NMT has reserved 20 slots for a day of fishing at Cow Creek Ranch on June 1st. Ten of the slots have been reserved for the Board of Directors and Board Program Directors. The balance of the slots will be filled by lottery and are only open to New Mexico Trout members. To participate in the lottery contact Jerry Burton at jera10@aol.com before the next general meeting on May 10th. At the meeting we will draw the names of the winners. Jerry will contact all the winners by either email or phone with details about the outing, where and when to meet ... Read More
May 1, 2016
Twenty-one New Mexico Trout members turned out on Saturday morning, April 9, 2016 for our annual trash cleanup along FR 376 above the Gilman Tunnels. That road parallels the Rio Guadalupe, which is our home water and one of the best brown trout fisheries in New Mexico. FR 376 is also the most heavily traveled of all the roads on the Santa Fe National Forest and it receives about 100,000 visitors in a typical season. Unfortunately, all those visitors leave a lot of trash over the course of a year. Doing these annual cleanups is one way we can express ... Read More
May 1, 2016
New Mexico Trout is proud to bring the Fly Fishing Film Tour to Albuquerque. Watch a variety of films, swap stories, and support conservation all at the same time.There will be refreshments and a raffle. The showing will be Thursday, May 12 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. The doors open at 5:00 and the films start at 6:30. Come for social time, with hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Due to a multitude of requests this year’s event will offer a beer and wine cash bar to be managed by the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. However, any person deemed as disruptive will be asked to leave. There will ... Read More
April 5, 2016
From February-March 2016 newsletter Fly, Notes and Photos by Steve Schalla Used by Permission Hook: TMC 100 #12-18 Thread: Uni-thread Black 8/0 Body: Peacock Herl Tag: Gold Mylar Tinsel Rear Hackle: Brown hackle (Hen for wet fly, Rooster for dry fly) Front Hackle: White hackle, 1-2 sizes larger than Rear hackle (Hen for wet fly, Rooster for dry fly) This pattern can be used on both river and lake. In small sizes it can work as a midge cluster pattern and, in larger sizes, it might be considered an attractor pattern. Devised in Idaho on the Malad River by guide ... Read More
March 4, 2016
New Mexico Trout honored several businesses that have committed their time and resources for many years in support of New Mexico Trout. At the January meeting, Chuck Domenici of Charlie's Sporting Goods was presented with a plaque recognizing their support. At the 2016 Conclave in February, Van Beacham of The Solitary Angler, and Bob Widgren of Custom Flyrod Crafters were presented with plaques acknowledging their dedicated support to New Mexico Trout. Many thanks to these and other dedicated individuals and businesses for the work of our club ... Read More
March 4, 2016
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has provided funding to help protect some of New Mexico's special places through the acquisition of land and conservation easements to protect national parks, wildlife refuges, forests, trails, and BLM sites, support for local and state park needs, protection of critical wildlife habitat, watersheds and recreational access, and conservation of working farms, ranches and forestlands that enhance local economies. The LWCF is funded at no cost to the taxpayers from a portion of the revenues from offshore oil and gas drilling. Congressional authorization for the LWCF lapsed at the end of September due ... Read More
March 4, 2016
Ron Loehman, Conservation Chairman Our conservation projects on public lands require permission from and collaboration with the responsible land management agency. Consequently, project schedules and locations sometimes change because of changing agency priorities or other constraints. Most of our projects are on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). Typically, we work with them early in the year to decide on a list of mutually-acceptable projects and dates. Most of the time the projects are held as scheduled. When there are changes we will notify the membership through Constant Contact e-mailings and with notices posted on our website. There are ... Read More
March 4, 2016
Ron Loehman, Conservation Chair In January 2016, the Santa Fe National Forest issued a draft Environmental Analysis for the New Mexico Jumping Mouse Critical Habitat Protection Project. The closure addresses the endangered species listing for the NM Meadow Jumping Mouse (NMMJM). This closure applies to all users, including anglers and birdwatchers. Critical habitat for the jumping mouse includes what once was the best brown trout fishery in the state. The stream has made a remarkable recovery since cattle were excluded in mid-2014. Complete closure penalizes anglers and other non-consumptive users for damage caused by cattle New Mexico Trout's analysis of ... Read More
March 4, 2016