The January 2018 meeting will be held Tuesday, January 9, at 7:00 PM in the McCall Performing Arts Center at Sandia Prep. Gary Calkins, NMDGF, will tell us about their Open Gate Program. The Board has has opened a dialog with NMDGF about making a contribution,which would be matched by federal funds, to open private water for fishing in northern New Mexico. Come on out. Have a cup of coffee and enjoy some donut holes and then hear what should be a very interesting presentation. MeetUp ... Read More
January 3, 2018
This month's meeting will be held Tuesday, December 12, at 7:00 PM in the McCall Performing Arts Center at Sandia Prep. Marc Wethington, NMDGF Navajo Dam Biologist, will discuss San Juan fisheries studies and current fishing on the San JuanRiver ... Read More
December 7, 2017
The 2018 New Mexico Trout Conclave will be held Saturday, March 24 at Sandia Prep. Save the date! ... Read More
December 7, 2017
It's time to renew your membership for the 2018 year. Regular membership is $30 per year. Your dues are used for conservation projects and we have a large one coming up next year. You can renew online, by mail or at a meeting ... Read More
December 1, 2017
By Wes Bigney Rigging When I get to the destination and am assembling the rod and lining up the guides I stand the rod against a rock or tree. I never lay it on the ground or against the car to be stepped on by an errant foot or eaten by an auto door. After I have run the line through the guides I do not coil any line on the ground where I can step on it and cut it against a stone or gravel. I make sure the ferrules are seated. The Rod and Handling The taper transmits ... Read More
November 2, 2017
From the June 2017 newsletter The endangered Colorado Pikeminnow is showing signs of recovering its diminished population in the San Juan River basin. The lower reaches of the San Juan River provide habitat for this federally listed fish. Conservation of this fishery is a priority of the New Mexico Game and Fish Department, and staff spend a considerable amount of time monitoring, stocking, and enhancing habitat to ensuring the long-term persistence of this resource. Based on data gathered last year following the spring peak release from Navajo Dam, scientists said they have found evidence the Colorado pikeminnow is reproducing in ... Read More
November 2, 2017
by Noah Parker, reprinted with permission from https://loeflyfishing.com With the beginning of the new licensing period on April 1st, 2017, the new catch and release area on the Chama River below El Vado Dam was implemented and became a reality. The New Mexico Game and Fish Commission (NMDG&F) approved catch and release regulations on this section of the Chama River at its November 17, 2016 meeting in Grants. The new regulation, as written by NMDG&F staff, applies to a three-mile stretch of the river that starts 1.3 miles below the El Vado Dam. The first 1.3 mile section of the ... Read More
November 2, 2017
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is proposing new rules. Some of the changes are:
- Modifications to the Special Trout Water (STW) program including increasing designated waters by 52 miles, reducing the number of Special Trout Water classifications from over eleven to four, and removing some waters that no longer meet the STW designation.
- Lifting catch-and-release only designation at Brantley Lake
- Adding Alumni Pond, Corona Pond, Estancia Pond, Perch Lake, Rancho Grande Ponds, Roswell Kids Ponds, and Rio Grande below Elephant Butte as winter trout waters
November 2, 2017