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Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Friday February 24, 2023. The day started off pretty
cool with temps in the high 40's. The sky was solid overcast with northeast winds from 10-15 miles per hour. There were a
few PMD's hatching and some Grey Drakes too. There were very few people on the water and the ones we saw were catching fish.
The trout are getting smarter, so it's important to watch your indicator closely and set the hook at the slightest suggestion
of a bite. Also, a good drift with proper mending is important. The release from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold.
Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday February 25, 2023. Canyon
Lake Dam outflow was clear and cold feeding the trophy trout water. There were quite a few people out on on the weekend. The
wade fishermen...and women, at Action Angler access were having very good results sight casting rainbow trout in the knee
deep water. There were tons of nice fish fighting for the fly. The day was mostly overcast with temps starting out in the
high 40's. The day warmed in the afternoon with sun breaks and temps reaching into the high 60's. The best flies were egg
patterns, San Juan Worms, and stonefly nymphs.
Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Sunday February 26, 2023. The morning started
out with heavy fog and temps in the 50's. The sky stayed overcast until late in the afternoon and the sun came out for about
two hours around 3:30 pm. The flow from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold. There were a few people on the river today, but
not crowded. We didn't see a major hatch today. The winds were blowing up to 20 miles per hour from the southeast, so it would
have been difficult to spot tiny Mayflies. The best flies were reported to be egg patterns with a San Juan Worm dropper. A
third fly could have been used if it were really small, like a size 22 Trico, Drowned Spinner.
Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Monday February 27,
2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was 65 cfs with clear and cold water conditions: The day started off cool this morning with
clear blue skies and low humidity. A light cool front pushed through, with Northwest winds about 10 mph. The early morning
hatch consisted of Tricos, Damsels and Caddis, although the Caddis numbers were pretty low. There were a few fish rising to
Royal Humpies drifted behind stimulators. We even tried a drowned Trico Spinner as a third fly on 5X. There weren't very many
fishermen/women out. We did see quite a few guide boats on the upper float near Rio, but we usually float the lower section,
so they didn't bother us. One of our guide buddies stripped streamers all day and he caught and released some really big Rainbows.
He was using clousers, believe it, or not.
Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday February 28, 2023. Canyon
Lake Dam release was clear and cold with springtime conditions approaching.The morning started off with temps in the high
40's and clear blue skies. Overcast conditions followed with the return of southeast winds and higher humidity. The overcast
cleared around 10:00 am and there was a massive Mayfly hatch that lasted for about three hours. There were quite a few Guadalupe
Trout sipping the Tricos off the surface. Even with the hatch, we had better luck drifting nymphs under an indicator. Our
best flies were egg patterns and a drowned Trico Spinner. Al from Illinois joined us for a float on the lower section of the
Guadalupe. We hooked quite a few fish and several jumped and fought like crazy. Our company provides guided fly fishing trips,
classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.
Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Wednesday March 1, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam
release was cold and clear. The day started off pretty warm with temps around 70. It was solid overcast most of the day, with
a few peeks of sunshine in the late afternoon. There was another big Mayfly hatch with BWO's and Tricos represented. There
were a few fishermen out, but it wasn't crowded. Stone Fly Nymphs, squirmy worms and small droppers in the size 22 range were
catching fish. There were a few Caddis on the water, but we didn't see any fish rising to them in the current. The fish were
gulping mouthfulls of the tiny Mayflies in the eddies and slow water though. The high temps almost reached 90 degrees in the
afternoon. The high temps definitely slowed the bite down in the afternoon.
