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The Bureau of Reclamation has revised their high water release schedule planned for the third week of May. A 14-day peak release of 5,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) is now scheduled. Approximately, a one-week ramp up period, beginning May 20, 2009, will increase the release by 1000 cfs a day to a 14-day 5,000 cfs peak release. At the end of the peak release period, the release would be ramped back down 500 cfs per day over an approximately one-week period, and would be back to 500 cfs around June 10th. Fishing can be great on the San Juan during the peak release, especially from a drift boat. If your planning on wading, be careful and don't exceed you abilities!
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association is having their annual Spring Cleanup on Saturday May 30th. We will meet at the UPWA office, 78 Main St. in Pecos, at 8:30 a.m. for coffee & pastries. The cleanup will be from 9:00 to 12:00, with the barbeque picnic following from 12:00 to 2:00 (Jamie Koch pavilion). We do have need for 4 or 5 more volunteers to be group leaders for the event. Please email Lexy at Upper Pecos Watershed Association [upwa@cybermesa.com]if you interested in being a group leader. Or call the Upper Pecos Watershed Association, at 505-757-3600.
Youth Fly Fishing Photo Contest!! We've received some really good photos so far. There is almost three months of summer to take the kids flyfishing and get some great pics. So email pictures of your child with their fish! Here are the rules: fish must be caught and landed by child, fish must be caught with fly rod and artificial fly, and child must be 12yrs or younger. Send you’re photo to hda@highdesertangler.com and put "Youth Photo Contest" in the subject line. Please limit your e-mail to one photo, but enter as many different photos as you want! So start shooting at every opportunity! By entering your photo you are allowing us to possibly use it on our web site. The HDA staff will be judging these photos. That being said, it’s not all about size, although it won’t hurt. Any species of fish counts. We want to see good times being had by the kids, good backdrops of where they were fishing, and massive fish catching grins!!! The prize will be a Ross Worldwide “Journey Series Youth Fly Rod,” either a blue rod for boys or a pink rod for girls. The contest starts now and the judging and results will be announced August 1st!! Get the kids out this summer and have a great time.
