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Mark McGarrah with trophy Devils River Largemouth Bass

Guadalupe River Fishing Guide Report and River Conditions:  Monday April 24, 2017; private fly fishing lesson with Tyrone and Mindy produced two new fly fishers.  They ere both quick learners and listed carefully to the instructor.  The Canyon Lake Dam release was 440 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a massive BWO and Trico hatch again with a handful of fish rising.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies, light winds and temps in the 70's F.  There were no tubers and very few fishermen out.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday April 25, 2017; evening scouting trip on the Guadalupe River produced several trout and fiesty sunfish too.  The flow was 440 cfs with clear water conditions from Canyon Lake.  The weather was nice with clear skies and temps in the 80's F.  Reggie and Blanca joined us for a three mile float.  There were no other people on a 3 mile float.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Report and River Conditions: Wednesday April 26 and Thursday April 27, 2017; The wind blew at 45 mph from the north on Wednesday with difficult fly casting conditions.  It was difficult to row the raft too.  Even with difficult conditions we managed to catch a few fish.  The wind turned around on Thursday and blew 20-30 mph from the opposite direction or southeast.  We encountered quite a few kayakers who put the fish down ahead of us.  

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Private fly fishing lesson with Gretchen and Millie produced two new fly fishers.  These ladies were smart and listened to the instructor carefully.  The outflow from Canyon Lake was 200 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a good BWO and Trico hatch with very few fish rising for dries.  The weather was a little windy but comfortable with temps in the low 70's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, New Braunfels and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday May 2, 2017; private fly fishing lesson with Jared and Whitney produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was great with clear blue skies and comfortable temps in the low 80's F.  The release rate from Canyon Lake was 200 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a massive Caddis and Trico hatch this morning with very few rising fish.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Central Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday May 3, 2017; Tricia and Angelina joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a private fly fishing lesson.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the 80's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 200 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a great Caddis hatch and Trico this morning and very few fish rising to the bugs.  This is normal for the Guadalupe River because there is so much food below the surface fish don't risk predation so they stay down.  Nymphing is the norm and if you want to catch Guadalupe Rainbows consistently you'll want to "Dead drift nymph patterns."  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction in the Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels areas.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Report and River Conditions: Thursday May 4, 2017; private morning fly fishing lesson with Diane and Trey resulted in two new fly fishers being trained.  The release from Canyon lake Dam was 200 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 70's F.  There was a nice BWO and Trico hatch this morning with very few fish rising.  The successful fishers were dead drifting transitional patterns in the foam.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near New Braunfels, San Antonio and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe River Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday May 5, 2017; half day morning float trip with Steve Fodo and his buddy Drew from Pennsylvania produced some violent hook ups with large Guadalupe Trout.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 200 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a nice Trico and Caddis hatch this morning with no fish rising.  Instead they were feeding below the surface.

Guadalupe Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday May 7, 2017; Canyon Dam release was 200 cfs with creeks and springs adding a little more flow with clear water conditions and a olive green tint.  Dane and his father in law Neil joined us for a six mile float from Rio to Gilligan's Island.  Dane caught and released a giant rainbow in the six pound class that ran and jumped like crazy.  We were very lucky to land the fish because the fly was tied to 5X tippet.  The guys also caught and released another nice rainbow and a couple of nice bass including a genuine "Guadalupe Bass" and a smallmouth too.  The weather was perfect with clear blue skies and temps in the 70's F.  Our best fly was the drowned Trico Spinner.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Fly Fishing Report
Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides and Fly Fishing Report

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday May 14, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 200 cfs with clear water conditions.  Mother's Day float trip with Nelle Warrinder and her family produced several nice Guadalupe Trout on nymphs.  The Hairs Ear pattern was our biggest producer.  The weather was beautiful with morning temps in the 50's F. and highs in the 80's F. too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday May 15. 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 200 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the 70's F.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Chuey and Ronda from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  There was a prolific mayfly hatch but very few fish rising for the bugs.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday May 17, 2017; Martin Frey and his buddy Greg Crouch from Austin joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a challenging trip on the river near the confluence with Lake Amistad.  The fish seemed to have lockjaw early but we landed a few smallmouth with clear weather conditions.  The flow was ideal with clear water conditions but the wind gave us challenges.  Tomorrow we're at it again on the Devils and we have good weather forecasted.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday May 18, 2017; second day of a two guide trip on the lower Devils River produced a few more feisty smallmouth and a largemouth bass in the 5lb class. The guys did a little better today.  The temps were cool in the 70's and mid 80's F. but the wind gusted to 30 mph making for difficult conditions.  The water was really clear with multiple sight casting opportunities.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday May 19, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Grant and Katy from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The Canyon Lake Dam release was 171 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were good hatches of mayflies and Caddis today but very few fish rising as usual.  There is so much food below the surface so why risk contact with predators above...seems like Darwin himself had a hand in the process.  The weather was great with temps in the 70's and 80's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, Austin and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday June 7, 2017; Canyon Lake release was 177 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 60's F. to mid 80's F.  There was a modest BWO and Trico hatch this morning with no fish feeding on the surface.  