Jimbo
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It’s been a while since we last had a good rain over the watershed. I don’t know how much the flows will come up since the ground was so dry, but we should see how things will change by Tuesday. Here in San Antonio we had 3.25″ of rain so far and may get some more before it’s over. I sure would like to see the lake get to pool for the summer flows to kick in….
Tom tom tom tom….
Tom tom tom tom….
Tom tom tom tom….Jimbo
Well let me be the first to officially volunteer. This old man will pitch in and bring my “Can Picker” along to fill up a mesh bag or two.
Come join us. Do it for yourself as much as anyone else. You’ll feel good about what you’ve done afterwards even if your “old bones and muscles” are talking back.
I’ll bring the bourbon (or Tylenol if you prefer) to hush them up.Jimbo
Thanks Doug! We should have the temp monitors working in the next month or so….
Until then, everybody bring a thermometer and check the water temps before fishing for Trout.Jimbo
Here’s what I suggest this time of year. When you come, plan on being on the river early. Bring a thermometer and take the water temps. If it’s below 68, and it should in the upper river, start fishing for Trout. Before it gets to 70 quit fishing for Trout where you are and either move upstream a good distance or…. Go way downstream, say River Bluff or Lower Rio and start fishing the edges and shadows for Perch and Bass where you’d expect them. Don’t fish the main currents and troughs because there still could be a few Trout down there trying to stay alive. Or even better yet, go below the 2nd crossing and pay for access at: River Road Camp, Janie’s, KL Ranch (the water between Janie’s and KL Ranch may be the best), Camp Huaco Springs or even Gruene. There will be topwater action for these fish this time of year which can be a lot of fun and you may end up landing 100 !!! Also I usually bring a couple of rods along too which gives some neglected rods a workout.(2 for Trout: A long nymphing rod and a dryfly rod, and one for Bass and one for Perch) There are other options close by too like: San Marcos River, Blanco, and the Guadalupe upstream of Canyon Lake.
So get out and fish !!!
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Barbless, Fight them hard and fast, Keep’em Wet, Catch and Release…
And if possible on Dryflies, nothing like seeing the bite on top !!!!Jimbo
Nope, not kidding…..
Our lease sites information has been copied and pasted on other forums in the past.Jimbo
To make it more difficult on a hacker from gaining information about lease sites.
Jimbo
Good question. This is how I believe the process is initiated. It’s a cooperative effort between TPWD and the public. I know many discussions started with the us (GRTU V.P. of Fisheries, BOD, and members) and TPWD river biologist/manager. I believe we asked for a change in the regs and then a bunch of GRTU members chimed in on the TPWD when they asked if people wanted a change in the regs. When enough people asked for the change, TPWD put it before the public. They would announce to the public that their input was requested and would hold these meeting in the counties affected by any change in the regulations. That means Comal County. We’d show up and voice our support for the regs and a few showed up against. Then TPWD would take their findings before their own committee and make the decision. That’s how we did it back for the first Trophy Trout Zone. The second time for the Upper Zone 800 yards below the dam to the 2nd crossing on 306 I think TPWD just decided to change the regs after some on-line discussion/public input but I don’t remember any public gathering in Comal county.
Jimbo
It’s been about 12 years since the last survey went out when I was VP of Fisheries. The survey will be concerning the Lease Access Program itself, so who better to discuss the program, than those who are in it. I also understand that there are more people who would like to be in the program than there are memberships, but there are also many members in the LAP that have been in the program for years, or like me, decades, and so the perspective of experience. The survey will cover things that a majority of the respondents would like to see in future years. It is designed to adjust things that have been bothering members and are in our ability to change. Somethings like river flows or adding twice as many lease sites we have are things that are essentially out of our control. But fish size, fish numbers, Rainbows vs Browns, number of LAP memberships, even the cost of membership, are things we can easily adjust. I would encourage everyone who is in the LAP to respond to the survey so we can get a strong consensus about the desires of our members and the Board of Directors can make the best decisions about the future of the LAP.
Jimbo
The reason Palominos are the color they are because of a double recessive gene. They are really just Rainbow Trout that do not have “the gene” that produces the color blue, and without the ability to produce blue they can not look mainly green on their backs (yellow and blue make green). There are many myths about Palominos floating around out there. Another one I hear all the time is you can tell how any Trout are stocked by counting the Palominos and multiplying by 1000(or some number) because that’s how the hatchery tracks the numbers of Trout, which of course if laughably false.
Jimbo
But Texans are tough,… Just another day in Paradise….
Now go do it….Jimbo
I sure would like to be there and help out when our locals put a beat down on the field.
But again I’m going to be playing tag in another Doctor’s office down in Houston.
GRTU Rules !!!!!Just another Fan….
I don’t know what’s happening? I started the story on my other topic Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, but I uploaded the first half, I spent another couple hours writing the second half and then editing the whole thing and I could not upload anything more. I finished it and uploaded the whole thing to FlyFishingAddicts.com just fine. I thought maybe I could try starting another topic and upload it,… Nope…. I keep getting Error 404 and 500, internal storage error. I contacted Dustin who told me to contact Adrian, no answers yet. It’s so weird because I can make short answers like this, but not that one ???
Jimbo
I’m not sure what is going on but I can not upload the end of this story…..
It says Error 500, internal server error?Jimbo
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