Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday December 3, 2017; Canyon Lake release was 70 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was overcast with foggy conditions and a light rain at times.  Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs had the pleasure of hosting Mike and Kasey Sykes on a three mile float on the Guadalupe River.  Kasey was skilled at presenting the flies and hooked and fought two huge Guadalupe Rainbow Trout.  Mike made good presentations but he wasn't as fortunate.  There was a nice Trico hatch but no fish taking surface bugs.  Kasey hooked her fish on Prince nymphs.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday December 6, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 80 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather has turned cold and rainy with high temps in the high 30's F.  We rescheduled our trips because we can.  Nobody wanted to fish in these conditions.  It didn't quit raining all day.  We're not complaining because we need the extra flow in the river.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Thursday December 7, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release is 80 cfs with clear water conditions.  We rescheduled the trips we had to day because of heavy rain and temps in the 30's.  The river is still running clear but the risk of hypothermia is too high.  The weather is forecasted to improve by tomorrow with clearing skies and warmer temps.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing classes, lessons and guided fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Friday December 8, 2017; Expedition Outfitters guide Ben Kalter had the pleasure of hosting Marvin Law and his pretty lady for a fun filled fly fishing guide trip on the Guadalupe River.  The weather started out frigid with snow on the ground and clear blue skies.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 80 cfs with clear water conditions.  Marvin caught and released several huge Guadalupe trout on egg patterns with a girdle bug dropper.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Monday December 11, 2017; Half day float trip with Mark and Elijah from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The guys were smart and caught on quickly.  The guys caught and released several nice Guadalupe Trout.  The release from Canyon Lake was 80 cfs with clear water conditions.  The was a small mayfly hatch with some BWO's and Trico's coming off but there were no fish rising that we saw.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and high temps in the 70's.  Expedition Outfitters hosts guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday December 14, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Nick and Lisa from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  These two were smart and caught on quickly.  The weather was nice with comfortable temps and sunny skies.  There was a nice mayfly hatch but no fish rising to the bugs.  Expedition Outfitters offers guide fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday December 15, 2017: Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Rick and Lisa from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 50's and 60's.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 80 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were a few other people out but no crowds.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.  

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday December 18. 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Tarra and Patrick O'Connor from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The Canyon Lake release was about 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather this morning was a little foggy but we saw the Osprey catch a couple of fish in the overcast conditions.  There were a few fishermen and guide boats on the water but it was not too crowded.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday December 19, 2017; the rain forecast was 100% and put a damper on our trip.  Luckily our clients were able to reschedule for tomorrow and Thursday.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was around 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was thick fog in the morning with heavier showers throughout the day.  The temps were pretty nice in the high 50's to 70's F.  We're not complaining...we need the rain.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin. San Antonio and New Braunfels.  Don't forget one of our fly fishing gift certificates would be the perfect present for all of your nature loving friends and family!

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday December 20, 2017; two hour private fly fishing  lesson with Tyrone and Moeisha from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was overcast with fog early on.  The weather cleared by afternoon with blue skies and temps in the low 70's.   The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday December 22, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson Rachel and Domingo from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was warm and foggy with a few folks on the river but definitly no crowds.  We went over casting, reading the water, fly selection, access points and presentation.  The Canyon Lake Dam release was 96 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were a few Tricos hatching in the morning and some caddis too but we didn't see any rising fish.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday December 23, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Artemus and Julie Christian from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  We started with casting lessons, learned a couple of knots, talked about fly selection and reading the water.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Sunday December 31, 2017; Full day trip from Rio to Lazy L and L produced some huge Guadalupe rainbow trout.  Kerry Howell and Bill Cason joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a frosty float trip.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  Since the temps were in the mid 30's we fished flies that mimicked high protein sources.  Kerry had the biggest fish in the 6 lb class and it was landed on 5x tippet.  She kept the fish out of the submerged brush piles with expert angling skills.  There were very few people out and it was very pleasant after the crowded holiday period.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Tuesday January 2, 2018; We rescheduled the trips we had booked for today because the conditions were raw for our area.   The temps were way below freezing and difficult for our area.  The release from Canyon Lake was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday January 9, 2018; half day morning trip with Wilbur and Gretchen produced several large Guadalupe Trout.  The skies were clear blue with cool temperatures aroun 50 degrees F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 84 cfs with clear water conditions.  It was nice because there were very few other fishermen out.  We didn't see a hatch but we used meaty egg patterns dropped under an attractor.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday January 10, 2018; Half day morning float with Mike from Ohio and his lovely daughter Sarah from Boerne produced some nice Guadalupe Trout.  Sarah was the champ and caught and released a really hard fighting Guadalupe Rainbow Trout in the 4 lb class.  There were very few people on the water and the temps were in the 50's and 60's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 89 cfs with clear water conditions.  Our best flies of the day were the BWO emerger paired with a San Juan Worm attractor.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.  

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday January 13, 2018; Mike and John joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a fun filled afternoon of catching "huge Guadalupe Trout"...not kidding, these fish were in the 5 -6 lb class.  The weather was great with comfortable temps in the high 50's and clear blue skies.  These guys were expert fishermen and the guide's job was easy.  We had our best luck with oversized Prince Nymphs and Girdle Bug trailers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 86 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday January 14, 2018; half day morning trip was donated to Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited for their "Trout Camp."  The morning started off pretty cold with low temps in the 20's F. but it quickly warmed to the high 50's.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 89 cfs with clear water conditions.  Andres and Norma joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for an instructional float.  Andres was very smart and picked up the technique quickly.  We got several hook ups with large Guadalupe trout!  We didn't see any hatches so we stripped big streamers.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday January 18, 2018; private fly fishing lessons with April and Charity from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  These ladies were smart and caught on quickly.  The weather was a little warmer this afternoon with temps in the mid 40's F and partly cloudy skies.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 89 cfs with clear water conditions.  We didn't see an insect hatch on our stretch of the Guadalupe River.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Monday January 29, 2018; half day morning trip with Phil Labedzki from Costa Rica produced a personal best Rainbow Trout for the angler.  He caught a beautiful Guadalupe "Buck" Rainbow Trout in the 5-6 lb class on 5X tippet.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 86 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a nice Trico hatch and we got a couple of hook ups on a drowned spinner.  Please note: The weather was very comfortable with cool morning temps in the low 30's but afternoon temps reached 72 degrees F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  February 2, 2018; Private fly fishing lesson with Erin and her two daughters from the Driftwood TX area produced three new fly fishers!  Even though the daughters were 8 and 10, they concentrated fully on the subject at hand and had perfect hand and eye coordination.  The morning was cool with temps in the mid 50's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 86 cfs with clear water conditions.  We didn't see an insect hatch but the wind was blowing hard from the Northeast and we could have missed it.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, New Braunfels and Austin.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Saturday February 3, 2018; We rescheduled our trip today because of uncomfortable weather.  There was a cold hard rain in the morning with temps im the mid 50's making things miserable.  Since our guests were from the area it was easy to reschedule.  The release from Canyon Lake was 86 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips in Texas and British Columbia Canada too!

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday February 5, 2018; half day trip with Neil Young from Scotland and his buddy Todd from Florida produced a new fly fisher.  Neil had casting skills coming from Scotland but we taught Todd the basics and he caught on quickly.  There was no insect hatch in the morning and the bite was slow.  We did however get a nice fish to the net despite tough conditions.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 86 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday February 23, 2018; half day trip with Gretchen and Mark from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 89 cfs with clear water conditions.  The morning started off with some light rain but it quit and fog persisted.  The bite was slow with no visible insect hatch.  We did however get a couple of fish to the net.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides fishing report and river conditions:  Tuesday March 4 and Wednesday March 5, 2018; Kevin Stubbs and Greg Smith had the pleasure of hosting Garrett Gordy, Baron Boyette, Mike Sykes and his brother on the lower end of the Devils River near Devils Back.  The weather was cool with morning temps demanding waders to be worn.  The winds were high in the afternoon but not too bad in the mornings.  The water was gin clear with lots of sight casting opportunities.  We didn't do too well on topwaters but heavy streamers got down to the fish and woke them up.  Our best fly was the black tube jig.  Luckily our fishermen were great casters with lots of experience making the guides job easier!

Devils River Fishing Guide Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday April 4 and Thursday April 5, 2018; Jason Schell and his brother Patrick joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a bass fishing adventure on the lower end of the river.  The weather was overcast with high winds and very challenging conditions.  Luckily the two fishermen were expert bass fishers and could make perfect casts.  We landed and released lots of nice smallies and largemouth on a variety of patterns.   Jason landed and released a five pound smallie and Patrick did have a five pound largemouth try to eat a fourteen inch smallie of the end of his line!

Devils River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated April 11 and 12, 2018;  Devils River flow at the Pafford gauge was 200 cfs with clear water conditions. Two day trip with Bill Harabin, Peggy Russell, Brook Brown and Fidel Hernandez from Austin, Texas was challenging because of weather conditions and other factors.  The weather was cool and overcast with high winds hampering our fly casting and visibility.  There wasn't any sight casting but we managed to enjoy a good trip with a few fish landed.  We also toured the ancient Native American rock art paintings that date back 4,000 years and we enjoyed some great cooking from our staff at the ranch.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing expeditions on the Texas Hill Country rivers.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Report and River Conditions:  Updated Monday November 19, 2018; Canyon Lake Dam release 600 cfs with water temps in the low 50's F.   Ted Mendreck and Casey Kennedy from Sportsman's Finest in Austin joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a quick nine mile float.  The day was pretty cool with temps in the low 40's and overcast skies.  We threw streamers and drifted nymphs in the cloudy water with mixed results.  Although we had a little action, it was pretty slow overall.  We have higher hopes for tomorrow and the next day.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing raft trips on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Tuesday November 20, 2018;  Canyon Lake Dam release 560 cfs with chalky green tint.  The bite was a little better today than yesterday but we were still struggling to bring fish to the net.  The hook ups we had were violent and the rainbows jumped several times.  All of the fish we encountered were fat and healthy.  We didn't encounter an insect hatch so we continued to strip streamers and we drifted some nymph rigs too.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 60's F.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing gift certificates/gift cards if you want the perfect Christmas present for your friends and family who love nature and the outdoors with some adventure thrown in too!

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Report and River Conditions:  Saturday November 24, 2018; Canyon Lake Dam Release was 560 cfs with relatively clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with clear skies and cool temps topping out at 74 degrees F.  Jim Boland from the Tyler Texas area joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a short half day float and we got several takes and landed a nice Guadalupe Rainbow Trout that fought hard and jumped about three feet in the air.  The secret fly was the San Juan Worm.  Expedition Outfitters has gift certificates for your fly fishing friends and family.  Get one and they'll love you even more!

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday November 26, 2018; Canyon Lake Dam release was 550 cfs with chalky green water flowing with class II rapids in a few places.  The weather was beautiful today and the fall colors are peaking.  We started out at 39 degrees F and topped out at 68.  There was a nice Mayfly hatch but no fish rising to the dries.  We were successful with our fly fishing lessons today and trained several new anglers.  The perfect Christmas present is an Expedition Outfitters fly fishing gift certificate!  Give your family and friends the gift of fly fishing and they'll love you even more!

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday November 28, 2018; Canyon Lake Dam release was 405 cfs with relatively clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the low 70's F.  Two hour fly fishing lesson with Jean and Alan from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart people and followed the guide's instruction perfectly.  There wasn't an insect hatch we could determine but the temps should support one soon.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing gift cards and gift certificates for your outdoors and nature loving family and friends.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Thursday November 29, 2018; Canyon Lake Dam release was 400 cfs with relatively clear water clarity at 58 degrees F.  The weather was spring like with blue skies and temps in the low 70's F.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Jessica and Tamera from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  These ladies were sharp and listened carefully.  They were throwing tight loops with astonishing accuracy.  Don't forget Christmas is approaching fast and a fly fishing gift certificate is the perfect present for your family and friends!

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide and Fishing Report with River Conditions:  Updated Sunday December 2, 2018; Canyon Lake Dam release was 400 cfs with relatively clear water conditions with water temps in the high 50's F.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and cool morning temps in the high 40's.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Mike and Pauline from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  These two were sharp and followed instruction carefully.  We ended up with them double hauling and casting 50 feet.  Expedition Outfitters has gift certificates and gift cards for Christmas presents for your outdoor loving family and friends.  Give the gift of fly fishing to everyone on your list who loves nature and adventure.

Guadalupe River Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday December 5, 2018; instructional fly fishing guide trip with Chris and Justin from Rio Guadalupe Resort produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions and green stain.  The day was overcast with cool conditions but the fish didn't seem to mind.  The guys had some explosive hook ups with rainbows approaching 5 lbs.  The river wasn't very crowded but there were a few fly fishermen and women in the regular wading spots.  Expedition Outfitters suggests that you give the gift of fly fishing to your family and friends...They'll love you even more!

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Monday December 10, 2018; Half day Guadalupe Trout trip with Paul and Shirley Reed from Canyon Lake produced two new fly fishers and several hard fighting Guadalupe Rainbow Trout.  The San Juan Worm was the ticket.  The day started out cool with temps in the low 30's but rapidly warmed to 58 degrees F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 350 cfs to start with but the Canyon Lake Dam release was increased to 850 cfs later in the day.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Tuesday December 11, 2018; Canyon Lake Dam release was 850 cfs with clear water conditions.  Mike Hutto and his buddy Butch from Live Oak Texas produced a couple of explosive hook ups.  The fish were slow to adjust from the increases in flow from 350cfs to 850 cfs but we managed to trick some willing rainbows.  The guys also lost some good ones along the way.  The best fly was the girdle bug. Expedition Outfitters has fly fishing gift certificates and fly fishing gift cards for your outdoor loving nature persons.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Thursday December 13, 2018; Canyon Lake Dam release was 750 cfs with clear water conditions.  We rescheduled our trips today because winds were gusting to 50 mph with temps in the 40's F.  This is unusual and dangerous if someone were to fall into the frigid waters...also we were able to reschedule mutually.  Expedition Outfitters offers the best Christmas present...a gift certificate or gift card for a guided fly fishing rip with instruction included.

