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"George Adams" wrote in message
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Hmmm. Otter seems to have come up several times in this thread.

Ya otter think 'bout what you're say'n before ya say it.
G

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My current "close" trout fishing choices are Beaver's Bend @ 3 1/2 hours or
the Guadalupe at 4 1/2 hours (from DFW). We will move to Kerrville in a few
years and then the Guadalupe will be only 60 or so miles away. So... I hope
the trout do well and propegate. Especially after the years in court to
maintain 200 CFS out of the bottom of Canyon Dam (I think 200 is correct) to
keep the water cool enough. Stripers and Cormorants are tough on trout...At
least there are no seals or otters...yet.
Guy

I'm sure you know that TPWD is stocking the Guadalupe at Kerrville in
the winter. The fish don't last past March or April, but the fishing
is allegedly good while the weather is cold.
When you get moved, there is an active flyfishing club in the area
(Hill Country Fly Fishers) that you might think about joining. I've
been a guest at one of their privately stocked creeks and had a really
good time.

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Guy Thornberg wrote:

Chuck,
Have you fished the Guadalupe?

As a matter of fact, I fished there on Friday. :-) I usually fish
the upper Guad (above Canyon Lake), where I can catch real Texas fish
(Guadalupe bass), not those immigrants. ;-) But I felt like throwing
some trout flies for a change, so I hit the water for a while below the
dam. It was a beautiful day, the trees are turning, it was great
exercise wading those slippery rocks, and I got my casting arm loosened
up. (In other words, I didn't catch anything. :-)

I have not, but plan to fish it after
Christmas. I just received the Guadalupe River Chapter of Trout Unlimited
newsletter. Pretty active bunch of people to build a trout fishery in Texas.

According to their literature, it's the largest TU chapter in the
country. And yes, they're working very hard at building the fishery.
They've negotiated river access with landowners and undertaken stocking
the river with some really large trout, as well as promoting C&R.

I can't fault them for their effort, but IMHO it's a bit like
tilting at windmills; there's a reason trout don't occur there naturally.

My current "close" trout fishing choices are Beaver's Bend @ 3 1/2 hours or
the Guadalupe at 4 1/2 hours (from DFW). We will move to Kerrville in a few
years and then the Guadalupe will be only 60 or so miles away. So... I hope
the trout do well and propegate. Especially after the years in court to
maintain 200 CFS out of the bottom of Canyon Dam (I think 200 is correct) to
keep the water cool enough. Stripers and Cormorants are tough on trout...At
least there are no seals or otters...yet.

Maybe we can get TU to stock them as well. ;-)

As far as the water release -- that's been quite a battle. I know
they were aiming for 200 cfs, but looking at the numbers, it's been
running at roughly 100-120 for quite a while now. But water temps have
been pretty good overall. (It was in the low sixties on Friday.)


Chuck Vance