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
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
It's that time again...time to renew your New Mexico Trout membership. NMT's memberships are based on the calendar year; January to December. There are a variety of levels of membership:
- Regular - $30
- Family - $35
- Junior - $15
- Lifetime - $500
- Individual sponsor - $60
- Business - $150
- Corporate sponsor - $250
December 5, 2011
In This Issue
- Board Elections
- Watch Where You Walk
- Interpretive Panels
- Fly of the Month - Joint'd Sculpi
- Aftermath of Conchas
- San Juan News
- Calendar
November 7, 2011
When I updated the spam filter for the site, it apparently caused some subscriber accounts to become unreachable. If you registered and can't access your account even after resetting the password, please let me know. Ellen Loehman ... Read More
October 15, 2011
On Sunday, October 9, a NM Trout team finished installing a group of three interpretive panels along FR 376 above the Gilman Tunnels. The panels are very professional and describe the Jemez watershed and the need for users to act responsibly and to respect the river environment. New Mexico Trout donated several thousand dollars toward the design and fabrication of these and several other panels, and our logo is displayed prominently on them. Check them out the next time you are up on the Guadalupe, Cebolla, and las Vacas ... Read More
October 12, 2011