the topography of the Hill Country, the closeness to the Gulf Coast, and the prevailing path of weather systems that pass overhead. All we can do is to be better prepared in the future, so that when floods do happen, the loss of Lives and Property will be at a minimum.
To say that someone should take down this topic because of what happened is to deny the very nature of the Texas Hill Country and the needs of all Texans who depend on ground and aquifer waters for our very existence. Was this unfortunate…. Certainly…. But this topic did not cause this flood. God does not answer prayers for one person knowing it will cause a tragedy for another. There is no reason to stop hoping that the needs of Texans for water, for: life, agriculture, ranching, and industry are met. We need to look forward and find better solutions for the warning of those who live in the path of these floods, because they will happen again, that is a certainty.
Jimbo
Two sides to every coin….
I have been without internet or local news for about 3 days now. I just had a call from my mother about this mornings flood. My grand nieces were staying at Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River, but they got out and are fine. I have read some articles about the flood. Up to 15 inches of rain starting last night, 45 foot wall of water coming down the river, many missing and already 13 confirmed dead.
We have been in a bad drought for about 5 years now, and people have been telling me they expected the lake to go dry. I told them that mother nature can not be controlled, and every 10 years or so a major flood happens on the upper Guadalupe River. The last real event was 2015 and it was overdue. I have been looking at the gauges and it is hard to tell, but looks like Comfort peaked at about 150,000cfs. The river should fall fairly quickly if the rains stop. I am wondering how much the lake will come up with these flows. We needed the water, but not the loss of people and property.
I will still be out of touch for another couple of days.
Pray for those who lost family and friends…..
Jimbo
We finally have some water coming down the Guadalupe River !!!!
And better yet, we have good rain prospects for the coming week !
So, let’s hope it falls where it does the most good….Tom tom tom tom….
Tom tom tom tom….
Tom tom tom tom….
Tom tom tom tom….Jimbo
