Members regularly participate in a variety of educational activities that include
Monthly meetings
Annual educational conclaves
Fishing clinics and fly-tying workshops
Conservation & habitat protection and enhancement projects
All of these sessions provide opportunities for members to get together. New flyfishers meet more experienced fishers. People find others with similar interests. We welcome you to join us!
There are a variety of levels of membership (see below for details): regular, family, junior, lifetime, individual sponsor, business, and corporate sponsor.
You can join or renew your membership in two ways: send in payment with a membership form or online through PayPal (you do not need to have a PayPal account; we accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express).
- Send in a payment with a membership application [Application].
- Submit membership payment or renewal through PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account to purchase).
Types of membership
All members have a vote at membership meetings and receive the bi-monthly newsletter via mail. All membership with the exception of the Lifetime membership is in effect starting on the calender year, January 1st. Dues are not pro-rated when an application is submitted after the start of the year.
Regular ($30)
Family ($35) – Add your family members to the New Mexico Trout family for a small fee! This fee covers all immediate family members, whether a spouse or all the children.
Junior ($15) – exclusively for those 16 years of age or younger.
Lifetime ($500) – one-time fee. Our newest 2011 Lifetime member is Daniel Talso.
Individual Sponsor ($60) – Same as a regular membership, but an opportunity to provide added support to New Mexico Trout. All individual sponsors are recognized in a New Mexico Trout newsletter annually. Current 2011 NMT Individual Sponsors are:
Robert H. Bean
Craig V. Courtright
Robert Finch
Ken Gaillard
Craig Gullixson
Diana Kelleher
James McKayJames Montoya
Dr. Stuart Paster
Larry & Barbara Trussell
Bruce S. Turlington
Amy Unthank
Richard R. WagnerBusiness ($150 or $250+) – A New Mexico Trout business member either pays $150 a year for membership, or donates $250 or more to the annual Conclave. Each business member receives a certificate of ‘Business Membership’ and is eligible to place one 1/8-page, camera-ready ad in New Mexico Trout’s newsletter.
An Anglers Bookcase
Bruce Taylor Studio
Charlie’s Sporting Goods
Custom Fly Rod Crafters
James E. Lucero Ins. Agency
Jicarilla Apache Game & Fish
KKOB-FMLand of Enchantment Guides
Los Pinos Fly Shop
M&W Bar Ranch
Patagonia Clothing
San Miguel River Products
Solitary Angler Inc.
The Mountain HideawayCorporate Sponsor ($250) – Same as a regular membership, but an opportunity to provide added support to New Mexico Trout. All individual sponsors are recognized in a New Mexico Trout newsletter annually.