Rio Chama New Mexico Fly Fishing
Rancho del Oso Pardo may be the most beautiful ranch land in the northern New Mexico mountains. With 7 miles and both sides of the Rio Chama and 11 alpine lakes, fishing for legendary wild rainbow and brown trout, hunting, hiking, horseback riding, and wildlife experiences are the finest available in the Rocky Mountains. Internally […]
The Chama Basin Trailhead is at the beginning of Forest Service property at the end of FDR 121. It gives access to the Archuleta Creek and Chama River trails. Dispersed camping is allowed there. From Chama, NM travel north on highway 17 to the Chama River Road #121, turn left onto road #121, travel about […]
The Upper Rio Chama River is formed in the San Juan Mountains. It has an East and West Fork, both of whichoriginate from lakes which are about 12,000 feet in elevation. These two branches flow together about threeand a half miles below the lakes to form the main stem of the Rio Chama River. The […]
A picturesque lake set among the tall pines of northern New Mexico, Heron Lake has been designated a “quiet lake” where boats operate at no-wake speeds only, making it an excellent location for all types of paddle craft. Heron also has amazing sailing, cross-country skiing, and hiking. Heron is a fisherman’s paradise with record-size trout […]
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Open year round, Big Eddy is located off of FR 151 along the Rio Chama and north of Abiquiu Lake. This site is the float boating take out for Rio Chama Wild and Scenic river. It is also a fishing access for the Rio Chama. The Rio Chama, a major tributary of the Rio Grande, […]
Perhaps a mid 1800’s homestead or trading post these adobe ruins sit on a overlooking the Chama River. Adobe is a building material made from earth and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick, but in some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage the term is used to refer to any kind of earthen construction. Most […]
Abiquiu Lake fishing for walleye was good in 15 to 20 feet of water on rock ledges. Due to low water levels, anglers are advised to use four-wheel drive vehicles to launch boats and watch for obstructions on the water. Abiquiú Lake is has approximately 5000 surface acres in which about 2,000 acres of former […]
The Rio Chama originates in south-central Colorado, just above the New Mexico border in the San Juan Mountains and Rio Grande National Forest. The main stream Rio Chama begins at the confluence of two short headwater tributaries called West Fork and East Fork. The West Fork flows eastward from the Continental Divide. Across the divide […]
The Rio Chama holds the New Mexico record for brown trout. Brown trout average from 12 to 18 inches in the Chama River tailwater. Some exceed 20 pounds. The stream has a good population of caddisflies, midges and mayflies. Most of the trout are caught on nymphs and streamers but the dry fly fishing can […]
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