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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:56:46 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[CTFF General] fly fishing class</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?1,7309,7309#msg-7309</link>
      <author>westufer</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hello,

My name is Wes Johnson, and some of you may remember me because I occasionally came to some of your meetings the last several years while going to school at Texas State.

I am working as a summer intern with TPWD at South Llano River State Park,and am trying to organize a fly fishing class at the park to introduce beginners to the sport.  The class would take place o either August 9th or August 16th, but at this point I have been unable to find a set of fly rods to use for the class.  Without the fly rods I am afraid I will have to change the class to convientional tackle, which I don't think would be as interesting and educational for most participants.  I am wondering if CTFF would consider letting me borrow a set of fly rods (if the club has some), or if any of you might know where else I might be able to find a set.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also just for your informantion, the fishing out here has been really good, so some of you might want to consider taking the trip to fish the South Llano.

If you would prefer to communicate with me by phone about the fly rods my cell number is 512-757-3018.

Thanks,  Wes Johnson]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:56:46 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[CTFF General] EXPO Fly Tying Ideas</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?1,7308,7308#msg-7308</link>
      <author>river_runt</author>
      <description><![CDATA[For those of you planning on helping out at fly tying at EXP0 or even if you are not, start thinking of some patterns we can tie.  Generally you want something that someone with little to no experience can tie in 10-15 minutes.  We have a lot of new feathers in the club box and it would be good to make use of them.  I will try to bring the club box to one of the general mtgs and one of the tying nights between now and EXPO.

If you are hesitant to help at tying because you don't have experience, don't be.  We can train you quickly before hand or even at EXPO.  We also need &quot;extra hands&quot; folks to assist tyers in addition to the instructors.

Thanks,
Brian]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:17:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Lady Bird Lake, July 19, 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7301,7307#msg-7307</link>
      <author>Michael Brown</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Mike,

Red Bud Isle is at the top of the lake just downstream of Miller Dam, about 4 miles upstream (west) of IH-35.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:06:04 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Lady Bird Lake, July 19, 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7301,7306#msg-7306</link>
      <author>Mike Schlimgen</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Mike, great report.  Are you fishing on the East side of I35?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:51:54 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Lady Bird Lake, July 19, 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7301,7305#msg-7305</link>
      <author>Michael Brown</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Don,

Looked much too bronze to be a striper or large white bass, had that &quot;smallie dog-you-to-death&quot; fighting style.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:07:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Trading Post] Re: ODC Pontoon Boat</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?4,7127,7304#msg-7304</link>
      <author>Fred Blair</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Where do you live and how small does the boat break up into?

Thanks,
Fred]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:13:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Lady Bird Lake, July 19, 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7301,7303#msg-7303</link>
      <author>Don Henderson</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Are you sure it was a smallie and not a striper. I haven't seen a smallie there in 7 or 8 years-maybe longer. Baitboy]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:00:53 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Outings] Re: San Marcos on the 26th</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?5,7294,7302#msg-7302</link>
      <author>Don Henderson</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Directions to Pecan Park Retreat: Go South on Hwy 80 towards Luling. Go 1.8 miles and take Right onto CR101. Take immediate Left at 1st intersection onto CR102. Go 1/2 mi. and take Right at Pecan Park Dr. Go 1/4 mi. on blacktop till you pass the RV Campground &amp; TG Canoe Livery. Follow the road around to the left turn and thru the PPR gate.
Directions to Shady Grove Campground: Go South on Hwy 80 towards Luling till you come to CR1979 and take a Right. Campground is across river on the Left.
Directions to Skull Crossing: Not sure about this one. I think it's just off CR240.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:58:27 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Lady Bird Lake, July 19, 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7301,7301#msg-7301</link>
      <author>Michael Brown</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I arose not as early as I should have this past Saturday, and decided to go try my luck at Lady Bird Lake (Town Lake for those of you too stubborn to accept change), in the waters surrounding Red Bud Isle. While en route to the lake, I received a phone call from a hapless friend who was stuck going into the office for no apparently good reason. So I had to give him the requisite razzing about putting work before more important things.

