Troutfest TX 25

GRTU’s Troutfest TX is the largest event of its kind in Texas and brings out a crowd of over 4,000 people interested in fly fishing and preserving and protecting cold water fisheries.

Friends at Troutfest TX

TFTX 25

February 21-23 | Lazy L&L Campgrounds
11699 River Rd, New Braunfels, TX 78132

GRTU’s Troutfest TX is a nationally recognized event, and the largest of its kind in Texas, bringing out a crowd of over 4,000 people interested in fly fishing and preserving and protecting cold water fisheries. We host this three-day event right on our home water, the Guadalupe River, at Lazy L&L Campground located at 11699 River Rd, New Braunfels, TX 78132, and it includes a fund-raising banquet, a Movie Night and a weekend Expo.

  • Keynote Speakers
  • Presentations from Guides, Outfitters, Gear Manufacturers and Experts from Around the World
  • Live Auction & Online Silent
  • Vendor Expo with Guides, Fly Shops, Artists, Outfitters, Gear Manufacturers, Rod Builders
  • Fly Casting Lessons
  • On Water Watercraft Demos
  • Movie Night
  • Kids Events
  • Door Prizes
  • Great Food & Local Craft Beer

For information on becoming a Sponsor, Donor, or Exhibitor Click HERE.

A Look Back at TFTX

Troutfest TX Banquet
Troutfest TX Speaker
GRTU Troutgirl

Bid on Troutfest TX 23 Auction items HERE.

TROUTFEST TX HOURS

Friday, Feb 21
Banquet: 5:30pm – 10pm

Saturday, Feb 22
Expo: 9am – 5pm
Movie Night: 5:30pm – 10pm

Sunday, Feb 23
GRTU Chapter Meeting:
8:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Expo: 10am – 4pm

Banquet – Friday Night

  • Keynote speaker
  • Online Silent and Live Auction with Digital Bidding
  • Live Auction
  • Door Prizes
  • Great Food and Local Craft Beer

Movie Night – Saturday Night

  • Our annual Fishing Movie Extravaganza
  • Raffles
  • Great Light Appetizers, Real Ale Distilling, Milam and Greene Distillery, and Local Craft Beer

Expo – Saturday & Sunday - FREE

  • Hours: (Sat) 9am – 5pm; (Sun) 10am – 4pm
  • Fly Casting Lessons
  • Presentations from guides, outfitters, gear manufacturers and experts from around the world
  • Women-focused events
  • Kids Events: casting pond, archery, Operation Game Thief Trailer and airguns
  • Booths: guides, fly shops, artists, outfitters, gear manufacturers, rod builders
  • On water watercraft demos
  • Silent Auctions
  • All Hands Cocktails, Treaty Oak Distilling, Milam & Greene Distillery and Local Craft Beer

A big thank you to our sponsors and partners who helped make Troutfest TX possible.

Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors

CONSERVATION

Protecting, reconnecting, restoring and sustaining our cold water fisheries. It’s what we are here to do.

LEASE ACCESS PROGRAM

Our lease access program allows members access to fish the Guadalupe River at 14 private locations.

YOUTH TROUT CAMP

Engaging our young people in river ecology, conservation and fly fishing with an expert hosted parent/child weekend on the river.