Guadalupe River Fly Fishing and Texas Hill Country Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Thursday March
2, 2023. The weather is definitely telling us that Spring has sprung. The wildflowers and trees are budding and the temps
today almost reached 90 degrees. Even with temps reaching into the high 80's, we still have a couple of more months of Guadalupe
Trout season. Some of our floats are catching nice bass and other warmwater species. The bass have been attacking our "Game
Changers" and other streamer flies. The trout are keying on Sucker Spawn patterns and San Juan Worms too. The nicer weather
is bringing out newbie fly fishers and we're doing quite a few introductory lessons. The weather today brought a few more
fly fishers targeting trout, but the river wasn't crowded. Canyon Lake is seeing some nice white bass runs and the stripers
are busting shad on the surface. Our company provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction in the Austin
area, New Braunfels area, and San Antonio Texas area too.
Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday March 4, 2023. The weather
started off cool with temps in the low 40's and clear blue sky. It quickly warmed into the high 70's as the wind shifted from
North to Southeast. There were quite a few fishers on the water, but there was still plenty of room for more people. We didn't
see a significant hatch and we didn't see any fish rising. AJ and Bob joined us from Austin for a fly fishing lesson and casting
instruction. We practiced with 9 weight rods to prepare for their upcoming bonefish trip to the Bahamas. The guys were pretty
smart and caught on quickly. There were quite a few trout landed by fishers in the same pool. They were getting them on streamers,
and double nymph rigs with an indicator. The Prince Nymph, and Golden Epoxy-Back Stonefly seemed to be the winning flies.
A good drift, with light tippet in the bright sunlight was helping their success. The flow was low and cold, but very fishable
with a green, chalky tint.
Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Sunday March 5, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release
was clear and cold. The morning had moderate fog with a temperature inversion (the colder air was dense and settled to the
surface with overrunning warmer air above), The fog cleared about 10:30 am to reveal partly cloudy skies and comfortable temps
in the 70's. There was a big Mayfly hatch with BWO's and Tricos. There were a few fish rising, but with no regularity. We
hosted Chris and Seth, who are stationed in San Antonio undergoing training at Ft. Sam Houston. We got them started fly fishing
and we landed lots of warmwater fish with one rainbow trout and a massive smallmouth bass in the 5 lb class. Our best fly
was the Rubber Legged Stonefly.
Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide and Fly Fishing Report: Monday March 6, 2023. Kent Saldana and Brooke joined
us for a fun filled day of Guadalupe Trout fishing. It was their first time fly fishing, but they did great. We caught and
released several fish and the weather was pleasant with spring like conditions. The flow was low but there was still plenty
of water for a fun float. Our best flies were sucker spawn eggs and rubber legged stonefly nymphs. Of course, we dead drifted
them under an indicator. Expedition Outfitters guided fly fishing trips near Austin, San Antonio, and New Braunfels Texas.
Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Report and Current Conditions: Tuesday March 7, 2023. Latest observations
include overcast skies with fog and light mist. The day remained clouday and we heard several of our guides reporting good
catches of rainbow trout and warmwater species too. The hot flies were Clouser minnows, stoneflies, Prince Nymphs and egg
patterns. The Clousers, of course were stripped in the deeper holes and nymphing was successful in the shallow water. The
flow was low, but cold and consistent.
Guadalupe River Rainbow Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Wednesday March 8, 2023.
The day started out warm with temps in the high 60's. The sky was clear with high humidity. The Canyon Lake Dam release was
clear and cold with plenty of water to get the job done. The best techniques for catching Guadalupe Trout was dead drifting
nymphs and streamer fishing techniques. The best flies were egg patterns again with Pat's Rubber Legs dropper and or a midge
fished below them on 5X tippet. There were very few people on the water and it was a very pleasant day. Expedition Outfitters
provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons, and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.
Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Friday March 10, 2023. Canyon
Lake Dam release was cold and clear with water temps at the tailrace being 56 degrees. The day started off cool with temps
in the high 50's and solid overcast skies. There was a light mist with the passage of a weak Pacific cool front. The river
wasn't too crowded once the skies cleared to reveal a beautiful spring day. There was a nice mayfly hatch with Tricos and
BWO's represented. There were a few random fish rising to gulp clumps of bugs in the subsurface foam. The best flies reported
were the Prince Nymph, Pheasant tail and Zug Bug.
Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Trout Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday March 11, 2023. The
morning started out cool but it quickly warmed into a beautiful Spring Day. The Canyon Lake Dam release was cold and clear
with plenty of water for a good float. There were quite a few fishers out, but still not overcrowded. There was a nice Mayfly
hatch early on but the windy afternoon made it hard to see the individual bugs. We also saw Caddis, Damsels and Dragonflies.
The best flies reported were Caddis for topwater in the shallows and Prince Nymphs and egg patterns in the deeper runs. Expedition
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streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.
Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday March 12, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release
was cold and clear with low water conditions, but very fishable. The day was cool in the morning with north winds at 15-20
mph and clear blue skies. There were lots of people out later in the day, but almost nobody in the early morning. The time
change seemed to delay the activity. Fishers began showing up around 9:00 am, but still not too crowded. We didn't see any
bugs hatching because the strong winds might have blown them away. The fishers we saw were getting it done with Nymphs dead-drifted
under an indicator. The best patterns continued to be eggs representing the Sucker Spawn and Pat's Rubber legs dropped down
about 18 inches below the first fly. 4X tippet was needed to be invisible in the strong sunlight. Our company offers guided
fly fishing trips near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.
Guadalupe River Fly Fishing and Trout Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Monday March 13, 2023. Eric and
his son from El Paso joined us for a beautiful afternoon float on the Guadalupe River in the Trophy Trout Zone below Canyon
Lake. The morning started off overcast and cool with temps in the high 40's. The skies cleared by noon and warmed to the mid
60's. There was a massive Mayfly hatch with Tricos and BWO's represented. It was the guy's first time to fly fish, so we started
off with a brief lesson on the shore before our float. The guys caught on pretty quickly and we started to drift our nymph
rigs at the Devils Playground near Lazy L and L. Our first cast was an immediate hook up and Eric lost the fish when his rod
tip gave the line slack. Eric junior hooked up next and landed a nice Guadalupe Rainbow Trout. We also caught and released
several sunfish and small bass too. Our best flies were sucker spawn egg patterns and San Juan Worms.
Guadalupe River Trout Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday March
14, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam Release was cold and clear with very few fishers on the upper end, mainly hikers, tourists and families.
Most of the fishermen were downstream near Action Angler. The fished are stacked up between there and just downstream. Topwater
patterns were getting them and nymphs like the Zug Bug, Prince, Copper John and others were working too. Our company offers
guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons, and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.
Guadalupe Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Wednesday March 15, 2023. The day started
out cool but became very nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 60's. There were quite a few people out fishing
on the Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake was pretty busy too. The release from Canyon Dam was still pretty low but running cold
and clear. There were some Caddis hatching with grasshoppers starting to show up on the grassy banks. We used a Hopper/Dropper
rig and picked up some nice sunfish and small bass. We also caught and released a couple of Rainbow Trout in the 14 inch class.
We're expecting a cold front tomorrow night to drop temps back into the 40's and 50's for a few days. The cooler temps should
help the trout bite and probably slow down the bass and sunfish bite.
Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Thursday March 16, 2023. The
spring day was very nice with warm temps, but it was a little windy. We didn't notice a significant hatch but the rainbows
were still hitting our nymph rigs. The release from Canyon Lake was cold and a little chalky green. We decided to use three
flies under an indicator, jus to spice things up. We used an epoxy back stonefly with a Squirmy Worm dropper and a Trico dropped
in the bottom with 5X tippet. We caught and released several nice fish mainly on the smaller dropper. There were very few
people out on the water and it was pleasant that way. If you need fly fishing lessons to improve your game, give us a shout.
Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide Trout Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Friday March 17, 2023. The day started
out with unseasonably cold temps in the 40's and strong north winds, with light rain. We rescheduled the trips we had for
later in the week. There were still several guide boats on the Guadalupe but the clients and guides looked like wet dogs.
