Guadalupe tailrace
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Guadalupe tailrace
the Guadalupe - just 20 minutes from my house - is fishing very well this winter.
a month ago, I caught a wild trout that was spawned in the river last winter - it was 8" long, 3" tall, fat as the dickens, silvery bright like a San Juan fish, and with full wild finnage. It was also a week before ANY winter stocking in the tailrace this year.
and they're at it again - spawning trout in the southernmost tailwater in the US
My buddy Jimbo (in all the photos above) and I (the guy in the funny hat) got to fish several days with Frank Smethurst, filming an episode of TU On the Rise. It was glorious light, clear water and excellent sight-fishing.
It's going to make a great show, and wil be airing on the Outdoor Channel sometime after next April - when I know a date, I'll post it up here.
oh, and I was fishing vintage Heddon and Thomas cane rods, and prewar Young reels
a month ago, I caught a wild trout that was spawned in the river last winter - it was 8" long, 3" tall, fat as the dickens, silvery bright like a San Juan fish, and with full wild finnage. It was also a week before ANY winter stocking in the tailrace this year.
and they're at it again - spawning trout in the southernmost tailwater in the US
My buddy Jimbo (in all the photos above) and I (the guy in the funny hat) got to fish several days with Frank Smethurst, filming an episode of TU On the Rise. It was glorious light, clear water and excellent sight-fishing.
It's going to make a great show, and wil be airing on the Outdoor Channel sometime after next April - when I know a date, I'll post it up here.
oh, and I was fishing vintage Heddon and Thomas cane rods, and prewar Young reels
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I wasn't the only one fishing on Christmas Eve
but I think I was making him jealous
and again - there was a good BWO hatch in the fast water and I took advantage of it with my swimming BWO dropper
saw my buddy Dale tearing them up on midges in the slower pool
why argue with success
hey, cut that out
home, time to clean up and go sing...
but I think I was making him jealous
and again - there was a good BWO hatch in the fast water and I took advantage of it with my swimming BWO dropper
saw my buddy Dale tearing them up on midges in the slower pool
why argue with success
hey, cut that out
home, time to clean up and go sing...
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tossing another up because its a pretty photo
but also the story that goes with it makes me fond of it
I got out last weekend and hiked way upriver to the place where I caught a wild rainbow right after Thanksgiving.
Wanted to see if there were redds. There was a beautiful protected gravel bar in the middle of the river polka-dotted with redds. Tried to photograph it without success. But I did catch this fellow, who contributed...
but also the story that goes with it makes me fond of it
I got out last weekend and hiked way upriver to the place where I caught a wild rainbow right after Thanksgiving.
Wanted to see if there were redds. There was a beautiful protected gravel bar in the middle of the river polka-dotted with redds. Tried to photograph it without success. But I did catch this fellow, who contributed...
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Spoke the other day with Nick Davis, producer of TU on the Rise.
The Guadalupe tailrace episode of TU On the Rise will air on The Outdoor Channel as follows:
Friday Feb 27, 11:30 pm (CST)
Saturday Feb 28, 8am and 3 pm.
My buddy Jimbo and I were fishing with Frank Smethurst - we filmed this in December.
We couldn't have asked for two better days when we were filming - in fact, we had 3 days - we were just done in two. Should be some great fishing and amazing photography of big trout in little water.
The Guadalupe tailrace episode of TU On the Rise will air on The Outdoor Channel as follows:
Friday Feb 27, 11:30 pm (CST)
Saturday Feb 28, 8am and 3 pm.
My buddy Jimbo and I were fishing with Frank Smethurst - we filmed this in December.
We couldn't have asked for two better days when we were filming - in fact, we had 3 days - we were just done in two. Should be some great fishing and amazing photography of big trout in little water.