New Mexico Fly Fishing Blog

Echo Canyon Reservoir - Southern Colorado's Bass Lunker Hole Warm, summer like temperatures, brought anglers out in record numbers to try their angling skills on Echo Canyon. Catfish were cooperative recently with runoff staining the water up a bit. Echo Canyon...

Gila River Fly Fishing Report A little windy, occasional shower, otherwise beautiful weather. Fishing very slow using flies. Fished the Middle Fork.

Co-consipirator The stream was cold and wide in places while its depth varied along its twisting, turning way. Regardless of its actual variance, it appeared to be of singular depth because of its newness here just below the snowcapped mountain known as Eagle Claw....

New Mexico Fishing Report May 2005 NORTHEAST AREA CHARETTE LAKES: Fishing was slow-to-fair for anglers using power bait for trout. CIMARRON RIVER: Water flow near Cimarron as of Monday was 77cfs. In the canyon area, fishing was good using Panther Martins and Mepps...

MORE THAN 2,000 ATTEND 2005 NEW MEXICO OUTDOOR EXPO ALBUQUERQUE – When the last catfish bell rang Sunday evening, about the only things left at the New Mexico Outdoor Expo were smiles – more than 2,000 of them. That was the estimated attendance at the fourth-annual...

NEW LEASE OF SPRINGER LAKE EXTENDS PUBLIC FISHING ANOTHER 20 YEARS SPRINGER, N.M. – Springer Lake, once home to a New Mexico record northern pike, will remain open to public fishing for the next 20 years under a new lease between the Springer Ditch Co. and the New...

New Mexico Fly Fishing Report Summer 2005 Friends and Fellow Anglers, Runoff is winding down on most area streams and fishing this summer should be better than the past few drought plagued seasons. The Stonefly Hatch is in progress on the Cimarron and fishing has been...

More Trout in 1 Day than in all my Trout Fishing An unbelievable 69 Brown trout day on the Cimarron River with New Mexico Fly Fishing Guide Ed Adams !!!!!! Of course they were all released to enjoy another day. Ed has a private fishing lease on the Cimarron just below...

New Mexico Fly Fishing Report July 20 2005 Elephant Butte: Craig Kirby of Rio Rancho caught a 25-pound striped bass on a clouser minnow. Conchas Lake: Brian Stangel of Albuquerque caught a 26-inch walleye July 16 while trolling a rip stick at a depth of 16 feet....

COMMISSION APPROVES GILA TROUT PROJECT RESERVE – The New Mexico Game Commission approved a proposal to remove non-native fish and replace them with native Gila trout on the West Fork of the Gila River, adopted rules for the upcoming waterfowl and upland game seasons,...

Ross Evolution 1.5 Spool The fly fishing industry has changed considerably since Ross introduced our first fly reel almost thirty years ago. One of the reasons for Ross' success is our ability to adapt as the fly fishing market continues to evolve. That is why we...

Fishing in Iraq This is the real story of what a little support from home means to the troops. I came to Iraq about 15 months ago and things were pretty hot, mortars and rockets were pretty much a nightly thing and you didn’t get much of a break from the war. The Camp...

FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEE KEEPS HIS COOL WHEN LIONS APPROACH PATOS MOUNTAIN – What would you do if you encountered a mountain lion in the wild? How about five mountain lions? If you’re smart, you’ll do just what John Montoya, a U.S. Forest Service employee, did Aug. 1...

New Mexico Fishing Report September 2005 August 31, 2005 This fishing report has been generated from the best information available from officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, however, as stream, lake and weather...

GAME COMMISSION APPROVES CUTTHROAT TROUT RESTORATION, CWD PREVENTION SANTA FE – The New Mexico Game Commission this week authorized the Department of Game and Fish to proceed with plans to restore native Rio Grande cutthroat trout to 126 miles of streams in the Rio...

COLORADO MAN STOCKED FISH IN NEW MEXICO FROM DISEASED HATCHERY DURANGO, Colo. – A southwest Colorado man who pleaded guilty to illegally stocking waters in New Mexico with more than 1,000 trout and 20 grass carp raised in a hatchery infected with whirling disease will...

New Mexico Fly Fishing Report October 2005 This fishing report has been generated from the best information available from officers and anglers Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, however, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish...

Fishing Crazy Bear Lake in 2005 Flying toward Crazy Bear Lake, the area to the west looks as though the Yellowstone fires have reoccurred. This is due to the Lonesome Lake fire of 2004. When you land at Crazy Bear Lake you see that everything looks as serene as the...

New Mexico Fishing Report November 2005 This fishing report has been generated from the best information available from officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, however, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and...

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More Hunting, Fishing Opportunities on Game Commission Agenda CARLSBAD – More opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing and other wildlife-associated recreational activities; proposed changes in fishing regulations; and a summary of the Department of Game...