Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Fly Fishing News for the Week of January 26, 2009

New Mexico Trout's Annual Fly Fishing Conclave is going to be on Saturday January 31, 2009. This year's featured speakers are Jeff Currier and Barry Reynolds. Jeff is manager of fishing operations at Jack Dennis fly shop in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He has traveled extensively to fly fish and has written many articles on fishing and his travels. Barry is a co-author of Pike on the Fly and Carp on the Fly, and did his own follow up, Mastering Pike on the Fly. He is on Scott Flyrods pro staff and is a fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants. The conclave starts at 8:00 am and runs till 5:00 pm at Sandia Prep School at 532 Osuna Raod NE in Albuquerque. Please see Mew Mexcio Trout's website at www.newmexicotrout.org for more information.

January and February are guest tyer months!! Come in and see some of our local tyers show off their stuff. Every Saturday for these two months we have a local guest tyer scheduled to demo their favorite flies and techniques for free from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Come in and hang out and talk tying and fishing for a couple hours, see flies for all kinds of species from trout to peacocks, and bones to taimen!!!

The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has started a youth education program. The program has several education projects in the works. They include Trout in the Classroom, summer camps, fly casting, fly fishing clinics, and field trips. Trout in the Classroom enables schoolchildren to raise trout in their classrooms, learn about the trouts lifecyle and ecosystems, to be later release into the wild. Lets face it; we've all seen and have complained about the litter problem on many of our local streams. This is a start in changing the hearts and minds of the people who matter most; the future stewards and community members of our local fishing resources. Participating in educating our youth during the school year is also another way to stay connected to our sport or craft during the off season, leaving summers wide open to you own fishing and time with family.Nothing happens until you get involved. Please consider volunteering in the Truchas Chapter Youth Education Program. To get involved, contact John Wright at twe@grappawireless.com.

Please save the date for the Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited's annual banquet. It will be Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Inn at Loretto. We were given the incorrect date of March 7th initially, so please note the correct date is Saturday, March 21st. The featured speaker is Dave Whitlock,so it promises to be one of the best banquets to date. We'll have more info on the banquet as we get closer.

The Department of Game and Fish is urging anglers and others to prevent the spread of an invasive species of algae that could present many problems for the Pecos River and other state waters. Commonly called "didymo," the single-celled algae's large, ugly growths on stream gravels have earned it the descriptive name, "rock snot." It is an aquatic nuisance species known to be transferred around the world on boats, fishing equipment and footwear. This is the second aquatic invasive species known to exist in the Pecos River. Whirling disease, also is known to "hitchhike" on unwashed fishing tackle and waders. To help prevent the spread of didymo and whirling disease, anglers and others are urged to check, clean, and dry any equipment that has been in contact with water. Please see the following websites on how to properly clean your gear and how to protect our local waters. http://www.tu.org/site/c.kkLRJ7MSKtH/b.3349147/k.DA5C/Aquatic_Invasive_Species_AIS.htm, www.proectyourwaters.net, www.anstaskforce.org, www.cleanangling.org, www.stopans.org or for more information contact Brian Lang at New Mexico Game and Fish at, (505) 476-8108 or brian.lang@state.nm.us. To review the New Mexico Invasive Species Plan, please visit the Department of Game and Fish Web site, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.

The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has started a Rio Grande Cutthroat Restoration Fund last year. The monies in this fund are to assist governmant agencies and non-profits like the Truchas Chapter and New Mexico Trout carry out specific Rio Grande Cutthroat restoration projects. The High Desert Angler is lending support to the Truchas Chapter by carrying some great Truchas Chapter branded merchandise. These ballcaps and shirts look terrific and sport the Truchas logo. All money for merchandise sold goes into the Restoration Fund. Come into the High Desert Angler and have a look at this stuff and help the Truchas Chapter restore our native fish.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Fly Fishing News for the Week of January 19, 2009

