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Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides

Fly Fishing Guadalupe River
Garrett Gordy with trophy Guadalupe Rainbow Trout

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Trip
Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Trip

Mark Edgmon's Trophy Devils River Largemouth Bass
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Mark Edgmon with trophy Devils River Largemouth Bass

Texas Monthly Publisher David Dunham at Dolan Falls, Devils River Fly Fishing
Texas Monthly Publisher David Dunham at Dolan Falls

Guadalupe Fishing Guide
Andrew with his Guadalupe Bass on Fly Fishing Guide Trip

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Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Near Austin San Antonio and New Brunfels Texas

Guadalupe Trout Guide
Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Near Austin San Antonio and New Brunfels Texas

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Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Near Austin San Antonio and New Brunfels Texas

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Tom's Devils River Trophy Smallmouth Bass

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides
Cindy's trophy bass!

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide
Chrissy Smith and Ashlee Newman Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Monday November 4, 2023. The day started off cool with temps in the high 40's. The sky was clear blue and it quickly warmed to 70 degrees around lunchtime. The flow from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold. The Guadalupe River was fishing pretty well with hatches of Caddis, Tricos and PMD's observed. We didn't really see any fish rising, so we stuck with nymphing techniques. Our best flies were the Prince Nymph, Rainbow Warrior, and Zug Bugs. There were quite a few fishers out, but ti wasn't crowded. Austin Fly Fishing, San Antonio Fly Fishing, New Braunfels Fly Fishing.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Trout Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday December 5, 2023. Morning trip with Mac and Tom from Indiana yielded some nice Guadalupe Trout on fly. The day started off cool with temps in the high 30's, but it quickly warmed to the high 60's. The were nice hatches of Caddis, Tricos and PMD's, but we saw very few fish rising. We presented nymphs with fluorocarbon leaders and strike indicators. Our best flies were Caddis Emergers and  Prince Nymphs. The flow from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold. Austin Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Sunday December 10, 2023. Morning float on the lower Guadalupe River greeted us with clear blue skies and brisk winds from the north at 45 degrees. We did a float in the Canyon that was protected from the chilly winds. The winds died down around 10:00 am and it was very pleasant with temps in the high 50's and low 60's. We saw a massive Trico hatch and quickly tied on a size 22 fly that matched the bugs. They immediately hooked trout and the fights were on. The San Juan Worm did a pretty good job too. The flow from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold with a few small rapids on our beat. Even tough it was a weekend, the water was not crowded. New Braunfels Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, Austin Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Rainbow Trout Report and Current Conditions: Tuesday December 12, 2023. Guadalupe River Flow was clear and cold with with great weather conditions. Brief scouting trip at the third crossing showed several wade fishermen and women. The winds were light to start but picked up later in the day. A quick survey of fishers reported good luck on nymphs drifted under an indicator. Egg patterns seemed to be the most successful. We didn't see a hatch, but it might have happened later in the morning. Austin Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, and New Braunfels Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Wednesday December 13, 2023. The day was forecasted to have cold rain and fog. We decided to reschedule our trips and enjoy the Holiday Spirit indoors. It was a good call. There were some hearty fly fishers on the river though. The reports we heard were positive from this group though, with nice rainbows caught and released on streamers. Austin Fly Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fly Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fly Fishing Guide. 

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday December 16, 2023. The Bryan family from Wisconsin joined us for a fun filled Guadalupe trout float. We caught and released several nice Guadalupe rainbow trout and the Prince Nymph, Zug Bug, and Chenille worm were our best flies. 