Guadalupe River Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday December 14, 2018; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Betty and Rocko from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The Canyon Lake Dam release was 750 cfs with clear water conditions.  Although the day was windy as heck it was a good time to learn under adverse conditions.  We learned distance casting, roll casting and learned about flies, rigging, knots and reading the water.  Give a fly fishing gift certificate or gift card to your friends and family who like nature and the outdoors, they'll love you even more!

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Saturday December 15, 2018; David Bilharz and his buddy Matt from Victoria joined us for an eight mile float targeting Guadalupe trout.  The weather was nice with temps in the 50's and 60's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 650 cfs with clear water conditions.  Although we had a great float with lots of nice rapids and wildlife sightings we hoped for more fish than we landed.  We had some good takes which resulted in head shakes and thrown hooks but we got a couple of nice Guadalupe trout in the net too.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing gift certificates/gift cards for the perfect Christmas present for your outdoors loving friends and family.  It's the perfect gift for nature lovers!, adventure seekers, wildlife viewing, and white water rafting is included!

Guadalupe River Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Wednesday December 19, 2018; private fly fishing lesson with Will and Grace from San Antonio Texas produced two new fly fishers.  These two were smart and listened carefully.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 382 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was great with comfortable temps in the 60's.  There was a nice Trico hatch and caddis flies were present too.  Expedition Outfitters suggests you give the perfect present to your outdoors loving friends and family by giving the gift of fly fishing.  Please go to our gift card/gift certificate page to learn more.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday December 23, 2018; half day float with Cade Horton and his lovely wife Jackie produced a new fly fisher.  It was Jackie's first time so we spent some time on the river bank learning to cast before our float.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 385 cfs with clear water conditions.  The temps started out cool at 48 degrees but warmed to the mid 60's F.  The best fly of the day was the drowned Trico Spinner.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Wednesday December 26, 2018; We cancelled our guide trips for this morning because of heavy rain and the threat of lightning.  The afternoon was relatively dry but still overcast.  We did manage to teach a two hour private fly fishing lesson for Juan and Lisa and we did well to cope with the conditions.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 380 cfs with clear water conditions.  The temps were comfortable in the low 60's F.  

