GRTU is the Texas affiliate of Trout Unlimited, a national organization dedicated to the
preservation of cold water fisheries and their habitats. Our chapter is actively engaged in the
enhancement of the Guadalupe River trout fishery. Our aim is to maintain a permanent and
growing trout population in the Guadalupe, and to support the mission of TU. We support
a trout stocking program in the Guadalupe River below the Dam at Canyon Lake. Trout are stocked several
times per year at selected sites. Fishing access to these areas is available to GRTU
Members who join GRTU's Lease Access Program.
For your ease and convenience, you are invited to renew or join TU
and GRTU through our on-line membership. You supply the information and the result will be a
completed, fully-formatted membership application. Here is all you need to do:
- Click Here to Fill-out the Form and when done, click "Submit Form"
at the bottom of the page.
- Using your browser's print button, print the completed application. Otherwise, correct any errors by pressing the "Back" button on your
browser's toolbar to return to the form and make any corrections.
Leases will not open until November 1. Lease passes will not be mailed until that time. However,
getting your application in early will help ensure that your Area Representative
will have time to process your application.
New this year, you will mail your payment with the printed form to the GRTU Tresurer. Address is on the completed application.
We are now accepting credit cards (VISA/MASTERCARD) online. Refund Policy: All sales are final on all goods, services, and donations.
Important: If renewing your TU national membership, have your
Trout Unlimited Member Number
available. This number is on your membership card, and can be found on the address label
of "Trout" magazine. You may also call National TU at 703-522-0200 to obtain your member number.
If it has been a year, or longer, since your National TU Membership has expired, your TU
member number has been removed from the database. Leave the TU Number field blank and renew
your TU membership. "First Time" members to TU are given a discount. If you join/renew your membership at the
Trout Unlimited Website, please
be aware that there is going to be a "lag" time of up to six weeks before GRTU receives
your membership information before your Lease Membership can be validated.
In order to join the Lease program, your TU membership must be valid until October.
If you renew your TU membership, the term of membership will be added to your existing membership.
You must supply your automobile license tag numbers for any vehicle you operate on a lease.
Those who have never attended a Lease Orientation Program, must attend a Lease Orientation Class before your application
can be processed. Any former Lease Access member who has NOT
been a member since 2003 must attend a Lease Orientation Class.
If you encounter any problems completing an application contact
webmaster
Membership Levels
You can participate in GRTU at two levels:
- Level 1: National Trout Unlimited Membership. As a member of Trout
Unlimited located in Texas, your local membership is automatically
assigned to GRTU. The current National TU membership fee is $35 per year.
- Level 2: GRTU Supporting Member. Making an annual donation of $10 or more
to GRTU entitles you to receive our Chapter Newsletter
which lists upcoming chapter activities and provides other news of interest.
You must be a current National TU member before you can become a GRTU Supporting Member.
GRTU Supporting Memberships are renewed on November 1 of each year.
Join at whatever level you deem appropriate. Support trout conservation
and reclamation projects. Enjoy the fellowship. Go fishing - catch and release all.
Help us develop a viable trout fishery in Texas.
Junior Associate Membership Policy
GRTU Lease Access Program
GRTU "Supporting Members" can enroll in the GRTU Lease Access Program.
This provides a "path to the river" over private property otherwise
known as a GRTU Lease. The fee goes to secure the lease and to purchase trout
that normally range from 11 to 20 inches in length, with the average size being about a pound
and a half per fish. All first-time lease members are required attend an "orientation"
session to educate the member on the requirements of the landowner and the rules of the chapter.
All trout caught on a GRTU lease are released unharmed back into the river. The program
can be summarized as providing a "Path to the River, Nothing More". No other activity
is allowed on GRTU Leases, besides parking your car and walking to the river, unless
it is explicity authorized by the landowner. Access season normally runs from November
through May. You must attend a one-hour Lease Access Orientation before you can become a
Lease Access Member. Click HERE for
a complete list of Lease Access Program membership requirements. Lease Access Membership
fee is $95 per year, and are renewed on November 1 of each year.
Lease Access Education class dates and locations
Lease Access Regulations
Lease Access Conduct Guidelines
Membership Forms
Please contact your Local Membership
Contact to obtain multi-part membership forms by mail. Due to
the use of multi-part forms, we regret that we no longer can offer
on-line forms for download.
You can also complete all membership forms and make payment at any
General Membership Meeting or any Lease Access Education Class.
If you need further information about membership, please contact your
Local Membership Contact.
Change of Address for Current Members
Current members can update their e-mail address, US mailing address,
phone numbers and other membership information by sending e-mail to
grtuchanges@grtu.org.
