Jimi, you really need to move out of the desert :)
john "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Sounds good my friend, It is 112 right now here. >Jimi > > >As promised, here is a summary of my trout trip to the Guadalupe River, >just north of San Antonio. Yes, we have a trout stream in Texas, just >one, though. � The flow yesterday was 412 cfs, a little fast for a >cripple like me but I used my trusty FolStaff that I purchased from >Byard at Line's End. �That, plus I am an experienced wader and I waded a >spot that I was familiar with and that was fairly shallow. �No way would >I have gotten out in the deeper water for 412 cfs can knock you on your >butt in a hurry on the Guad! > >I caught 7 nice rainbows, all 12 - 14" on a ragged Beadhead PTN dropper >with an EHC indicator. �This was the same fly I used on my last trip to >the Guad, so I figured why not use it again. �I did a little >experimenting with a new PTN, but the bows were not interested in it. > Just wanted the ragged one. Go figure! �As most of you know, the >temperatures here in TX have been in the upper 90's for the last several >days. �I wanted to wade bare-legged, but the water near Canyon Dam where >I was fishing was a little cold. �Remember the old Coke boxes where the >Cokes sat in cold water? Oh, you weren't around back then? �Well the >water coming out of Canyon Lake through it's bottom draw is just about >that cold. �Felt good through my Lite weight waders. �Usually, there's >some comic relief on my fishing trips, but not this time. �Guess it was >because I was by myself, with no one to laugh at my unorthodox casting. �LOL > >With all the heavy rain forecast for the San Antonio and Southern Hill >country of Texas, Canyon Lake will be receiving tremendous amounts of >rain and the flows are scheduled to be 900 + cfs today and will stay >there or higher. �550 cfs is the upper level of safety. So, it'll be a >while before the flows drop enough for safe fishing. �If you want to >know more about the Guadalupe, go to �grtu.org > >And how was your day? > >JIMMY �D > >-- >Jimmy D. Moore - Author,Outdoor Writer,TOWA, TF&G,VP-GRTU >Owner/Webmaster - Worldwide Flyfishing Info. >http://www.BIGTROUTMAN.homestead.com/MainPage.html > >www.sportingtales.com �This is the website of Sporting Tales >magazine - No "how-to OR "where-to"! �Just the "Why-to", >with outstanding campfire type stories about hunting and fishing. > > > > > >