While scouting around, we did not see any insect hatches. We saw several fly fishers that were wading , and they said they
were getting fish on streamers. It sounded like olive buggers, or Clouser Minnows from the reports.
Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guides Trout Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday March 19, 2023. The
morning started off overcast with temps in the high 40's. The wind was light from the northeast. Sebastiaan and Johan joined
us from Belgium. The guys always wanted to fly fish and the weather was better here than Colorado or New Mexico, they said.
We started with casting lessons on the shore and learned the basics before our float. After that, we go into the raft for
a 4 mile float to Action Angler. We had quite a few takes, but the guys missed the hook set at first. They learned to watch
the strike indicator carefully, and were rewarded with nice Guadalupe Trout. Our best flies were drowned Trico Spinners dropped
under a Stonefly Nymph.
Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Current Report and Conditions: Tuesday March 21, 2023. The morning
started off with light rain and cool temps in the 60's. We saw this coming, so we rescheduled our trips until later in the
week. We did however, do a quick scouting trip/survey for this report. There were several fly fishers at Action Angler so
we jumped into the river to try our luck. There were lots of big rainbow trout in the channeled rocks down the hill from the
shop. Our best flies were Sucker spawn egg patterns and San Juan Worms. We caught and released one Guadalupe trout that was
in the 4 lb class. What's not to like? Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction
on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area, and New Braunfels Texas area too.
Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Report and Conditions: Thursday
March 23, 2023. Sassy and Bill from Houston joined us for a Guadalupe Trout float on the lower section below Canyon Lake.
The flow was low, but very fishable for an enjoyable raft float. We didn't encounter any other fishers on our section of the
river and the weather was nice with comfortable temps and partly cloudy skies. We managed to catch and release a couple of
really nice trout and some warmwater species too. The Rubber Legged Stonefly Nymph was our best fly. We also had success on
Sucker Spawn egg patterns. Expedition Outfitters offer guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas
Hill Country Rivers in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.
Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guides Current Report and Conditions: Friday March 24, 2023. A cold front blew
in this morning with a brief rain shower and temps in the high 60's. The day quickly warmed to 80 degrees after the sun reappeared.
There were a few anglers on the Guadalupe at the Action Angler access and they reported good catches before the temps warmed
too high. There was a nice Mayfly hatch with Tricos and BWO's. The anglers we talked to said their best flies were Squirmy
worms and Prince Nymphs. We also heard that sucker spawn egg patterns were doing well too.
Fly Fishing in Austin and San Antonio area Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday March 25,
2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was clear and cold with good fishing flows. The day started off cool with temps in the 50's.
It quickly warmed to the 80's by noon with partly cloudy skies. There was another nice Mayfly hatch about 10:00 am with BWO's
and Tricos too. There were quite a few fishers on the water, but it wasn't crowded. The best flies reported by successful
fishers was the Prince Nymph, San Juan Worm and Damsel Nymph too. The water temp at Canyon Lake Dam tailrace was 54.6 degrees.
Our company offers fly fishing trips in the San Antonio area, New Braunfels area and Austin area too.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guides and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Sunday,
March 26, 2023. The morning started off cool with temps in the high 50's with overcast skies. By Noon the clouds burned off
and temps rose to the high 70's and low 80's. There were a few fly fishers at the Action Angler access at the third crossing
trying their luck. The bite was pretty good early on while the temps were still cool. We didn't see a Mayfly hatch, but we
saw Damsels, and Caddis flitting around. Angler reports stated that egg patterns were still working, along with Damsel Nymphs
and Caddis Emergers. We also heard the Prince Nymph was performing well. The flow from Canyon Lake Dam was enough for good
fishing conditions and the water temp was 54.6 degrees F, at the Tailrace.
Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Current Report and Conditions: Monday March 27, 2023. Morning
temps were cool in the high 50's with overcast skies. The skies became partly cloudy with some sunshine about 3:00 pm. There
were few fly fishers but it wasn't crowded. We saw Caddis, Damsels and some afternoon Mayflies too. The wind was gusty from
the northeast and blew the groups of bugs around. Successful flies were Stonefly Nymphs, Zug Bugs, Brown San Juan Worms, and
egg patterns.
Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Current Report and Conditions: Thursday March
30, 2023. The morning started out overcast with mild temps in the lower 60's. The wind was light from the northeast. The Canyon
Lake Dam release was cold and clear feeding the Guadalupe River. We did some scouting at the Action Angler access on River
Road, near New Braunfels. There was only one other person fishing, and he was killing it. He saw him catch and release fish,
after fish; running two nymphs below a strike indicator. One rainbow he landed had to be over 4 lbs and it jumped like an
acrobat. We finally broke down and asked the guy what he was using. He said a stonefly nymph with a sucker spawn egg dropper.
Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday, April 1, 2023.
Robin and Jerry joined us for a short morning float on the Guadalupe River. The Canyon Lake Dam release was clear and cold
with plenty of uncrowded fishing spots. The morning started off clear with temps in the high 40's. The day quickly warmed
to about 80 degrees around noon, but the clouds rolled back in to cool us down a little for the afternoon. We hooked some
nice rainbows and we tangled with some bass. Our best flies were Zug Bugs, Prince Nymphs, and egg patterns.
Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Sunday April 2, 2023. Canyon
Lake Dam release was clear and cold with a very fishable flow. The day started off cool with cloudy skies and calm winds.
There were very few fishers on the water and that was a welcome surprise. Robin Johnson and Amy Hardberger joined us for a
half day scouting trip on the Guadalupe River in the lower trout section. We hooked several nice fish and Robin landed a really
nice rainbow trout on a Nymph rig. The stonefly with rubber legs was a good performer, and the Prince Nymph got some action
too. We saw Tricos hatching, Caddis, Damsels and Crane Flies too. There were a few fish eating bugs on the top, but not great
numbers doing that. Our action was sub-surface.
Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Wednesday April 5, 2023. Rusty Heitzman
joined us for a fun filled day on the lower Guadalupe River near Canyon Lake. The day started out with a little light rain
and overcast skies as a norther blew in. The winds were around 20 mph and the river flow was fine for fishing. We kept waiting
on an insect hatch, but it never came. The wind might have kept them disbursed. It was pretty slow, but we managed a few fish
including a really hard fighting male rainbow about 3 lbs. Our best fly was a bead head stonefly nymph with rubber legs. There
wasn't anyone else on our stretch of the river and that was fine with us.
Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Friday April 7, 2023. Guadalupe
River flow has increased slightly from recent rainfall. The tailrace, water temp at Canyon Lake Dam was 54 degrees with clear
water conditions. Today was pretty wet with about an inch of local rainfall. We only saw a couple of people on the water trying
to get there fly fishing in. We rescheduled our trips to better conditions and we were glad. Tomorrow has a better forecast
and we'll hit the river with Jessica and her Dad. We offer guided fly fishing trips in the Texas Hill Country and beyond.
Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Current Report and Conditions: Saturday April
8, 2023. Half day float/fly fishing lesson with Jessica and her Dad from Midland Texas produced two new fly fishers. They
were smart and listened carefully to the guide. The day was overcast with cool temps for this time of year. The wind was from
the north about 5-10 mph. We didn't see any insects hatching and that was a bummer. We did see, some spawning sucker fishes
and very few fishers. We managed to land some fish, including a 20 inch rainbow trout that Jessica caught and released. Our
best flies were the San Juan Worm and bead head stonefly nymphs. What's not to like?
Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Report and Current Conditions: Sunday April 9, 2023. It started
out with overcast skies and temps in the high 50's. The Canyon Lake Dam release was cold and clear. The river was not crowded
and there were fish being caught...and released. We heard several fishers say that the Damsel Nymph, Prince Nymph, and Stone
Fly Nymph were doing the job. 4X tippet was needed and fluorocarbon was the go to leader. The winds were light and from the
northeast. Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction in the Austin area, San
Antonio, and New Braunfels Texas.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guide and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions:
Updated Tuesday April 11, 2023. Canyon Lake is 78.6 percent full. The release from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold
at 54 degrees F. Scott from Dripping Springs, TX joined us for a short float on the lower section below Rio Raft Company.
There was a nice Caddis hatch and BWO's too. The morning was good, but the afternoon was slow until we rigged up for warmwater
species. The stonefly nymph saved us. We caught and released about fifteen fish. Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly
fishing trips, classes, lessons, and instruction in the Austin area, San Antonio area, and New Braunfels are too.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guide and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Current Report and Conditions: Thursday
April 13, 2023. Afternoon scouting trip on Canyon Lake with Chris Jackson from Action Angler produced several nice bass on
fly. The day was epic with temps at 72 degrees and almost no humidity, and clear blue skies. The water was crystal clear on
the upper end and the crawfish fly was the ticket. We fished out of the Hewes Redfisher 18 (poling skiff) with a 150 Yamaha
outboard. Canyon Lake is 78% full and the water is really clear, in most places. The were not many boats on the water
and that was pleasant.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guides and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Current Report and Conditions: Sunday April
16, 2023. Canyon Lake level was 78% full with clear water conditions. The day started off cool with temps in the low 60's
F. The winds were from the northeast at 10-20 mph. There were not very many people out, and it was nice to see that. We had
good reports of largemouth and smallmouth bass still in various stages of spawning, The striper activity was also good with
a topwater bite and schools on top of shad baitballs. The bleeding shad fly, was the top performer on a weight forward floating
flyline. The upper end of the lake at the river mouth, was producing white bass at 15-25 feet of depth. Crappie were also
being caught around drowned timber in the river channel.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guide and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Current Report and Conditions: Monday April
17, 2023. Scouting trip on Canyon Lake with Spencer McHaney and his lovely lady Alissa was a funtime. We had some action,
but overall the bite was slow. The wind started out calm with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 50's. The wind promptly
picked up to 15 mph in a couple of hours. Our best fly was the Game Changer in black. Canyon Lake is 78% percent full with
clear water conditions on the upper end, near the dam; and relatively clear with a green stain on the confluence with the
Guadalupe River.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guide and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Current Report and Conditions: Updated Tuesday
April 18, 2023. The outflow from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold. The day started off cool with temps in the high 50's.
The morning was overcast, but the sun came out around 1:00 pm with partly cloudy skies. It warmed to 84 degrees before the
clouds appeared around 4:00. The trout bite was slow, but we managed some nice bass on fly, downstream of Rio Guadalupe Resort
about 1.5 miles. Our best fly was the black popper with white rubber legs. Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing
trips, classes, lessons, and instruction near Austin, San Antonio, and New Braunfels Texas.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guides and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Current Report and Conditions: Friday April
21, 2023. Overnight thunderstorms brought hail, flash flooding and high winds to the Guadalupe River Valley. The lightning
was constant, but no damage was seen. The river rose about 50% from its pre rain flow. The channel was chocolate with some
debris. The aquifer went up slightly from rain in the recharge zone. We rescheduled our trips for this morning and we're looking
forward to getting back out there tomorrow morning!
