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March 18, 2008
The Guadalupe continues to fish very well this season. The caddis have been very nice in the
afternoons with good trico and midge hatches in the mornings with blue winged olives, red quills
and slate drakes at various times in the day. The resident population of Red Horse Suckers have
been spawning, and trout have been keying very nicely on egg patterns in recent weeks. Recent
rains have caused increases in water flow which has given the water a slight tint that has proven to
be very helpful on sunny days and allowed fish to more into some of the riffles that they had left
when the water was clear. Average fish sizes are still in the 16 inch range and numerous larger fish
are being hooked. Top flies include small black midge nymphs, trico emergers, various mayfly
nymphs and sucker spawn patterns.
February 27th
Fishing on the Guadalupe has been very good this season. Fish brought to net have averaged
about 16 inches in length and there have been numerous fish in excess of 20 inches caught. We
are still seeing good numbers of bugs, with various caddis patterns being the most effective
patterns in the past couple of weeks. Pheasant tails and hare's ear nymphs have still been
effective, but fish are becoming a little more selective with regard to fly and tippet size. We have
also had some very nice trico hatches in the past week, along with our typical assortment of midges
and mayflies. Flows are lower now (at about 165 cubic feet per second) so wading has been very
easy but there is still enough flow to make floating effective.
Jan 14, 2008
The trophy area of the Guadalupe has been fishing very well in recent weeks. There are a number
of very big rainbows being taken and fish in the 18"+ size range have been commonly taken.
Mornings and evenings have been best for hatches and fish activity with midges, mayflies and some
caddis coming off throughout the day. As usual, nymphing is still the best method for fishing the
lower Guadalupe, but there have been opportunistic risers in the evenings. Double nymph rigs with
an attractor (worm, egg, prince, bead head hares ear, etc.) on top and a more natural (RS2, zebra
midge, pheasant tail, etc.) fished as a trailer. Fly sizes range from attractors in the #14-18 range
and trailers in the #16-20 range fished on 4x or 5x tippet. Flows are down and great for wading and
the clarity of the water is good.
December 20, 2007
Flows on the Guadalupe are currently fluctuating between 190 and 300 cubic feet per second,
which are good for floating and very good for wading. The water clarity is currently stained
throughout the trophy trout zone, with visibility to about two or three feet. The reduced visibility has
helped fishing on sunny days, with numerous cross hatches of caddis and mayflies in the early to
middle afternoon and the ability to wade or float in closer on feeding lanes without the fish getting
spooked. On overcast days we have seen slightly fewer hatches but have had success fishing
larger nymph patterns with more natural nymph trailers. Overall the fishing has been good, with the
best fishing on sunny and warm days and slower fishing on overcast and cool days. Our most
successful patterns include various attractor nymphs such as San Juan worms, egg patterns and
prince nymphs fished in tandem with more natural patterns such as hare's ear nymphs or pheasant
tails.
December 9, 2007
Flows are perfect and the fishing is good...more details coming soon......
Here are some reports and photos from a past season....
Mar 20 - 26
The fishing slowed down a bit this week. We had a couple good days, a couple slow days, and one
great day. Cloudy without wind was good, sunny and 30mph winds was not good. The murky water
earlier in the week also made it tough. Size 20 midge emergers were the top flies.
Mar 6 - 19
The fishing has been great! We had a few days of strong winds which made it tough, but whenever
the wind let up we caught fish. We also had a couple slow mornings. Big mayfly nymphs to imitate
the slate drakes, and small trico and midge emergers were our top flies. We've seen some decent
slate drake hatches, and lots of midges. Click on pics for a bigger view!
Feb 27 - Mar 5
The superb fishing of last week continued this week! We had a few fish on egg patterns, which we
tied on as a result of the spawning suckers. Most fish were caught on size 12/14 hare's ears and
pheasant tails and #20 rs2's and wd40's. Slate drakes, tricos, bwo's and midges were abundant.
Feb 20 - 26
Fishing this week was just about as good as it gets!! I love clouds and fog on the Guadalupe!
Although the sun returned Sunday, we still caught lots of fish! Big (14) pheasant tails and small (20)
mayfly emergers were our all we needed to keep the rods bent. Lots of tricos and bwo's.
Feb 13 - 19
Fishing was great all week! Even a complete lack of circulation in our limbs over the cold weekend
didn't stop my clients from hooking fish, and I am proud of them for toughing it out! Big hares ears
and tiny bwo emergers did the trick. Water has become very clear. Click on pics for a bigger view...
Feb.6 - 12
Fishing was not as red hot this week as last, but it was still very good. Hare's ears, small mayfly
emergers, and midge pupa did the trick. The catfish below ate a hare's ear. I held two sold-out fly
fishing classes, and during the nymphing class every participant landed a trout! Click on pics...
Jan. 30 - Feb 5
Fishing was excellent this week! Big hare's ears and small midge pupa were the top flies. I got a day
to go camping and fly fishing with my daughter too, who landed a nice rainbow.
Jan. 23 - 29
Fishing continued to be wonderful! Big flies, small flies, it all worked. We grilled chicken, bison, and
one day enjoyed (really!) veggie burgers. Also caught a striped bass, and saw a bald eagle!
