Fly and Notes by Hans van Klinken, photo by Hans Weilenmann Used by permission Hook: Partridge H1A size 8-10-12 Thread: Uni-thread, brown or tan Head: None toxic lead shot or substitute (see tying notes) Tag: Small strip of green fluorescent Flexibody (4 turns) Tail/legs: Speckled tail or long back feather from a partridge wound as collar Body: Rabbit fur dubbed and well picked out Leadhead - A bug for the deep I first tied my own weighted nymphs during the winter after I had been introduced to the Kvennan Special. I was using layers of leadwire to weight them ... Read More
April 16, 2013
by Francis Peter, NMT Youth Program Chair Imagine a magical place! You wake up in the morning to the fresh coolness of a high mountain forest. You step out onto the porch and your eyes wander over a large lush valley filled with early morning fog. As the fog lifts, countless grazing Elk appear to your view. Across the valley, a small stream teaming with willing trout beckons. As the day passes, you enjoy interacting with your comrades and you pass tidbits of knowledge on to eager students of fly fishing. The evening brings a cookout dinner followed by congenial ... Read More
April 16, 2013
Rio Guadalupe Cleanup - Saturday, April 20, 2013 New Mexico Trout has a tradition of welcoming the Spring opening of FR 376 between the Gilman Tunnels and Porter's Landing with a volunteer trash pickup. That Forest Service road provides access to our Rio Guadalupe home water and it accumulates a lot of roadside trash over a season's heavy use by the many people who visit that corridor. Doing these annual cleanups is one way we can express our thanks for the wonderful trout fishing opportunities the Rio Guadalupe affords while we help maintain it in a state that we like ... Read More
April 16, 2013
Ron Loehman, Conservation Chairman In July 2010, a collaboration of the Santa Fe National Forest and the Valles Caldera National Preserve, and several Pueblo tribes was awarded a ten-year $40 million Federal project to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire in the Southwest Jemez. The objective is to restore many of the characteristics the forest enjoyed before centuries of overgrazing, logging, and fire suppression produced the landscape we see today of smaller, closely spaced trees that are susceptible to massive crown fires. After a lot of study, formal environmental assessments, and many public hearings, the collaboration has released its Proposed ... Read More
April 16, 2013
Instead of the regular general meetings in February and March, plan on attending other NM Trout sponsored events: the Fly Fishing Movies tour on February 22 and the Conclave on March 2 ... Read More
February 10, 2013
Fly by Jim LaFevers, Photo by Hans Weilenmann Used by permission Hook: Tiemco 2487 #16 or equivalent scud hook Thread: Nylon Tying Thread Ribbing: Nylon Tying Thread Abdomen: Larva Lace # 4 (Chartreuse) Thorax: Black Superfine Dubbing Note: A pattern using Phil Camera's tying techniques and products (see his book Fly Tying With Synthetics Patterns and Techniques). Tie in various colors and schemes to imitate various caddis, mayfly nymph, midges etc. Jim suggests fishing this pattern like a standard nymph. More flies by Jim are at http://www.danica.com/flytier/jlafevers/jlafevers.htm ... Read More
January 22, 2013
Content: Volunteer Opportunities, Fly Fishing Film Tour, NMT Membership, Conservation News, Fly of the Month, NMT Fashions, Meet the Board January 2013 (pdf) ... Read More
January 22, 2013