Dale and his buddy Coy joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a half day trip on the Guadalupe River.  We hooked several nice fish with one rainbow in the 5lb class jumping and throwing the hook.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Updated Thursday June 8, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Jamie and Fred from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The day was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the 70's to low 80's F. before noon.  There was a nice mayfly hatch early on but it was over by 9:30 am.  There were only sunfish and minnows rising to the bugs.  The release rate from Canyon Lake was 170 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday June 9, 2017; half day morning trip with Rob Jennings from the Henley township produced a good time for sure.  We hooked several hard fighting Guadalupe trout on nymphs fished deep.  The release from Canyon Lake was 160 cfs with clear water conditions and water temps in the low 60's F.  Our best fly of the day was the lowly Girdle Bug.  The conditions were great with very few tubers or other people on the Guadalupe River.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday June 10, 2017; flow from Canyon Lake was 160 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a very light mayfly hatch that lasted until 9:00 am.   Private fly fishing lesson with Rob and Jane produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was great with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 70's-high 80's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin Texas, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday June 11, 2017; two hour fly fishing lesson with Jill and Jim Conrad produced two new fly fishers.  They were great students and listened carefully to the instructor.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 160 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the high 80's and 90's F.  There was a nice mayfly hatch early on but it subsided an hour later.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday June 12, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 160 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the high 70's F.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Gilbert and Rhonda yielded two new fly fishers.  We started with stream side casting lessons, learned a couple of knots and we talked about presentation.  There was hardly anyone on the river.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday June 13, 2017; private fly fishing lesson with Tom and Regina produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was perfect with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 160 cfs with clear water conditions.  The temp flowing from the tailrace was 62 degrees F.  There was a nice BWO and Trico hatch early on but it subsided about 8:00 am.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday June 14, 2017; private fly fishing lesson with Jill and John from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 140 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a light mayfly hatch this morning but it did not last long.  The weather was beautiful with partly cloudy skies and comfortable temps in the low 80's F.  There were no rising fish that we saw but they were certainly feeding below the surface.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday June 15, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 160 cfs with clear water conditions.  Half day morning trip in the warmwater section produced several nice smallmouth, and largemouth bass.  The best fly of the day was a chartreuse clouser minnow.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the 70's to high 80's F.  Wilbur and Edna joined us from Austin and they were good fly casters.  We only saw a couple of tubers on our 3 mile float.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday June 16, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Matt and Katrina produced two new fly fishers.   The release from Canyon Lake was 135 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with partly cloudy skies and morning temps in the 70's and low 80's F.  There weren't any tubers out on our stretch this morning.  There was a light BWO and Trico hatch and no fish seen rising.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Saturday June 17, 2017; half day guided trip in the warmwater section near Gruene produced several nice Guadalupe bass and a couple of Rio Grande Cichlids on streamers.  The flow was about 200 cfs with Canyon Lake releasing about 130 cfs and creeks and springs adding the rest. The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the mid 70's to low 90's F.  We didn't encounter any tubers until we were pulling out around noon.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the spring fed Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, New Braunfels and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Sunday June 18, 2017; half day guided trip in the warmwater section near New Braunfels produced several nice Guadalupe Bass and some nice sunfish too.  The release from Canyon Lake was 130 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with clear blue skis and temp in the mid 70's to lower 90's F.  The best fly of the day was a chartreuse closer minnow.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the spring fed Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday June 19, 2017 half day morning trip in the warmwater section produced several nice bass and numerous sunfish.  Our best fly was the black popper with yellow rubber legs.  The release rate from Canyon lake Dam was 160 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with partly cloudy skies and temps in the low 80's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing lessons, guided trips and classes in the Texas Hill Country near New Braunfels, San Antonio, and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday June 20, 2017; half day fly fishing instructional/guide trip produced two new fly fishers and several nice Guadalupe Bass.  The release from Canyon Lake was 130 cfs with clear water conditions.  We did a 3 mile float in the warm water section and our best fly was the yellow popper with white rubber legs.  The weather was beautiful with cool morning temps in the low 70's and afternoon temps in the low 90's F.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips in the New Braunfels Texas area.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday June 21, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 130 cfs with clear water conditions.  Half day morning trip with Jake Gonta from Wimberly produced a new fly fisher.  The morning bite was slow but Jake managed to catch and release a few nice fish.  We were running a topwater pattern with a dropper.  We encountered about 10 tubers but they didn't get in the way of our fishing.  The weather was nice with north winds and clear blue skies.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing guide trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers in the Austin, New Braunfels and San Antonio areas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday June 22, 2017; private fly fishing lesson with Fred and Lisa from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The release Canyon Lake was 130 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the low 80's F.  There was a light mayfly hatch with BWO's and Tricos in the morning.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday June 23, 2017; private fly fishing lesson with Miguel and Debi from Killeen was successful with Miguel catching on real quick and doing a great job.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 117 cfs with relatively clear conditions.  