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Guadalupe Creek is a public river in McMullen County, Texas, managed by State of Texas (public-trust water). It is a public-trust water — you can fish it with a Texas licence; bank access is at public river-access points and bridges. Public access confirmed via public-trust river.
The Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam — Texas's only year-round trout fishery, with stocked and holdover rainbows and browns, native Guadalupe bass, and a special-regulation trophy zone.
It runs roughly 6 miles through the South Texas & Rio Grande region. Anglers here mostly fish for rainbow trout, brown trout, guadalupe bass, largemouth bass; rio grande cichlid, channel catfish, rainbow trout are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Caballo Creek and Green Branch.
Species from TPWD DEC public fishing access and fishery survey data.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Texas. State parks and some city lakes have gate hours; check the specific water. Bowfishing and jugline/trotline catfishing are commonly done at night.
Boats: Most Texas fishing rivers are run by tiller boats, jon boats, canoes and kayaks; larger craft only on the lower Mississippi, Texas, St. Croix and Rainy.
Bank & bivvy camping: Bank access is at DNR water-access sites, state water-trail campsites, parks and WMAs; other banks are private riparian land.
Tackle: This is a designated Texas trout water. A trout stamp is required, and special season, gear and limit rules apply — check the TPWD trout regulations for this water.
Everyone 17 or older needs a Texas fishing licence with a Freshwater Fishing endorsement — the resident freshwater package is about $30, an all-water package about $47, and a non-resident annual about $58. A 1-day all-water licence is about $16. No separate trout stamp. Buy from Texas Parks & Wildlife. A Texas fishing licence covers public rivers. In Texas a watercourse is public if it is 'navigable in fact' (roughly a 30-foot average bed) — you may wade and fish the bed and banks up to the gradient line, but adjacent land is usually private.
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