Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Current Conditions and Fishing Report: Friday February 17, 2023. Trip with Tim and Dan from Ft. Worth and Houston produced quite a few Guadalupe Trout. The Girdle bug and the San Juan worm were the flies that did best. The weather started off cold and windy with clear blue skies. It warmed to the high 50's by afternoon. We saw a nice Trico hatch and there were quite a few Caddis too. The flow was low but clear and very fishable.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current conditions: Saturday February 18, 2023. The day started off pretty cool in the low 40's F. The wind was light, but it switched to the northeast from northwest and the humidity started to move in. The skies were partly cloudy with overcast every once in a while. We saw Mayflies hatching as we were doing some fly fishing lessons with beginners. Taylor and David came from Austin to learn. The guys were smart, and caught on quickly. We learned distance casting, the roll cast and the Pick up-Lay down cast. We also learned to read the water. The was low, and clear, but very fishable at 65 cfs.

Guadalupe Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday February 19, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was cold, clear and pretty low, but very fishable. The day started off cool with temps in the mid 40's. The sky was clear early on, but a few clouds moved in with afternoon temps in the 70's. There was a damsel hatch, Caddis and Mayflies too. Even with the bugs hatching, the hot flies were still the lowly squirmy worm, rubber legged stone and a zebra midge dropper. There weren't a lot of fishers on the water, making it a pleasant day.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Monday February 20, 2023. The morning started off cool with temps in the high 40's. It warmed to the mid 80's by afternoon. The skies were partly cloudy with winds 10-15 mph. There were quite a few Mayflies hatching and we saw Caddis too. Since it was a holiday...President's Day, there were quite a few people out. The best flies were stonefly nymphs, San Juan Worms and drowned Trico spinners. The water flow from the Dam was low and cold, but enough flow for a good drift.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday February 21, 2023. Morning scouting trip revealed much warmer temperatures and clear skies to start off with. The winds were pretty calm and a nice Mayfly hatch got started about 9:30 am. Adam and Terry joined us for a stream side fly fishing lesson. We learned distance casting, the roll cast, and the Pick-it-up...Lay down cast. The guys were smart and listened carefully. We didn't see any fish rising to the Mayflies, but it could have happened after we left. There were a few people out, but not as many as yesterday. The reports we got, said the pink egg pattern with a Damsel Nymph Dropper was the ticket.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guides and Rainbow Trout report: Updated Wednesday February 22, 2023. Short morning float with Linda and Jim from Austin produced several nice Guadalupe Trout on Nymphs. The day started off cool but quickly warmed into the mid 80's by afternoon. There was a massive Mayfly hatch around 8:30 am. We saw a few fish rising to grab the bugs from the surface. The flow was cold and a little chalky. The girdle bug was our favorite fly.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Thursday February 23, 2023. The morning started off slightly foggy and cool, with temps around 58 degrees. There was a massive Mayfly hatch around 8:30 am. There were a few Guadalupe trout rising to the bugs. The hatch stimulated the feeding pattern and we were successful while presenting other flies including the Prince Nymph, Girdle bugs, and Damsel Nymphs. The release from Canyon Lake was 64 cfs with clear and cold water conditions. The were a few people out, but the river was not crowded.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Friday February 24, 2023. The day started off pretty cool with temps in the high 40's. The sky was solid overcast with northeast winds from 10-15 miles per hour. There were a few PMD's hatching and some Grey Drakes too. There were very few people on the water and the ones we saw were catching fish. The trout are getting smarter, so it's important to watch your indicator closely and set the hook at the slightest suggestion of a bite. Also, a good drift with proper mending is important. The release from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday February 25, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam outflow was clear and cold feeding the trophy trout water. There were quite a few people out on on the weekend. The wade fishermen...and women, at Action Angler access were having very good results sight casting rainbow trout in the knee deep water. There were tons of nice fish fighting for the fly. The day was mostly overcast with temps starting out in the high 40's. The day warmed in the afternoon with sun breaks and temps reaching into the high 60's. The best flies were egg patterns, San Juan Worms, and stonefly nymphs.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Sunday February 26, 2023. The morning started out with heavy fog and temps in the 50's. The sky stayed overcast until late in the afternoon and the sun came out for about two hours around 3:30 pm. The flow from Canyon Lake Dam was clear and cold. There were a few people on the river today, but not crowded. We didn't see a major hatch today. The winds were blowing up to 20 miles per hour from the southeast, so it would have been difficult to spot tiny Mayflies. The best flies were reported to be egg patterns with a San Juan Worm dropper. A third fly could have been used if it were really small, like a size 22 Trico, Drowned Spinner.

Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Monday February 27, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was 65 cfs with clear and cold water conditions: The day started off cool this morning with clear blue skies and low humidity. A light cool front pushed through, with Northwest winds about 10 mph. The early morning hatch consisted of Tricos, Damsels and Caddis, although the Caddis numbers were pretty low. There were a few fish rising to Royal Humpies drifted behind stimulators. We even tried a drowned Trico Spinner as a third fly on 5X. There weren't very many fishermen/women out. We did see quite a few guide boats on the upper float near Rio, but we usually float the lower section, so they didn't bother us. One of our guide buddies stripped streamers all day and he caught and released some really big Rainbows. He was using clousers, believe it, or not.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday February 28, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was clear and cold with springtime conditions approaching.The morning started off with temps in the high 40's and clear blue skies. Overcast conditions followed with the return of southeast winds and higher humidity. The overcast cleared around 10:00 am and there was a massive Mayfly hatch that lasted for about three hours. There were quite a few Guadalupe Trout sipping the Tricos off the surface. Even with the hatch, we had better luck drifting nymphs under an indicator. Our best flies were egg patterns and a drowned Trico Spinner. Al from Illinois joined us for a float on the lower section of the Guadalupe. We hooked quite a few fish and several jumped and fought like crazy. Our company provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Wednesday March 1, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was cold and clear. The day started off pretty warm with temps around 70. It was solid overcast most of the day, with a few peeks of sunshine in the late afternoon. There was another big Mayfly hatch with BWO's and Tricos represented. There were a few fishermen out, but it wasn't crowded. Stone Fly Nymphs, squirmy worms and small droppers in the size 22 range were catching fish. There were a few Caddis on the water, but we didn't see any fish rising to them in the current. The fish were gulping mouthfulls of the tiny Mayflies in the eddies and slow water though. The high temps almost reached 90 degrees in the afternoon. The high temps definitely slowed the bite down in the afternoon.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing and Texas Hill Country Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Thursday March 2, 2023. The weather is definitely telling us that Spring has sprung. The wildflowers and trees are budding and the temps today almost reached 90 degrees. Even with temps reaching into the high 80's, we still have a couple of more months of Guadalupe Trout season. Some of our floats are catching nice bass and other warmwater species. The bass have been attacking our "Game Changers" and other streamer flies. The trout are keying on Sucker Spawn patterns and San Juan Worms too. The nicer weather is bringing out newbie fly fishers and we're doing quite a few introductory lessons. The weather today brought a few more fly fishers targeting trout, but the river wasn't crowded. Canyon Lake is seeing some nice white bass runs and the stripers are busting shad on the surface. Our company provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction in the Austin area, New Braunfels area, and San Antonio Texas area too.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Updated Saturday March 4, 2023. The weather started off cool with temps in the low 40's and clear blue sky. It quickly warmed into the high 70's as the wind shifted from North to Southeast. There were quite a few fishers on the water, but there was still plenty of room for more people. We didn't see a significant hatch and we didn't see any fish rising. AJ and Bob joined us from Austin for a fly fishing lesson and casting instruction. We practiced with 9 weight rods to prepare for their upcoming bonefish trip to the Bahamas. The guys were pretty smart and caught on quickly. There were quite a few trout landed by fishers in the same pool. They were getting them on streamers, and double nymph rigs with an indicator. The Prince Nymph, and Golden Epoxy-Back Stonefly seemed to be the winning flies. A good drift, with light tippet in the bright sunlight was helping their success. The flow was low and cold, but very fishable with a green, chalky tint.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Report and Current Conditions: Sunday March 5, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was clear and cold. The morning had moderate fog with a temperature inversion (the colder air was dense and settled to the surface with overrunning warmer air above), The fog cleared about 10:30 am to reveal partly cloudy skies and comfortable temps in the 70's. There was a big Mayfly hatch with BWO's and Tricos. There were a few fish rising, but with no regularity. We hosted Chris and Seth, who are stationed in San Antonio undergoing training at Ft. Sam Houston. We got them started fly fishing and we landed lots of warmwater fish with one rainbow trout and a massive smallmouth bass in the 5 lb class. Our best fly was the Rubber Legged Stonefly.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide and Fly Fishing Report: Monday March 6, 2023. Kent Saldana and Brooke joined us for a fun filled day of Guadalupe Trout fishing. It was their first time fly fishing, but they did great. We caught and released several fish and the weather was pleasant with spring like conditions. The flow was low but there was still plenty of water for a fun float. Our best flies were sucker spawn eggs and rubber legged stonefly nymphs. Of course, we dead drifted them under an indicator. Expedition Outfitters guided fly fishing trips near Austin, San Antonio, and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guide Report and Current Conditions: Tuesday March 7, 2023. Latest observations include overcast skies with fog and light mist. The day remained clouday and we heard several of our guides reporting good catches of rainbow trout and warmwater species too. The hot flies were Clouser minnows, stoneflies, Prince Nymphs and egg patterns. The Clousers, of course were stripped in the deeper holes and nymphing was successful in the shallow water. The flow was low, but cold and consistent.