Canyon Lake Fishing Guide and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Current Report and Conditions: Saturday April
22, 2023. Morning trip on Canyon Lake produced some hook ups and big bass follows. Our clients were beginner fly fishers and
our trip was mainly a lesson. We actually started out with a casting lesson on the bow of the boat and transitioned to fishing
after we got the casting mechanics down. Canyon Lake is 78% full and the water is clear in the big part of the lake, and stained
dark green and brown where the local creeks come in. Our best fly was a crawfish pattern and it produced some action. The
release from Canyon Lake Dam into the Guadalupe River was clear and cold. Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing
trips near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guides and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated
Tuesday April 25, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release is unchanged. The flow is clear and cold at 55 degrees at the tailrace. Short
scouting trip near Action Angler showed the usual players in their habitat. The trout were continuing to hold on, and the
sunfish and bass were most active. Small yellow poppers were the best flies of the morning. There wasn't anybody else on the
water and the conditions were overcast with a cool northeast breeze. We didn't see a hatch, but it could have happened in
the afternoon. Our company provides guided fishing trips on the rivers, lakes and streams near New Braunfels, Austin, and
San Antonio Texas.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guides and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Current Fishing Report and Conditions:
Friday April 28, 2023. Two boat trip on the Guadalupe River with Chris Jackson of Action Angler produced some good times with
our clients. George and his family came from West Virginia to catch a Texas trout. We did that and more! We saw some Hexagenias
hatching, a few Tricos and some Damsels. It wasn't a prolific hatch by any means. The wind was gusting, but we had clear blue
skies and comfortable temps. The river flow was clear and cold. The epoxy backed stonefly nymph enticed several fish and we
used some San Juan Worms too.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guide and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday
April 29, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was clear and cold at 56 degrees at the tailrace. The morning started off cool with
gusty winds that remained most of the day. The high temp was 68 degrees and there were clear blue skies after the cold front
passage. There was a bad storm yesterday evening with heavy rain and hail. The river was clear this morning though. There
were very few fishermen out, but there were a couple of guides with clients struggling in the high winds. We rescheduled our
trips for better conditions because the clients were able to. We didn't see a hatch, but the high winds could have blown the
bugs away.
Devils River Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: May 2nd thru May 5th, 2023. The river flow was low
but very fishable. The weather was nice with daytime temps in the high 70's and low 80's. Helena Agri Inc booked 4 of their
guys to fish with us. Helena is a wordlwide leader in agriculture. We caught and released too many bas to count and the weather
was awesome. We fire grilled our meals and had shore lunches on the banks of the river. The special fly was the game changer
and it slayed the fish!
Devils River Fly Fishing Guide Current Report and River Conditions: May 16-19, 2023. Awesome fishing trip
based out of Sycamore Canyon Ranch was a success and fun party with awesome clients. Jerod from Midland, Texas hosted everyone.
We caught a lot of bass on fly and conventional gear too. The weather was great and we had some great fire grilled meals!
The game changer and meat whistle were go to flies. The flow was low and the ther river was a little cloudy, but it fished
great! It's been really cool this year for Texas!
Canyon Lake and Guadalupe River Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Tuesday May 30, 2023. Guadalupe River
Flow was 70 cfs with clear water conditions. Eli Lerma and his family joined us from Midland, TX and they were smart about
learning to fly fish. They listened carefully to their guide/instructor. We caught and released quite a few fish, but nothing
was large. The weather was nice and there was nobody else on the river.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guide and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Current Report and Conditions: Friday June
2, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was 72 cfs with clear and cold water conditions. We had a two boat trip with the Harder family
from New Braunfels. They all picked up fly fishing rapidly after a brief lesson. We caught and released quite a few fish caught
on fly. Our best fly was the Game Changer. The weather was nice and the temps reached 82 degrees, which is cool for this time
of year.
Canyon Lake Fishing Guides and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Current Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated
Tuesday June 6, 2023. Half day fly fishing lesson/rafting float with Ignacio and Richard from San Antonio produced two new
fly fishers. The Canyon Lake Dam release was 72 cfs with clear and cold water conditions. These guys were smart and listened
carefully to the guide. They caught on with fly casting quite quickly. We caught and released sunfish and largemouth bass
and a couple of smallmouth too. The weather was nice with temps in the 60's to begin; and only the low 80's in the afternoon.