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Thursday December 27, 2018; Canyon Lake Dam release was 385 cfs with chocolate, muddy water conditions.  Last night's cold front pushing through with thunderstorms rendered the river un-fishable.  It rained about 5 inches in 4 hours and the results blew the Guadalupe out.  We rescheduled the trips we had planned for Sunday.  Expedition Outfitters offers Fly Fishing trips on the rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Friday December 28,2018; 8 mile float with James Mansfield and his father in law Leo produced several nice Guadalupe Trout on Nymphs.  The weather was cool but not too bad to enjoy with sunshine and clear blue skies.  Our best fiy was the drowned Trico spinner.  The release from Canyon Lake was 400 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday December 31, 2018; Canyon Lake Dam release was 750 cfs with clear water conditions.  The water temp was 51 degrees F. and the skies were partly cloudy with high temps in the mid 60's F.  Long time friends and clients Kerry Howell and Bill Cason joined Guadalupe trout guide Kevin Stubbs for a 8 mile float from Rio to Bezdek's.  There were some class II and a couple of class III rapids along the way.  Kerry was the star angler landing several nice Guadalupe trout.  Half were on nymphs and the other half were on streamers.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Bruanfels.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated January 3, 2019; two hour fly fishing lesson with Frank and Matilda from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The morning rains cleared about 10:00 am to produce clear blue skies.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam reservoir was 750 cfs with clear water conditions.  The was a light PMD hatch this morning and Caddis coming off too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated January 4, 2019; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Mark and Michael from San Antonio Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 750 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather started out rather cool in the low 30's with temps rising into the high 60's F.  The skies were blue with strong sunshine.  Our fishing guides did report that the best fly of the day was the Caddis emerger.  The flows might be increased in a few days after downstream flooding subsides.  Expedition Outfitters provides guide fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated January 5, 2019; Group fly fishing lesson with the Williams family produced four new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 750 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and morning temps in the 30's and afternoon temps in the low 70's F.  We started out with casting lessons, knot tying, fly selection and reading the water.  The students were sharp and caught on fast.  Expedition Outfitters has fly fishing guide trips, fly fishing lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing  Report and River Conditions: Updated Sunday January 6, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Micki and Michael from the San Antonio area produced two new fly fishers.  These two were smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor!  The Canyon Lake Dam release was 728 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather started out with clear blue skies and temps in the 30's but rose to 70 degrees F. with clear evening skies.  There wasn't a great insect hatch today but our guides reported the Sasn Juan Worm was the ticket.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, excursions and fly fishing lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout fly fishing guide fishing report and river conditions:  Updated January 8, 2019;  Canyon Lake Dam release was 750 cfs with clear water conditions with cloudy and foggy weather in the morning and clearing skies in the afternoon with high temps in the mid 70's F.  Ryan from Dripping Springs joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs and they did a three mile float from Rio to Lazy L and L.  Ryan did a great job and managed to land the biggest brown trout of the year.  It took a golden stonefly nymph.  There was a nice Trico hatch but we didn't get anything off the Trico drowned spinner.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Wednesday January 9, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Dave and Rose from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the 60's F.  The outflow from Canyon Lake Dam was 743 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a nice Trico hatch with some Caddis too but there were no fish rising to the bugs.  We did have reports from our other guides with fish being caught on streamers too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday January 12, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam outflow was 745 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was cool in the morning with a low temp of 56 degrees F but it warmed rapidly to the mid 60's with clear blue skies.  The were lots of guide boats on the river today and quite a few wade fishermen too.  Jason from Austin and Mel from Seattle joined us for a 3 mile float in the Trophy Trout Section of the Guadalupe.  There was a nice Trico hatch but no fish rising to the little bugs.  We drifted nymphs and San Juan Worms and got some action on egg patterns too.  Jason landed a nice Brown Trout and we had some good hook ups with rainbows too.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday January 13, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam outflow was 745 cfs with clear water conditions.  Greg Beeber and his son James joined us for a 3 mile float in the Trophy Trout section of the Guadalupe River.  The weather started out brisk with morning temps in the low 40's F. but it quickly warmed to the low 60's with clear blue skies.  Our beat was pretty busy with quite a few guide boats on the water.  We were hoping for a Trico or BWO hatch but it didn't happen so we decided to drift worm and egg patterns.  The guys were challenged because this was their first time to actually fly fish.  We had some action but our hook sets and fighting skills were in the development stage and let some good fish get away.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Guadalupe, San Marcos, Llano, Devils River and others.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Monday January 14, 2019; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Brenda and Ronan from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 745 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was cool with temps in the high 40's but rose to the 50's as the day progressed.  The new fly fishers listened carefully and they caught on quickly.  We didn't see a hatch but it was one of those days to use meat flies like worm and egg imitations.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels, Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Wednesday January !6, 2019;  The report from Comal County WORD declared the US Army Corps of Engineers plan to change the release from 745 cfs to 1,200 cfs was rescinded and is planned for next Tuesday.  The current level of Canyon Lake is holding steady.  We had a great two hour fly fishing lesson with Cameron and Lisa and they caught on quickly.  There was a nice Trico and BWO hatch and a few Caddis in the evening.  Even with all of that activity there were no rising fish.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips near Austin,San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday January 18, 2019; Half day morning trip with Don Walden and Lars from Austin produced some action on a stonefly nymph.  We hooked and fought a huge brown trout in the 4lb range.  We also landed a nice rainbow on a San Juan Worm.  The release from Canyon Lake was 745 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was overcast with light rain at times with temps in the mid 50's F.  We didn't see a hatch but we dead drifted nymphs and tried streamers too.  The streamers were not effective yesterday.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing report and River Conditions: Updated Sunday January 20, 2019; half day morning float with Teagan and Kurt produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was reduced to 330 cfs with clear water conditions.  The day started out cool with temps in the low 30's F.  The sun was shining with clear blue skies and temps warming into the high 60's.  We worked with the GRTU Youth Trout camp and we had a great time!  There was a nice mayfly hatch in the evening but the fish were not rising to the tasty bugs.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday January 10, 2019; half day trip with Larry Vaughn and his son Andrew from Katy was greeted with nice weather despite the forecasts.  The skies were partly cloudy with temps in the low 60's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 743 cfs with clear water conditions.  There weren't too many fishermen on our section which was pleasant.  We got some action on the golden stone fly nymph but the San Juan Worm out performed the other flies we tried.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing excursions, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, New Braunfels and San Antonio.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday January 23, 2019; Tommie and Michelle joined Kevin Stubbs for a 8  mile float from Rio to Bezdek's.  We got numerous hook ups and we also jumped a six to seven pound rainbow while floating past Action Angler.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 1,300 cubic feet per second with clear water conditions.  We saw a few Mayflies hatching but nothing rising to the little bugs.  We also encountered clear blue skies with temps that topped out into the upper 50's F.  There were some nice rapids approaching class III in some places.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Guadalupe and other rivers in the Texas Hill Country.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated  Thursday January 24, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 1,300 cfs with clear water conditions.  Larry from Manhatten NY joined us for a 3 mile float.  The weather was clear blue skies and temps in the mid 60's F. by afternoon.  We didn't see any bugs hatching but we had a rainbow trout attempt to eat our indicator.  Overall the action was slow with the fish being spread out with the high flows but we did manage to get through with some success.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Friday January 25, 2019; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Ken from Montgomery Texas produced a new fly fisher.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 1,300 cubic feet per second with clear water conditions.  The weather was cool with temps in the mid 50's F with partly cloudy skies and relatively calm winds.  We learned the pick up set down cast, roll cast and Ken did a great job with distance casting too.  We also studied insect stages and fly selection.  Expedition Outfitters provides trout fishing guides on the Guadalupe and other Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Saturday January 26, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Geraldo and Tina from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was a little rainy early in the morning but cleared by our meeting time with blue skies and temps in the mid 50's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 1,300 cfs with clear water conditions.  We didn't witness a hatch on our part of the river but conditions might have favored one elsewhere.  Geraldo and Tina were sharp and listened to the instructor carefully making things easier for everyone.  In the matter of a couple of hours they were both distance casting and learned to double haul too!  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Sunday January 27, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Rhonda and Katy produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 1,300 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a nice Mayfly hatch in the afternoon but no fish rising for the tasty bugs.  The weather was nice with morning temps in the high 50's and afternoon temps in the high 60's F.  There were lots of guide boats on the water today but there wasn't any crowding.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing guide trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Monday January 28, 2019; The river flow was 1,300 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with high temps in the low 70's F with clear blue skies.  We saw some Trico's hatching and some Caddis too.  There were no fish rising to the bugs.  There were very few guide boats on the river today and that was good.  We dead drifted nymphs while hosting Larry and Max from Houston.  The highlight was a brief battle with a Guadalupe Rainbow Trout in the 7 pound range.  The fish kicked our ass and got away.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Report and River Conditions:  Updated Tuesday January 29, 2019; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Emma and Rocky from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was cool in the morning with temps in the high 30's F. but it rapidly warmed with clear blue skies to the 60 degree mark.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 1,300 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a few BWO's coming off but no fish rising to the little bugs.  There were also some caddis but no risers either.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Wednesday January 30, 2019; Five and a half mile float with Jamie and his buddies from all over the states produced too many Guadalupe Trout to count.   Literally in the double digits for a two boat trip of 4 clients and two guides.  We caught and released more rainbows than browns but the browns were beautiful too with bright colors signalling the spawn.  Our best flies were girdle bugs and Prince nymphs.  The weather was beautiful with partly cloudy skies and cool temps in the high 40's and 50's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 832 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday February 1, 2019; two boat Guadalupe River guide trip with Eugene Wilson and his group of four from Katy produced too many Guadalupe trout to count.  The best flies were the Prince Nymph and Caddis emergers.  The weather was nice with temps in the mid 60's F and partly cloudy skies.  The release rate from Canyon Lake Dam was 645 cfs with clear water conditions.  We did a 8.5 mile float on a day trip with class I and II rapids in some places.  The river was not crowded and that was nice.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes and lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Tuesday February 5, 2019; Half day morning fly fishing lesson/ trip with Steve Polk and his buddy Jim produced a couple of skilled fly fishers.  There was no visible insect hatch and the action was slow although Jim fought and landed a nice rainbow trout that jumped and fought like heck.  The weather was ok with cloudy skies but temps in the 70's F.  The flow from Canyon Lake Dam was 450 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing report and River Conditions:  Wednesday February 6, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Bill and Rose from Austin produced two fly fishers with more skills.  We went over the three basic casts: pick up...set down, roll cast and we worked on distance casting too.  We even went over "double hauling" with Bill and he caught on well.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 503 cfs with clear water conditions  The weather was pleasant with temps in the high 60's with partly cloudy skies.  We didn't see a prolific hatch on our part of the river but we saw a few Caddis and Tricos coming off.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, and fly fishing instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Thursday February 7, 2019; We rescheduled our trip today because of weather conditions.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 500 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a severe thunderstorm that passed through with the cold front.  There wasn't a lot of rain but the high north winds kicked in and blew like hell.  We'll resume our regular schedule tomorrow though.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Friday February 8, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 500 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was cold with temps in the mid 30's F. and overcast skies.  There was a little sleet with a few snowflakes too.  We had the pleasure of hosting Valentino from the San Antonio area for a private fly fishing lesson.  We learned the pick up...set down cast, the roll cast and distance casting too.  We also went over fly selection and presentation too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Sunday February 10, 2019; half day fly fishing lesson/ trip with Ashley and Jose produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was pretty cool with temps in the high 30's F with overcast skies.  The release from Canyon Lake Dan was 500 cfs with clear water conditions.  We floated about three river miles and saw Ospreys, wood ducks, white tail deer, hawks, squirrels, well...you get the idea...lots of wildlife.  We didn't see an insect hatch so we drifted eggs and worms.  The action was slow and we had several takes and Jose landed a nice rainbow trout.  Expedition Outfitters provides guide fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Report and River Conditions:  Updated Tuesday February 11, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 500 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was overcast with light rain and fog most of the day with temps in the low 60's F.  We had a private fly fishing lesson with Tamara and Mike from Austin and they learned very quickly.  There was a nice Mayfly hatch in the afternoon with Tricos comong off and some Caddis too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guide fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Tuesday February 12, 2019; Jim Nordmeyer and his son Alex joined us for a 8.5 mile float.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 500 cfs with clear water conditions.  The guys luckily had fly fishing experience and did a great job with their presentations.  Their skill paid off with several nice Guadalupe Trout landed and released.  There was a prolific Trico hatch and they were sipping them sub surface.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and high temps in the mid 60's F.  There were a few Caddis coming off too.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Thursday February 14, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 500 cfs with clear water conditions.  Kerry Howell and Bill Cason joined us for a 6 mile float from Lazy L and L to points downstream.  The action was steady with quite a few fish hitting the Prince Nymphs and others hitting the Golden Stonefly.  The weather was nice with high temps near 85 degrees F.  The skies were clear blue this morning and there was a massive Mayfly hatch.  Tricos are the smallest member of the Mayfly family with a one day life cycle above the surface.  There were literally millions of them hatching today.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips. lessons, and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Saturday February 16, 2019; Full day trip with talented fly designer Robbin Murphy from Dallas produced too many hook ups and Guadalupe Trout fights to be counted.  We braved cold temps and light rain but it was worth it.  The outflow from Canyon Lake Dam was 500 cfs with clear water conditions.  Our best flies were the Girdle Bug with a Prince Nymph dropper.  There were lots of guide boats on the river but there was plenty of action to go around.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips. lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Thursday February 21, 2019.  Private fly fishing lesson with Florence and Tim from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was overcast but pleasant with temps in the low 50's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 400 cfs with clear water conditions.  The winds were light making for easy instruction.  We didn't see any big hatches but we did notice a few Micro Caddis and a few BWO's and tricos.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Friday February 22, 2019; Nine mile float with Marcos Enriquez and Kyler Gartner from Gordy and Son's produced too many hook ups to count.  The boys caught and released Guadalupe Rainbow Trout and a Brown Trout too.  These guys were experts and I was just driving the boat.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 280 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Monday February 25, 2019; We had multiple two hour fly fishing lessons and the participants learned a lot and caught on quickly.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 296 cfs with clear water conditions.  The day was nice with temps in the 60's F. with partly cloudy skies.  There was a massive Mayfly hatch with Tricos and BWO's coming off.  Although the fish weren't rising reliably it was possible to entice them with a Trico Spinner drowned under a worm.  The water temp was 52 degrees F at mile 10.5 below Canyon Lake Dam.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing report and River Conditions:  Wednesday February 27, 2019; David Roberts and his lovely daughter Beth joined us for a half day Guadalupe River float from Rio to Lazy L and L.  David was an expert fly fisher and Beth was following in his footsteps.  We caught and released several nice rainbow and brown trout.  The weather was great with temps in the 70's and almost reached 80 in the afternoon with clear blue skies.  Our best flies of the day were the Caddis emerger and the Prince nymph.  The water was clear and we did some sight casting but most of our fish were caught while dead drifting.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 280 cfs.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near New Braunfels, San Antonio and Austin.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions for Friday March 1, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 290 cfs with clear water conditions and water temps in the high 40's F.  The weather was cool with overcast conditions and very few insects hatching even though the conditions looked right.  Consequently, the bite was slow.  Even though, Chad Linahan and his nephew Wyatt landed some nice Guadalupe trout.  Other guides were struggling for the same reasons but I think we excelled because of fly selection.  The Prince Nymph and Zug Bugs made them eat.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near New Braunfels, Austin and San Antonio.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Trout Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Saturday March 2. 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with David and his buddy from New Braunfels produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 290 cfs with clear water conditions.  The water temp was in the low 50's F.  The air temp was in the mid 50's F. with overcast skies and light rain/fog.  We saw a nice BWO and Trico hatch with a few cream colored Caddis coming off too.  We only saw a couple of fish rising but with no regularity or pattern to the risers.  The guys learned the "pick up/ set down" cast, the "roll cast" and we learned "distance casting" too.  We went over knots, fly selection and reading the water.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday March 4, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 294 cfs with clear water conditions with a water temp of 46 degrees F. at the third crossing.  The weather was overcast with high winds and temps in the mid 30's F.  As a result of the cold weather there wasn't any visible hatch of insects we could detect.  We rescheduled our trips because the weather was pretty miserable.  Better weather is expected by the weekend and we're looking forward to some good fishing trips.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes and lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday March 6, 2019; half day morning two boat trip with Rob Mansfield, and his brother in law John and John's lovely daughter Katheryn produced several nice Guadalupe Trout on nymphs.  It was John and Katheryn's first time to fly fish and they excelled under the instruction of Chris Ruebusch who is an expert guide.  Rob was with guide Kevin Stubbs and did a great job hooking, fighting and releasing fish.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 298 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather this morning was clear blue skies with early morning temps in the low 30's F. but it quickly warmed to the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies.  We didn't see a big insect hatch but we saw a few Caddis and some slate grey Drakes coming off.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday March 7, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 450 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was moderate with morning temps in the mid 40's F and afternoon temps right at 70 F.  We did see a few caddis, Tricos and BWO's coming off but no great numbers.  Even so, there were very few fish rising to them and no regularity.  Whalen and Jessie from Austin joined us for a two hour private fly fishing lesson and they did great!  We learned the pick up set down cast, roll cast and distance casting too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips. lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Friday March 8, 2019; six mile float with Bob from Canada produced several nice Guadalupe River rainbow trout but we also did battle with a brown trout in the 6 lb class.  The winning fly of the day was the Nymph formerly known as Prince...really!  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with early morning fog and temps in the high 50's F.  It warmed up to 70 degrees before out trip was over.  We did see a healthy Mayfly hatch with Trico's coming off.  We also saw quite a few Caddis but nothing rising to them.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, Austin and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday March 11, 2019; Trent Thompson and his lovely wife Amy joined us from Missouri.  They were accomplished fly casters and we caught and released too many Guadalupe Trout to count.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was cool with light rain and fog.  There were quite a few guide boats on the water but we did the best in numbers because of fly selection and angler's experience.  There were quite few Caddis and May Flies hatching.  Our best flies were the Zug Bug and Prince Nymph combination using 4x fluorocarbon as our tippet and leader with a strike indicator too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, Austin and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Thursday March 14, 2019; Greg Weiss and his son Griffin joined us for a half day afternoon float on the Guadalupe River starting at Rio and taking out at Lazy L and L.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies, north winds and temps in the 50's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  Luckily Greg and Griffin had a pretty good idea on what they were expected to do and their pre trip preparation helped them to catch and release several nice Guadalupe Rainbow Trout.  Our best fly combo was the Prince Nymph with a Zug Bug dropper.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday March 15, 2019; six mile float from Rio to Gilligan's with Andre Boute and Kohle from the Houston area produced quite a few Guadalupe trout.  The release from Canyon Lake was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The wasn't a huge fly hatch today but we got some nice fish while drifting nymph rigs.  The weather was unseasonably cool with morning temps in the low 40's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio, and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Monday, March 18, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  Kyle Dunham and his lovely wife Britt joined us for a fly fishing lesson and half day raft float.  The weather was nice with a cool morning and partly cloudy skies.  The lesson with Kyle and Britt went well because they were quick learners.  There were a few Caddis, some light Cahills and about 11:00 am we saw a massive Trico hatch.  Luckily Britt saved the day with a huge Guadalupe trout that jumped and ran like crazy with the fish going under the boat too.  The fat female rainbow took a size 20 drowned Trio spinner.  Expedition Outfitters provides guide fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New BraunfelsTexas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides near Austin and San Antonio Texas: Friday March 22, 2019; six mile float from Rio to Gilligans Island produced many nice Guadalupe Trout.  The best flies were the Prince Nymph with a Zug Bug Trailer.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with morning temps in the high 50's and afternoon temps in the 70's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday March 28, 2019 and Friday March 29, 2019; Two day fly fishing guide trip based out of Del Rio produced quite a few smallmouth bass on streamers and some largemouth too.  Patrick Mundlin and his dad Bob joined us for a fun filled float on the lower end near the confluence with Lake Amistad.  The weather was cool with morning temps in the 50's with early morning overcast skies.  The winds were from the southeast and pretty strong around 15-20 mph.  The river was in good shape with strong, healthy flows and clear water conditions.  The first day Bob landed an 18 inch smallie that bent his 6 weight rod in half and damn near broke it.  He and Patrick also landed some smaller bass while sight casting to larger ones (the smaller bass were faster and reached the fly first).  On day two the weather started out overcast but cleared by noon with beautiful blue skies and great fishing conditions.  We didn't get as many fish the second day but we got enough to pass the time and have fun.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Tuesday April 2nd and Wednesday April 3rd, 2019; Mark and Jeff joined us from up East in the DC area and were greeted by abnormally cold conditions for our area.  We were targeting largemouth and smallmouth bass on fly and conventional but we only managed to land a hand full of fish over a two day period.  The winds gusted to 30 mph both days from the Northeast with temps at 48 degrees F. on the first day and we started with mid 50's F. on the second day.  The skies were overcast the entire time until late Wednesday afternoon.  Our fishermen worked hard presenting flies and lures but the trip was one of our slowest ever.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, casting lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Monday April 8, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 250 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with morning temps in the high 50's F.  Franz and Helga from Austin Texas joined us for a two hour private fly fishing lesson.  We provided all of the equipment and we did our lesson on the Guadalupe River near the 3rd crossing.  The students were smart and listened carefully to their instructor and excelled.  There were some early morning Mayflies coming off and a few Caddis.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday April 9, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Will and Grace  from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather this morning was beautiful with temps in the mid 50's F.  The day quickly warmed to 89 degrees in the afternoon but it was a dry heat with winds from the northwest.  The river flow from Canyon Lake Dam was 250 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a prolific BWO and Trico hatch this morning but very few fish were rising to the bugs.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, and fly fishing lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday April 10, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 245 cfs with clear water conditions.  The wind today was from the South with gusts to 30 mph making conditions difficult.  Austin Gonzales and his buddy joined us from South of San Antonio for a private fly fishing lesson.  These guys were sharp and listened carefully to the instructor.  They were making 40 foot casts easily.  There was a massive Mayfly hatch this morning with BWO's and Tricos coming off.  We only saw a couple of fish rising sporadically but there were more feeding fish sub-surface on the drowned spinners.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Friday April 12, 2019; half day trip with Jim and Merry Ann Southwell produced two better fly fishers.  They have been fly fishing before and we improved on their skills.  We started out with distance casting then progressed to accuracy while paying attention to practical applications of both.  We also learned the roll cast and "pick up-set down cast."  The weather was nice with morning temps around 50 degrees F. but it quickly warmed to the low 70's.  There was a pretty good Trico hatch but Jim landed a great brown trout on a streamer fly.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 250 cfs with clear water conditions.  The water temps were in the mid 50's F.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Trout Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday April 14, 2109; Six mile float from Rio to Gilligan's Island with Christy Kirk and Susan Block from Austin produced some good times.  The weather was awesome with morning temps in the high 40's F. with clear blue skies and moderate wind conditions.  There were a few Tricos and Caddis coming off early but the midges also had prolific hatches.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 254 cfs with clear water conditions.  We dead drifted nymphs and several nice hook ups with powerful fish but it was pretty slow all things considered.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Hill Country Rivers near New Braunfels, San Antonio and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday April 15, 2019; half day trip with first time fly fishers Jason and his lovely wife from the greater Houston area produced two new fly fishers.  The day started off cool with temps in the high 50's F. and clear blue skies.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 245 cfs with super clear water conditions.  The wind shifted from the north to the southwest and made for challenging casting conditions early in the going.  We began our trip with about an hour's worth of casting instruction on the land before we got into the raft to actually fish.  The two students listened carefully to the guide and were very easy to deal with.  We had a prolific Mayfly hatch with Tricos and BWO's coming off.  Even with the surface bug activity, very few fish were rising to take dries.  Our best moment was an explosive hook up with a five pound rainbow that slammed a streamer and jumped about three feet into the air.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and instruction on the rivers and lakes near San Antonio, New Braunfels and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Tuesday April 16, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Jane Watson, her friends Beth and Tom produced three new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 245 cfs with crystal clear water conditions.  The day started off overcast and windy and the wind only grew stronger as our lesson progressed.  It was very challenging but our students rose to the challenge with great casts punching the loop into the wind.  There was a prolific Mayfly hatch with millions of Tricos sailing by in the windy conditions.  We also saw a few Caddis coming off too.  The was one fisherman near us and we saw him catch several rainbow trout during our class and it was a great motivator.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on Canyon Lake, the Guadalupe River and other Texas Hill Country streams.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Trout Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday April 17, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Freddy and Natalia produced two more fly fishers.  These people were smart and listened carefully to their guide.  The weather was nice with overcast skies and temps in the 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 245 cfs with crystal clear water conditions.  There was a nice Trico hatch and some Caddis too early in the morning but no fish rising that we saw.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels areas.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated April 19, 2019; Six mile float with Stetson Rowles III and his lovely wife Maddie produced two new fly fishers and several nice Guadalupe River Rainbow Trout on Nymphs  The Girdle Bug and the Drowned Trico Spinner were our best flies.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 240 cfs with crystal clear water conditions (compared to normal).  There was a prolific Trico hatch which was also joined by some nice Caddis too.  Our new fly fishers were smart and listened carefully to the guide.  We saw a few other guide boats and some kayaks too but the river was not very crowded.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Thursday April 25 and Friday April 26, 2019, two day trip based out of Del Rio Texas with George Meriweather and his buddy Randall from Plainview Texas produced a good time with some nice fish being caught but no large sizes or numbers.  The wind was calm at times with clear water conditions and the fish were spooky.  When we had wind we could fish with the ripples disturbing the surface; otherwise it was tough and they looked you in the eye and said f-off.  The river was gorgeous with strong flows and clear conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guide fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Wednesday May 1st and Thursday May 2nd; 2019.  Deluxe Devils River trip based out of the 5,400 acre ranch with Noble Doss and Andy White from Austin produced many good smallmouth and largemouth bass.  The weather was overcast with windy conditions but the water was clear and there were healthy flows.  We actually hooked the largest "largemouth bass" I've ever seen in pictures or video.  This fish was 10 lbs plus and pulled the 1,000 pound raft around (with people and gear).  It ate a crawfish pattern and threw the hook with a half body jump towards the raft after a heroic fight from our angler.  We caught and released many smallmouth and largemouth bass.  The evening after our second day of fishing produced violent thunderstorms and a flash flood that almost took some kayakers lives.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions for Sunday May 5, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 385 cfs with clear water conditions.  The inflow to Canyon Lake was about 800 cfs and dropping.  The lake is only about 8 inches high but the US Army Corps of Engineers won't let it rise too high without bleeding some off.  We hosted a two hour private fly fishing lesson with Gretchen and Javier from Austin Texas.  They were smart and listened carefully to the guide /instructor.  The weather was nice with temps in the low 60's F. with partly cloudy skies and clear water in the Guadalupe River.  We had a massive Mayfly hatch with Trico's dominating the skies.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels, Texas.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Tuesday May 7, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 780 cfs with cold, clear water conditions.  The weather was overcast with isolated thunderstorms and relatively cool temps in the mid 70's F.  Carla and Mabry joined us for a two hour private fly fishing lesson.  They came from Austin and braved the traffic!  These ladies were smart and listened carefully to the guide and learned to cast a fly rod in no time.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Wednesday May 8, 2019; two hour scouting session on the upper Guadalupe in our powerboat revealed incoming floodwaters.  We launched on the upper end of the lake and went upstream until we saw chocolate rapids headed our way.  The deluge was coming in at 10,000 cfs and climbing.  We hauled ass back to the boat ramp and put the boat on the trailer in between rain bands and headed home.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday May 9, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 780 cfs with clear water conditions.  The inflow to Canyon Lake was 9,000 cfs yesterday evening but it tapered down to 2,000 cfs by Thursday afternoon.  That being said, we're getting a bunch more rain above the lake and it should spike again by Friday morning.  In between showers we were able to do a quick scouting trip and landed several nice fish.  The water was a little off color but that helped us.  We saw some Caddis coming off with a few tiny Mayflies too.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday May 10, 2019; two hour scouting float with Tamara and Lisa produced a couple of nice Guadalupe Trout on nymphs.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was around 1,000 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a few Caddis coming off and some Mayflies too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday May 11, 2019.  We rescheduled our trips for today because of the threat of thunderstorms.  Turns out it was a good call with cold overcast and rainy skies with temps in the mid 50's F.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 780 cfs with about 1,300 cfs coming into the lake.  The weather was a sharp contrast to normal temps but greatly appreciated with cool temps.  We saw a few Caddis and some large Mayflies coming off in the afternoon.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Hill Country Lakes and Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.  

