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Guadalupe River - And Then Some By pilot in A Pirate Aground In The City August 17, 2009

Okay, I read the article, and while I mostly am in agreement with it, why end it at the saltwater barrier? As a kid I fished both the river and Hog Bayou from where it splits off as a tributary rivaling the river, all the way to both mouths in Mission Bay. The Guadalupe below Hwy.35, is a veritable tropical paradise, albeit a bit of a place where some paying attention is required. The fauna and flora are reminiscent of the Amazon or Vietnam. Gators abound, and are rather docile and just plain curious and quite photogenic. there is a five or more mile zone of the lower river to it's mouth, where tossing a line into the murky water can produce anything from a speck, redfish, flounder, freshwater and saltwater catfish, crappie, bass, to a sand shark. A keen eye looking into the woods might spot a big hog, a javelina, a bobcat, cougar, deer, or any number of low riders, such as armadillos, nutria, raccoons, possums and such. Yep, upriver is beautiful too, although the stretch between the park and DuPont is excruciatingly long and boring. The upside is that those widowmaker logjams are finally gone.....can't begin to explain what a scourge those damn things were to someone who had made it over two hundred miles in the water Safari, only to hit a wall........ Bottom line is that it is a beautiful river, and a treat for those so inclined and in shape to paddle just about any of it. I have two 14ft Old Town kayaks, and for anybody serious about paddling the lower end of it, contact me. I'll grab my boys and my camera and plenty of water and do it with you. Just remember - this is not for the faint of heart, and there is maybe three-four places to throw in the towel and pull out below DuPont....... Oh, the bay leg to Seadrift is a cake walk, compared to the river.........unless there is a Gulf storm howling.

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