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Valle Caldera Opens East Fork of Jemez River to Public Fishing
The Valles Caldera National Preserve has opened the East Fork of the Jemez River to fishing by reservation and for a fee. The new program is more flexible than the lottery system already in place for those who want to fish the Rio San Antonio on the backside of the sprawling ranch located between Los … Continue reading
Ant Fall on the San Juan River Amazes Anglers
Glenn F. May shows off a nice San Juan River Rainbow Trout caught during an ant fall on July 21, 2008. Photo courtesy of a passing angler. They landed on the water with a plop and then began to wiggle and squirm. Big, black, flying ants and plenty of them. It didn’t take long for … Continue reading
Santa Cruz Lake Delivers
It’s a fine way to wile away a summer afternoon, sitting under the cool shade of a towering cottonwood, watching the clouds build up and waiting for a fish to bite. And Santa Cruz Lake in the hills overlooking Española delivers in a big way. Located just 35 miles north of Santa Fe, this Bureau … Continue reading
Failed to Draw Out? Hunters Have Options
So what if you failed to draw out for a hunt this year? Do you have a back-up plan? Here’s some options that might improve your odds of staying in the hunt, even if you don’t luck out in the lottery (for this year’s lottery results and ways to improve your odds see second story … Continue reading
Where’s the Gila Trout? Here’s the Maps & Directions
A native of New Mexico, the Gila trout can be found in clear running streams deep within the Gila National Forest. Photo courtesy of Jerry Monzingo, Fisheries Biologist, US Forest Service. Fresh off the endangered species list after a long running, and often heroic, recovery effort, anglers can fish for Gila trout in three creeks … Continue reading
On the San Juan River with Fishing Guide Peggy Harrell
Peggy Harrell, Fall 2007 You could call her the queen of the San Juan River. She’s that good-looking gal behind the counter at Fisheads Fly shop. The one dispensing expert advice on how to fish the blue ribbon trout waters or offering to guide a couple of lucky anglers below legendary Navajo Dam. And in … Continue reading
National Trails Day Puts Volunteers to Work
National Trails Day volunteers work on the Circle Trail at Hyde Memorial State Park in the mountains above Santa Fe on June 7, 2008. Photo courtesy of Bob Ward. A group of volunteers armed with shovels, rakes and picks hiked high into the hills above Hyde Memorial State Park early this summer to give a … Continue reading
Road Trip NM – Cochiti Lake
Bill Diven of Media Placitas, summer of 2008. A self portrait. Just down the hill from Santa Fe lies an often-overlooked oasis in the desert where one can take a refreshing dip at the beach, fish for bass in a secluded cove or windsurf across the waves. “It’s what we’re all about,” says Ranger Pat … Continue reading
Two Flies Only – New Rule on the San Juan River
Navajo Dam ripping along at 5,000 cubic-feet-per-second (CFS). The water is scheduled to drop back down to its usual flow of about 500 CFS by early July. Anglers are now restricted to the use of just two flies while fishing in the quality waters of New Mexico’s trophy class, blue ribbon trout stream, the San … Continue reading
NM News -Two Fly Rule is Back & Jude Duran Jailed
The two fly rule is intended to reduce foul hooking fish by reducing the number of hooks in the water at any given time. A proposed rule to limit the number of flies an angler can use while fishing on the San Juan below Navajo Dam is going back before the state game commission at … Continue reading