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Trout Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Sunday May 12, 2019; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Matt and Thomas from Austin, Texas produced two improved fly fishers.  Both had some experience but we improved on their skills.  We went over the three basic casts and learned them too.  The release from Canyon Lake was 780 cfs with 1,000 cfs coming into the lake from the upper Guadalupe River.  The lake is two feet above the conservation pool and the US Army Corps of Engineers will begin flood releases tomorrow.  During our lesson we saw a massive Mayfly Hatch with BWO's and Trico's coming off.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing classes in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas areas.

Guadalupe River Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Tuesday May 14, 2019; Canyon Lake release was 1,600 cfs with green stained floodwater from a few days ago.  The lake is two feet above the conservation pool and the US Army Corps of Engineers is managing flood releases.  The river has nice whitewater rapids but it's flowing too fast to fish.  We usually cut off fishing floats above 1,200 cfs.  We switched our trips right now to Canyon Lake and we're picking up some nice stripers and black bass too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country lakes, rivers and bays near Austin, San Antonio, New Braunfels and Matagorda Bay Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Wednesday May 15, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam flood releases continue with flows at 1,600 cfs with clear water conditions.  The lake is still 2 feet high and high releases will continue for a few more days.  The weather was nice today with calm winds and clear conditions on Canyon Lake.  We scouted for bass in our powerboat and did pretty well.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Thursday May 16, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam continues with flood releases at 1,600 cfs.  The water is clear and beautiful with really nice rapids.  The flow however is difficult to fish at.  We usually cut it off around 1,200 cfs for fishing.  The lake is still 2 feet high and the releases will continue for the next few days.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas areas.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Friday, May 17, 2019; afternoon scouting trip on Canyon Lake revealed rough water conditions with winds over 20 mph.  The water was really clear and had a Caribbean look to it.  We fished several shallow shorelines next to drop offs and picked up a few largemouth and one smallie.  There were quite few boats for a weekday but not overwhelming at all.  On the river below Canyon Dam the release continues at 1,700 cfs with beautiful, cold, clear water being discharged.  This flow makes for a few nice rapids in places but it's difficult to fish.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing lessons/classes on the Texas Hill Country rivers in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area, and the New Braunfels area.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Conditions:  Saturday May 18, 2019; Canyon Dam Release was 1,710 cfs with clear water conditions.  The inflow was 800 cfs and dropping a little bit.  We cancelled our river trips today because the flow was a little high for fishing.  There was a fire department rescue on the river today but that's normal with high flows.  There were no noticeable hatches but we did see stripers busting bait this morning on the surface of Canyon Lake.  This behavior is long overdue because of cool water temps but that's changing.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on Canyon Lake, the Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers and we provide fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction, and fly fishing classes on the Hill country rivers and lakes in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas areas.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Monday May 20, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release is 1,735 cfs with clear, cold and beautiful water being discharged.  The lake is still over a foot high and the high releases will continue a little while longer.  Meanwhile Canyon Lake is fishing well right now with some nice smallies and stripers being caught and released.  The lake is really pretty with blue/green colored water like the Caribbean.  Our best flies on Canyon were purple streamers during the day and topwaters early in the morning.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions:  Updated Tuesday May 21, 2019; Canyon Lake release continues at 1,700 fs with clear and cold water being discharged.  The release is coming from the bottom of the lake and many striped bass and carp are being shot through the pipe.  When they come through they are disoriented and have gone from a depth of about 100 feet to the surface as they are being discharged instantaneously.  Their bladders are often bloated and they may float in an awkward position until they recover or die.  If the stripers make it, they prefer the deeper pools in the river and are seldom found in shallow water because they were raised in the lake and it's up to to 180 feet deep in places.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels Texas areas on the Hill Country streams and lakes.  

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Thursday May 23, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 1,700 cfs with clear water conditions.  We got last minute word that the flow would be reduced for the Holiday weekend.  The US Army Corps doesn't usually do this but it looks like they have been influenced by our Guadalupe River Manager at Comal County Recreational Water District.  Mike is the Comal County WORD manager and an expert and working within the field of numerous overlapping bureaucracies.  We still have cancelled several of our trips because of this uncertainty of the access and safety issues.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and New Braunfels Texas area.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Friday May 24, 2019; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Gabe and Abigail produced two new fly fishers.  These two were sharp and listened carefully to the guide.  We learned the "pick-up..set down" cast, the "roll cast" and we learned distance casting too.  The Guadalupe River flow from Canyon Lake was reduced for safety reasons during the holiday weekend and flows are about 330 cfs down from 1,700 cfs.  The weather was overcast this morning but cleared to partly cloudy conditions later.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fly fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Sunday May 26, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam Release was 330 cfs with clear, cold water conditions.  The day started off overcast with light rain at times but it cleared mid day and the temps were comfortable in the low 80's F.  The wind started out pretty light from the southeast but it gained strength by afternoon with some gusts around 25 mph.  We did not schedule any fishing trips because of the high volume of tubers and visitors on the holiday weekend.  We learned over the years it's not worth fighting the crowds on major holidays.  There was however a nice Trico and BWO hatch this morning and a few Caddis coming off.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lesson, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Hill Country Rivers in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas area.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions:  Monday May 27, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 330 cfs with clear water conditions.  Canyon Lake is about one foot high above the conservation pool and they should bring it down in the coming days.  Today we scouted Canyon Lake and even though it was a major holiday we were able to find protected coves and flats that were undisturbed.  The weather started out overcast in the morning but turned to partly cloudy by noon.  For the most part we had some good bass action in the protected areas that we fished real slow and thorough.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin area, San Antonio area, and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Tuesday May 28. 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 330 cfs this morning but it will be raised to 800 cfs by 6:00 PM this evening.  The water coming out of the dam is clear and cold for now.  We saw a few Caddis and Tricos coming off today but no prolific hatches to be seen.  There were no tubers on the river this morning despite throngs being out yesterday.  Luckily most of them have jobs and had to get their ass back home to work!  We have a half day trip scheduled tomorrow with lessons and a seminar too for some of our guides.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Wednesday May 29, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 900 cfs with clear water conditions.  The lake is still high and releases will continue a little while longer.  Noted author...Charles Denyer joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a half day fly fishing lesson/rafting float trip.  The weather was nice with temps in the high 70's and 80's with  partly cloudy skies but extremely high winds gusting from the south.  For his first day Charles did well adapting to the adverse conditions.  We covered about three river miles and ended up at Lazy L and L.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing and rafting trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin Texas area, the San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.  Don't forget, Father's is almost here and you should give your favorite Dad the gift of fly fishing.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions:  Updated Thursday May 30, 2019; The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 950 cfs with clear and cold water conditions.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Marcos and Jesse Jane from Austin produced two new fly fishers. These two were smart and listened carefully to the guide.  The wind was blowing like crazy but it made for good training.  These two learned to fly cast in difficult conditions so I'm confident they will do great on their fishing trip to Montana they had planned for this summer.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas areas too.  Don't forget Father's Day is approaching fast and Expedition Outfitters gift certificates are the perfect choice for you favorite Dad or Father.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions:  Updated Saturday June 1, 2019.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The river below Canyon Lake was pretty crowded so we went to Canyon Lake to have a little more room to roam.  The day started off with overcast skies but clear about 11:30 am.  The temps were nice in the upper 80's F. with light winds  There weren't very many people on the lake until after lunch.  We wound up our trip and headed in just as the general public started to rouse.  We had some good luck on the flats near Crane's Mill Marina and some other flats too.  Our favorite flies were purple streamers.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes, and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Lakes and Rivers in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.  Don't forget Father's Day is almost here and fly fishing makes the best Father's Day Gift!

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Sunday June 2, 2019, Chad Moore and his boys George and Charlie joined us from Austin and we learned to fly cast.  We started out on Canyon Lake fishing conventional rods but we switched to fly gear and actually got some action.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were calm waters and quiet conditions until about 10:30 when the wind picked up.  We got a little bit of action but overall it was slow.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas areas too!

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Monday June 13, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Chris Nixon and his son Cory produced two new fly fishers.  The wind was calm so it was easy on our students as first time fly fishers.  We practiced distance casting, roll casting and the pick up set down cast too.  The weather started out overcast but the day cleared to reveal partly cloudy skies.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  We didn't see a big fly hatch of any kind today and there were very few people tubing or fishing.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing tours, fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction, and fly fishing lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, streams and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Tuesday June 4, 2019; Charles Denyer joined us for another half day fly fishing/training trip and the weather was overcast and cool for June.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  We did a short float and had the river to ourselves.  We didn't see a hatch but we saw a few fish chasing down minnows and other baitfish.  We did however see lots of mating carp but they were not feeding.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes, and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas, and New Braunfels Texas areas.  Don't forget to purchase your Father's Day Fly Fishing Gift Certificate and make your favorite Dad or Father Love you more!

