working on the BDA
About a dozen New Mexico Trout volunteers spent the last Saturday in October assisting US Forest Service personnel in constructing structures in the Rio Cebolla called "Beaver Dam Analogs." ... Read More
January 8, 2018
2018 Conclave tickets – on sale
Conclave information You can purchase your 2018 Conclave tickets in the following ways
  1. Online (see below)
  2. At the February monthly meeting
  3. At Los Pinos Fly and Tackle Shop and Charlie’s Sporting Goods (coming soon)
  4. At the door (although lunch is not guaranteed)
Purchase your tickets online Please note: for security reasons, you will need to be registered and logged into this website to use the online purchase form. If that is too much of an inconvenience, please use one of the other methods to purchase your tickets. The registration/login/password recovery information is at the bottom left of this ... Read More
January 8, 2018
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 water for fishing in northern New Mexico. Come on out. Have a cup of coffee and enjoy some donut holes and then hear what should be a very interesting presentation. MeetUp  ... Read More
January 3, 2018
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 ... Read More
December 7, 2017
2018 Conclave – March 24
The 2018 New Mexico Trout Conclave will be held Saturday, March 24 at Sandia Prep. Save the date! ... Read More
December 7, 2017
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 ... Read More
December 1, 2017
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 I have run the line through the guides I do not coil any line on the ground where I can step on it and cut it against a stone or gravel.  I make sure the ferrules are seated. The Rod and Handling The taper transmits ... Read More
November 2, 2017
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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 spend a considerable amount of time monitoring, stocking, and enhancing habitat to ensuring the long-term persistence of this resource. Based on data gathered last year following the spring peak release from Navajo Dam, scientists said they have found evidence the Colorado pikeminnow is reproducing in ... Read More
November 2, 2017