When I arrived at the parking area at Red Bud Isle, I found it inundated with dogs and more dogs. I was able to find a good parking spot, spent a few minutes assembling and inflating the kickboat and finally hit the water, noticing that there has been a lot of shoreline erosion making entry not as easy as it had been. I started fishing down river of the island on the south bank getting the occasional tap of a small sunfish trying to eat the over-sized Matt's Bug. I landed a few hand-sized sunfish and decided to change to a pattern we call the &quot;river minnow.&quot; I switched banks to hit the north shore and work my way up to the spillway. I had a few bumps and landed a few smallish sunfish and had a couple of yearling-class bass chase the fly as it was stripped.

While fishing I noticed that there has been a great increase in the population of turtles in the lake. I made my way just to the lefthand side of the spillway and was casting against the island at the foot of the dam, when my rod nearly doubled over, definitely a strong fish that fought deeply, giving me the telltale indication that I had become engaged with a decent smallmouth bass. The all too brief battle lasted for a minute before the bronzeback was able to throw the hook. 

I cast in the same area a few more times before changing flies to a Bluegill Bully and going after sunfish. I caught numerous sunfish on this pattern, nothing of great size, but had a blast. I had nearly made it all the way around the island for the second time when the daily water release started... I made my way to the nearly impossible to use boat ramp on the north side of the island, waded my way through the dogs, and back to the parking lot. It was a good way to spend a Saturday morning.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:12:07 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Kayaks on the Guadalupe</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7300,7300#msg-7300</link>
      <author>Mike Schlimgen</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Enjoyed an outing with Jim Hadley on the Guadalupe today.  We were the only two on the river and the fish were hitting topwater poppers and streamers.  Got to do it again soon.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:18:28 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Outings] Re: San Marcos on the 26th</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?5,7294,7299#msg-7299</link>
      <author>Don Henderson</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Let's meet at Pecan Park Retreat between 7:30 and 8am. Mr. Goynes charges $2 per person for put-in or take-out. Park the vehicles on the right side of the road as you enter the campground (in other words, not in one of the campsites).The launch is between campsites 8 &amp; 9. Just stop by his office (it is to your right before you go through the gate) to register. At the other end of the float, Shady Grove Campground, we can park on the hill next to the office. I think they charge $2 per car plus $1 for each person.
I'll post directions in a day or so.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:52:46 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: 2nd Crossing</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7297,7298#msg-7298</link>
      <author>Mike Schlimgen</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Way to go.  Sounds like you had a good time.  A 20 inch rainbow is a NICE fish.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:45:05 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] 2nd Crossing</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7297,7297#msg-7297</link>
      <author>river_runt</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Fishing was kinda slow at 2nd crossing (River Road Camp) this week.  Nothing on Monday.  2 sunnies Tuesday morning then one nice 20&quot; bow around 5PM towards the end of the pool.  Billy showed up on Wed and proceeded to pull fish out of the riffle I fished the day before with no luck.  One of the fish was a very nice 2lb channel cat.  I tied up one of Billy's ghetto flies and we headed down to the lower riffle.  We each immediately pulled out a bass, but then it was over.

Brian]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:54:13 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Guadalupe below Seguin</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7285,7296#msg-7296</link>
      <author>david ayer</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Like your anti-solar heating device.

david]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:56:16 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Guadalupe below Seguin</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7285,7295#msg-7295</link>
      <author>Jack</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hey Mike #3,
What's going on this weekend?
Sent  you a PM

