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May be an image of 1 person and body of water

May be an image of 1 person and body of water

May be an image of 1 person and lake

NBFF meeting October 26

Minutes of NBFF Membership Meeting

10/26/2022 – New Braunfels Public Library

Dan Cone called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm at the New Braunfels Public Library.

Pat McQuinn emailed that we had 36 current members.

Gary Nyland was happy to report that fly tying meetings would resume.  He has secured the Westside Community Center in New Braunfels for the meetings.  He has two dates reserved, November 3rd and December 1st, from 6 to 8 pm.  The center has a large room, good lighting and an internet connection so youtube can be used as an additional training tool.  He will put out a follow-up email next week.

Ron DeMeyer reported that the fish feeding program was coming to an end at the end of October.

Ron and Brien have explored another option for fishing the Blanco River.  It is a private landowner, also Brien’s friend, who will allow us access to the river.  Ron will put out an email soon with a date for the outing.

Morgan Ferry is going to circulate a survey to the members concerning the future direction of our club.  Morgan would like us to have a greater social media presence with additional content to advertise our club and make it more attractive to more people.

Dan asked the club members to participate in the Holdover Tournament and that members should sign up at Action Angler.  Jerry Horton reviewed the prizes donated by Sattler merchants.

The club voted to support GRTU Youth Trout Camp again with gift bags.  Ron will request flies from the members and source the accessories to be included in the bags.

Kevin Hutchinson was our guest speaker.  Kevin gave a great overview of fishing the South Llano, Llano, San Marcos and Colorado Rivers.  Kevin also volunteered to give a free casting seminar to our members in the near future.

Dan adjourned the meeting at 8:50 pm.

 

NBFF Meeting Oct 26th

The NBFF will meet at the New Braunfels Public Library on Wednesday, October 26th at 7:00 pm.
Our speaker for the evening is Kevin Hutchinson, owner of Hill Country Fly Fishers.  Kevin is also the author of books and videos on fly fishing along with tying signature flies.  The subject of his presentation is an “Overview of the Local Waters”.
Also remember to sign up for the Holdover Tournament scheduled for November 5th.  Contact Chris Jackson at Action Angler to sign up. Support your club as this is our only fundraiser.  The local merchants have been generous with prize donations and the local fly shops are always supportive.  Come have a fun day with your club and win a great prize.  More details at the meeting.

Living Waters News

Image courtesy of Science on the Fly.
Greetings Fellow Fly Fishers!

The first announcement pertains only to east Brushy Creek, downstream of the Brushy Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. Brushy Creek above and west of that section has been unaffected by this issue and has been fishable and guidable all year long.

For those that have been following The Fight for Brushy Creek, we have exciting news to share. WE WON! At the demand of local residents and our greater fly fishing community, the City of Round Rock has agreed to install tertiary filtration at all of their wastewater treatment plants. Currently they are in the design process, so we are still a minimum of two years out from seeing this change take full effect and to see full recovery of the creek below the Brushy Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. However, that plant brought on a clarifier at the end of spring, which has already made huge improvements in the water quality. They went from being one of the worst in water quality ratings to now being in the top twenty percent of water treatment plants in the state!

THANK YOU to everyone who wrote, called, and showed up to demand action. Our voices were heard, and the echoes are still carrying out and up the chain, where we hope to see even greater effect on a state level in the future.

More blessings came at the end of August in the form of rain storms, including a system that parked over the headwaters of Brushy Creek, creating a seven foot rise and a desperately needed flush. The water below the Brushy Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant is once again fishable! A wide variety of species are present in fishable numbers. That said, if you choose to fish downstream of the plant, we recommend wearing waders as an extra precaution for the time being. After a couple more floods, it should be squeaky clean again and fine for wet wading. We are hopeful to see a full recovery within two years.

In other news, we have a big announcement for the fly shop as well. For the first time since 2008, we will not be guiding the Guadalupe River. Our trout guide Alex Herrera is hanging up his oars for now and joining the family business, Jesus’ Heavenly BBQ. We have great relationships with many other guides on the Guadalupe and are happy to make recommendations for those still interested in guided trout trips this winter.

Meanwhile, our other guides, Marcus Rodriguez, Jim Kettleman, and KC Williams prefer to focus on warm water species and fisheries, and that is fine by us! We support our guides working in their passion and are excited to partner with our team on alternative winter guiding options. Does technical dry fly fishing on Brushy Creek or floating the upper spring-fed channels of the San Marcos River for wintertime bass sound up your alley? If you are interested in expanding your winter repertoire, give us a call!

If you have questions call or stop by the fly shop. We look forward to seeing you in store and on the water!

Take care and God Bless!

Tight Lines,
Living Waters Fly Fishing
www.livingwatersflyfishing.com