In a previous message we alerted NM Trout members that the NM Department of Game and Fish is seeking public comment on the draft of a new fisheries management plan that will help guide the department's efforts into the future. The Board of Directors has approved the letter below as the official response from the club. We encourage members to submit their own individual comments. A 129 MB, high resolution copy of the plan with excellent maps is available on the NMG&F website. A more compact version is available on the NM Trout website. Public comments can be sent by ... Read More
October 20, 2015
From the September-October 2015 newsletter Fly of the Month - Hot Spot Gold Bead Pheasant Tail Fly, Notes and Photos by Philip Rowley Used by Permission Hook: Daiichi 1120, 1250, 1560, #16-#10 Thread: MFC 8/0 or UTC 70 Hot Red, Orange or Chartreuse Underbody: Uni Stretch, Hot Orange Tail: Pheasant Tail Fibers Rib: Fine Copper Wire Body: Pheasant Tail Fibers Wing Case: Pheasant Tail Fibers and Mirage Opal Mylar Thorax: Peacock Herl Legs: Pheasant Tail Fibers Bead: Gold (Brass or Tungsten) Tying Note: Coat wing case with a UV resin such as Loon's UV Clear Fly Finish-Thick In the early ... Read More
October 11, 2015
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 Assistant Chief of Fisheries, Kirk Patten, to update the current plan. The plan contains a lot of detail that should be of interest to NM Trout members and NMDGF is specifically asking for our members' comments on it. Members may want to address whether catch-and-release regulations should be applied to more New Mexico streams. Submit any responses on-line by October ... Read More
October 11, 2015
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 issued a catch and release recommendation. However, recent tissue samples from fish revealed only trace amounts of metals that are within acceptable levels for human consumption. The department will continue collecting and testing species of fish. Collections will be taken again at six months post spill, one year post spill and then annually. Link to NM Game & Fish announcement ... Read More
October 11, 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 it. Thus fund made purchase of the Valles Caldera possible. In its 50 year existence it provided funding for a wide array of projects including purchase of public access to trout fishing waters. October is the month you can find out where the big browns are because they will be spawning. If you find a redd the trout will either ... Read More
October 11, 2015
There will be a public meeting in Albuquerque on New Mexico fisheries management plan on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 6:00 to 7:00 PM. SANTA FE -The Department of Game and Fish is seeking public comment on the draft of a new fisheries management plan that will help guide the department's efforts into the future. The new plan includes management direction for specific waters, primary fish species and project priorities. The last comprehensive, statewide, fisheries management plan was adopted in 1987 and only covered sportfish. The new draft plan includes sportfish as well native and non-game fish. The draft plan also includes ... Read More
September 27, 2015
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, Kirk Patten, to update the current plan. The plan contains a lot of detail that should be of interest to NM Trout members and NMDGF is specifically asking for our members’ comments on it. Submit them on-line by October 31st to DGF-StatewideFishPlan@state.nm.us. The actual plan is a 23 MB download, so we have included a lower bandwidth copy. September 2015 - ... Read More
September 11, 2015
Join us for our first meeting after summer, October 13, 7:00 in the Commons Room at Sandia Prep ... Read More
August 31, 2015