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 Flashabou Abdomen: Peacock Semi-Seal dubbing Wing case: Black Swiss Straw Thorax: Peacock Semi-Seal dubbing Legs: Black-dyed hen saddle Collar: Bighorn orange Sow-Scud dubbing In streams where salmonfly, golden stone, and other large stonefly nymphs reside this pattern is deadly! If tied in smaller sized (10-14) it can also represent large mayfly nymphs such as the green drake. It is tied ... Read More
August 31, 2015
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 by the National Park Service. I'm not sure what the change will bring to the trout fishery, even though I attended one of the public listening sessions held by the Park Service. I have had experience as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist in working with the Park Service in managing a trout fishery in Great Smoky Mountains National ... Read More
August 31, 2015
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 of its hatcheries is to keep anglers excited about the sport. The idea for the program came from the tremendous positive responses the department has received from anglers who had caught big trout, stocked in numerous fishing areas during the past few seasons. Many of those fat trout were the first generation raised at the Los Ojos Fish Hatchery after ... Read More
August 31, 2015
From the July/August 2015 newsletter On 5 Aug, a retaining wall of a holding pond at the now retired Gold King mine was accidentally breached by workers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), releasing millions of gallons of contaminants into Cement Creek, a tributary of the Animas River. News reports and pictures showed the bright orange plume cascading through towns along the river, especially the recreation hot spot of Durango. This is one of the largest spills in the river since 1978, when the Sunnyside Mine breached the floor of Lake Emma high above Silverton, sending an estimated 500 million gallons of water and ... Read More
August 31, 2015
WHAT: Our annual member BBQ will be held on Saturday, May 30 in conjunction with a stream restoration clinic led by Bill Zeedyk, an expert in wetland and stream habitats. Areas on the Rio Cebolla in the Santa Fe National Forest that we had targeted for restoration work have been closed to public access in response to the listing of the NM Meadow Jumping Mouse as an endangered species. We have permission to conduct this event on a private in-holding on the Rio Cebolla. We will learn about techniques that reduce erosion and riparian degradation and improve fish habitat. These same ... Read More
May 15, 2015
Saturday, June 6 is Free Fishing Day at Tingley Beach. We are looking for volunteers to work with kids - to teach them how to cast, to teach them how to tie flies. If you are interested, please contact Jerry Burton. The event is from 9am to noon ... Read More
May 14, 2015
by Brian Beaudoin, Membership Chair The premiere New Mexico Fish on Film Fest was a success and a total of 49 people came to watch videos submitted by NM anglers fishing NM waters. The styles of videos were as diverse as the species of fish and scenery we enjoy here in New Mexico. I personally loved the fact that these were local waters and local fishermen. While maybe the videos weren't as mystical as some of those far off places that I'll probably never get to visit of the F3T, these videos were shot in places I have been or ... Read More
April 26, 2015
by Ron Loehman, Conservation Chair Save the date! Our annual BBQ will be held on Saturday, 30 May, in conjunction with a stream restoration clinic led by Bill Zeedyk, an expert in riparian and piscine habitats. Bill brings a lifetime of experience in natural resource conservation to the practice of river, wetland and riparian restoration. Upon retiring from the U.S. Forest Service with thirty-four years experience in habitat management, Bill founded a small consulting business with the mission of motivating others by developing and advancing simple techniques for healing incised streams and gullied wetlands. The event will be held alongside ... Read More
April 26, 2015