I have a trip to New Braunfels, Texas in December for training for work. @bulldog1935 is there a place or way to get on a Guadalupe or two if I could escape for a couple hours one evening? I'm dying to get on some of these. I'm going to be grabbing a travel BFS rod and bring a small box of tackle with me. Any suggestions or ideas? Thanks in advance.

Forgot to add, the trip is the 5th to 9th, if I remember correctly.

Hi Drew, there is free access at Canyon Dam, and the state will announce their free winter lease site at the beginning of December - current website still refers to last year:  

https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/management/stocking/guadalupe.phtml

 

There are pay-access-sites along the full length of River Road - Maricopa Lodge, Whitewater Sports, Rio Raft (4th Xing), Li'l Ponderosa, Lazy L&L, Action Angler Fly Shop (3rd Xing), Rainbow Camp, River Road Camp - and probably half a dozen others.  

Once you're in the river, you can travel as far as you can wade, and I can think of some really good mile-long busts 

 

If you want to fish for endemic bass and bluegill, New Braunfels has city park access outside of the cold tailwater

https://www.newbraunfels.gov/3369/Guadalupe-River

 

Again, outside of the trout tailwater, and many counties restrict parking at County-road river crossings, but you can park at any state road crossing and get in the river - that includes FM, RR and SH.  

Not really interested in trout at all. I want to cross another of the rare species of bass off my list. Bartrams will be here in the next few weeks, so Guads should be next. The others will be pretty easy.

you want to fish plunge pools, and the current seam between fast and slow.  

 

 

The Guadalupe River was the area of severe flooding in Texas. 
You shouldn’t rely on past history of the River!

Tom

7 minutes ago, WRB-2.0 said:

The Guadalupe River was the area of severe flooding in Texas. 
You shouldn’t rely on past history of the River!

Tom

This is why I tagged @bulldog1935. He lives there. 

 

Ron, I've seen those pics before on FFR. I'd love to have a local guide when I'm there if you had a little time.