The club is in need of some folks to step forward and volunteer for the vice president position and the director for youth activities. The basic duties for the vice president position are to fill in at the monthly general meeting for the president when needed, to make arrangements for speakers for the general meeting, and attend monthly board meetings. The director of youth activities coordinates with various state, city, and other groups that serve youth should they want to have the kids to learn how to fly fish or learn how to tie flies. The club has a large number of members ... Read More
November 19, 2014
This is a simple and quick knot to tie, creating a non-slip loop in almost any size line. It is also extremely strong, retaining 95% of line strength. This loop can be used for larger streamers, to allow more action especially when using heavier leader. A disadvantage of the knot is that it uses a large amount of leader. Step 1: pass the leader through the hook eye and double back over the desired length of standing line, form a loop in the doubled line Step 2: twist the loop 3-5 times, keeping the loops level and not allowing them ... Read More
September 27, 2014
Fly, Notes and Photo by Tim Barker Used by Permission From the September 2014 Newsletter HOOK: TMC 200R, #20-#22 THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Black TAIL: Two Moose Body fibers (or black barbetts) ABDOMEN: Micro Tubing, Brown WING: Premium CDC, Medium Dun, (TroutHunter) THORAX: Hare-Tron Dubbin, Dark Brown GLASS BEAD: Diamond, Killer Caddis, 15/0, Midge The RS-2, developed and designed by Rim Chung, is one of those must patterns for any fly box. It is like a Pheasant Tail or WD-40 when one needs useful Baetis/BWO patterns for Spring, Fall or anytime - anywhere...it JUST WORKS. This is a bit of a take ... Read More
September 27, 2014
by Jerry Burton, NMT President From the September 2014 Newsletter The size of the trout population in a stream greatly depends upon the success the fish have when they spawn. To be successful they need flowing water that circulates oxygen and is free of sediment. They also need the right size gravel that they can easily move when building redds. Stream gradient is also important because it will determine whether a stream has boulders and cobble or the gravel they prefer. Spawning substrate can be a factor limiting the size of a trout population. The number of eggs a female trout ... Read More
September 27, 2014
What Happens When Cattle Don't Spend Summer in the Cebolla Ron Loehman Conservation Chairman From the September 2014 Newsletter The New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse is a small rodent that lives along mountain meadow streams that are bordered by tall grasses, sedges, and shrubs such as willows and alders. Most of these areas lie in New Mexico's National Forests, such as in the Pecos and Jemez Districts of the Santa Fe National Forest. As reported in previous newsletters, the population of the Meadow Jumping Mouse has fallen to such a low level that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has ... Read More
September 27, 2014
This is one of the easiest and quickest loops to tie, creating a non-slip loop in almost any size line. It is also extremely strong, retaining 100% of line strength. This loop can be used for larger streamers, to allow more action especially when using heavier leader. Another use for a loop is to create a quick attachment between lines. Many tapered leaders these days have a loop for quick rigging, and having a loop on the end of a piece of monofilament attached to your fly line will allow you to change your leader without tying knots. Step ... Read More
August 21, 2014
From the August 2014 Newsletter Fly, Notes and Photo by Tim Barker Used by Permission Hook: Daiichi 1110, #16 - #18 Thread: Tiemco 16/0, Lt. Cahill (Thorax forward) Shuck: Looped strand Z-Lon, Ginger Abdomen: Nano Silk 12/0. Yellow Rib: Micro Pearl Flashabou - *Coat abdomen with Hard As Hull Wing: Bleached Yearling Elk Thorax: SLF Prism, Sand Hackle: Whiting, Cream This is variation of Ralph Cutter's E/C Caddis, which has been around since 1981. I have had a lot of success with Yellow Humpys, when Tan Caddis are emerging, so this pattern, in what amounts to a "dirty yellow' once ... Read More
August 21, 2014
by Jerry Burton, NMT President Ever wonder how many trout are in a stream? To a fisheries biologist that number is known as the standing crop that is measured in pounds per surface area of stream. So that the standing crop of trout in a stream has meaning, the America Fisheries Society developed a standard procedure on how the data should be gathered. While the techniques they developed can only be used on smaller streams, it will provide data that can be compared to data collected from many streams.To gather the data a reach of typical habitat on a stream ... Read More
August 21, 2014