High Desert Angler's senior guide, Norman Maktima will be teaching a clinic on Czech Nymphing on Saturday, January 24th. European fly fishers are way ahead of their U.S. counterparts when it comes to catching fish subsurface. One of the more productive techniques is Czech Nymphing. Learn the famed Czech nymphing techniques used by Norman and the other National and international competitors. Saturday is set up as a class room style venue, learn the proper set up for the leaders, find out the quick change tricks, see some of the recommended flies and build your own Czech leader to use on Sunday when the class heads out to the river to put it all into action. If you plan on fishing in the qualifier Norm is holding in April this is your chance to learn some of the rules and start getting ready for practice. The cost for the class with Norman is $60 for the class room day on Saturday and $100 for both days. Each participant will receive the Czech nymping book. You must have or rent gear if you need anything and plan on bringing your own lunch!! Participants MUST call or e-mail to sign up prior to the Saturday class, space is limited to 10 students!! By presenting weighted flies to the fish and being able to follow the contours of the streambed, nymphing in this style can help you not only catch more fish, but quite often the larger ones and during the colder months. If you like to tie flies as well, it will open a whole new door into tying weighted patterns.

January and February are guest tyer months!! Come in and see some of our local tyers show off their stuff. Every Saturday for these two months we have a local guest tyer scheduled to demo their favorite flies and techniques for free from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Come in and hang out and talk tying and fishing for a couple hours, see flies for all kinds of species from trout to peacocks, and bones to taimen!!!

New Mexico Trout's Annual Fly Fishing Conclave is going to be on Saturday January 31, 2009. This year's featured speakers are Jeff Currier and Barry Reynolds. Jeff is manager of fishing operations at Jack Dennis fly shop in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He has traveled extensively to fly fish and has written many articles on fishing and his travels. Barry is a co-author of Pike on the Fly and Carp on the Fly, and did his own follow up, Mastering Pike on the Fly. He is on Scott Flyrods pro staff and is a fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants. The conclave starts at 8:00 am and runs till 5:00 pm at Sandia Prep School at 532 Osuna Raod NE in Albuquerque. Please see Mew Mexcio Trout's website at www.newmexicotrout.org for more information.

The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has started a youth education program. The program has several education projects in the works. They include Trout in the Classroom, summer camps, fly casting, fly fishing clinics, and field trips. Trout in the Classroom enables schoolchildren to raise trout in their classrooms, learn about the trouts lifecyle and ecosystems, to be later release into the wild. Lets face it; we've all seen and have complained about the litter problem on many of our local streams. This is a start in changing the hearts and minds of the people who matter most; the future stewards and community members of our local fishing resources. Participating in educating our youth during the school year is also another way to stay connected to our sport or craft during the off season, leaving summers wide open to you own fishing and time with family.Nothing happens until you get involved. Please consider volunteering in the Truchas Chapter Youth Education Program. To get involved, contact John Wright at twe@grappawireless.com.

Please save the date for the Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited's annual banquet. It will be Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Inn at Loretto. We were given the incorrect date of March 7th initially, so please note the correct date is Saturday, March 21st. The featured speaker is Dave Whitlock,so it promises to be one of the best banquets to date. We'll have more info on the banquet as we get closer.

The Department of Game and Fish is urging anglers and others to prevent the spread of an invasive species of algae that could present many problems for the Pecos River and other state waters. Commonly called "didymo," the single-celled algae's large, ugly growths on stream gravels have earned it the descriptive name, "rock snot." It is an aquatic nuisance species known to be transferred around the world on boats, fishing equipment and footwear. This is the second aquatic invasive species known to exist in the Pecos River. Whirling disease, also is known to "hitchhike" on unwashed fishing tackle and waders. To help prevent the spread of didymo and whirling disease, anglers and others are urged to check, clean, and dry any equipment that has been in contact with water. Please see the following websites on how to properly clean your gear and how to protect our local waters. http://www.tu.org/site/c.kkLRJ7MSKtH/b.3349147/k.DA5C/Aquatic_Invasive_Species_AIS.htm, www.proectyourwaters.net, www.anstaskforce.org, www.cleanangling.org, www.stopans.org or for more information contact Brian Lang at New Mexico Game and Fish at, (505) 476-8108 or brian.lang@state.nm.us. To review the New Mexico Invasive Species Plan, please visit the Department of Game and Fish Web site, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.

