Announcements
Fishing is permitted year-round as long as streams are not frozen. All anglers are required to check in at the Valle Grande Contact Station before fishing the waters within the preserve to obtain a free fishing permit. However, vehicle access to certain streams may not be available year-round and may require a backcountry vehicle permit. Up to 35 backcountry vehicle permits are available daily from mid-May through October as conditions allow. Elk hunting is in progress thru December 6, 2017, so wearing bright colors is advised outside of the preserve's "no hunting" zone. A series of prescribed burn projects will be ... Read More
November 2, 2017
By Ron Loehman, Conservation Chair Volunteers are needed to work with Santa Fe National Forest personnel to construct several beaver dam analogs (BDAs) on the Rio Cebolla meadows downstream of where the Cebolla flows under FR 376. The work area is approximately 10 miles north of Porter's Landing on FR 376. This is the first stage of a project to increase riparian wetland area, to improve water quality, and to benefit fish habitat on the Rio Cebolla. We will be applying techniques similar to those Bill Zeedyk taught at a NM Trout workshop in 2015, including post pounding, rock placement, ... Read More
November 2, 2017
This fall we will be holding elections for the positions of president and secretary. If you would like to nominate yourself, or someone else, for either of thees positions please contact Lorenzo Maldonaldo. ... Read More
November 2, 2017
The New Mexico Game & Fish Commission has proposed changes to the state fisheries regulations.. These include language changes and updates, as well as adding a new table on special trout waters. Read the documents: 19.31.4 NMAC Fisheries Rule
- Fisheries Rule Current Version
- Fisheries Rule Draft Proposed Changes
- Fisheries Rule Draft Proposed Final Version
November 2, 2017
We will be having the annual Conclave on March 24, 2018. Our keynote speakers will be Dave and Emily Whitlock. Both are well know fly fishers, artists, fly tyers, and writers. They are known throughout the world of fly fishers. More information on the Conclave, and the Whitlocks, will be posted later ... Read More
August 11, 2017
Monthly meetings will start on Tuesday September 12. At the first meeting Coleen Caldwell, who heads up the Cooperative Fishery Unit at New Mexico State University, will give a presentation on research the Unit is conducting on Rio Grande cutthroat trout. Don't miss it ... Read More
August 11, 2017
New Mexico Trout has a tradition of welcoming the Spring opening of FR 376 between the Gilman Tunnels and Porter's Landing with a volunteer trash pickup. That Forest Service road provides access to our Rio Guadalupe home water and it accumulates a lot of roadside trash over a season's heavy use by the many people who visit that corridor ... Read More
March 28, 2017
The April general meeting will be held April 11 and will feature programs and opportunities in the Santa Fe National Forest ... Read More
March 28, 2017