Fishing Reports

The Guadalupe is high though fishable, likely to drop quickly and improve just as much. The fish are still skinny, an indication that the stonefly nymphs aren't moving yet, but look forward to that happening any time now. Fly choice is no biggie, though while the water's still a bit dirty, you might benefit from something big and/or flashy. A princess is what's worked for us lately, but like I said, no importa.

Before the water gets too warm, fish the gorge. Twenty inchers, camos, olive crafish, turds, renegades and princes, and worms. Tight to the shore, upstream faces of rocks, and foamy chutes (cuttbows love this kind of water) are where you want to be fishing. Keep an eye peeled for carp too.

Water's still high and a bit dirty, extremely cold. I'd use very heavy rigs, stoneflies, worms, and egg patterns. Big burger kind of stuff. Be careful with the currents, and don't take any chances with your safety.

Where clear enough and low enough, in other words, above Red River, then it's worth a try. I'd say the Arsenics pr thereabouts with big junk. Turds, big green ones, brown, and black, try rusty orange or red legs. Camo buggers too, cranes, swim your bugs in FRONT of rocks and stay on the edge of your seat. An olive bugger might be good to imitate the newbie crayfish.

Everything is pretty much awesome all the way. You need larvae of many colors and many sizes (from worms to midges). You've got some big bushy dries trailing tungsten nymphs. How about drowned moths every one.
Me, I would just run a brown worm.

I'm going out on a limb here. The Guadalupe will be rocking, if not soon, then yesterday. Big stone nymphs and grubby nymphs would be my choice.