WHAT: For the past several months the lower Jemez Creek has been the site of a major Forest Service stream restoration project. Old, ineffective stream structures have been replaced, pools and meanders have been constructed, and willows and cottonwoods have
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Volunteers Needed for VCNP Fly Fishing Clinics

We got off to a late start this year with the Valles Caldera National Preserve fly fishing clinics, primarily because of the uncertainty surrounding new administrative ground rules. We need a couple of volunteers to help with two clinics, one scheduled for beginner adults on
Read moreNext General Meeting – September 13

The next general meeting will be held on Tuesday September 13. Jerry Burton will give a presentation on small lakes and ponds winter fly fishing. In other words, where to go in the winter when when you just need to
Read moreFly of the Month – Firecracker Split Back Fly
Fly, Notes and Photos by Jake Villock Used by Permission From the June/July 2016 newsletter Hook: TMC C200BL 12-16 Bead: Tungsten Bomb Bead – size to Match Hook Rib 1: Mirage Tinsel – Small Rib 2: Ultra Wire – Small
Read moreRio Guadalupe Special Trout Waters

Ron Loehman, Conservation Chairman The 1.3 miles of the Rio Guadalupe from Porter’s Landing to Llano Loco Spring is designated as a Special Trout Water by the NM Game and Fish Department (NMG&FD). These regulations restrict anglers to single barbless
Read moreLarge Scale Gila Diversion Abandoned

The New Mexico Central Arizona Project Entity, or NMCAPE, decided to abandon an estimated billion dollar plan for capturing the river’s water, which entailed diversion of the Gila and storing waters in an off-stream reservoir near Turkey Creek. The NMCAPE
Read moreTips & Skills – Catch and Release Techniques

Noah Parker, Land of Enchantment Guides Releasing the fish we catch is the best way we have for preserving a quality fishery. If you want to have good fishing tomorrow, please release the fish you catch today. Just because a
Read moreJune 4 Volunteer Project: Cebolla Restoration

Ron Loehman, Conservation Chairman New Mexico Trout conservation volunteers worked hard and accomplished a lot earlier this month on a series of projects on the Rio Cebolla along Forest Road 376. As is customary, the first work project of the
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