The weather was nice early but it became really hot about noon after our lesson.  The heat is supposed to subside tomorrow with a cool front moving through.  A cool front in late June?  We'll take it and enjoy it!  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and instruction near New Braunfels, San Antonio and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday June 24, 2017; private fly fishing lesson and half day float on the lower Guadalupe in New Braunfels produced some nice Guadalupe Bass and feisty sunfish too.  The weather was perfect with cool temps from a mid summer cold front that dropped us 25 degrees F. from yesterday.  We encountered no tubers in the early morning hours but we saw a few around noon time.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 117 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday June 25, 2017; Jim Pappas joined us for a two hour private fly fishing lesson.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 116 cfs with clear water conditions.  The temperature emerging from the tailrace was 64 degrees F.  The was a light mayfly hatch with a few small fish rising.  The weather was nice with cool temps in the 70's F. and partly cloudy skies.  There were no tubers in the morning to speak of.  Jim was sharp and caught on quickly.  He was throwing tight loops in no time.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips in the New Braunfels area, and San Antonio Texas too.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday June 26, 2017; half day fly fishing guide trip in the warmwater section in New Braunfels Texas produced several hard fighting bass and many feisty sunfish.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the mid 80's F.  The best fly of the day was the Prince Nymph.  The release rate from Canyon Lake Dam was 116 cfs with clear water conditions;  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday June 27, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 117 cfs with murky conditions downstream near New Braunfels.  Rupal Shah and his father in law "Nino" joined us for a half day guide trip/fly fishing lesson.  The guys caught on to the lesson and we floated and fished about three river miles after that.  The action was pretty slow but we managed to land a few bass and sunfish.  We didn't encounter many people on our trip.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the low 80's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the spring fed rivers near New Braunfels, Austin and San Antonio Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday June 28, 2017; Canyon Dam release was 117 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the low 70's to mid 80's F.  There was a light mayfly hatch with some BWO's and Tricos coming off.  We had the pleasure of hosting Juan and Susan from Austin.  We did a half day morning float in the Guadalupe in New Braunfels.  There were no tubers until we finished our float.  We didn't catch a lot of fish but we landed some big bass and several chunky sunfish.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the spring fed Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday June 29, 2017; private fly fishing lesson with Tim and Greg from San Antonio produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was great with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 70's and high 80's F.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 117 cfs with clear water.  There was a small Mayfly hatch this morning but it subsided quickly.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels. 

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday June 30, 2017; half day morning trip with Kerry Phillips and his brother Brad produced several nice rainbow trout and a couple of smallmouth bass on nymphs.  The flow from Canyon Lake was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was nobody else on the water when we got started early.  There was no visible hatch but we managed to entice them with a worm pattern and prince nymph.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Saturday July 1, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a small Trico and BWO hatch this morning but it did not last long.  There were lots of people here for the 4th and we postponed all of our bookings because of the crowds.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday July 2. 2017; Canyon Dam release was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  We postponed our guide trips until the holiday crowd subsides.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday July 3, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Charlene and Michael produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with partly cloudy skies and temps in the mid 70's to high 80's F.  There were quite a few other people on the water but we weren't feeling crowded at all.  Expedition Outfitters has fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday July 4th, 2017; we postponed our trips until the crowds subsided.  The release from Canyon Lake was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was great with partly cloudy skies and temps in the 80's and low 90's F.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday July 5, 2017; half day morning trip with Mike Sykes and lovely lady Kasey produced several nice hook ups.  The release from Canyon Lake was 150 cfs with clear water conditions.  Almost everyone went home from the holiday and we had the river to ourselves.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and comfortable temps.  Our best fly of the day was the "Bitch Creek Nymph."  We dropped it below a big popper and it worked well.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday July 6, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Ted and Martha from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 114 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were no tubers in the morning or other people whatsoever.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday July 8, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 113 cfs with clear water conditions.  Fred and Sally Morgan from Austin joined us for a two hour private fly fishing lesson.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the high 70's F. this morning.  We avoided the crowds by meeting at Rio at the fourth crossing.  There was a light BWO and Trico hatch from about 7:00 am to 7:45.  It completely subsided after that.  Expedition Outfitters provide fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the spring fed Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday July 10, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 117 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the high 70's early on.  Of course, the temps topped out in the 90's later on.  Two hour private fly fishing class and lesson with Stacy and Linda produced two new fly fishers.  These ladies were sharp and listened carefully to the instructor.  There was no one else on the water while we were out in the morning.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, New Braunfels and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday July 11, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 117 cfs with clear water conditions.  Half day guided trip with Jenna Jameson and Courtney Blue produced two new fly fishers.  These ladies were smart and listed carefully to the guide/instructor.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the low 80's F. this morning.  After our lesson we did a three mile float in the New Braunfels section and caught several nice Guadalupe Bass and many colorful sunfish on poppers and streamers.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday July 13, 2017; half day morning float and fly fishing lesson with Jody from Montgomery County produced a new fly fisher and some hard fighting fish.  