The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has started a Rio Grande Cutthroat Restoration Fund last year. The monies in this fund are to assist governmant agencies and non-profits like the Truchas Chapter and New Mexico Trout carry out specific Rio Grande Cutthroat restoration projects. The High Desert Angler is lending support to the Truchas Chapter by carrying some great Truchas Chapter branded merchandise. These ballcaps and shirts look terrific and sport the Truchas logo. All money for merchandise sold goes into the Restoration Fund. Come into the High Desert Angler and have a look at this stuff and help the Truchas Chapter restore our native fish.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Fly Fishing News for the Week of January 12, 2009

High Desert Angler's senior guide, Norman Maktima will be teaching a clinic on Czech Nymphing on Saturday, January 24th. European fly fishers are way ahead of their U.S. counterparts when it comes to catching fish subsurface. One of the more productive techniques is Czech Nymphing. Learn the famed Czech nymphing techniques used by Norman and the other National and international competitors. Saturday is set up as a class room style venue, learn the proper set up for the leaders, find out the quick change tricks, see some of the recommended flies and build your own Czech leader to use on Sunday when the class heads out to the river to put it all into action. If you plan on fishing in the qualifier Norm is holding in April this is your chance to learn some of the rules and start getting ready for practice. The cost for the class with Norman is $60 for the class room day on Saturday and $100 for both days. Each participant will receive the Czech nymping book. You must have or rent gear if you need anything and plan on bringing your own lunch!! Participants MUST call or e-mail to sign up prior to the Saturday class, space is limited to 10 students!! By presenting weighted flies to the fish and being able to follow the contours of the streambed, nymphing in this style can help you not only catch more fish, but quite often the larger ones and during the colder months. If you like to tie flies as well, it will open a whole new door into tying weighted patterns.

January and February are guest tier months!! Come in and see some of our local tiers show off their stuff. Every Saturday for these two months we have a local guest tier scheduled to demo their favorite flies and techniques for free from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Come in and hang out and talk tying and fishing for a couple hours, see flies for all kinds of species from trout to peacocks, and bones to taimen!!! This week’s guest tier is our very own Tom Meier. Tom is one of the new guys on the crew, he is a great guide and a great fly tier, come in and meet Tom and let him show off a few of his favorite ties.

The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has started a youth education program. The program has several education projects in the works. They include Trout in the Classroom, summer camps, fly casting, fly fishing clinics, and field trips. Trout in the Classroom enables schoolchildren to raise trout in their classrooms, learn about the trouts lifecyle and ecosystems, to be later release into the wild. Lets face it; we've all seen and have complained about the litter problem on many of our local streams. This is a start in changing the hearts and minds of the people who matter most; the future stewards and community members of our local fishing resources. Participating in educating our youth during the school year is also another way to stay connected to our sport or craft during the off season, leaving summers wide open to you own fishing and time with family.Nothing happens until you get involved. Please consider volunteering in the Truchas Chapter Youth Education Program. To get involved, contact John Wright at twe@grappawireless.com.

Please save the date for the Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited's annual banquet. It will be Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Inn at Loretto. We were given the incorrect date of March 7th initially, so please note the correct date is Saturday, March 21st. The featured speaker is Dave Whitlock,so it promises to be one of the best banquets to date. We'll have more info on the banquet as we get closer.