Guadalupe Fishing Guides Fly Fishing River Report and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Report and Conditions:  Wednesday June 5, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Elsa and Taylor from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The weather started out with light rain showers but we didn't get wet and there were overcast skies until afternoon.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  It was a slow day on the river for summer and there were virtually no tubers or yay hoos today.  We didn't see any big hatches but there were a few Caddis and Hexagenias coming off.  We offer guide fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction, and fly fishing lessons on the Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake in the New Braunfels area, Austin Texas area, and the San Antonio Texas are too.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides fishing report and conditions:  Thursday June 6, 2019;  Canyon Lake Dam release went from 350 cfs to 0 cfs because the US Army Corps of Engineers were doing a dam inspection.  The flow was restored in the afternoon.  There was a minimum disruption to fish stocks because the day was cool and overcast.  We saw a prolific mayfly hatch this morning and it looked like Tricos.  Expedition Outfitters provides the perfect Father's Day Gift for your Dad with fly fishing instruction Gift Certificates and Gift Certificates that provide a fly fishing float trip in addition to the instruction.  We have fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Canyon Lake and Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Friday June 7, 2019; half day morning trip with Ed Desobry and his talented son Court produced a few nice fish on Canyon Lake.  The water was beautiful with clear blue/green water.  We got several nice ones in the boat early and took off to other points to see what we could find.  Turns out we got some nice bites and a good smallmouth caught by Ed while we were wading the shoreline.  The release from Canyon lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters has the perfect Father's Day Gift for the Outdoorsman.  Give the Gift of Fly Fishing Lessons or a Guided Fly Fishing trip with lessons included.  Expedition Outfitter provides Guided Fly Fishing trips, Fly Fishing Classes, and Fly Fishing Instruction in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and New Braunfels Texas areas too!

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides fishing report and conditions:  Updated Saturday June 8. 2019; two hour fly fishing lesson with Ruanne and Charles from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was cool this morning with temps in the 60's and clear blue skies.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  It was pretty quiet this morning with really no one on the river or lake until mid morning.  We saw a nice Trico and BWO hatch on the river and very few fish rising for the bugs.  Expedition Outfitters provides Fly Fishing Gift Certificates and Gift Cards for your favorite Father or Dad on Father's Day.  Give the Gift of Fly Fishing!

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions:  Sunday June 9, 2019; Half day scouting trip with Austin Stubbs produced a better understanding of the Eco-System.  We started out at Turkey Cove Launch and headed west.  We found some nice small mouth and large mouth on surface flies.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The lake level is above the 909 MSL level so the Corps of Engineers should increase flows in a day or two.  The water temp on the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake is still in the 60's F, so the trout are still happy...at least in the mornings.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions:  Monday June 10, 2019; Two hour fly fishing lesson with Eric Claxton and his golf pros from work produced five new Fly Fishers.  Eric picked this exercise as a "Team Building" event and it seemed to work just fine.  We started out learning "distance casting", we also learned the "pick up -set down cast" and the "roll cast" too.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was excellent with cool temps for summer and North winds with low humidity.  We didn't see any big hatches but we saw a few Caddis coming off but no fish rising to them.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing/rafting trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas areas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions:  Updated Tuesday June 11, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Jess and Palmer from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was unusually cool for Texas in the Summer time and we enjoyed a morning low of 65 degrees F and a high afternoon temp of 71 degrees F with overcast skies and light rain at times.  The "El Nino Pattern has made this summer bearable" in Central Texas.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam into the Guadalupe River was 885 cfs with clear water conditions and temps in the 67 dgrees F. range.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing and rafting trips on the Central Texas Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area, and the New Braunfels Texas area too!

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Wednesday June 12, 2019; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Tillman and his buddy Bruce from San Antonio produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with cool morning temps in the mid 60's F.  The wind was from the northeast but really light.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 900 cfs with clear and cold water conditions.  We saw a light Trico hatch with no fish rising for the tasty bugs.  We practiced distance casting, the roll cast and the pick up...set down cast.  The guys concentrated and were paying close attention to the guide/instructor...so they did well.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.  Don't forget to give the gift of fly fishing to your favorite Dad and Father because it's Father's Day on Sunday June 16, 2019! 

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Thursday June 13. 2019; Half day morning trip/lesson produced two new fly fishers.  Tilman Thomas and his buddy Bruce joined us for a half day 3 mile float and the river was flowing at 900 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a nice Mayfly hatch with Tricos and Hendrickson's coming off.  We didn't see any fish rising to these bugs but we know they were being consumed below the surface.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Friday June 14. 2019; Mid day scouting trip on Canyon Lake produced several nice smallies and a couple large mouth bass.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam into the Guadalupe River was 360 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a few Mayflies hatching around 7:30 am and it was mostly Tricos.  Even with a good hatch no trout were rising to the bugs.  The weather was perfect with clear blue skies, temps in the 80's F and high winds.  Note: we like wind on bodies of water with extra clear conditions.  It breaks up the surface and helps our presentation!  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday June 15, 2109; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Jill and her boyfriend Bill from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart and listened carefully to the Guide/Instructor.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 360 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and morning temps in the low 70's F. and rising to the low 90's F.  We saw a few Caddis hatching with Tricos and BWO's too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams in the Austin Texas area, The San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Conditions: Updated Sunday June 16, 2019; Afternoon scouting trip on Canyon Lake produced a couple of nice Carp on fly and some small bass too.  The Lake level was 910.075 MSL and the release from Canyon Lake Dam was 360 cfs with clear water conditions.  The morning scouting trip on Canyon Lake turned out well with lots of real time knowledge gained.  The weather was nice with high temps in the low 90's F.  There were very few boats and or jet skis on the lake early but that changed after lunch time.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons. fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels Texas areas too. 

Guadalupe River Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Thursday June 20, 2019; Canyon Lake scouting trip produced two nice Largemouth Bass and a huge carp in the 15 lb range caught on fly.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 440 cfs with clear water conditions.  The river above the lake was coming in around 700 cfs.  The weather was nice with morning overcast and clear blue skies in the afternoon.  We didn't see a hatch on the river but we suspect a few Caddis and Mayflies were hatching.  Expedition Ouftitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Updated Saturday June 22, 2019; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Jason and Omar produced two new fly fishers.  We learned the "pick up- set down cast" the "roll cast" and we learned to "distance cast too".  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 340 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and high temps in the lower 90's F.  In the afternoon we saw quit a few tubers but they were behaving.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday June 25, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The upper Guadalupe River was coming into the lake at around 400 cfs.  The current level for Canyon Lake Reservoir is 910.63 MSL.  We had a brief scouting trip on Canyon Lake this afternoon and it yielded some nice largemouth bass on fly.  The wind was heavy from the east with very little people on the lake today.  There was chop in the middle of the lake with a six foot face.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and streams in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Updated Wednesday June 26, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 356 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and comfortable temps in the mid 70's F.  Tillman Thomas and his lovely wife joined us for a two hour private fly fishing lesson.  This lady was smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  We learned the three basic casts: 1. distance casting 2. the pick up set down cast and 3. the roll cast.  Each one has its place in your skill sets.  There was a massive hatch we observed but we were " freaked out" when we realized this massive hatch was termites!!  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing excursions, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and streams near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Thursday June 27, 2019; half day morning trip with Tillman Thomas and Linda produced several nice Guadalupe Rainbow Trout.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 356 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice and cool with overcast morning skies clearing to partly cloudy conditions.  We didn't see a prolific hatch of any kind but we got our fish on San Juan worms and Girdle Bugs.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas, New Braunfels Texas and Canyon Lake Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Friday June 28, 2019; Half day float from Rio to Lazy L and L produced a couple of nice Guadalupe Rainbow trout.  The release from Canyon Lake was 367 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were no tubers on the water until about lunch time when we were scheduled to quit anyway.  We saw the start of a Mayfly hatch but it didn't get prolific.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake  Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday June 29, 2019; Two hour private fly fishing lesson for 9 people at Canyon Lake produced some new fly fishers.  Expedition Outfitters guides Chris Ruebusch and Kevin Stubbs were the instructors.  The students were planning a trip to Montana and wanted to prepare accordingly.  We learned distance casting, the roll cast and the pick up-set down cast.  The weather was warm with temps in the 80's F and plentiful sunshine.  During our lesson we saw a few bass rising to to the surface to take Mayflies that were hatching.  The release rate from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas areas.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday June 30, 2019; Morning scouting trip on Canyon Lake yielded a couple of nice largemouth bass and several huge carp caught on fly.  We used the Hewes 18 poling skiff to stalk the flats of Canyon Lake.  The water was clear and we got some nice sight casting done.  The other boats didn't bother us because we were in the back coves and shallow areas that they hate.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The inflow was 360 cfs and the lake level was 910.39 MSL.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing excursions, fly fishing trips, fly fishing instruction, fly fishing lessons, and fly fishing classes on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and streams in the Austin Texas area, the San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Monday July 1, 2019; half day morning float/instruction in the warmwater section produced two new fly fishers.  Cindy and Ivy joined us for a fun filled time on the Guadalupe River.  The weather was nice with temps in the 80's to low 90's F.  The skies were partly cloudy with lots of sunshine.  There wasn't any big hatches but we saw a few Caddis and some small mayflies coming off.  There were no tubers or other people on our section of the river and it was great!  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers and lakes in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Wednesday July 3, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Gretchen and Durbin from Austin produced two new fishers.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and high temps in the upper 80's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 358 cfs with clear water conditions.  The inflow to the lake was 450 cfs.  Canyon Lake level is 910.53 feet above mean sea level.  We saw a few Mayflies hatching on the lower stretches of the Guadalupe but we didn't see any fish rising.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and the New Braunfels Texas areas too.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Thursday July 4, 2019; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Eunice and her sister Vanessa produced two new fly fishers.  We learned distance casting, the roll cast and the Pick up set down cast too.  These ladies were smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The inflow to the lake was 403 cfs and the current Lake level is 910.53 MSL.  We didn't see any prolific hatches but there were quite few other users on the water.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Friday July 5, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 380 cfs with clear water conditions.  The water temp emerging from the lake was 64 degrees F.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Jeremy and Bill from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  These guys were sharp and listened carefully to the instructor and were throwing tight loops in no time.  There wasn't anybody on the river early when we did our lesson but that soon changed by 11:00 am.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and lakes near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday July 6. 2019; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Beatrice and Katy from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  These ladies were smart and caught on quickly.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 350 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and high temps in the lower 90's in the afternoon.  We didn't see a hatch on the river but it could have happened earlier this morning before we got out.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas Area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Updated Monday July 8, 2019; half day trip with Scott Green and his talented daughter Taylor produced a new fly fisher.  Taylor was smart and listened carefully to th guide /instructor.  We had her distance casting to 40 feet accurately in just a short while.  She also learned the roll cast and the pick up...set down cast.  The weather was pleasant with partly cloudy skies and seasonal temps.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 356 cfs with clear water conditions although it's a little chalky.  We only saw 7 other people on the river today so it got a break from the holiday.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction and fly lessons on the Texas Hill Country rivers and lakes in the Austin Texas area, the San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report:  Tuesday July 9, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 366 cfs with clear water conditions.  The Guadalupe River was deserted with virtually no one else on the river but us.  Rusty and his son Austin joined us for a fly fishing lesson/float.  The guys were great and spot on with their presentations but the fish were not cooperating although they managed to land three fish.  The weather was fantastic with overcast skies and cool temps.  We saw lots of wildlife on our float including herons, ducks, deer and hawks.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes and streams in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas area.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Wednesday July 10, 2019.  Canyon Lake Dam Release was 366 cfs with clear water conditions.  Half day morning scouting trip on the upper Guadalupe at the confluence of Canyon Lake produced several nice bass on topwater flies.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and morning temps that were comfortable.  The inflow to the Lake was 292 cfs.  The Lake level was 910.35 MSL.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips in the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing report and Current Conditions: Updated Thursday July 11, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 367 cfs with clear water conditions.  The water temp was 65 degrees F. at mile 5.5 yesterday morning.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Harriett and Joline from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  These ladies were smart and listened carefully.  We didn't see any one else on the river this morning and it was a beautiful day with cool temps and partly cloudy skies.  There wasn't a big insect hatch of any type that we could detect.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing lessons in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report: Updated Friday July 12, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 364 cfs with clear water conditions.  Canyon Lake level is 910.65 msl.  The water temp at the surface 83.3 degrees F.  Scouting trip on Canyon Lake yielded several nice small mouth bass on fly.  We found them in the flats in about three feet of water.  Streamers were the ticket.  The weather was nice with north winds, low humidity and partly cloudy skies with high temps in the low 90's on the water.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and lakes in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday July 13, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 367 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with cool morning temps, low humidity and North winds making for a comfortable morning.  Jennifer and Pat joined us for a two hour private fly fishing lesson.  They were both smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  We learned distance casting and the roll cast to ready them for saltwater.  We didn't see a hatch today but it could have happened in the afternoon.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing excursions, fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing lessons near San Antonio Texas, Austin Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Sunday July 14, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 353 cfs with clear water conditions.  The inflow from the upper Guadalupe River was 243 cfs with green stained/chalky conditions.  Canyon Lake level was 910.23 msl.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Claire and Bruce from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and morning temps in the high 70's F.  We learned distance casting, the roll cast and the pick up set down cast too.  We didn't see any big insect hatches but we saw fish chasing minnows up into the shallows.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons. fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Monday July 15, 2019; Half day float/fly fishing lesson with Jeremy and his son Hunter from Dripping Springs Texas produced two new fly fishers.  Both of the guys were smart and caught on quickly.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 356 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and summer time temps in the high 80's and 90's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips. classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing report and current conditions:  Sunday July 21, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 325 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the high 70's in the morning.  We had a great two hour private fly fishing lesson with Winnie and Mike from Austin.  They were smart and listened carefully to the instructor/guide.  We learned the pick up-set down cast, roll cast and distance casting too.  There were very few people out despite the weekend.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, lessons, instruction and classes near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Updated Saturday July 27, 2019; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Spencer Hayes and his lovely wife Alison from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  In preparation for a Colorado fly fishing trip they wanted show up prepared.  They both did great and we learned the distance cast, roll cast and pick-up set down cast too.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 200 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was great with morning temps in the low 60's F. and clear blue skies.  There was a nice Mayfly hatch with Tricos being the biggest part of the group with BWO's rounding out the action.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Updated Sunday July 28, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Beth and John from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  These two were smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 200 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 70's and 80's F. this morning.  We didn't see a big hatch on the river today but we saw a few Tricos and BWO's coming off.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, the San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Monday July 29, 2019; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Michael and Bristol from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and comfortable temps in the high 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 200 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a nice Mayfly hatch this morning but we didn't see any fish rising to eat the tiny bugs.  We did a quick scouting trip at Canyon Lake and hooked and released several nice bass.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas areas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday August 3, 2019; early morning scouting trip on Canyon lake produced some nice largemouth bass on topwater flies.  The winds were calm and the temps were comfortable in the high 70's early in the going.  The lake level was just above 909 msl with clear water conditions and a glassy surface.  There was no one out in the morning but fishermen and the traffic was light.  Our best fly was a topwater popper resembling a frog.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and lake near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Sunday August 4, 2019; Canyon Lake scouting trip yielded several nice largemouth bass and one smallie.  The Lake level was just above 909 msl and the surface temp was 83.3 degrees F.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the high 80's F.  That's 10 degrees below normal!  Our best fly was the green hard body popper with yellow rubber legs.  There were quite a few people on the lake but that didn't bother us.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons, and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers and lakes near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Monday August 5, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Luis and Erica from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was lowered to 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  Today the weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 70's F.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas areas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday August 6, 2019; We had a guide trip scheduled for this morning but it got cancelled because our fishermen became ill last night.  Here are the current conditions:  Canyon Lake Dam release is 160 cfs with clear water conditions.  The winds were light from the southeast at 5-10 mph.  The humidity was 67% at 9:00 am with clear blue skies.  The temp at 8;30 am was 79 degrees F.  There was virtually no one on the Guadalupe today because the "Back to school commercials" have signaled the end of summer for young families.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes, and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday August 7, 2019; half day morning trip/fly fishing lesson with Justin Jones and his wife Catherine produced two new fly fishers.  These two were smart and listened carefully to the guide.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 70's rising to the high 80's by noon.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  The water temp at the dam was 67 degrees F.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Report and Current Conditions:  Thursday August 8, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  Canyon Lake level is 909.25 feet above sea level.  Half day scouting trip on Canyon Lake gave us some nice topwater action early in the going.  We had the lake to ourselves for the most part with only a couple of bass boats out on the water.  The skies started out partly cloudy but the clouds burned off quickly.  We headed back to the boat ramp at noon and we beat the worst of the heat.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Friday August 9, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies in the morning and clear blue skies in the afternoon.  The Canyon Lake level was holding steady just above 909 msl.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Fred and Wilma from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart and listened carefully to the guide.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers in the Austin, New Braunfels, and San Antonio Texas areas.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Report and Current Conditions: Monday August 12, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  The Lake level was 909.13 feet above mean sea level.  Canyon Lake scouting trip with friends produced some nice bass and a catfish caught on fly.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and early morning temps in the mid 70's F.  The winds were light and from the southeast.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Central Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Tuesday August 13, 2019; Private Fly Fishing Lesson with Grace and Will from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart and soaked it up.  They were doing the pick up and set down cast, the roll cast and they were distance casting to 50 feet.  There was no one else on the river this morning and the weather was nice with early morning temps in the mid 70's and clear blue skies.  We didn't see a big fly hatch this morning on the Guadalupe River but later in the day things could have changed.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  We offer guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers and lakes near Sn Antonio, Austin and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Monday August 19, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Kate and Richard from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The Canyon Lake Dam release was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  The Lake level was just above 908 msl.  The day started off with some overcast but quickly clear with blue skies and winds about 10 miles per hour.  We didn't see a prolific insect hatch on the Guadalupe but we saw a few Hexagenias on Canyon Lake.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Tuesday August 20, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Alex and Marc DuPont produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was great with clear blue skies and temps in the high 70's F. this morning.  We didn't see a big insect hatch but that's normal for here.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas areas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Sunday September 1, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Gretchen and Frank from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with cool morning temps in the high 70's F.  These two were smart and listened carefully to the instructor.  We didn't see a prolific hatch on the river but we saw a few Caddis, and Trico's coming off.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Report and Current Conditions:  Tuesday September 16, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 145 cfs with clear water conditions.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Jaymie and William from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and comfortable temps in the low 70's F.  We didn't see any prolific hatches but we saw a few caddis and tricos hatching.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels, Texas.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Friday October 4, 2019; Half day morning trip with Lynn and her sister Joan from Wichita Kansas produced two new fly fishers.  These ladies were smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  The weather was perfect with cool morning temps in the high 60's F. with clear blue skies.  The action started off slow until the new fly fishers gained confidence but they managed to catch and release several nice fish.  The lake level was about two feet low but clear water conditions were the norm.  We did see a prolific Hexagenia Mayfly hatch with quite a few fish crashing the surface to eat them.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips. classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday October 5, 2019; Canyon lake Level 907.21 MSL.  Guadalupe River Flow 105 cfs with clear water conditions.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Gretchen and Matilda from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and comfortable temps.  We saw some Hexagenias hatching and a few Tricos too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday October 6, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Jules and Frank from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the low 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 110 cfs with clear water conditions.  The lake level was about 2 feet down from the conservation pool.  We saw lots of large Mayflies hatching today with fish crashing them on the surface.  It was mainly small bass and sunfish eating the Hexagenias.  We're expecting a cold front tomorrow so we have high hopes of fishing success.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Central Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas areas.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Friday October 11, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Chris and Beth from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was cold and windy with overcast skies but we found a protected cove on Canyon Lake and got it done.  Expedition Outfitters offers 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 Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Monday January 6, 2020; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Reba and Marcos from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was gorgeous with clear blue skies and temps in the lower 70's F.  We saw a nice Trico hatch and Caddis hatch too.  There were some Damsels about also.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were very few people on the river today and that was a relief.  Expedition Outfitters offers guide fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers, lakes and streams near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated January 7, 2020; Canyon Lake Dam release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  Private fly fishing lesson with Charles and Jenny from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart and listened carefully to their guide and excelled at fly casting.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 60's F.  We saw some Caddis, Tricos and BWO's hatching,  There were a few fish rising but with very little regularity.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Trout Fiy Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Wednesday January 8, 2020; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Austin and his lady Diane from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the high 60's F. for our lesson.  We saw a few Caddis flies hatching with some Tricos, Damsels and a few Dragon flies.  There weren't too many people on the river but everyone looked pleased.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country rivers in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas areas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Report and Current Conditions: Updated Wednesday September 18, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 145 cfs with clear water conditions.  Two hour fly fishing lesson with Gabe and Paul produced two new fly fishers.  These guys were smart and listened carefully to the instructor.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps that were comfortable.  We didn't see a huge hatch but we saw a few Tricos and Caddis coming off.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels. 