It was crazy because he hooked and landed a carp in knee deep water and it jumped about three feet into the air!  The guide has never seen that before.  There very few other people on the water and the weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and morning temps in the high 70's F.  Of course by noon we were pushing 90 degrees F.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 117 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Fishing Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday July 14, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 113 cfs with clear water conditions.  The water temp at the tailrace was 62 degrees F.  Today the Compton boys from Georgetown joined us for a private fly fishing lesson and short fishing float.  The guys caught on really well but the bite was slow.  They were putting the flies in the right places but we only had a few takers.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday July 16, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  Steven and Rachel joined us for a two hour private fly fishing lesson.  The weather was great with clear blue skies and warm temps.   There was a small mayfly hatch with BWO's and Trico's coming off.  Our students were smart and followed directions perfectly.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday July 17, 2017; half day fly fishing trip in New Braunfels produced two new fly fishers and several hard fighting bass.  The weather was great with clear blue skies and temps in the high 70's, 80's and low 90's F.  Our best fly was the Chernobyl Squirrel.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 107 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, classes and instruction near Austin San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Fly Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Tuesday July 18, 2017; half day instructional trip with Jay Jones form Austin and his buddy Kelli from San Francisco produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and nobody else on our part of the river.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 107 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, Austin and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday July 19, 2017; Reagan and his brother Grayson joined us for an instructional fly fishing trip on the Guadalupe River.  We were targeting warmwater species with a popper/dropper fly arrangement.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  The guys were sharp and caught on quickly.  We didn't see any one else on the river and it was beautiful weather with temps in the 80's and low 90's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday July 20, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 107 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the high 70's to high 80's F.  We hosted a two hour private fly fishing lesson with Frank and Jan from Austin.  They were smart and followed directions perfectly.  There was no one else on our part of the Guadalupe River.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday July 21, 2017; two hour fly fishing lesson with Jess and Robert produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with morning temps in the high 70's and 80's F.  There were a few other people on the river but they didn't arrive until after 11:00 am.  We started with casting lessons, knot tying and techniques on reading the water.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday July 22. 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Jordan and Sarah produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and warm temps.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a light mayfly hatch this morning but it ended after about an hour.  We saw some small bass and minnows rising for the little bugs.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday July 23, 2017; two hour fly fishing lesson/class with Tiffany and Susan from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was on the warm side in the morning but a mid summer cool front approached us and dropped temps about 20 degrees.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing guides on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, Austin and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Monday July 24, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Bert and Lisa produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and warm, comfortable temps on the 80's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday July 25, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Elayne and Rodney from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  The morning was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the comfortable range.  The Canyon Lake Dam release was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly fishing instruction on the spring fed Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday July 26 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures.  Roger and Aileen joined us for a half day morning trip on the stretch in New Braunfels.  We didn't see any tubers until we got off the water around noon.  We caught and released some small bass and several brightly colored sunfish.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday July 27, 2018.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 107 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the morning in the high 70's rising to 89 degrees F.  Fred and Wilma joined us for a half day trip on the Guadalupe River in the New Braunfels area.  We caught and released several nice bass and sunfish on topwaters and streamers too.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing guide trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday July 28, 2017; half day morning trip in the warmwater section near New Braunfels produced several nice Guadalupe Bass and many brightly colored sunfish.  There were no tubers in the morning and we got off the river before they showed.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  Jared and Lisa joined us from Austin for a guide trip/fly fishing lesson.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, Austin and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Saturday July 29. 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice early in the morning but it got uncomfortably warm in the afternoon.  Right now we're just doing half day morning trips getting off the water by noon in the shade.  We had a private fly fishing lesson this morning with Rachel and Tom from Austin.  They were both smart and caught on quickly.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday July 30, 2017;  Canyon Lake Dam release was 103 cfs with clear water conditions.  All of the tubers and tourists went home because check out time is 11:00 am at the campgrounds and hotels/cabins.  Everybody left and we had the river to ourselves.  Cherry Rylander and her buddy Tom from Austin joined us for a two hour private fly fishing lesson.  They were both smart and caught on quickly.   We accidentally caught a couple of fish while practicing.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday August 18, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 107 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice for an early morning float on the Guadalupe River with comfortable morning temps in the high 70's to high 80's F.  Katie and Eddie joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a refresher fly fishing lesson and a 3 mile float targeting bass and sunfish.  The students did well with too many fish to count.  It's not always this good but we'll take it!  The Bitch Creek nymph was our major performer.