Guadalupe River Rainbow Trout Guide Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Wednesday March 8, 2023. The day started out warm with temps in the high 60's. The sky was clear with high humidity. The Canyon Lake Dam release was clear and cold with plenty of water to get the job done. The best techniques for catching Guadalupe Trout was dead drifting nymphs and streamer fishing techniques. The best flies were egg patterns again with Pat's Rubber Legs dropper and or a midge fished below them on 5X tippet. There were very few people on the water and it was a very pleasant day. Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons, and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Friday March 10, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was cold and clear with water temps at the tailrace being 56 degrees. The day started off cool with temps in the high 50's and solid overcast skies. There was a light mist with the passage of a weak Pacific cool front. The river wasn't too crowded once the skies cleared to reveal a beautiful spring day. There was a nice mayfly hatch with Tricos and BWO's represented. There were a few random fish rising to gulp clumps of bugs in the subsurface foam. The best flies reported were the Prince Nymph, Pheasant tail and Zug Bug.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Trout Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Saturday March 11, 2023. The morning started out cool but it quickly warmed into a beautiful Spring Day. The Canyon Lake Dam release was cold and clear with plenty of water for a good float. There were quite a few fishers out, but still not overcrowded. There was a nice Mayfly hatch early on but the windy afternoon made it hard to see the individual bugs. We also saw Caddis, Damsels and Dragonflies. The best flies reported were Caddis for topwater in the shallows and Prince Nymphs and egg patterns in the deeper runs. Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers, Lakes, and streams near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Trout Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Sunday March 12, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam release was cold and clear with low water conditions, but very fishable. The day was cool in the morning with north winds at 15-20 mph and clear blue skies. There were lots of people out later in the day, but almost nobody in the early morning. The time change seemed to delay the activity. Fishers began showing up around 9:00 am, but still not too crowded. We didn't see any bugs hatching because the strong winds might have blown them away. The fishers we saw were getting it done with Nymphs dead-drifted under an indicator. The best patterns continued to be eggs representing the Sucker Spawn and Pat's Rubber legs dropped down about 18 inches below the first fly. 4X tippet was needed to be invisible in the strong sunlight. Our company offers guided fly fishing trips near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing and Trout Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Monday March 13, 2023. Eric and his son from El Paso joined us for a beautiful afternoon float on the Guadalupe River in the Trophy Trout Zone below Canyon Lake. The morning started off overcast and cool with temps in the high 40's. The skies cleared by noon and warmed to the mid 60's. There was a massive Mayfly hatch with Tricos and BWO's represented. It was the guy's first time to fly fish, so we started off with a brief lesson on the shore before our float. The guys caught on pretty quickly and we started to drift our nymph rigs at the Devils Playground near Lazy L and L. Our first cast was an immediate hook up and Eric lost the fish when his rod tip gave the line slack. Eric junior hooked up next and landed a nice Guadalupe Rainbow Trout. We also caught and released several sunfish and small bass too. Our best flies were sucker spawn egg patterns and San Juan Worms.

Guadalupe River Trout Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Updated Tuesday March 14, 2023. Canyon Lake Dam Release was cold and clear with very few fishers on the upper end, mainly hikers, tourists and families. Most of the fishermen were downstream near Action Angler. The fished are stacked up between there and just downstream. Topwater patterns were getting them and nymphs like the Zug Bug, Prince, Copper John and others were working too. Our company offers guided fly fishing trips, classes, lessons, and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Wednesday March 15, 2023. The day started out cool but became very nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 60's. There were quite a few people out fishing on the Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake was pretty busy too. The release from Canyon Dam was still pretty low but running cold and clear. There were some Caddis hatching with grasshoppers starting to show up on the grassy banks. We used a Hopper/Dropper rig and picked up some nice sunfish and small bass. We also caught and released a couple of Rainbow Trout in the 14 inch class. We're expecting a cold front tomorrow night to drop temps back into the 40's and 50's for a few days. The cooler temps should help the trout bite and probably slow down the bass and sunfish bite.

Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Guides Fly Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Thursday March 16, 2023. The spring day was very nice with warm temps, but it was a little windy. We didn't notice a significant hatch but the rainbows were still hitting our nymph rigs. The release from Canyon Lake was cold and a little chalky green. We decided to use three flies under an indicator, jus to spice things up. We used an epoxy back stonefly with a Squirmy Worm dropper and a Trico dropped in the bottom with 5X tippet. We caught and released several nice fish mainly on the smaller dropper. There were very few people out on the water and it was pleasant that way. If you need fly fishing lessons to improve your game, give us a shout.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide Trout Fishing Report and Current Conditions: Friday March 17, 2023. The day started out with unseasonably cold temps in the 40's and strong north winds, with light rain. We rescheduled the trips we had for later in the week. There were still several guide boats on the Guadalupe but the clients and guides looked like wet dogs. While scouting around, we did not see any insect hatches. We saw several fly fishers that were wading , and they said they were getting fish on streamers. It sounded like olive buggers, or Clouser Minnows from the reports.