Join us for our first meeting after summer, October 13, 7:00 in the Commons Room at Sandia Prep ... Read More
August 31, 2015
by Jerry Burton From the July/August 2015 Newsletter On October 1st, one of my favorite trout fishing places will change management. The Valles Caldera National Preserve will cease to be managed by a board of trustees, and will be managed by the National Park Service. I'm not sure what the change will bring to the trout fishery, even though I attended one of the public listening sessions held by the Park Service. I have had experience as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist in working with the Park Service in managing a trout fishery in Great Smoky Mountains National ... Read More
August 31, 2015
WHAT: Our annual member BBQ will be held on Saturday, May 30 in conjunction with a stream restoration clinic led by Bill Zeedyk, an expert in wetland and stream habitats. Areas on the Rio Cebolla in the Santa Fe National Forest that we had targeted for restoration work have been closed to public access in response to the listing of the NM Meadow Jumping Mouse as an endangered species. We have permission to conduct this event on a private in-holding on the Rio Cebolla. We will learn about techniques that reduce erosion and riparian degradation and improve fish habitat. These same ... Read More
May 15, 2015
Saturday, June 6 is Free Fishing Day at Tingley Beach. We are looking for volunteers to work with kids - to teach them how to cast, to teach them how to tie flies. If you are interested, please contact Jerry Burton. The event is from 9am to noon ... Read More
May 14, 2015
by Ron Loehman, Conservation Chair Save the date! Our annual BBQ will be held on Saturday, 30 May, in conjunction with a stream restoration clinic led by Bill Zeedyk, an expert in riparian and piscine habitats. Bill brings a lifetime of experience in natural resource conservation to the practice of river, wetland and riparian restoration. Upon retiring from the U.S. Forest Service with thirty-four years experience in habitat management, Bill founded a small consulting business with the mission of motivating others by developing and advancing simple techniques for healing incised streams and gullied wetlands. The event will be held alongside ... Read More
April 26, 2015
by Ron Loehman, Conservation Chair 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 to visit. Twenty ... Read More
April 26, 2015
The Board would like to welcome to our group Jon Goecke. Jon comes to us from his participation in the Project Healing Waters Program headed up by Dave Patton. Jon is a new resident to New Mexico and member to New Mexico Trout. He brought the idea to the board to be the club's fishmaster, his duties will be to organize fishing outings for clubs members. He ran a similar program to take veterans hunting while living in Arizona. We would like to welcome Jon and his talents to the club and board of directors. The board would also like ... Read More
April 26, 2015
New Mexico Trout, herein referred to as the Club, is aware of the issues surrounding the passing of SB226/HB235. Governor Martinez has until April 10th to either sign or pocket veto the bill. The Club would like to provide some basic information for the membership to be able to review , if they are so inclined, and make their feelings known to the Governor's office as soon as possible at, 505-476-2200. Here is the link to SB226/HB235: https://www.newmexicotrout.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SB0226.pdf Here is the link to former AG Gary King's opinion on stream access: https://www.newmexicotrout.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/NMAG040914.pdf Here is some additional information regarding navigable waters as ... Read More
March 30, 2015