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday August 19, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Derek and Drew produced two new fly fishers.  These guys were smart and caught on fast.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and morning temps in thje high 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 107 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were no tubers out early in the morning but we saw some after our lesson about 10:30 am.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday August 20, 2017; two hour fly fishing lesson with Jess and Brenda produced two new fly fishers.  These two were smart and listened carefully to the instructor.  The weather was nice with early morning temps in the high 70's F.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 107 cfs with clear water conditions.  Most of the tourists from the weekend headed home this morning.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips and fly fishing lessons on the Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday August 21, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 107 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice for the eclipse which lowered temps a few degrees.  Two hour fly fishing lesson with Will and Marge from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  There was no one else on the water while we did our fly fishing lesson.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday August 22, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Barbara and Jimmy from the Conroe area produced two new fly fishers.  They were both sharp and listed carefully to the instructor.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 70's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 107 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was nobody on the river because the schools have started classes.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday September 7, 2017: half day morning trip with Rick Russo from Los Angeles produced several bass and many sunfish too.  The weather was beautiful with morning temps in the high 50's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 60 cfs with springs adding another 40 cfs and clear water conditions.  Several of our fish were on topwater patterns but several bit a submerged fly as well.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions: Friday September 8, 2017; morning scouting trip with guide trainee Ben and experienced guide Steven Bowka produced some nice bass on the smaller side.  They did however land many huge sunfish that fought hard with their flat bodies.  The weather was perfect with clear blue skies and temps in the low 70's F. with clear water conditions.  Our best fly was a small yellow popper.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly casting lessons and instruction on the spring fed Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Saturday September 9, 2017; Half day morning instructional trip with Christian Arnoux and his buddy from Chicago produced quite a few fish that were caught and released.  The guys were smart and caught on quickly.  The weather was nice with cool morning temps in the mid 50's and high temps around 80 degrees F.  Our best fly was the popper with rubber legs.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons, fly instruction in the Texas Hill Country near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday September 11, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Robert and Genoa from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  We started with stream side casting instruction, reading the water and fly selection.  After that we learned about the different types of presentations.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the low 80's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 60 cfs with springs and creeks adding another 20 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the spring fed Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday September 12, 2017; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Fred and Marleen Franco from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and comfortable temps.  These two were smart and listened to the instructor carefully.   There was no one else on the river near us.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday September 13, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Trinie and Scott produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and comfortable temps.  The river was deserted except for our presence. There was a nice mayfly hatch this morning with BWO's and Tricos.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Thursday September 14, 2017; Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Tina and Marco from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the high 70's and 80's F.  We started with casting lessons, learned a couple of knots and talked about fly selection.  The students were smart and caught on quickly.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Updated Friday September 15, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Tracy and Mark from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was perfect with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 70's F.  The river was clear and cool with no one else around.  As soon as school started it was a ghost town on the river.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the spring fed Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday September 16, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Gretchin and Mark produced two new fly fishers.   The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and morning temps in the high 70's F.  We didn't see anyone else on the river during our time but there were a few people out later in the afternoon in kayaks.  Also, there was a nice BWO and Trico hatch with minnows and sunfish feeding on the bugs.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday, September 19, 2017; Private fly fishing lesson with Billy and Wilma Rodriguez from Austin produced two new fly fishers.   We started with casting lessons, river orientation and fly selection.  The release was clear water from Canyon Lake.  Expedition Outfitters provides guide trips on the spring fed hill country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels TX.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday September 20, 2017; two hour fly fishing lesson with Chico and Alma Rodriguez produced two new fly fishers.  They were both smart and listened carefully to the instructor.  The weather was nice with overcast skies and cool temps in the morning.  We learned to cast, tie knots and read the water.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the Texas Hill Country Spring fed rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday September 21, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Lizzy and Fredrick from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake was low and clear water conditions.  There was no one else on the water but we got our lesson done with cool temps in the 70's and clear blue skies.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the spring hill country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday September 22, 2017; Molly and Emmy joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a Devils River trip.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the 80's F.  The flow was low y slow and barely adequite to complete the trip.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Spring Fed Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday September 24, 2017; two hour fly fishing lesson with Tim and Frida Gonzales from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake was low and slow with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with cool morning temps in the high 70's F.  