Guadalupe Rv abv Comal Rv at New Braunfels, TX
Guadalupe River TX USGS
Guadalupe Rv abv Comal Rv at New Braunfels, TX (08168500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Guadalupe River in TX, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 31 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 08168500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- TX
- Coordinates
- 29.7149, -98.1100
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Fishing regulations
TX state-wide default defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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Catfish: Channel, blue, their hybrids & subspecies Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25 (in any combination - only 10 can be 20 inches or greater in length)
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Catfish: Flathead Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 18 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Crappie: White, black, their hybrids & subspecies Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25 (in any combination)
- Size rule
- 10 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Gar: Alligator Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 1
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Largemouth bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 fish for any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe, and spotted bass
- Size rule
- 14 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Saugeye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 (only 2 can be less than 16 inches in length)
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Shad: Gizzard & threadfin Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- No limit
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates. Permit note: however, a person who collects shad for personal use and transports those fish from a public water body in a container or containers that total 30 gallons or more in volume will be required to get a Permit to Possess or Sell Nongame Fish Taken from Public Fresh Water
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Smallmouth bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 fish for any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe, and spotted bass
- Size rule
- 14 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Spotted, Guadalupe & Alabama bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 fish for any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe, and spotted bass
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Striped & Hybrid Striped bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 in any combination
- Size rule
- 18 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Sunfish: various including bluegill, redear, green, warmouth & longear Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- No limit
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Trout: Rainbow & brown Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 in any combination
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 (only 2 can be less than 16 inches in length)
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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White bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Size rule
- 10 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Yellow bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- No limit
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Paddlefish Closed Closed all year Details
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Closed all year
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-26 in America/Chicago
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Texas Outdoor Annual Freshwater Fishing Regulations (TPWD) before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedGuadalupe Rv abv Comal Rv at New Braunfels, TX has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 12100202 containing this station. The dataset includes 31 species with recorded observations.
Species include: yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), river carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio), red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis), and 26 others.
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
- Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
- Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
- Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Ribbon Shiner Lythrurus fumeus
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllina
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Gray Redhorse Moxostoma congestum
- Striped Mullet Mugil cephalus
- Ghost Shiner Notropis buchanani
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus
- River Darter Percina shumardi
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 31 species
- from 31 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 20, 1998 – Aug 16, 2013
- 13 dated records
Sources
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