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Does anybody know if we have tried giving them an order for the 14 to 18” rainbows a year ahead of time? I would be in hopes that a year ahead would be enough to raise the size we would want. Anybody have any 1st hand information on this possibility.
I have always felt that putting large rainbows in the river is counterproductive. My reasons are as follows.
1) when we put large fish in the river
we get less fish for that stocking.2) Every time we loose a 24” fish that could weigh maybe 3 lbs that is about $25.00. A lot of money for 1 fish.
3) if we stock only say 14” to 18” fish nobody could legally take any of our fish home. This would be better for TU any way you look at it.
4) With more fish in the river you stand a better chance of catching a trout and having a fun day.
This is just my opinion for what ever it’s worth.
I do not agree with raising prices. There are a lot of long time members living on a fixed income that increasing prices could make it impossible to even join the lease access program.
If this is a problem that we all agree on then let’s bring it up at the February meeting and get a good GRTU club solution to benefit everyone.
I know our mission is to create a trout fishery in the Guadalupe River. Stocking fish in an area where non-TU people are just taking these fish home is not going to accomplish this goal. I personally have a problem with letting these people live off of our money. These fish cost a lot. I agree with not stocking this area in the future. I think we need to make our feelings known at the next stocking.
I will be there !!!
Will be willing to do traffic control again if needed.
I will be there!!!
Robert Menzel
I will be there! I will also be available for traffic control like I did in years past.
Yesterday I fished CVC. Water from one of the 4 plus inch rains sent a flood through the CVC parking lot that washed most of the new gravel that they put on the parking lot onto the property next door and into the river . River bottom looks great, but the parking lot is a mess. The property owner next door told me the water went through there about 10 feet high. The one nice thing I saw there yesterday is the water was the clearest I have ever seen in in my 25 years fishing at CVC.
I took an actual water temperature at the old maricopa lodge last Tuesday. It was 58 deg. I have an industrial hand held thermometer that is very accurate.
In the short term if my memory serves me well. The 1st stocking will be sometime after the fall meeting at L & L.
When I was at Riverside Horseshoe Lodge on Tuesday I took the water temperature and it was 58 Deg. If this holds true for the other leases I would think it is cold enough that we could stock our 1st truck load of fish. If anyone has more water temp readings I would be happy to know what they Found.
I talked with the lady that’s runs “Riverside Horseshoe Lodge” today (11-02-21) . She’s gave me a bunch of brochures for the place and said that the pricing for now would be $119.00 per night on weekends, Cheaper on weekdays and if you are a TU member to call them and they would work out an even better rate. Seem like they are smart enough to find out what the pricing in our area should be. Their phone number is 830-964-3600. I will bring the brochures she gave me to the fall meeting at L&L. They show some of the updating they have done to the lodge.
When I was there last week they still had not officially opened for business. I had thought about mentioning to them that what they showed me for the price structure was pretty high, but I do not think it is my place to say anything. I am hopping they will see what other places are charging and price their room rates accordingly. If they don’t they will have a lot of empty rooms.
I have fished the old Maricopa about 5 or 6 times since September trying to get the big carp that come from the deep hole on the other side of the bridge. About 2 weeks ago I counted 10 carp that were at least 30” swim across in front of me when I was trying to catch them. There was a large rainbow I estimated at over 24” that swims with them. Tried everything I had to get them to bite with no luck.
I also have talked with the new owners of the old Maricopa and they are completely renovating the whole place inside and out. They are from California and have taken over the place about 10 months ago. They showed me one of the completed rooms and they were very nice. The one I saw had paneled walls. Prices were over $200.00 a night. They stated they were trying to cater to the fisherman. Seemed like very nice people.
When I renewed my TU Membership I clicked on the link in Dustin Scott’s e-mail and got the “Thank you for renewing your membership” e-mail back within a minute. Could it be that the only people that got the confirmation we the people that went through Dustin Scott’s link?
I just renewed my TU National membership on 10-15 -21. How do I find out that GRTU knows this so I don’t get my money for the lease access back in the mail?