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday January 9, 2024. Canyon Lake Dam release was cold and clear with low water conditions. A strong cold front hit us yesterday with Gale Force winds and cool temperatures. The high winds snapped trees and made fly casting dangerous. We decided to reschedule our trips, but there were a few tough people out towards evening. Austin Fly Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guides Current Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Friday January 12, 2024. The day started off pretty cool with temps in the low 40's and clear blue skies. It quickly warmed to the high 60's by early afternoon. There were quite a few fishers out for a weekday. Reports were positive with lots of Guadalupe trout being caught and released. We saw Caddis hatches, Damsels, and Tricos too. We saw a few fish sipping dries, but not a lot. The best fly patterns were reported as the Prince nymph, Damsel nymphs and San Juan worms too. Austin Fishing Guides, San Antonio Fishing Guides, New Braunfels Fishing Guides.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Current Report and River Conditions. Updated Wednesday January 17, 2024. River flow below Canyon Lake was clear and cold. It was the second day of the Arctic weather blast with temps in the mid teens this morning. A little too cold to fish, so we rescheduled our trips. Tomorrow looks better with warmer temps. Wish us luck, we'll be out there! Austin Fishing Guide, Canyon Lake Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe River Trout Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Sunday January 21, 2024. The weather forecast was wrong and the morning was pretty nice with cold temps though. There were clear blue skies and light winds. There were a few fly fishermen out, but it was not crowded. The best flies were reported as Egg patterns, Sucker Spawn, and the Prince Nymph too. The water was pretty low but clear and cold. We didn't see a hatch, but it could have happened when we weren't there. Austin Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, Canyon Lake Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Wednesday January 24, 2024. It's been raining for the past three days and the Edwards Aquifer is up almost six feet. We've been in an extreme drought for several years and this is helping with recovery. The Guadalupe River is up and flowing chocolate right now, but it should clear in a few days. The fish are getting a break from fishermen, and that's good too. We'll resume our trips after this weekend. Austin Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide Current Report and Fishing Conditions: Thursday January 25, 2024. The weather started off with clear blue skies and temps in the high 40's. It warmed to 70 degrees by late afternoon. The river was chocolate from Lazy L and L down. It was clearer the closer you got to the dam. We saw a few folks fishing and they were having measured success. We have a trips tomorrow, so wish us luck! Hill Country Fly Fishing Guide, Austin Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, Canyon Lake Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fly Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Current Report and Conditions. Updated Friday January 26, 2024. The Guadalupe River at the third crossing below Canyon Lake was flowing a little over 150 cfs with relatively clear water and mild rapids. The river cleared after the recent flash flood. David and Chris joined us for a fun float and we caught some good Guadalupe Trout too. Our best flies were egg patterns and San Juan worms. We also had some success on Prince nymphs. Austin Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Tuesday February 6, 2024. Afternoon scouting trip produced some action on nymphs. The day was beautiful with clear blue skies and high temps near 70 degrees. The water being released from Canyon Lake was clear and cold. There were quite a few fishers on the water, but it didn't seem crowded. We saw a few bugs hatching, but we didn't see any rising fish. Our best flies were egg patterns and Stonefly nymphs. Austin Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide, Hill Country Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Current Report and River Conditions: Updated Sunday February 11, 2024. The day started off with overcast skies and temps in the high 50's. A cold front pushed through with winds gathering speed. There weren't very many people on the river because it's Super Bowl Sunday. We did a short scouting trip and found the trout were liking the San Juan Worm. We also had good luck on Prince Nymphs and Zug Bugs. We didn't notice a hatch because the wind was blowing so hard. The river flow was low, but plenty of cold, clear water to get the job done. Austin Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide, Canyon Lake Fishing Guide, Devils River Fishing Guide, Hill Country Fishing guide.