Jan 16 - 22
We had another great week on the Guadalupe! Small mayfly emergers were key, and big mayfly
nymphs/emergers were automatic when the slate drake hatch was on. Liddy (13yrs) caught her first
trout this week! Way to go Liddy! Bruce caught this 21" hen at dusk. Click on pics....
Jan 9 - Jan 15
Fishing was great this week! Size 14 pheasant tails and hares ears worked well, but size 22 mayfly
emergers and size 18-20 midge pupa using small (5x & 6x) tippet were the top flies. Grilled chicken
was our top lunch.
Jan 2 - Jan 8
Fishing was a little slower this week, though we still caught a fair number of fish. The fish are
becoming wiser, and smaller tippet and flies will get the job done. Size 22 mayfly emergers and size
18-22 midge larva were our top flies. Wooly buggers also picked up some fish. Check out this big
gray redhorse sucker (caught previous week)!
Dec. 26, 2005 - Jan.1 2006
Well we rang in the new year with a lot of fish! Wooly buggers, small pheasant tails, midge pupa,
hares ears and prince nymphs have all worked well. Fish are rising in the evenings, and a properly
drifted & lifted nymph can pick up fish. Jackson, 7, caught this 18" bow on his second cast of the
day. His brother Justin, 12, was unstoppable! Click on pics...
Dec. 19 - 25, 2005
Fishing was excellent in the early part of the week, then slowed down a bit with the bright sunshine
later in the week, but we still caught plenty of trout. Hares ears were more important as the slate
drake hatch intensified. Grilled bison burgers were our top lunch. The fisherman in the first picture
below caught that beauty on a dry fly, thus the large smile! (click on pics for bigger view)
Dec. 12 - 18, 2005
Fishing is still great! Any midge pupa in a size 18 continues to be our top fly. We've seen more slate
drakes on the water, and a hares ear with a midge pupa dropper has been our top combination.
Dec. 5 - 11, 2005
Fishing has been great! Top flies have been size 18 midge pupa in a variety of colors and bwo
emergers. Also the fish are starting to key in a little more on big slate drake imitations, like hares
ears. We're starting to see more bug activity, including small bwo's (22's), caddis (16-18), and slate
drakes (14).
Nov 28 - Dec 4, 2005
Fishing has been very good. The trout are acting a little weird because they're spawning, so if you
know or suspect fish of being in a certain lie, keep hitting it until they decide to strike. Stripping
wooly buggers was very effective, as was dead-drifting small midge pupae. Click on pics.....
The Guadalupe continues to fish very well this season. The caddis have been very nice in the
afternoons with good trico and midge hatches in the mornings with blue winged olives, red quills
and slate drakes at various times in the day. The resident population of Red Horse Suckers have
been spawning, and trout have been keying very nicely on egg patterns in recent weeks. Recent
rains have caused increases in water flow which has given the water a slight tint that has proven to
be very helpful on sunny days and allowed fish to more into some of the riffles that they had left
when the water was clear. Average fish sizes are still in the 16 inch range and numerous larger fish
are being hooked. Top flies include small black midge nymphs, trico emergers, various mayfly
nymphs and sucker spawn patterns.
February 27th
Fishing on the Guadalupe has been very good this season. Fish brought to net have averaged
about 16 inches in length and there have been numerous fish in excess of 20 inches caught. We
are still seeing good numbers of bugs, with various caddis patterns being the most effective
patterns in the past couple of weeks. Pheasant tails and hare's ear nymphs have still been
effective, but fish are becoming a little more selective with regard to fly and tippet size. We have
also had some very nice trico hatches in the past week, along with our typical assortment of midges
and mayflies. Flows are lower now (at about 165 cubic feet per second) so wading has been very
easy but there is still enough flow to make floating effective.
Jan 14, 2008
The trophy area of the Guadalupe has been fishing very well in recent weeks. There are a number
of very big rainbows being taken and fish in the 18"+ size range have been commonly taken.
Mornings and evenings have been best for hatches and fish activity with midges, mayflies and some
caddis coming off throughout the day. As usual, nymphing is still the best method for fishing the
lower Guadalupe, but there have been opportunistic risers in the evenings. Double nymph rigs with
an attractor (worm, egg, prince, bead head hares ear, etc.) on top and a more natural (RS2, zebra
midge, pheasant tail, etc.) fished as a trailer. Fly sizes range from attractors in the #14-18 range
and trailers in the #16-20 range fished on 4x or 5x tippet. Flows are down and great for wading and
the clarity of the water is good.
December 20, 2007
Flows on the Guadalupe are currently fluctuating between 190 and 300 cubic feet per second,
which are good for floating and very good for wading. The water clarity is currently stained
throughout the trophy trout zone, with visibility to about two or three feet. The reduced visibility has
helped fishing on sunny days, with numerous cross hatches of caddis and mayflies in the early to
middle afternoon and the ability to wade or float in closer on feeding lanes without the fish getting
spooked. On overcast days we have seen slightly fewer hatches but have had success fishing
larger nymph patterns with more natural nymph trailers. Overall the fishing has been good, with the
best fishing on sunny and warm days and slower fishing on overcast and cool days. Our most
successful patterns include various attractor nymphs such as San Juan worms, egg patterns and
prince nymphs fished in tandem with more natural patterns such as hare's ear nymphs or pheasant
tails.
