TEXAS WATERS
Fly Fishing for Rio Grande Cichlids
Find the soft water they claim, choose a fly they can eat cleanly, and turn more follows into fish.
HILL COUNTRY CREEKS · 8 MIN READFROM THE WATER & THE WORKBENCHNEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
Field Notesby Guadalupe Rod Co
Real Texas fishing. Straightforward rod advice. A few stories worth bringing home.
THE FEATURE / TEXAS WATERS
Winter Trout
on the Guadalupe.
Cold water, changing flows, and one 5-weight that lets you change the plan without changing rods.
Read the feature · 6 minFROM THE JOURNAL
For your next day out.
Species guides, notes from the river, and lessons from the rod bench.
FISH & SEASONS
Finding Guadalupe Bass in Small Water
That little creek is not empty. Learn where Texas’ native bass hide and how to put a fly in front of them.
GUADALUPE BASS · 9 MIN READ
ROD CRAFT
Fiberglass or Carbon for Texas Water?
Glass gives you feel. Carbon gives you speed. Here is how to choose for the water you actually fish.
ROD DESIGN · 8 MIN READ
FIELD NOTES
Thirty Minutes at Cypress Bend
One 5-weight, one dry-dropper, 16 panfish, and a Rio—all before the evening disappeared.
NEW BRAUNFELS · 6 MIN READ
ROD CRAFT
What Makes a Good Texas 5-Weight?
Why one approachable 5-weight can cover trout, panfish, bass, nymphs, dries, and most Texas freshwater days.
GUADALUPE 5W · 9 MIN READ
TEXAS COAST
Choosing a Rod for Wind and Redfish
The shot happens fast. Match the rod, line, leader, and fly before the Gulf wind gets involved.
COASTAL FLY FISHING · 10 MIN READ
FISH & SEASONS
Fly Fishing for Texas Panfish: Small Water, Big Fun
A light rod, a hopper-dropper, and an hour before dark. Sometimes that is all you need.
CENTRAL TEXAS · 9 MIN READFISH & SEASONS
Fly Fishing for Stocked Rainbow Trout on the Guadalupe
Who puts trout in the Guad, where those fish move, and how depth and a clean drift catch more of them.
GUADALUPE RIVER · 11 MIN READ
SALT IN THE AIR / WIND IN THE CAST
The coast has
its own rules.
The shot happens fast. Get your rod, line, leader, and fly working together before the Gulf wind gets involved.
Read the redfish field guide