Guadalupe River Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday February 17, 2024. A strong cold front blew in this morning with winds gusting 30 mph. The temps were around 40 degrees and the release from Canyon Lake Dam was low, but very fishable. We didn't see a hatch because the wind would blow the bugs away. We heard reports of Sucker Spawn Egg success. Other patterns were Stone Flies and Zug Bugs too. Austin Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide, Hill Country Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and Conditions: Friday February 23, 2024. Nice float with Reid and Alex from College Station produced too many trout to count. The sky was clear blue with temps in the low 70's. The fish were hitting San Juan Worms, Drowned Tricos, and stonefly nymphs.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Friday March 8, 2024. The Guadalupe River flow from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold. The day started off with temps in the high 50's but warmed to 80 degrees by noon. The sky was clear and the winds were about 15 mph out of the northwest with low humidity. Chris and Walker joined us for a nice float/wade trip chasing rainbows. The early morning bite was light with a couple of hook ups, but no fish landed. We went farther downstream and we found some fish in shallow water and began sight casting. Walker hooked up on his first cast and landed several more feisty rainbow trout out of the same run. His Dad Chris, moved downstream without much luck. When he returned to Walker's area, he drifted his nymphs and began to slay. The Prince Nymph was our best fly. Guadalupe Fishing Guide, Austin Fishing Guide, Canyon Lake Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Current River Report and Conditions: Updated Sunday March 10, 2024. The morning started off clear with temps in the high 40's. It quickly warmed to the 60's a little later in the day. Even though Spring Break has started, there were very few people on the river for a weekend day. There was a small Trico hatch, but the Crane Flies were in abundance. The Mop Fly imitates the Crane's larvae, and it was catching fish. The Prince Nymph continued working well too. Austin Fishing Guides, San Antonio Fishing Guides, New Braunfels Fishing Guides, Canyon Lake Fishing Guides.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide River Report and Current Conditions: Monday March 11, 2024. Fly Fishing lesson with and Ardon from Dripping Springs produced two new fly fishers. We held our lesson at the Canyon Lake Dam tailrace. We learned distance casting, the roll cast, and the pick-up-lay down cast. We also learned about reading the water and fly selection. The water temp at the tailrace was 54 degrees, with clear water conditions. We saw a massive Trico hatch while we were there and a couple of trout rising to gulp the bugs. Austin Fly Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fly Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fly Fishing Guide, Canyon Lake Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Current Fly Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Wednesday March 13, 2024. The day started off cool with temps in the high 50's and overcast skies. There was a nice Trico hatch around 11:00 am. There were lots of Crane Flies around...so we broke out the Mop Flies. The Live Oaks are losing their leaves and the other trees are shedding their spring blooms. These conditions made it a little difficult for a clean drift. The water being released from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold, and there were very few fishers out. Austin Fishing Guide,Canyon Lake Fishing Guide, Guadalupe Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guides Current River Report and Conditions: Thursday March 14, 2024. There was quite a bit of mist and fog to start the morning. There were forecasts of strong storms, but they never formed. There were very few fishers out again. We saw a lot of Crane Flies hatching though. Our best scouting fly was the Mop and Black San Juan Worm. Austin Fly Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fly Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fly Fishing Guide, Canyon Lake Fishing Guide.

Canyon Lake Fishing Guide and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Current Report and Conditions: Updated Saturday March 16, 2024. The forecast called for thunderstorms, but they didn't arrive.The morning was overcast with light mist and temps in the high 60's. There were very few people on the water again, probably because of the forecast. It's Spring Break, so the area has lots of out of town tourists. The afternoon skies cleared and  a few people trickled out to the river and lake. After scouting Canyon Lake, we went to the Guadalupe and saw a nice Crane Fly hatch and quite a few different species of Mayflies. The release from Canyon Lake into the Guadalupe was clear and cold. Canyon Lake Fishing Guide, Austin Fishing Guide, New Braunfels Fishing Guide, Devils River Fishing Guide.

Canyon Lake Fishing Guide and Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Current Report and Conditions: Sunday March 17, 2024. Thundershowers and lightning started the day with temps in the high 60's. By noon, the weather had exited the area. A few fly fishers were at Action Angler using the access for the wade fishing area. The two we talked to had pretty good success at rainbow trout fishing. They said the Sucker Spawn flies with Zebra Midge droppers were doing the trick. We saw a few Tricos hatching in the afternoon with Crane Flies too. Austin Fly Fishing Guide, San Antonio Fishing Guide, Canyon Lake Fishing Guide, Devils River Fishing Guide.









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