A screening of "Red Gold", an Award Winning documentary on the threat to Alaska's last wild salmon fishery, will be held in Albuquerque on 9 Feb. The film will be followed by a tasting at Scalo's restaurant, featuring Bristol Bay wild salmon expertly prepared by one of Albuquerque's best chefs. The cost is $10 and includes the movie and salmon tasting. The film will be shown at the Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Avenue at 6:30PM. The tasting will follow at Scalo Restaurant, 3500 Central Avenue. More about this film at: http://www.savebristolbay.org/red-gold-documentary ... Read More
February 7, 2012
The Valles Caldera Trust recently released their report to Congress, outlining its activities and progress in the management of the natural preserve. In spite of the devastating Las Conchas fire which limited access to the much of the areas in the preserve and forced cancellation of many events/activities, the Valles Caldera saw a 13% increase in visitation, and a 10.8% increase in overall revenue. Of particular interest to NMT is the report of a significant loss of the fish populations in some of the area creeks. The newly-begun Southwest Jemez Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project, funded through USDA from a ... Read More
February 7, 2012
Photograph and Notes by Tim Barker Used by permission HOOK: Daiichi 1250, or TMC 206 BL, #18-#20, TMC 200R, #18-#22 THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, White RIB: Lagartun, x-Fine, Copper WINGLETS: Mirage Opal Tinsel, SM THORAX: Ice Dub, UV Brown BEAD # 1.: Black Tungsten, sized to hook BEAD # 2.: Killer Caddis, Diamond, 15/0 So I wanted to play around with a new Midge pattern for late Fall and Winter Fly Fishing on two of the tail waters we visit when the snow flies in the Eastern Sierras and it's time for a hand numbing experience... This pattern comes from the Spirit River collection of flies for 2012...I do not ... Read More
January 18, 2012
Ron Loehman, Conservation Chair Working Group Meeting: In November I attended a meeting of the Rio Grande Cutthroat Working Group. They meet quarterly to bring together representatives of public agencies and private organizations and who, by their mission statement, are "committed to improving the security of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (RGCT) in their historic range... to preserve the fish for present and future generations". As most of you know, the RGCT is the native trout in New Mexico in the Rio Grande, Pecos, and Canadian River watersheds and that it has been reduced to a tiny fraction of its original ... Read More
January 11, 2012
Contents:
- Project Healing Waters
- Membership Renewal
- Game and Fish News
- Fly of the Month
- Fly Tying Shortages
- NMT Fashions
- Calendar
December 7, 2011
Pattern and Notes by Rick Passek Photograph by Hans Weilenmann Used by permission Hook: Size 8-16 Swimming Nymph hook Bead: White Tungsten Bead Thread: Olive Green 8/0 Uni Rib: Extra small gold wire Abdomen: Tying thread Thorax: Peacock dubbing Thorax: Loctite Brushable Super glue I use this fly primarily under a strike indicator. When using it, I try to allow the fly to sink to the set depth, and instead of a REALLY slow retrieve I do a slightly quicker Figure 8 retrieve, as well as a good hard "POP" from time to time to impart some extra life ... Read More
December 5, 2011
January 10, 2012 7:30 Sandia Prep- Commons Room Harry Lane will be giving a presentation on "Hooking, Playing, Landing, and Handling Big Fish on Light Terminal Tackle. The presentation will last approximately 45 minutes and Harry needs a volunteer to be "The Big Fish". Harry Lane has been a guide on the San Juan for many years and has taken 18 groups to Mexico and Belize for saltwater fishing for tarpon, bonefish and permit. He's also taught fly fishing schools for many years and has been a fly fisher himself for over 55 years! A map is available on our ... Read More
December 5, 2011
New Mexico Game and Fish Department (NMGFD) have been active in Winter stocking of rainbow and triploid rainbow trout. Over the past week alone, nearly 25,000 fish have been stocked in area lakes,ponds, ditches and streams. Over the past month, nearly 70,000 fish have been stocked. More on their website. As part of the planned restoration of the native Rio Grande cutthroat to the Costilla river basin, in August, NMGFD applied CFT Legumine (Rotenone) to Casias Creek, a tributary of Costilla Reservoir, to eliminate non-native fish species. Rotenone is a naturally occurring compound that is derived from the roots of a ... Read More
December 5, 2011