The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited's annual banqet is this coming Saturday March 1st. It will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Santa Fe. Cocktails start at 6 pm and dinner at 7 pm. The featured speaker is Dr. Robert J. Behnke. He is Professor Emeritus of Colorado State University and one of the world's foremost experts on trout and salmon. He provided the scientific underpinnings for the work of last year's speaker, James Prosek, artist and author of several well regarded books. Dr. Behnke also writes the column "About Trout" in Trout Unlimited's national journal "Trout". We are please to have Dr. Behnke at the High Desert Angler for a signing of his latest book "About Trout" on Saturday March 1st at 10:30am. Copies of "About Trout" and "Trout and Salmon of North America" are available now at the High Desert Angler and are 10% off to current TU members. Get one while they last and bring it back in to be signed by Dr. Behnke
The recent snowstorms in the Four Corners Area has resulted in an increase in the current snowpack in the San Juan Mountains to as much as 170% of average. The Bureau of Reclamation will be increasing the release from Navajo Reservoir to 3,000 cfs beginning Monday, February 11, 2008. The release will be increased by approximately 1,000 cfs per day, which will result in reservoir releases reaching 3,000 cfs on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. The release will likely remain at 3,000 cfs until May, at which time the release will be ramped up to 5,000 cfs where it will remain for approximately 30 days. More information will be provided by Bureau of Rec on the timing and duration of the 5,000 cfs release as we get closer to May.
The High Desert Angler is a member of the Santa Fe Alliance and is also a participating member of Locals-Care. With Locals-Care, card holders earn and redeem points at many local merchants and also earn money for a local non-profit of your choice. Sign up for a Locals-Care card at the High Desert Angler and start earning points today!
Kids, learn to fish from a pro for free! Casting a line and catchin' fish - the basics of angling -offer fun for entire families in New Mexico's enchanting outdoors. For those who have never fished or are a little rusty, yet eager to get started, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish's Fishing Skills Program offers FREE clinics with all the equipment you need for learning from experienced, professional trainers. Students of all ages learn basic skills of assembling tackle, knot tying, identifying fish and good fish habitat, casting, fish handling, New Mexico's fishing rules and regulations, angling ethics, aquatic food webs, and outdoor safety and fishing safety. To schedule a fishing clinic at your community or school, contact Ti Piper, Fishing Skills contractor, at (505) 250-9994 or (505) 281-5647. Watch for New Mexico Free Fishing Day events on the first Saturday in June each year and local community fishing events in your area. 2008 Free Fishing Day is set for Saturday, June 7th.
