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San Gabriel River

The San Gabriel River is a river that flows through central Texas, United States. The San Gabriel River is formed in Georgetown by the confluence of the North Fork San Gabriel and the South Fork San Gabriel, both of which originate in Burnet County. From Wikipedia

Length
63 mi
Basin
1,361 sq mi
Rises at
North Fork San Gabriel River
Flows into
Little River

Flow now

San Gabriel Rv at Laneport, TX, 2 mi from the river.

5cfsat build, Nov 12, 11 AM MT

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The typical week here, from 10 years of record: 2 cfs to 182 cfs, around 7 cfs.

Also gauged at Willis Ck nr Granger, TX: 0 cfs, Nov 12.

The season, November

Usually workable this week. Pick your window and fish it well.

  • Midgessizes 18 to 22
  • Small eggs and worms
  • Pheasant tail and zebra midge nymphsunder an indicator

Typical for the week over 10 years: 2.3 to 182 cfs. Running 4.9 cfs today, inside that range. Flows are not forecast; check the gauge the day before.

Brown Trout are spawning (October to December). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.

Brook Trout are spawning (September to November). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.

Mountain Whitefish are spawning (October to December). The egg bite behind spawning whitefish is the best winter nymphing of the year: an egg pattern below the riffles.

  • Flows swing a lot this week most years. Carry both a heavy nymph rig and a dry-dropper and let the gauge decide.
  • Egg patterns in the runs below the spawning gravel, never on it.

Written by the app's rules engine from the calendar, the gauge record and the snowpack, not by hand, so it says only what the data says. The weather for the week comes with the app.

Fly shops on this water

  • Living Waters Fly Fishing Round RockWebsite

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Flows from the U.S. Geological Survey, snowpack from the NRCS SNOTEL network, text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Built Nov 12.