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Tuesday October 15, 2019; Canyon Lake level is about 2 feet low but fishing is improved as the lake level recedes.  Since Canyon Lake has many areas averaging 100 feet in depth there is more structure exposed at lower levels.  Fish like structure and the catching is improved therfore!  We got some nice fish on our last trip with most of our action was on top.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on  the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas areas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Wednesday October 16, 2019; Scouting trip on Canyon Lake yielded some good largemouth bass on topwater flies.  The wind died in the afternoon and the water slicked off with overcast skies and temps in the mid 60's F.  There weren't any other boats out fishing but we saw a couple of sail boats.  We saw a few stripers busting bait on the surface but we didn't hook any of them.  There were a few birds working the bait balls but not great numbers.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction in the Austin area, New Braunfels area and San Antonio area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Thursday October 17, 2019; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Gretchen and Dirk from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  These two were smart and listened carefully to the instructor.  The weather was cool this morning with temps in the high 50's F and overcast skies.  We saw a few Hexagenia mayflies hatching and a few fish rising to them.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Sunday October 20, 2019; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Rachel and Jacob produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with cool temps in the 60's F. with overcast skies at first.  The release from Canyon Lake was 110 cfs with clear water conditions.  We didn't see  prolific hatch but we saw a few Hexagenia Mayflies coming off.  The were quite a few small bass and sunfish slurping them from the surface.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Streams and Lakes in the Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas areas.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions:  Updated Friday October 25, 2019; two day fly fishing trip at Sycamore Canyon Ranch produced several nice bass on fly.  The flow was approximately 300 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice but extremely windy with gusts to 30 mph.  The temps were comfortable in the high 80's during the day and 60's at night.  We only saw one other group on the water and we pretty much had the river to ourselves.  The best fly of the trip was a purple cone headed bugger with lots of crystal flash.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels areas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday October 26, 2019; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Chloe and Lane from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was cool with clear blue skies and strong winds.  The wind made it challenging but the new fly fishers got a firm foundation in casting.  We didn't see any large hatches but we saw a few Tricos coming off about size 22 hook if represented.  The Guadalupe River was flowing about 150 cfs at mile 10.5 below Canyon Lake but the water was chocolate brown with flash flood runoff from the day before.  Since we weren't fishing...but learning to cast...this was no problem.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams near Austin, New Braunfels and San Antonio Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday October 29, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Becky and Jeremy from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  The weather was cool with temps in the mid 50's F. and overcast skies with occasional drizzle.  We didn't see any insect hatches but we did see several hungry Osprey looking for a meal.  Canyon Lake was pretty calm until the front arrived and kicked up some choppy conditions with winds from the Northeast.  We've been getting some good stripers from time to time on topwater.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Thursday October 31, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Carrie and Marcus from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  The weather was unseasonably cold so we delayed our class until it warmed a little and it was nice.  The wind was strong but it made casting challenging and it was a great training exercise under adverse conditions.  We didn't see an insect hatch but we saw the Osprey and a Bald Eagle looking for prey.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons. fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Streams and Lakes in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday November 2, 2019; morning scouting trip on Canyon Lake revealed very few boats or fishermen with the cold temperatures.  About 11:00 am a few schools of stripers drove bait to the surface and we spotted the action from the seagulls circling overhead.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and clear water conditions and a slick lake surface too.  The slick surface revealed the surface feeding fish and we presented topwater flies to them resulting in several nice fish landed and released.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Sunday November 3, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Sam and his lovely wife Grace produced two new fly fishers.  They were both smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the high 50's F.  Although Sam was quick to catch on his better half (Grace) was shooting line like a pro with minimal coaching.  Although ladies usually do better than guys with instruction, Sam did a great job with years of muscle memory from bait casting...all things considered.  The flow on the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake was low and slow although the water was pretty clear with a green tint.  Expedition Outfitters provides guide fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing lessons on the Texas Hill Country Lakes, Rivers and streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Guide Fishing Report and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Monday November 4, 2019; Canyon Lake scouting trip with friends produced several nice smallies and a couple of nice largemouth on flies.  The fish were up shallow as the water warmed.  We chased some stripers in deeper water and got hit but didn't land the fish.  The surface temp of the lake was 70 degrees F and clear water conditions with good visibility.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and high temps on the low 80's F.  The Guadalupe River was running very low but the water was clear with a green tint.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Report and Fishing Conditions: Updated Tuesday November 5, 2019; short scouting trip on Canyon Lake revealed slick waters with no wind and stripers busting bait on top.  The weather was overcast with temps in the 70's and 80's F.  We shot floating fly lines at them with shad type flies and a couple of bruisers that broke us off were in the double digits.  The water was tinted green with about six feet of visibility.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the rivers in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Wednesday November 6, 2019; two hour fly fishing lesson with Mike and Clara from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  We saw a few Mayflies hatching but we didn't see any fish rising to them.  The Guadalupe was running low and slow with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 70's F.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers, lakes and streams.

