The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) has just released a 2015 draft fisheries management plan for the entire state of New Mexico. The draft is the product of a year and a half effort led by NMDGF
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Animas River Update
Nearly two months after the Gold King mine spill, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish biologists say fish caught in sections of the Animas and San Juan rivers are safe to eat. Immediately following the spill, the department
Read morePresident’s message – October 2015
The end of September marked the transfer of the Valles Caldera from management by a trust to management by the National Park Service. It also marked the end of the Land and Water Conservation Fund as Congress failed to reauthorize
Read moreDraft Fisheries Management plan released
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has just released a draft fisheries management plan for the entire state of New Mexico. The draft is the product of a year and a half effort led by NMDGF Fisheries Manager,
Read moreGeneral meetings resume – October 13
Join us for our first meeting after summer, October 13, 7:00 in the Commons Room at Sandia Prep.
Read moreFly of the Month – Rowley Stone
Fly, Notes and Photos by Gilbert Rowley Used by Permission Hook: Any nymph hook size 6-14 (Tiemco 5263) Bead: Gold Tungsten Thread: Olive 6/0 Weight: Lead wire .020 Tail: Natural or black goose biots Rib: Large copper wire Flash: Black
Read moreValles Caldera History and Changes Ahead
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
Read moreNMDGF Stocking Larger Trout
From the August/September 2015 Newsletter The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) has been executing a program to stock larger fish in local waters over recent years. The aim of the program that grows larger trout at several
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