Fly Fishing Texas
Steven Bowka, one of our guides pictured above, Devils River Fly Fishing Texas

Look for our Devils River Feature Article in the September/October 2009 issue of Southwest Fly Fishing.  Click on the link below to subscribe!

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Devils River Fly Fishing
Devils River "Hoe Down!"

Our Devils River fishing packages are designed for 4 anglers at a time.  All packages are 2 days and 3 nights.  Meals and Lodging are included. Please contact us to reserve your adventure.

Devils River Guided Fishing
Portage at Dolan Falls, Devils River. photo: Jon Luke

The Devils River is one of the most rugged and pristine rivers in the U.S.  Very few people get to experience the phenominal fishing and scenery because of the guarded access.  We have access to several private properties including 2 ranches with miles of frontage.

The Devils River begins its course near Sonora, TX.  It is a wet weather drainage on the upper end with no permanent pools.  Farther downstream near the ghost town of Juno, the river becomes intermittent and surfaces and disappears beneath gravel bars.

We fish and float the navigable sections of the river.  One of our floats begins at Baker's crossing and we fish our way down to the Spencer Ranch.  The ranch has three miles of frontage on the Devils River.  This is  where we have a tent camp situated in a beautiful, shaded pecan and oak bottom.  The camp is surrounded by thousands of acres of rugged trans-pecos ranchland, and is truly remote with world class beauty.

The other section we fish is farther downstream where we have access to another ranch.  This ranch has three miles of Devils River frontage and is adjacent to the Devils River State Natural Area.  The ranch has a river-front cabin with air conditioning and a fire place giving us a great headquarters for staging adventures downstream.

We also have access to private property that is 11 miles downstream from Dolan Falls giving us an option to float and fish this rugged section.

All trips catch and release only with fly or artificial lure restrictions.

Devils River Fly Fishing Raft Trip
Jon Luke, art director Southwest Fly Fishing Magazine

Devils River Fly Fishing Raft Trip
Joe Robinson with Devils River Smallmouth Bass
Devils River Fly Fishing Raft Trip
Dr. Cindy Zamora with trophy smallmouth

Devils River Fly Fishing Raft Expedition
photo by Jon Luke

Season and Schedule:

We have packages available from October thru May.

Spots are running out. Contact us as soon as possible to book this great adventure:

Expedition Outfitters
9751 B River Road
New Braunfels,  TX  78132 

Phone:210-602-9284
Email:
kevinstu@msn.com

Devils River Fly Fishing Expedition
Devils River Camp, Spencer Ranch
Devils Scouting Trip 28 Years ago.
Kevin Stubbs and Bobby Barker scouting Devils River 28 Years ago.

We first started fishing the Devils River over 20 years ago. 
There were no weekend homes, state park or Nature Conservancy properties
at that time.   

This period was truly "Cowboy" with our expedition team being fired on by a streamside resident.  We had legal access and returned massive fire in a circle around the would be assailant; hoping he would reconsider his personal safety and not shoot at us after that.

We took turns standing watch until we could report the incident to the
Sheriff in Val Verde County. 

Lamar Brown is pictured below guarding our camp with 2 high powered semi-auto rifles.



Devils River Scouting Trip
Lamar Brown standing watch with semi-auto rifles over 20 years ago.


Devils River Fly Fishing Raft Trip
Steve Probasco editor Southwest Fly Fishing Magazine, photo by Jon Luke
Devils River Paleo Tour
Kevin Stubbs explains Paleo History
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"Safari-style" tent camp, Devils River, Texas