December 9, 2007
Flows are perfect and the fishing is good...more details coming soon......
Here are some reports and photos from a past season....
Mar 20 - 26
The fishing slowed down a bit this week. We had a couple good days, a couple slow days, and one
great day. Cloudy without wind was good, sunny and 30mph winds was not good. The murky water
earlier in the week also made it tough. Size 20 midge emergers were the top flies.
Mar 6 - 19
The fishing has been great! We had a few days of strong winds which made it tough, but whenever
the wind let up we caught fish. We also had a couple slow mornings. Big mayfly nymphs to imitate
the slate drakes, and small trico and midge emergers were our top flies. We've seen some decent
slate drake hatches, and lots of midges. Click on pics for a bigger view!
Feb 27 - Mar 5
The superb fishing of last week continued this week! We had a few fish on egg patterns, which we
tied on as a result of the spawning suckers. Most fish were caught on size 12/14 hare's ears and
pheasant tails and #20 rs2's and wd40's. Slate drakes, tricos, bwo's and midges were abundant.
Feb 20 - 26
Fishing this week was just about as good as it gets!! I love clouds and fog on the Guadalupe!
Although the sun returned Sunday, we still caught lots of fish! Big (14) pheasant tails and small (20)
mayfly emergers were our all we needed to keep the rods bent. Lots of tricos and bwo's.
Feb 13 - 19
Fishing was great all week! Even a complete lack of circulation in our limbs over the cold weekend
didn't stop my clients from hooking fish, and I am proud of them for toughing it out! Big hares ears
and tiny bwo emergers did the trick. Water has become very clear. Click on pics for a bigger view...
Feb.6 - 12
Fishing was not as red hot this week as last, but it was still very good. Hare's ears, small mayfly
emergers, and midge pupa did the trick. The catfish below ate a hare's ear. I held two sold-out fly
fishing classes, and during the nymphing class every participant landed a trout! Click on pics...
Jan. 30 - Feb 5
Fishing was excellent this week! Big hare's ears and small midge pupa were the top flies. I got a day
to go camping and fly fishing with my daughter too, who landed a nice rainbow.
Jan. 23 - 29
Fishing continued to be wonderful! Big flies, small flies, it all worked. We grilled chicken, bison, and
one day enjoyed (really!) veggie burgers. Also caught a striped bass, and saw a bald eagle!
Jan 16 - 22
We had another great week on the Guadalupe! Small mayfly emergers were key, and big mayfly
nymphs/emergers were automatic when the slate drake hatch was on. Liddy (13yrs) caught her first
trout this week! Way to go Liddy! Bruce caught this 21" hen at dusk. Click on pics....
Jan 9 - Jan 15
Fishing was great this week! Size 14 pheasant tails and hares ears worked well, but size 22 mayfly
emergers and size 18-20 midge pupa using small (5x & 6x) tippet were the top flies. Grilled chicken
was our top lunch.
Jan 2 - Jan 8
Fishing was a little slower this week, though we still caught a fair number of fish. The fish are
becoming wiser, and smaller tippet and flies will get the job done. Size 22 mayfly emergers and size
18-22 midge larva were our top flies. Wooly buggers also picked up some fish. Check out this big
gray redhorse sucker (caught previous week)!
Dec. 26, 2005 - Jan.1 2006
Well we rang in the new year with a lot of fish! Wooly buggers, small pheasant tails, midge pupa,
hares ears and prince nymphs have all worked well. Fish are rising in the evenings, and a properly
drifted & lifted nymph can pick up fish. Jackson, 7, caught this 18" bow on his second cast of the
day. His brother Justin, 12, was unstoppable! Click on pics...
Dec. 19 - 25, 2005
Fishing was excellent in the early part of the week, then slowed down a bit with the bright sunshine
later in the week, but we still caught plenty of trout. Hares ears were more important as the slate
drake hatch intensified. Grilled bison burgers were our top lunch. The fisherman in the first picture
below caught that beauty on a dry fly, thus the large smile! (click on pics for bigger view)
Dec. 12 - 18, 2005
Fishing is still great! Any midge pupa in a size 18 continues to be our top fly. We've seen more slate
drakes on the water, and a hares ear with a midge pupa dropper has been our top combination.
Dec. 5 - 11, 2005
Fishing has been great! Top flies have been size 18 midge pupa in a variety of colors and bwo
emergers. Also the fish are starting to key in a little more on big slate drake imitations, like hares
ears. We're starting to see more bug activity, including small bwo's (22's), caddis (16-18), and slate
drakes (14).
Nov 28 - Dec 4, 2005
Fishing has been very good. The trout are acting a little weird because they're spawning, so if you
know or suspect fish of being in a certain lie, keep hitting it until they decide to strike. Stripping
wooly buggers was very effective, as was dead-drifting small midge pupae. Click on pics.....
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