When you’re casting a nymph rig or any sub-surface set-up, the water haul is a great way to avoid uncomfortable, potentially dangerous false-casting. Pete Kutzer shows you how
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Another Great Day on the Guad
NBFF Kayak trip
Well, everyone survived!
Phil, Gary, and Jerry did a club kayak fishing trip from Rio to down just below the 3rd crossing Thursday. No one swam, And fish were caught! Phil led the charge with a couple of nice Rainbows and kept on going with a few bass and perch. Jerry managed to land a nice bow. Gary pulled off a classic “net less release” as well.
April 23rd Meeting at Cypress Bend
We will meet at Cypress Bend Park at the tube take-out at 7:00 pm on April 23rd. Stacy Lynn, FFI Casting Instructor, will be presenting her techniques for casting on the water. She suggested you may want to bring a chair and a bottle of water. Her presentation will start at 7:00 pm so we can take advantage of the daylight. A short business meeting will follow.
Hope you all can make it,
Catching Tagged Guadalupe Bass
Catching tagged Guadalupe bass
Story by LSON
Michael Tucker, of Huntsville, caught a tagged Guadalupe bass on March 22 from the San Gabriel River.
Tucker had seen a video on Facebook about Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Guadalupe bass stocking on the river, as part of its 10-year conservation goal to restore and conserve populations of the fish in creeks and rivers of Central Texas. Having never caught a Guadalupe bass, he decided to drive two and a half hours to try to catch one.
“I was planning on fishing that day anyway so thought might as well give it a shot,” Tucker said.
Tucker tried a few different spots with no luck until he moved down the bank past the 1660 bridge.
“I was getting ready to turn back, and sure enough as soon as I threw it I had one,” he said.
He threw a weightless Bandito Bug, and as soon as the bug hit the water, the bass was hooked.
Tucker released the fish and submitted photos of the bass and tag to TPWD.
A total of 40 tagged Guadalupe bass were released, and 16 have been caught in the San Gabriel and its tributaries.
“The San Gabriel River is a prime example of the tremendous stream fishing opportunities available in central Texas within or just a short drive from major urban centers,” said Marcos De Jesus, Inland Fisheries district supervisor.
A recent economic impact study by TPWD and Texas Tech University found that stream fishing in Central Texas generated an annual economic value of $71 million over a sixteen-month period. Forty-two percent of anglers surveyed specifically targeted Guadalupe bass.
“The Guadalupe bass is one of the most exciting species in our area to target with a fly rod and it is iconic to the Lone Star State,” said Chris Johnson, Owner of Living Waters Fly Fishing in Round Rock.
Beginning March 21 and continuing until March 31, 2020, any angler who catches a tagged Guadalupe bass from the San Gabriel River or its tributaries will be entered into a monthly prize drawing.