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Dec 2010 fishing/river report

December 8, 2010


The Guadalupe River has had some changes this year.  The flows are down and the gravel deposits from the summer floods have made some of the good holes we fished last year, turn into ankle deep non-fishable riffles this year.  Trout Unlimited has begun stocking and the trout are big and healthy,  but be informed, some of the areas our chapter of T.U. has stocked in the previous years, have not been stocked this year.  Many people are seeing good numbers of fish but are having trouble getting any to bite.  The reason for this is because many of these fish that are brought in from the hatchery are in full spawn mode when they arrive and aren't extremely focused on eating right now. We've caught a number of trout spilling with eggs. Rest assured this usually only lasts a couple of weeks and the fishing will be back to normal soon.  Recently we've sampled some of the areas of the river to find what the trout are feeding on and we've found several aquatic insects on the buffett.  Tricos, Damsels, caddis, scuds, crawfish and tubifex worms being some of the most plentiful.  Right now good patterns are peach eggs, gray woolybuggers, pheasant tail nymphs, and various size 18-20 midges. If the flows rise, add hexegenia patterns and san juan worms to your menu.  Remember when you head to the river take your time and observe your surroundings, the river is shallow and clear, making the fish very spooky.  Take a sample with your seine to see what bugs you're imitating and try and match what the fish are feeding on.  Our next stocking will hopefully be around Christmas.  Maybe we'll get some much needed rain to bring the river back up, making for excellent winter fishing! See you on the Guad!Aquatic Insect Sampling

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