The Department of Game and Fish is urging anglers and others to prevent the spread of an invasive species of algae that could present many problems for the Pecos River and other state waters. Commonly called "didymo," the single-celled algae's large, ugly growths on stream gravels have earned it the descriptive name, "rock snot." It is an aquatic nuisance species known to be transferred around the world on boats, fishing equipment and footwear. This is the second aquatic invasive species known to exist in the Pecos River. Whirling disease, also is known to "hitchhike" on unwashed fishing tackle and waders. To help prevent the spread of didymo and whirling disease, anglers and others are urged to check, clean, and dry any equipment that has been in contact with water. Please see the following websites on how to properly clean your gear and how to protect our local waters. http://www.tu.org/site/c.kkLRJ7MSKtH/b.3349147/k.DA5C/Aquatic_Invasive_Species_AIS.htm, www.proectyourwaters.net, www.anstaskforce.org, www.cleanangling.org, www.stopans.org or for more information contact Brian Lang at New Mexico Game and Fish at, (505) 476-8108 or brian.lang@state.nm.us. To review the New Mexico Invasive Species Plan, please visit the Department of Game and Fish Web site, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.

The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has started a Rio Grande Cutthroat Restoration Fund last year. The monies in this fund are to assist governmant agencies and non-profits like the Truchas Chapter and New Mexico Trout carry out specific Rio Grande Cutthroat restoration projects. The High Desert Angler is lending support to the Truchas Chapter by carrying some great Truchas Chapter branded merchandise. These ballcaps and shirts look terrific and sport the Truchas logo. All money for merchandise sold goes into the Restoration Fund. Come into the High Desert Angler and have a look at this stuff and help the Truchas Chapter restore our native fish.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Fly Fishing News for the Week of January 5,, 2009

The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has started a youth education program. The program has several education projects in the works. They include Trout in the Classroom, summer camps, fly casting, fly fishing clinics, and field trips. Trout in the Classroom enables schoolchildren to raise trout in their classrooms, learn about the trouts lifecyle and ecosystems, to be later release into the wild. Lets face it; we've all seen and have complained about the litter problem on many of our local streams. This is a start in changing the hearts and minds of the people who matter most; the future stewards and community members of our local fishing resources. Nothing happens until you get involved. Please consider volunteering in the Truchas Chapter Youth Education Program. To get involved, contact John Wright at twe@grappawireless.com.

Please save the date for the Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited's annual banquet. It will be Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Inn at Loretto. We were given the incorrect date of March 7th initially, so please note the correct date is Saturday, March 21st. The featured speaker is Dave Whitlock,so it promises to be one of the best banquets to date. We'll have more info on the banquet as we get closer.

The Department of Game and Fish is urging anglers and others to prevent the spread of an invasive species of algae that could present many problems for the Pecos River and other state waters. Commonly called "didymo," the single-celled algae's large, ugly growths on stream gravels have earned it the descriptive name, "rock snot." It is an aquatic nuisance species known to be transferred around the world on boats, fishing equipment and footwear. This is the second aquatic invasive species known to exist in the Pecos River. Whirling disease, also is known to "hitchhike" on unwashed fishing tackle and waders. To help prevent the spread of didymo and whirling disease, anglers and others are urged to check, clean, and dry any equipment that has been in contact with water. Please see the following websites on how to properly clean your gear and how to protect our local waters. http://www.tu.org/site/c.kkLRJ7MSKtH/b.3349147/k.DA5C/Aquatic_Invasive_Species_AIS.htm, www.proectyourwaters.net, www.anstaskforce.org, www.cleanangling.org, www.stopans.org or for more information contact Brian Lang at New Mexico Game and Fish at, (505) 476-8108 or brian.lang@state.nm.us. To review the New Mexico Invasive Species Plan, please visit the Department of Game and Fish Web site, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.

The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has started a Rio Grande Cutthroat Restoration Fund last year. The monies in this fund are to assist governmant agencies and non-profits like the Truchas Chapter and New Mexico Trout carry out specific Rio Grande Cutthroat restoration projects. The High Desert Angler is lending support to the Truchas Chapter by carrying some great Truchas Chapter branded merchandise. These ballcaps and shirts look terrific and sport the Truchas logo. All money for merchandise sold goes into the Restoration Fund. Come into the High Desert Angler and have a look at this stuff and help the Truchas Chapter restore our native fish.