Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited (GRTU) is a non-profit, 501c3, conservation-focused organization located in Central Texas. Our conservation efforts (link to conservation) are focused on protecting, reconnecting, restoring and sustaining our cold water resources. We are the largest local chapter of Trout Unlimited with over 5,500 members across Texas and our home water is the Guadalupe River.
Rainbow trout were originally stocked in the Guadalupe River by the Lone Star Brewery, creating the southernmost trout fishery in the country. In the mid-1960’s local biologists, anglers, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) all supported studies and programs to introduce trout to the Guadalupe.
Then a group of Texans that enjoyed trout fishing, including, Bill Parvin, Dick Finta, James Keaton, Bob Newman, Chad Oliver, Bill Pabst, Glen Richardson, Lt Colonel Paul Schubauer, Haxel Schubauer, Jim Vynalek, and Bill West got together and founded the Guadalupe River Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
The chapter started small, however grew to be the largest chapter in the country.