Jack]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:18:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Outings] San Marcos on the 26th</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?5,7294,7294#msg-7294</link>
      <author>Don Henderson</author>
      <description><![CDATA[This is the proposal. We put in at Pecan Park Retreat and take out at Sculls Crossing (4 miles) or the optional Shady Grove Campground (6 miles). I plan to do the longer float because if I'm going to burn the high-dollar gas I want to make it worth my while. I've already contacted both locations and there are nominal fees at each (I don't know about Sculls Crossing yet). Next week I'll post the directions, fees, parking locations, meeting time and anything else that's pertinent. Baitboy]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:43:12 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Guadalupe below Seguin</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7285,7293#msg-7293</link>
      <author>Michael Brown</author>
      <description><![CDATA[In order to keep a friend of ours' happy all we can say without divulging too much information is that we floated from one bridge to another. He showed us this part of the river and it's a stretch of river that cannot sustain much fishing pressure.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:19:58 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Guadalupe below Seguin</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7285,7292#msg-7292</link>
      <author>salty_ag</author>
      <description><![CDATA[So just exactly where are the put-in and take-out points of this float?  Was it an all-day trip?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:44:55 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Picnic Rocks below Staples</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7278,7291#msg-7291</link>
      <author>Doss</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Thanks, Mike.  I didn't know you could get down on the left side.  I'll try that out next time.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:54:08 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Pedernales Falls State Park</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7234,7290#msg-7290</link>
      <author>AustinPynes</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Troutbum,

How did the fishing go?
Also, where did you go in?

Thanks]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:03:56 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Picnic Rocks below Staples</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7278,7289#msg-7289</link>
      <author>Mike Schlimgen</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The dam can be portaged on the left with a little effort.  There are steel re-bar steps extending out from the concrete wall.  It is best portaged with two people helping with gear.  Remember though, the next public take out is Fentress which is a long ten mile paddle.  Be prepared for a full day on the river.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:41:37 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Picnic Rocks below Staples</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7278,7288#msg-7288</link>
      <author>Doss</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Is there anyway to get downstream of the dam at Staples legally?  I don't understand how someone can have a private damn on a public river.  I drove there this weekend after referencing the TPWD site which says, &quot;Staples Dam - small dam is dangerous; therefore a portage is required.&quot;  But the people that live there have it all posted up.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:50:15 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Guadalupe below Seguin</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7285,7287#msg-7287</link>
      <author>shortrod</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Great pics.  Now only regret that I did not go on that trip more than ever.  Oh well maybe next time.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:20:44 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Pedernales Falls State Park</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7234,7286#msg-7286</link>
      <author>troutbum</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I will be hitting the lower Pedernales (upstream from Hamilton Pool Road) tomorrow...:)

I have my four wight ready, and my sandals for this one... too HOT for waders!

I'll get back with a report...

Cheers!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:37:25 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Guadalupe below Seguin</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7285,7285#msg-7285</link>
      <author>Mike Schlimgen</author>
      <description><![CDATA[A few weeks back, Don, Mike #1, Brian, and I floated the Guadalupe below Seguin.  Here is a photo report of that trip.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:33:08 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Picnic Rocks below Staples</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7278,7284#msg-7284</link>
      <author>Mike Schlimgen</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The Rio Grand Cichlid was 10.75 inches and 1.08 pounds for a new water body (SMR) record.  The bass was between 19-20 inches.  The longear sunfish were agressive and fought well for their size.  Yes, Shortrod, it is beginners luck, but I love it.  Congrats on the nice redbreast sunfish at Rio Vista today.

More pictures of the bass and sunfish are attached.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:21:05 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Picnic Rocks below Staples</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7278,7283#msg-7283</link>
      <author>david ayer</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Great pix. Check the TPWD website.  There is is a new record system for catch and release fish.  Do't have to kill the fishes


david]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Picnic Rocks below Staples</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7278,7282#msg-7282</link>
      <author>river_runt</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Dude! You're killing me...]]></description>
      <category>Fishing Reports</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:05:18 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Picnic Rocks below Staples</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7278,7281#msg-7281</link>
      <author>Jack</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I just noticed the belly stripes. Is that a Hybid?

I think it is!  WOW!!!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:07:02 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Fishing Reports] Re: Picnic Rocks below Staples</title>
      <link>http://www.ctff.org/forums/read.php?2,7278,7280#msg-7280</link>
      <author>shortrod</author>
      <description><![CDATA[LIke Jack, I too am a wee bit jealous but considering you are rather &quot;new&quot; to the sport, I'll just lay it off to beginners luck.  Seriously, this is fly fishing our native waters at its best, congratulation and keep it coming.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:44:30 -0400</pubDate>
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