The new fishing license year started April 1st! New annual New Mexico state fishing licenses are avilable now. We also sell permits for the Jicarilla Nation (Stone Lake) and fishing there looks better than ever! Come in get a your new license, stock up on leader, tippet, and flies, and go fishing!
Mark your calendar! The Upper Pecos Watershed Association and the Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be hosting their annual Pecos River Cleanup on Saturday June 7, 2008. For more information contact Doug Jeffords at dcjeffords@aol.com or 505-424-0644.
Cloudveil, makers of Gore-Tex waders and other fine angling apparel, is asking all anglers to “Take the Pledge”. Invasive species are impacting fisheries and recreational opportunities around the world. Anglers are inadvertently spreading invaders to new waters because they fail to properly clean their equipment. Don’t be part of the problem. Take these simple actions: Inspect your wading AND fishing gear for plants or dirt and remove, clean your gear with fresh water, dry your gear between outings. We encourage responsible wading. Support the clean angling pledge. For more information on invasive species, go to www.cleanangling.com.
There are some new products coming out seemingly every day to help combat the spread of invasive species. Many companies now offer wading boots with rubber (Aquastealth) soles. These soles aren’t porous like felt soles and are easier to clean. Net makers are making their net bags out of rubber or silicone. Like Aquastealth soles, rubber nets aren’t porous and are easier to clean, but they are also less damaging to fish and your flies don’t get snagged in the material. Help protect our diminishing resources. Come in and have a look at these boots by Korkers, Cloudveil and Simms or the nets by Brodin and Fisknat.
New Mexico Trout is seeking volunteers for some summer projects in their homewaters; the streams of the Jemez Mountains. These projects are all related to improving fish habitat, and are also located near good fishing. Pick a date, pack your fishing gear, and give back to our resources. Below is a list of projects, dates, and contacts. For more information contact Amanda Webb (505) 829-3535 of the Jemez Ranger District.
>May 10th, 2008 : Annual BBQ! Upper Rio Cebolla Kiosk Installation; Upper Rio Cebolla gates and signage and three miles of fencing repair/maintenance.
Contact: Amanda Webb or Kimberly DeVall (kiosk) or Derek Padilla (fencing) (USFS)
>June 21-22nd, 2008: Mushroom Basin Fencing Project.
Contact: Derek Padilla, USFS (505-829-3535)
>July 12-13th, 2008: Rio de las Vacas stream restoration and exclosure project.
Contact: Julie Walker, NMENV (505-476-3069)
>July 26th, 2008: 18th Annual Kid’s Fishing Day at the Seven Springs Fish Hatchery.
Contact: Kimberly DeVall USFS (505-829-3535)
>August 2-3rd, 2008: Rio de las Vacas stream restoration and exclosure project.
Contact: Julie Walker, NMENV (505-476-3069)
>September 27th, 2008: Oat Canyon Erosion Control and Stabilization.
Contact: Jo Wargo USFS (505-829-3535)
There are still some spaces left in the Adult and Kid's Fly Fishing Clinics on the Valles Caldera this summer. The adult clinics are $150 and includes gear, instructuion, and lunch. Available dates are June 21st and 22nd, and September 6th and 7th. The kids clinic scheduled for August 23rd has few spaces left! The cost is only $15 for the kids and includes gear and instruction. Sorry Mom, lunch isn't provided so you'll have to still pack them a lunch. More information can be found on the Valles Caldera website at www.vallescaldera.gov
Sage joins forces with Redington and Rio to Save Bristol Bay!
Sage has teamed up with Redington and Rio to offer a very special, limited edition rod, reel and fly line package as a fundraiser for Trout Unlimited - Alaska. Northern Dynasty Mines Inc., a multinational mining company, is currently conducting a deep drilling program to further explore the Pebble East Deposit. They are planning on building the largest open pit and hard rock mine in North America at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. If the copper, gold and molybdenum mine called Pebble Mine is constructed, it will produce three billion tons of waste over its 30 – 60 year life, and will compromise a viable renewable resource in favor of a non-renewable resource. Sage has released a very special Ready-To-Fish Outfit, as a fundraiser for Bristol Bay. The Limited Edition outfit will come with a Sage Z-Axis 9-foot 8-weight rod and a Redington moss-colored CD 7/8 reel pre-spooled with RIO Gold fly line. Only 300 of these outfits will be available. A case will also be included, which will be embroidered with a unique graphical slogan, “More Precious Than Gold – Save Bristol Bay”. Purchased separately, this outfit would retail for more than $875. The retail price on this special outfit is $700. From every outfit purchased, we will be donating $200. The outfit package, of which only 300 will be made, will be available to purchase directly from Sage dealers like the High Desert Angler. We only have one left!