Guadalupe River Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Thursday November 7, 2019; short scouting trip on the warmwater section of the Guadalupe River at New Braunfels revealed summertime temps in the morning and a wintry cold front in the evening.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was pretty low with clear water conditions.  We didn't see any other fishermen out and we didn't see any prolific hatches although there were a few Caddis and Mayflies hatching when the temps reached 65 degrees F.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Streams and Lakes in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Friday November 8, 2019; scouting trip and private lesson revealed overcast skies and cold rain most of the day so we scrubbed our mission and rescheduled everything for better weather.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing float trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday November 9, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 79 cfs with springs adding another 50 cfs giving us enough water to bump through the shallow riffles in the raft in the warmwater section near New Braunfels.  Tha weather was fantastic with clear blue skies, fall colors and pretty clear water.  The water temp was about 63 degrees F. but warming quickly with strong sunshine.  Our guest was a seasoned and well traveled fly fisherman from California.  Rick is an expert and accurate caster and had fished with us before.  He beat the banks with pin-point accuracy and we changed flies often yielding a great big goose egg of no bites...takes or action on our flies...except for great company, scenery or weather the catching sucked!  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers and Lakes in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday November 10, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Rita and Jonathan from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The students were smart and listened carefully to the guide /instructor.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 70's F.  We saw a few Mayflies hatching...there were Tricos and BWO's and Caddis too.  Even with lots of bugs we didn't see any topwater action.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 80 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing float trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels areas.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Monday November 11, 2019; We rescheduled our half day trip/fly fishing lesson for today because of a strong cold front expected to kick our butt around mid morning.  Although its arrival was a little later than expected we are still getting 40 mph gusts from the north with temps dropping almost 50 degrees in about an hour.  I'm glad we're not out there. Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, lakes and streams in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and New Braunfels, Texas areas too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Canyon Lake Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday November 12, 2019; We rescheduled the guide trip we had for today because the conditions were pretty raw.  The wind was out of the north with overcast skies this morning and some sleet.  By afternoon the skies had cleared and we warmed to 43 degrees F.  Canyon Lake was whipped into a steamy froth of whitecaps and chop with clear water conditions though, but impossible to fish with three foot swells.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing excursions, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Wednesday November 13, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Luanne and her Buddy Frank from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake was 80 cfs with clear water conditions.  The lake level was 2.5 feet low.  Our students today were smart and listened carefully to the instructor/guide and caught on fast.  We didn't see any insect activity on the river today because our high temps were 43 degrees F but we might have missed it too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guide fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes. fly fishing instruction and fly fishing classes on the Central Texas Hill Country Rivers and streams in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and the New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Thursday November 14, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Colleen and Myrah from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  We had a good weather window early in the morning without rain.  It did start to come down after our lesson though.  These ladies were smart and listened carefully to the instructor/guide...and did well!  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was around 80 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, streams and lakes in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Fishing Report: Friday November 15, 2019; Private Fly Fishing lesson with Rita and Mark from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice this afternoon with clear blue skies and temps in the 60's F.  We learned distance casting, the roll cast and the pick up set down cast too.  The students are preparing for a fly fishing trip in Colorado.  We saw a few Mayflies hatching and some Caddis too this afternoon.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 87 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing raft trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide fishing report and current conditions: Updated Saturday November 16, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Candice and Mark from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 60's F.  These two were smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  We learned the pick up-set down cast, roll cast and distance casting too.  There was a light Trico hatch and some Caddis coming off too.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 87 cfs with clear water conditions.  Canyon Lake level is about 2.5 feet low with clear water conditions too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Central Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Fishing Report: Monday November 18, 2019; half day morning trip with Dawn and Josh produced two more experienced fly fishers.  It started out with everyone struggling with their technique but ended with Dawn and Josh casting accurately and with good distance too.  Unfortunately the fish weren't real cooperative with their expert efforts.  We think the water temp was a little cold for bass fishing.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels areas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Fishing Report: Updated Wednesday November 20, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Addison and Cameron from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  These two were smart and listened carefully to the instructor.  The weather was great with clear blue skies and high winds making conditions challenging with comfortable temps though.  We learned the pick up-set down cast, the roll cast and distance casting too.  We saw a few Mayflies hatching and there were Caddis too.  The river flow was 87 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes, and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Hill Country Rivers in the Austin area, San Antonio area, and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Trout Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Thursday November 21, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Ted and Beth from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was mild with partly cloudy skies and comfortable temps in the 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  The Lake level was about 2.5 feet low.  We saw a Caddis hatch on the Guadalupe during our lesson and some Mayflies hatching too.  Although we were learning casting techniques we weren't actually fishing so a license was not required.  We'll be stocking full sized rainbow trout and brown trout in the Guadalupe River this weekend so get ready!  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing float trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction on the Central Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe Trout Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Friday November 22, 2019; Scouting trip on Canyon Lake was cut short with a strong cold front passing through while we were on the water. Luckily we knew it was coming and kept ourselves on the north shore of the lake in the lee of the wind.  There wasn't any lightning but there was quite a bit of hard, cold rain.  Our rain jackets kept us dry as we made our way to the boat ramp and put the skiff on the trailer.  We don't usually take chances with the weather but the striper bite was good right until the front arrived.  Canyon Lake level is about 2.5 feet low with clear water conditions.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 90 cfs.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Guadalupe River, San Marcos River, Llano River, Devils River and Canyon Lake and the Texas Coast at Port Aransas.  We also offer fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction near Austin Texas,  San Antonio and New Braunfels too.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday November 26, 2019; Canyon Lake scouting trip yielded several nice largemouth and smallmouth bass.  The weather was nice with temps in the 70's and low 80's F.  The water was calm and we saw surface activity from the stripers too.  Our best fly was the black Clouser Minnow.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  The Guadalupe Trout report from our other guides was successful too.  Girdle bugs and San Juan Worms were producing good caches.  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 areas too. We also have guides that specialize in the Texas Coast too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Wednesday November 27, 2019; The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 84 cfs with clear water conditions.  The Canyon Lake level is about 2.75 feet low with clear water conditions:  The rainbow trout fishing on the Guadalupe has been good with lots of leaves falling off the trees making for difficult conditions today.  There were not too many people out fishing but there were a few fly fishers on the river.  The best flies were girdle bugs and San Juan Worm patterns.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Friday November 29, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  Conor Black from Washington State joined Expedition Outfitters guide Harrison Nash for a full day fly fishing adventure on the Guadalupe River.  The fall colors were great and problematic too with the river's surface being covered with debris.  The guys threw streamers and hooked and released some nice Guadalupe Rainbow trout.  The weather was cold and wet with light fog and rain at times.  Expedition Outfitters offers 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 area too.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Saturday November 30, 2019; The weather was overcast with light rain in the morning giving way to clear blue skies and warm temps in the afternoon approaching 80 degrees F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  The trees were losing their leaves and the water's surface was covered with cypress needles and other debris making it difficult.  There weren't too many people out even though it was a weekend.  The best flies were the girdle bug, San Juan worm and egg patterns.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Sunday December 1, 2019; The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 87 cfs with clear water conditions.  We rescheduled our trip from today because the entire river's surface was covered with leaves and cypress tree needles.  The debris made it all but impossible to cast without snagging trash on our flies.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels areas.  Don't forget that fly fishing is the perfect Christmas Gift for every member of your family.  We have Gift Certificates/Gift Cards for the perfect Christmas Gift for Dad, Mom and even your brothers and sisters!

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Trout Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Wednesday December 4, 2019; half day morning trip with Dale and Scott produced several huge Guadalupe trout and a couple of medium sized rainbows too.  The weather was great with clear blue skies and high temps in the mid 70's F.  There was a nice Trico and BWO hatch and some Caddis hatching too but we stuck with worms and egg patterns.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 89 cfs with clear water conditions.  There weren't too many fishermen out and we had a great three mile float trip.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.  Don't forget to give the gift of fly fishing this Christmas and Holiday Season by purchasing a fly fishing gift card/gift certificate for your outdoors woman or outdoors man.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Thursday December 5, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Fred and Harriett from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather started out with dense fog but it lifted by mid day and we enjoyed clear blue skies and great temps in the low 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 83 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a nice Trico and BWO hatch and the evening showed some nice Caddis coming off.  The reports from our guides on Canyon Lake revealed some nice striper action on top.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.  Give the gift of fly fishing this Christmas to your family and friends, they'll love you even more!  Go to our gift certificate/gift card page to learn more.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Friday December 6, 2019; Half day afternoon trip with Thomas and Michael from Austin and Houston produced many takes and hook ups with skittish fish but we managed two land some nice ones too.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was around 84 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and high temps around 70 degrees F.  There were quite a few quide boats ahead of us but our guys made good drifts through productive waters.  There were a few Caddis and Tricos hatching but nothing major and only a couple of fish rising to them.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, lessons, instruction and classes near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.  Don't forget to give the gift of fly fishing to your friends and family.  Check out our gift certificate/gift card options and we'll make it happen!

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday December 7, 2019; half day morning trip with Charles Mack and his brother Will produced two new fly fishers.  These guys were smart and listened carefully to the guide.  We caught and released several nice Guadalupe trout from 2 lbs to a whopping 5 pounder on nymphs.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and high temps near 70 degrees F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  The water temps were in the low 50's F range.  There were a few Caddis and Tricos hatching today but not very high density.  There were a few fish rising to the bugs but not in a predictable fashion.  There were quite a few fishermen out but it wasn't overcrowded.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.  Don't forget to give the gift of fly fishing to your family and friends.  Check out our fly fishing gift card/gift certificate page to learn more.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Sunday December 8, 2019; Half day morning trip on the Guadalupe with Jim Rony and his friend Mike from Washington State produced a couple of nice Guadalupe trout in the 5 lb class on nymphs.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 86 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was perfect with clear blue skies and temps in the  60's F.  There were not too many people on the river and it was very pleasant.  We saw a few Caddis and Tricos hatching but nothing big.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on te Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Monday December 9, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  Private fly fishing lesson with Greg and Gretchen from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  We learned the roll cast, pick up- set down cast and we worked on distance casting too.  We saw a few bugs coming off but really nothing to note.  The weather started out foggy in the morning with temps in the low 60's F.  The sun came out though and it quickly warmed to 78 degrees.  There were not a lot of people on the river which was nice.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels Texas area too.  Don't forget to give your friends and family the gift of fly fishing for Christmas.  Go to our Gift Card/Gift Certificate page to purchase directly on our site or you can call us with a credit card number.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Tuesday December 10, 2019; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Gabrielle and Marcos from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  We switched our lesson to the evening because there was a cold rain in the morning.  It wasn't too bad once the rain stopped and we got a lot of learning and casting under our belt.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 83 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a few Caddis and Damsels hatching this evening but no fish rising to them.  Expedition Outfitters provide guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and the Texas Coast too at Port Aransas and Rockport.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Wednesday December 11, 2019; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Gerald and Kathleen from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather started out cold in the morning around freezing and overcast skies but the sun appeared in the afternoon and it warmed to the low 50's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 83 cfs with clear water conditions.  Canyon Lake level is 906.08 above Mean Sea Level.  The afternoon revealed some Caddis and Tricos hatching and few Damsels too.   We saw a couple of fish rising but with no regularity.  There weren't too many people on the river fishing, it was really light.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide amd Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Report: Updated Thursday December 12, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Charles and Rupert from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  We scheduled our class for the afternoon because the weather was nicer.  It started out pretty cool for here with morning temps in the mid 30's F.  The sun came out after lunch and it was pleasant.  These two guys were smart and learned to cast quickly.  The release from Canyon Lake was 85 cfs with clear water conditions.  The Lake level was just a little bit above 906 Ft. MSL.  We saw a light Caddis hatch with a few Tricos and BWO's hatching as the afternoon warmed.  We didn't see any rising fish however.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Report for Friday December 13, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Carla and Terri from San Antonio produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was cool with overcast skies giving way to clear blue skies and warm temps in the mid 70's by noon.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 89 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a nice Trico, Caddis and Damsel hatch with a few micro Caddis too.  The river wasn't very crowded but we stayed on the banks and didn't actually fish during our casting lessons.  We learned distance casting, the roll cast and the pick-up-set down cast.  We also learned some knots and we studied fly selection too.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels too.  Don't forget to buy your loved ones a fly fishing gift certificate for Christmas!

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Report;  Saturday December 14, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was epic with clear blue skies and high temps in the low 70's F.  Chloe and her husband joined Expedition Outfitters guide Chris Ruebusch for a half day float from Rio to L and L.  The water wasn't too crowded but there were quite a few fishers.  The action was steady with several nice Guadalupe Trout hooked.  We didn't see too many bugs but there were a few Caddis and Tricos.  There were only an occasional riser to these bugs so our troops stuck to nymphing.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers, lakes and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Fishing Report: Monday December 16, 2019; we rescheduled our trips we had planned for today because of a strong cold front with high winds and possible thunderstorms.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  Since the winds were so strong any insects hatching earlier in the morning would have blown to Cuba.  Canyon Lake wasn't an option either with four foot swells breaking with white caps.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels areas.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Fishing Report: Wednesday December 18, 2019; half day trip with Katie and her Mom...Mary produced some nice Guadalupe Rainbow Trout.  The morning was really cold so we delayed our start time until it warmed a bit.  There were several boats on the water but not crowded even for low water conditions.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a few micro Caddis but nothing rising to them.  Our ladies got their fish on nymphs with indicators.  Expedition Outfitters offers 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 the New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated December 19. 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were quite a few people on the water but it wasn't crowded.  Mike and his lady Andy joined us from Alabama for a fly fishing lesson/trip.  The weather started out cold with temps in the high 20's but it warmed to to the 40's during our fly fishing/lesson trip.  We got some hook ups but we only managed to land one large Guadalupe Rainbow Trout.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated December 20, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam Release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  We rescheduled the trips we had planned because of steady rain and temps in the high 40's F.  Although some guides say: the fish are already wet and they don't care.  We say, our clients are important and we don't want them to get hypothermia!  We saw lots of idiots out there but we just shook our head.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Fishing Report: Saturday December 21, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  We had a private fly fishing lesson with Gretchen and Toby from Austin.  They were both smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  We learned the pick up-set down cast, roll cast and they learned to distance cast too.  The weather was nice in the afternoon with high temps in the upper 60's F.  The sky was clear blue without much wind.  During our lesson we saw some Guadalupe trout rising to Caddis flies skittering across the surface of the river.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing float trips on the Central Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

 Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday December 22, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Terri and Carson from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  Luckily our class/lesson was scheduled for afternoon because the morning held ice fog with overcast skies,  After lunch time the skies cleared and the sun came out strong and the day warmed to the mid 60's F.  We saw a few Caddis and Tricos hatching and a few fish rising too.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Monday December 23. 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Jane and Dan from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  Our meeting time was scheduled after the fog had cleared and the sun came out strong and warmed to 70 degrees F.  We practiced distance casting, the roll cast and the pick up-set down cast too.  The were a few Caddis coming off with some small Mayflies too...possibly BWO's.  The were very few fishermen out and it was very pleasant weather.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams in the Austin Texas area, New Braunfels area and the San Antonio area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday December 24, 2019; Scouting trip with friends produced several nice Guadalupe Trout.  The flow from Canyon Lake was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  The morning started off with temps right around freezing with frost on the trucks out front.  The morning quickly warmed to the mid 50's with clear blue skies.  There were very few people on the water and it was great.  We didn't see any bugs hatching early but we got our fish on streamers.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guides and Canyon Lake Fishing Guides Current Conditions and Report: Updated Wednesday December 25, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam Release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  It is Christmas Day and we have no trips scheduled.  The weather this morning started out with dense fog and temps in the 40's F.  About ten am it began to clear with blue skies and warmer temps in the low 70's.  There were a few Caddis hatching this evening with some Tricos and Bwo's too. Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers, lakes and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Thursday December 26, 2019; afternoon scouting trip on the lower section of the Guad revealed very few fish.  We have not checked out this stretch before now but it's good information even if it reveals scarce numbers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with  clear water conditions.  The weather started out cool this morning with temps around 58 F.  The sun never came out and temps stayed in the low 60's.  We didn't see any hatches but we saw the Osprey kill several rainbows.  It was awesome to see them work.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and the New Braunfels srea too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Friday December 27, 2019; Half day morning float/fly fishing lesson with Andrew and his lovely wife Vickey produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and comfortable temps in the 60's and 70's F.  The river was pretty crowded with fishermen and women.  There was a nice Trico hatch in the morning but it didn't last long and there were only a couple of fish rising.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 83 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Coastal Bays.  We also offer fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday December 28, 2019; private fly fishing lesson with Rachel and Mike from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather started out with scattered rain in the morning so we scheduled our classes in the afternoon.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a few Caddis and Damsels hatching in the evening but very few risers.  Expedition Outfitters has guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday December 29, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  Private fly fishing lesson with Beth and Mark from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was cold and windy in the morning but the skies cleared and it was nice in the afternoon with temps in the mid 60's F.  We learned distance casting, the roll cast and the pick-up-set down cast too.  We also learned a couple of knots and discussed "reading the water."  We didn't see any significant hatches but we saw some Caddis and Tricos coming off in the afternoon with an occasional rise.  There were lots of fishermen out but it did not bother our activities.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes, Streams and Bays near Austin, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Port Aransas and Rockport Texas too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Monday December 30, 2019; Private fly fishing lesson with Charles and Beth from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the 60's F.  They learned distance casting, the roll cast and the pick up set down cast too.  We saw a nice Mayfly hatch with Tricos and BWO's coming off.  The river was still pretty crowded from the holiday.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday December 31, 2019; Canyon Lake Dam release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  Two boat trip with Expedition Outfitters guides Harrison Nash and Kevin Stubbs produced some nice Guadalupe Trout and a Striper in the 10 lb range.  Bill Cason, Kerry Howell, and her sister Hollis joined us for s 4.5 mile float from Rio To Rocky Beach.  We saw a few micro Caddis hatching and very few Mayflies but it was something to eat for the fish.  The weather was awesome with clear blue skies and high temps in the 60's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Thursday January 2, 2020; Fly Fishing float trip/fly fishing lesson produced two better fly fishermen.  We did a full day trip from Rio to Rocky Beach.  The weather started out pretty cool with temps in the low 50's and overcast skies.  The wind was not real strong but we had a little light rain along the way.  There were quite a few fishermen and guide boats on the water because of the holiday.  It wasn't totally overcrowded but we had hoped for fewer people out.  There was a light Mayfly hatch and some Micro-Caddis around but nothing significant.  We worked hard to get fish into the net today but it happened.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and Lakes near Austin Texas, San Antonio and New Braunfels too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Updated Friday January 3, 2020; half day morning trip/fly fishing lesson with David Watson and his son Walker produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was cool with a front blowing through with north winds but clear blue skies.  We did our fly casting on land and then we boarded the raft for a three mile float to Lazy L and L.  The were a few Caddis hatching but we only saw a few Mayflies.  The river wasn't overly crowded but there were quite a few wade fishermen out.  The bite was pretty slow but Walker saved the day and landed a big Guadalupe Trout on his first day to fly fish.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday January 4, 2020; Two hour fly fishing lesson with Jill and Robert from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The weather in the afternoon was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the 60's and low 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were quite few people on the river today and weekdays provide for breaks from the crowds.  We saw some Caddis, Tricos and a few Bwo's hatching today but very few fish rising to the bugs.  During our lesson we learned distance casting, the pick up set down cast and the roll cast too.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday January 5, 2020; Canyon Lake Dam release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions,  The weather was great with mild temps in the 40's to 70's F. with clear blue skies.  Private fly fishing lesson with Fritz from San Antonio produced a new fly fisher.  We learned distance casting, the roll cast and the pick up set down cast too.  We saw a few fish hitting on top likely taking Caddis from the surface but very random in the timing of the rises.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Thursday January 9, 2020; private fly fishing lesson with Gerald and Christina from Austin Texas made two new fly fishers.  We learned the roll cast, pick up set down cast and we learned distance casting too.  The weather was overcast with comfortable temps in the low 70's F.  The wind was pretty strong making for a realistic training session.  We saw Caddis hatching, Tricos and Damsels too.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin area, San Antonio and New Braunfels areas too.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide Trout Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday January 11, 2020; Private fly fishing lesson with Paul Felsing, his lovely wife Jennifer and their talented son Jacob produced three new fly fishers.  The weather was windy because a front just blew in but we got some protection in the Guadalupe Canyon at Rio Guadalupe and had some warm sunshine on us while we practicing...doesn't hurt to be comfortable is our motto.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a few micro caddis hatching and larger caddis too with a few small Mayflies mixed in...looked like Tricos around size 20.  We learned the pick up set down cast, roll cast and distance casting too.  The whole family excelled!  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Rivers, Lakes and Saltwater Bays and Flats.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday January 12, 2020; Private fly fishing lesson with Stephen Barnaby and pretty lady produced two new fly fishers. The weather was nice in the late morning with clear blue skies and temps in the high 50's F.  We learned distance casting, the roll cast, the pick up set down cast and more.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a few fish rising to Caddis flies and we saw a few Tricos hatching too.  The angler traffic on the river was not too heavy.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday January 14, 2020; private fly fishing lesson with Mehgan and Thomas from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather in the afternoon was partly cloudy with temps in the low 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were a few Caddis flies hatching and a few Midges were present.  The students were smart and listened carefully to the guide.  There were a few fishermen out and we saw a couple of fish caught and released.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing and Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Wednesday January 15, 2020.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was cloudy and foggy in the morning with calm winds and temps in the low 70's F.  The afternoon ended up partly cloudy with nice temps and calm winds.  We did a scouting trip on a new section of the river that held some good trout populations.  There were a few Caddis hatching with Damsels, a few Tricos and BWO's too.  There were very few fish rising to the dry flies though.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated January 16, 2020; Private fly fishing lesson with Miranda and Charles from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was occasional light rain with temps in the low 60's F.  The Release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  We learned distance casting, the roll cast and the pick-up..set down cast.  There were some Caddis flies coming off with a few Tricos and BWO's too.  There were a few fish rising to the bugs.  There were very few fishermen or women on the river and only a couple of guides.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing classes and fly fishing instruction in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio Texas area and New Braunfels Texas area too.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Friday January 17, 2020; Private fly fishing lesson with Charles and Frida from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  We encountered foggy conditions and pleasant temps in the high 50's and low 60's F for our lesson on the shores of the Guadalupe River.  We saw Caddis flies hatching, a few BWO's and some Trico's this afternoon.  There were a few guide boats on the river but it was not crowded.  The Guadalupe Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be stocking full sized fish tomorrow and the catching should be improving!  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes, Bays and Streams.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday January 18, 2020; Private fly fishing lesson with accomplished fly fisher Tyler Key produced an even better fly caster.  The truth is...even if we're an experienced and accomplished fly fisher we can stand to benefit from another professional watching your cast.  I like to compare it to a "golf pro" watching your swing.  There were a couple of small details that we worked on giving Tyler a few more feet on his already great casting ability.  While we were training on the Guadalupe we got a couple of strikes on the streamer but a few fish were rising to Caddis flies.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing floats, fly fishing classes, fly fishing lessons, and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Trout Report and Current Conditions:  Leah and Jarret Christensen from Austin joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a half day lesson/float.  They both did great learning to cast and we set off in the raft and hit a few holes with some hook ups and good bites along the way.  The fish were wiley and didn't know we were going to release them unharmed...so they fought real hard.  There were quite few guide boats and wade fishermen on the river today (because it was a weekend) but if it's your only chance to get out...go for it.  There were a few bugs hatching today and we saw Caddis and Damsels.  There were a few Tricos too.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction near Austin Texas, San Antonio Texas, and New Braunfels Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing for Trout Update and Current Conditions: Monday January 20 2019; Canyon Lake Dam Release was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  Private fly fishing lesson and instruction with Tammy and Rosco from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 50's F.  There were a few Caddis hatching and we saw some BWO's and Damsels too.  There were quite a few people on the water because of the MLK Day Holiday.  The best fishing reports we heard came from our other guides and they said a few fish were being caught and released on dry flies and streamers too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Report for Rainbow Trout and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday January 21, 2020; Private fly fishing lesson with Rebecca and Mike produced two fly fishers.  They were smart and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 82 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was pretty nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the mid 40's in the morning and almost reaching 70 degrees F. in the afternoon.  There were micro Caddis, regular Caddis and Bwo's sprinkled with a few PMD's this morning.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Lakes, Rivers and Streams in the Austin Texas area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Wednesday January 22, 2020. The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 89 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was cruddy with light rain and temps in the low 50's F.  We had a guide trips scheduled but switched them to tomorrow hoping for better conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers, lakes  and streams in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels areas.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Thursday January 23, 2020; Instructional half day trip with Tom "Randy" Wright and his beautiful lady produced two new fly fishers and a good time.  We started out with casting instruction on the banks of the river, learned some knots and went over how to read the water.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 89 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw some Caddis hatching, Damsels and a very few tricos too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams in the Austin area, New Braunfels area and San Antonio area too.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated January 24, 2020; Scouting trip on Canyon Lake produced some nice striper takes and a couple of fish boated and released.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the low 70's.  Canyon Lake level is about 3.75 feet below the conservation pool.  The water was calm and clear with visibility about 10 feet.  There were very few boats on the water and no jet skis thankfully.  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 the New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday January 26, 2020; Scouting trip on Canyon Lake produced some nice striped bass on fly.  The Clouser Minnow got the job done for us.  The stripers start down deep and round up bait schools like underwater "Cowboys."  They drive the bait to the surface and surround them crashing them on the surface because there is no escape.  The shad and little blue minnows stay at the surface until boat traffic disrupts the stripers activity.  Expedition Outfitters offers private fly fishing lessons, classes and instruction in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Fishing Report: Updated Monday January 27, 2020.  Scouting trip on Canyon Lake produced some nice Largemouth Bass and a couple of Striped Bass too.  The weather was perfect with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 70's F.  The Lake level is about 906 MSL with clear water conditions.  Our best fly was a shad imitation.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Central Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and Streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday January 28, 2020; Private fly fishing lesson with Lisa and Jon from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart and listened carefully to the instructor.  We learned distance casting, the roll cast and the pick up set down cast too.  The day started out with fog and cleared about 11:00 am and it was clear blue skies and temps in the mid 70's F.  We saw Caddis, Damsels. Tricos and BWO's hatching today.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 89 cfs with clear water conditions.  The approximate inflow from the river was 92cfs.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trip, classes. lessons and instruction on the Central Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes and streams.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Wednesday January 29, 2020; Canyon Lake scouting trip produced several nice stripers on fly.  The wind was from the Northwest about 16 mph but we found some sheltered areas from the wind near Lake Canyon Yacht Club.  The fish seemed to be concentrated on the perimeter of the large bait schools.  We observed with our powerful sonar the stripers working the bait like underwater cowboys and circling the school while driving it to the surface where they crash the unwilling prey because there is nowhere else to go.  We used shad patterns with floating lines and fluorocarbon leaders in the 16lb class.  The action was shortened when jet skis blew through our fishing area and pulled up near us...and asked, "You guys having any luck?"  I thought my girlfriend was going to jump out of our boat and beat their asses...but I managed to restrain her and told the guys we're having a great day and we'll see you later.  I gunned the motor, jumped up on plane and sped off.  No reason to hang there after they blew our chances.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.  The best Valentine's Gift is the Gift of Fly Fishing.  Check out our Gift Card/Gift Certificate page to learn more! 

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Friday January 31, 2020; Canyon Lake Dam release was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  Private fly fishing lesson with Greg and Martha from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  We learned three different casts, learned to read the water, learned some knots and we went over fly selection.  There was a nice BWO and Trico hatch with micro-caddis and Damsels too.  There were a few rises but not a lot.  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 area too. 

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide and Canyon Lake Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday February 2, 2020; Scouting trip on Canyon Lake with John Brandon and Ryan Gold produced a better understanding of striped bass habits.  The weather started out pretty cold with morning low temps around 32 degrees F.  The sky was clear blue with no clouds.  There were no other boats on the water but we made the rounds looking for working and diving sea gulls. The gulls reveal the bait and gamefish alike.  They are the "snitches" of the underwater world.  There were calm conditions as the day warmed but we never saw stripers busting bait on the surface...that's what we were looking for...and the gulls confirmed the non-activity by sitting on rock lined beaches and roosting in a few few semi-submerged trees.  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 area too.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated February 3, 2020; Five mile float with Jon and his brother Steve produced some football sized Guadalupe Trout on fly.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 90 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with temps in the 50's in the morning and 70 degrees F. in the afternoon.  We caught and released many Guadalupe trout today and several were in the 4-5 lb class.  They peeled drag and jumped many times.  There were not too many guide boats out but the veterans were there.  Our best attractor fly was a mop fly with a chenile San Juan Worm....not a squirmy.  We didn't see any hatches happening so we stuck to meat flies.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers and streams in the Austin area, San Antonio area and New Braunfels area too.