We started out with casting lessons, learned a couple of knots and simulated fly fishing on the river without flies.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday September 25, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Chance and Jeremy produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and cool temps.  These guys were smart and caught on quickly.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday September 26, 2017; we cancelled our guide trips today because of persistent rain showers.  We're not complaining though.  We need the recharge in the aquifer and for the creeks and rivers too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the spring fed Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday October 11, 2017; John Tulp from Maine joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for an action packed fishing trip on the Devils.  The weather was perfect with cool temps and sunny skies.  The flow was good with clear water conditions.  Most of our action was on sub surface flies but we got a few on topwater patterns too.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country spring fed rivers.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday October 12, 2017:  Day two of our Devils trip with John Tulp from Maine produced some more feisty smallies and largemouth.  We didn't connect with anything big but we got good numbers of hard fighters.  The flow was good and clear water conditions prevailed.  We did best with a dropper underneath a topwater pattern.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday October 14, 2017;  Burgess Construction Company sent quite a few of its officers and top managers to join us for a team building event featuring fly fishing.  These guys were smart and caught on fast.  We actually caught a few fish even though we were just practicing.  The release from Canyon Lake was 95 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday October 15, 2017; we cancelled our trips scheduled for today because of the forecast for severe thunderstorms and high winds.  Better to be safe than sorry!  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the spring fed Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday October 16, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Kip and Rhonda from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the high 50's this morning.  These two were quick learners and performed flawlessly.  Since they have never fished before with conventional equipment they had nothing to unlearn.  The flow from Canyon Lake was clear and cold.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Devils River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions.  Wednesday and Thursday October 18 and 19, 2017.  Expedition Outfitters guides Greg Smith and Kevin Stubbs had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Andy Clemmons, Aaron Clemons, Pete Clemmons and "Skip" for a two day trip on the lower reach near the confluence with Lake Amistad.  The guys were expert fishermen and we landed some largemouth and smallmouth bass.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 70's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday October 21, 2017; we had to reschedule our guide trip today because of mechanical difficulties.  We were however able to teach a two hour private fly fishing lesson on the banks of the Guadalupe River.  Erin Burnette and her guy Rob Southerland joined us from Austin.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and comfortable temps.  These two were smart and listened carefully to the instructor.  There was a prolific Trico and BWO hatch today but only sunfish and minnows rising to the bugs.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday October 22, 2017; we cancelled our fly fishing lesson for this morning because of thunderstorms and high winds.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday October 23, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Frank and Franny Smith from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was great with clear blue skies and temps in the 60's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 70 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a light Trico and BWO hatch with minnows and sunfish rising to the bugs.  Frank and Franny were smart and listened carefully to the guide and caught on quickly.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the spring fed hill country rivers near Austin, San Antonio, and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday October 24, 2017; half day morning trip in the warm water section in New Braunfels produced several bass and quite a few brightly colored sunfish.  The release from Canyon Lake was 70 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with cool temps and clear blue skies.  The best fly of the day was the yellow popper with white rubber legs.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, Austin and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday October 25, 2017: two hour private fly fishing lesson with Genoa Jones and her friend "Catfish" from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was delightful with clear blue skies and temps in the 60's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 70 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing excursions on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday October 26, 2017; half day trip in the lower Guadalupe River in the New Braunfels area produced two new fly fishers and several nice bass and sunfish.  The hot fly was the red popper with yellow rubber legs.  The flow was 70 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday October 29, 2017; half day guide trip on the warmwater section in New Braunfels produced several bass and sunfish on topwater poppers.  The release from Canyon Lake was 70 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday October 30, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Jessie and Fran from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was great with clear blue skies and temps in the 60's F.  The release from Canyon Lake was 70 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing guide trips on the spring fed Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday October 31, 2017; Halloween day provided Rick and Marsha from Austin an opportunity to become fly fishers.  We started with casting lessons, fly selection and reading the water.  After that, we talked about various insects and how to imitate them while fishing.  We also went over access points and rivers in the area.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing lessons and fly fishing instruction on the spring fed Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday November 5, 2017;  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Rosalynn and her friend Todd produced two new fly fishers.  The river was flowing low and clear with very few people out.  There was a nice Trico hatch and some caddis too.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the spring fed Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday November 6, 2017; half day morning trip with Ozzie and Frederick produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and comfortable temps.  The release from Canyon Lake was 56 cfs with clear water conditions.  The bite was slow but we still managed to land a few fish on red poppers and black woolly buggers.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday November 9, 2017; The flow from Canyon Lake was 70 cfs with ckear blue water.  Thee was a brief mayfly hatch with nothing rising for the bugs.  Since there were no fish rising  we casted streamers to many fish.  

