Octoberfisch Fly Fishing Festival is sponsored by the Fredericksburg (Texas) Fly Fishers. It is a gathering of flyfishers in Junction, TX on the South LLano River. There were over 150 people registered and most were camping at Shady Grove Campground. The Fredericksburg flyfishers provide free shuttles up river on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Lots of those attending this event have their own kayak or canoe but you can also arrange to rent one.
jack Lehman (Austin Fly Fishers) rigging up. There were people from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Virginia attending.
This unusual looking fish is a Rio Grand Perch. I caught three of them on this trip all in the same location fishing a Whitlock Red Squirrel Nymph
two..
three...
Caught several smallmouth bass. I was later informed that the wildlife department would like them removed to protect the native Guadalupe Bass.
Moon rising over the Texas Hill Country.
My camp.
I took pictures of the various camp setups. There were lots of tents but also lots of different kinds of campers. I liked this one.
And this one was not bad either...
They had a nice spot.
This is just a small sample of the boats at Octoberfisch.
This is a very nice campground for the event.
a little more comfort than my tent...
Saturday night catered steak dinner. There's a raffle drawing conducted during dinner to keep everyone entertained.
Steaks..
Potato...
and cake..
more cake...
dinner lasts into the night..
Dave Hill (Austin Fly Fishers) checks his line late night to find a catfish..
