January General Meeting
The January 2018 meeting will be held Tuesday, January 9, at 7:00 PM in the McCall Performing Arts Center at Sandia Prep. Gary Calkins, NMDGF, will tell us about their Open Gate Program. The Board has has opened a dialog with NMDGF about making a contribution,which would be matched by federal funds, to open private […]
December General Meeting
This month’s meeting will be held Tuesday, December 12, at 7:00 PM in the McCall Performing Arts Center at Sandia Prep. Marc Wethington, NMDGF Navajo Dam Biologist, will discuss San Juan fisheries studies and current fishing on the San JuanRiver.
2018 Conclave – March 24
The 2018 New Mexico Trout Conclave will be held Saturday, March 24 at Sandia Prep. Save the date!
It’s time to renew your membership
It’s time to renew your membership for the 2018 year. Regular membership is $30 per year. Your dues are used for conservation projects and we have a large one coming up next year. You can renew online, by mail or at a meeting.
Reminiscences of an Old Fly Fisherman
By Wes Bigney Rigging When I get to the destination and am assembling the rod and lining up the guides I stand the rod against a rock or tree. I never lay it on the ground or against the car to be stepped on by an errant foot or eaten by an auto door. After […]
Pikeminnow in San Juan
From the June 2017 newsletter The endangered Colorado Pikeminnow is showing signs of recovering its diminished population in the San Juan River basin. The lower reaches of the San Juan River provide habitat for this federally listed fish. Conservation of this fishery is a priority of the New Mexico Game and Fish Department, and staff […]
New Special Trout Waters on Rio Chama
by Noah Parker, reprinted with permission from https://loeflyfishing.com With the beginning of the new licensing period on April 1st, 2017, the new catch and release area on the Chama River below El Vado Dam was implemented and became a reality. The New Mexico Game and Fish Commission (NMDG&F) approved catch and release regulations on this […]
New Fishing Rules Proposed
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is proposing new rules. Some of the changes are: Modifications to the Special Trout Water (STW) program including increasing designated waters by 52 miles, reducing the number of Special Trout Water classifications from over eleven to four, and removing some waters that no longer meet the STW designation. […]