Fly of the Month – Bugs Bunny
Pattern and Photograph by Hans Weilenmann Used by permission Hook: Size #14 Kamasan B175 or Mustad 3906 or Daiichi 1550 Bead: Cyclops Eyes 5/64″, brown olive Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black Collar: Pine squirrel guard hair, dyed dark brown Body: Argentinean hare, dark brown More flies by Hans are at http://www.flytierspage.com/hweilenmann/hweilenmann.htm
Fly of the Month – Love’s Lure
Pattern, Notes and Photograph by John Nicholls Used by permission I have been fly fishing for nearly 40 years, and have had articles and flies published both in local, European and American magazines, books and websites. I am extremely interested in fly history and old flies, so I collect old flies and am in the […]
Fly of the Month – Depth Charge Midge
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 […]
Fly of the Month – Christmas Tree Chironomid
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 […]
Newsletter July-August 2011
Contents: Los Conchas Fire San Juan Flasher fly July-August 2011 newsletter (pdf file)
Guadalupe clean up project – April 30, 2011
New Mexico Trout volunteers pose after completing our first conservation project of the 2011 season. The group picked up a significant amount of trash not only from the roadside, but deep in to the camping areas on both sides of Forest Road 376 on the Guadalupe (New Mexico Trout’s home water). The pick-up netted a […]
Newsletter April 2011
April 2011 Newsletter (pdf file) Contents: Volunteer Opportunity Fly of the Month Meet the Board Calendar
Willow Creek
Log and Boulder structures were placed on 1.5 miles of stream with funding from NM Trout, SIKES, and the Forest Service. NEPA and Corp of engineers work was completed with Forest funding and NM Trout Funding was used only for actual implementation of the project. Fish inventory work was done on the creek several weeks […]