Paul wrote:Hi,

I just accepted a offer from a company in Austin, Texas and will be
relocating in the next couple of weeks. I am hoping that in the long list
of differences between Austin and my home in the Northeast I don't have to
include trout fishing.

Is there any trout fishing in Texas and better yet in the greater Austin
area?

Paul

Boy are you in for a surprise! there are no real trout in the state, but TU has
it's largest chapter in the country in that area. The fishery is below the damn
at Canyon Lake in the Guadelupe River. The last three state record stripers
got to weigh over 50 pounds came from this area fter they had been eating the
stocked trout.Your best contact from ROFF will probably be "Conan the
Librarian" who lives in Wimberly.

I spent about 8 years living in the Austin area but moved away about a decade
ago. Town Lake in downtown Austin is one of the best bluegill fisheries in the
state and you will have a chance to catch one that weighs more than 16 ounces
from that water. The Austin Angler is one of the best flyshops in the country.
You are going to love exploring the hill country and wet wading for bluegill,
bass, and on a few streams catching Guadelupe Bass. Your 3 and 4 weight rods
will get a good workout in the streams in the area. there were no FFF clubs in
the area when I lived there, but there are now clubs in San Marcos and Austin
as well as San Antonio.

The fly tying show season in Texas is primarily on the local club level and
starts with a great one in Houston on Sat. Feb 7 at the Holiday Inn at Antoine
and I 10. we have a hell of a lot of fun at these events and If you can
possibly make it over look me up as I will be there tying the Psychedelic
Spiders and I will introduce you to a bunch of good folks. I will be easy to
recognize as I will be the biggest guy at the show and I still look a lot like
Jerry Garcia, only I am still breathing for now.

Watch out for the heat in the summer 'cause if you are not used to it
heatstroke is a possibility when it is 95 degrees and 95% humidity.

Sell any vehicles without air conditioning before you move or you will take a
beating on getting rid of them in Texas.

It will take a while to adjust for the distances involved in this state. Most
folks drive big pickups or SUV's cause it is common to drive 300 miles before
we stop for breakfast when we are out playing for the weekend. Long distances
require enough space to be comfortable for long periods of time.

Big Dale