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday November 10, 2017.  Half day trip with Rachel and Frida produced two new fly fishers.  The release from Canyon Lake was 60 cfs with clear water conditions.  We caught and released quite a few small bass and sunfish.  The weather was overcast with high temps in the 60's F.  The fish were hitting on small streamers and nymphs.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the spring fed Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday November 11, 2017.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Carla and Brad produced two new fly fishers. The flow from Canyon Lake was clear and cold.  The weather was nice with overcast skies and temps in the 70's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday November 12, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Beatrice and Carl produced two new fly fishers.  These two were smart and listened carefully to the guide.  The release from Canyon Lake was 60 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a brief Mayfly hatch this evening but nothing rising except sunfish and minnows.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country spring fed rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday May 23, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Jeana and Will produced two new fly fishers.  It was very windy today making for difficult conditions.  The release from Canyon Lake was 170 cfs with clear water conditions.  Jeana and Will were smart people and listened to their guide carefully and exceeded expectations.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday May 24. 2017; Guadalupe River release from Canyon Lake was 185 cfs with clear water conditions.  Two hour fly fishing lesson with Al Haines and his buddy Rupert produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was perfect with clear blue skies and temps in the 70's F.  There was a nice Trico and BWO hatch but very few fish rising to the insects.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio  and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe River Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Sunday May 28, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Greg and Debbie from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  We started pretty early in the morning before the crowded conditions kicked in.  The release from Canyon Lake was 170 cfs with clear water conditions and water temps in the low 60's F.  The day was partly cloudy with clearing in the afternoon.  There was a substantial Mayfly hatch about 8:30 am but it subsided about 30 minutes later.  There was an occasional rising fish for the dries but not a dependable pattern to be observed.   Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes and lessons on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fishing Guides Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday May 30, 2017; Half day Guadalupe River fly fishing trip with John Rowley and his family from Austin and San Antonio produced some hard fighting fish.  There were no tubers or anyone else on the river but there was no Mayfly hatch to speak of.  Sure there were a few bugs but not enough activity to get the fish active.  The day was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the low 80's F.   The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 170 cfs with clear water conditions.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday May 31, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Grant and his buddy Ellen produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the low 80's F.  Canyon Lake Dam release was 188 cfs with clear water conditions.  Both students listened carefully and executed the tasks perfectly.  The wasn't a significant hatch of any kind but there were no tubers or hell raisers either.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near San Antonio, New Braunfels and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Thursday June 1, 2017; half day morning trip with Martin Frey from Austin produced some nice Guadalupe trout.  Martin caught and released two nice rainbows and a nice brown trout too.  Nymphs were the ticket for the trout.  He also landed some feisty sunfish on a four weight.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 188 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with partly cloudy skies and temps in the mid 70's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday June 2, 2017; two hour private fly fishing lesson with Lisa Warren and Johnny from Seguin produced two new fly fishers.  They were both smart people and listed carefully to the instructor.  The release from Canyon Lake Dam was 164 cfs with chalky green conditions.  There were a few Tricos hatching early but they didn't have a great showing.  We saw two rainbows rising irregularly but they were huge fish in the 4-5 lb class.  The weather was wonderful with partly cloudy skies and temps in the high 70's and low 80's F.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing excursions on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near New Braunfels, San Antonio and Austin Texas.

Guadalupe Fly Fishing Guide Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday June 3, 2017; half day morning Guadalupe River fly fishing trip with Martha Valdez and Shawn Weaver produced some hard fighting fish.  Shawn managed to catch and release a hug male rainbow trout in the 5 lb class.  The fish took the fly formerly known as Prince.  The flow from Canyon Lake was 188 cfs with relatively clear water conditions.  The weather was perfect with partly cloudy skies and temps in the low 80's F.  We saw no tubers this morning but we did see a couple of kayakers.  Most of the crowds came after we left already.

Guadalupe Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:   Sunday June 4, 2017; two hour fly fishing lesson with Christina and Bart produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was a little sketchy with thunderstorms in the area but we pulled it off.  The release from Canyon Lake was 166 cfs with clear water conditions.  The water temp at Maricopa was 62 degrees F.  There was a light Trico and BWO hatch this morning but it did not last long.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country spring fed rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday June 5, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 166 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with partly cloudy skies and north winds blowing a cool breeze.  Two hour private fly fishing  lesson/class with Jim and Lisa from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  They were smart people and listened to the guide/instructor carefully.  There was a small BWO and Trico hatch with a few Goddard Caddis present too.  Even with the tasty bugs about there were only a few rises.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:   Tuesday June 6, 2017; Canyon Lake Dam release was 166 cfs with clear water conditions.  Two hour private fly fishing lesson with Jake and Melinda produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the mid 80's F.  There was a prolific BWO and Trico hatch this morning but we saw very few fish rising.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:   Monday November 13, 2107; half day morning trip on the warmwater section near New Braunfels produced many brightly colored sunfish and several feisty Guadalupe Bass.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the high 70's F.  Fred and his lady Sophia joined us for a fun filled morning.  The release from Canyon Lake was 70 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction on the Texas Hill Country rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday November 15, 2017; half day guided trip in the warmwater section of New Braunfels with Jenna and Micah produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and temps in the 80's F.  The hot fly of the day was the chartreuse Clouser minnow with a little flash.  The release from Canyon Lake was 70 cfs with clear water conditions.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guide Report and River Conditions:  Friday November 17, 2017; Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited stocked the river today with giant rainbow trout with an average size of 18 inches although some were as big as 25 inches.  The flow from Canyon Lake was 74 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was nice with temps in the 70's.  Expedition Outfitters offers fly fishing instruction on the spring fed Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday November 21, 2017;  Expedition Outfitters guide Billy Hicks hosted Steve Howell and his son from Colorado for a Guadalupe River rainbow trout trip.  The guys were experienced fly fishers and landed several nice fish.  The day was beautiful with comfortable temps in the low 70's and sunshine.  The release from Canyon Lake was 75 cfs with clear water conditions.  The best fly of the day was the Prince Nymph.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips and instruction on the spring fed Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Wednesday November 22, 2017; Canyon Lake release was 75 cfs with clear water conditions.  We hosted Paul and Frida from Austin for a two hour private fly fishing lesson.  They were smart and caught on quickly.  The weather was nice with clear blue skies and nice temps.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday November 24, 2017;  Monika from San Antonio joined Expedition Outfitters guide Kevin Stubbs for a 3 mile float.  Monika was sharp and caught on quickly.  She hooked and did battle with 2 huge rainbows.  The flow from Canyon Lake was 75 cfs with clear water conditions.  There was a nice Trico hatch but no fish rising to the bugs.  Expedition Outfitters provides fly fishing classes, lessons and instruction near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels Texas.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Saturday November 25, 2017; Full day trip with Robbin Murphy and his son Marcus produced a couple of huge Guadalupe Rainbow Trout.  Both fish were in the 4 lb class.  The release from Canyon Lake was 75 cfs with clear water conditions.   The weather was great with clear blue skies and temps in the high 70's and low 80's.  There were quite a few fishermen and women out but we managed to find a couple of secluded places.  There was a nice Trico hatch but no fish rising to the bugs.  We got our fish on bead headed Prince Nymphs.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips, fly fishing classes and instruction on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Monday November 27, 2017;  Julia Rodriguez and Christian Murdock joined us for a two hour private fly fishing lesson.  These two were sharp and listened carefully to the guide/instructor.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the low 80's.  The release from Canyon Lake was 75 cfs with clear water conditions.  There were a few other people on the water today but no crowds.  There was a nice Trico hatch but no fish rising that we saw.  Expedition Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips on the spring fed Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Tuesday November 28, 2017; private fly fishing lesson with Tim and Rita Cantu from Austin produced two new fly fishers.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and comfortable temps.  The flow was 75 cfs with clear water conditions.  We saw a nice Trico hatch with some fish feeding on the drowned spinners. Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions:  Friday December 1, 2017; Canyon Dam release was 70 cfs with clear water conditions.  Fred and Christian were first time fly fishers with lofty goals.  They wanted prepare for a bone fishing trip in Belize.  We worked on distance casting, double hauling and more.  Most of our targets were bass and sunfish but we encountered several stripers in the 30 lb class.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips on the Texas Hill Country Rivers near Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Guadalupe River Fly Fishing Guides Fishing Report and River Conditions: Saturday December 2, 2017; Private fly fishing lesson with Will and GiGi from Austin Texas produced two new fly fishers.  Canyon Lake release was 75 cfs with clear water conditions.  The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies and temps in the low 70's.  There was a nice Trico and Caddis hatch but no fish were seen feeding above the surface.  There was a stocking of new GRTU trout with many fish in excess of three pounds being put in the Guadalupe River.  Expedition Outfitters provides guided fly fishing trips in the Austin Texas area near San Antonio and New Braunfels.









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