Monday, July 26, 2010

Ed's Fly Fishing News for the Week of July 26, 2010

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The Pecos National Historical Park and the Valles Caldera National Preserve operate fishing programs on their respective properties. The summer fishing season at Pecos NHP ends on Monday August 2nd. The fall season begins on Thursday September 2nd and runs through Monday October 25th. To get a fishing day on Pecos National Historical Park, see their website at http://www.nps.gov/peco/planyourvisit/fishing.htm or call 505-757-7272. The Valles Caldera opened up to fishing on May 22nd. They no longer have the lottery system in place. To reserve a space, you can call, visit the website, or take a chance and walk-on before 8:00 am: See the Caldera's website at http://vallescaldera.gov/ for more details.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Ed's Fly Fishing News for the Week of July 19, 2010

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The Zia diner is supporting the Truchas Chapter Youth Education Program (TCYEP) tomorrow Tuesday July 27th with 10% of their profits being donated to us. If you have time, please join us for food, drink, and lots of fish tales. TYCEP chair John Wright will be there at 5:45 for drinks and dinner. TCYEP is geared toward encouraging our youth to be stewards of our natural resources through several programs including Trout In the Classroom. We're looking forward to another great school year with our NM youths! Please support TCYEP and businesses like the Zia Diner.

The Pecos National Historical Park and the Valles Caldera National Preserve operate fishing programs on their respective properties. The summer fishing season at Pecos NHP ends on Monday August 2nd. The fall season begins on Thursday September 2nd and runs through Monday October 25th. To get a fishing day on Pecos National Historical Park, see their website at http://www.nps.gov/peco/planyourvisit/fishing.htm or call 505-757-7272. The Valles Caldera opened up to fishing on May 22nd. They no longer have the lottery system in place. To reserve a space, you can call, visit the website, or take a chance and walk-on before 8:00 am: See the Caldera's website at http://vallescaldera.gov/ for more details.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Ed's Fly Fishing News for the Week of July 12, 2010

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Tai Chi Fly Fishing on the River. July 17th is the graduation day for those who participated in our spring Tain Chai Fly Fishing classes. If you are one of the participants or are curious and want to check it out, the date is Saturday July 17th. Meet at the Willow Creek day use area at 9:45 am. Bring your rod and waders and a sack lunch-. We will do a review, working on understanding balance and "core" knowledge followed by it's application while fly fishing. The cost is $45.00 per person. We need six people to cover the class. Please call the shop or Doug Brown to reserve your spot at 505-660-9906.

Please come the Upper Pecos Watershed Association Benefit at Brush Ranch on Sunday July 18th. The theme is Water, Wildflowers and Trout; A Benefit for the Upper Pecos Watershed Association. Brush Ranch is located on NM Highway 63 approximately 12 miles north of Pecos. The event starts at 5:00 pm with a social hour, silent auction, and entertainment. Dinner will be at 6:00 pm followed by a live auction. The cost is $60.00 per person. The event is limited to 120 people, so don't wait. For more information or to RSVP, contact the UPWA office 505-757-3600, or Doug Jeffords at 505-699-1235 or 505-757-2342.

The Rio Costilla and Shuree Ponds on the Valle Vidal unit of the Carson National Forest opens Thursday July 1st. This area is truly a scenic gem for New Mexico. It's loaded with elk, bison, and turkey, but it usually draws people for the fishing. The Rio Costilla is one place you can reliably catch a Rio Grande Cutthroat and Shuree Ponds are known for it's large rainbows. The stream is dry fly fishing at it's best. High riding attractor like PMX's and Aerial Assault's, and yellow sallies and caddis flies work very well on those quick striking cutties. Take damsel nymphs and some aquatic snail patterns for the lunkers at Shuree. All of the streams in the Valle Vidal are no kill. The bag limit for Shuree is only 2 fish over 15 inches. Please report anyone breaking thes rules to New Mexico Game and Fish at 800-432-4263 or the Forest Service at 575-586-0520.

The Pecos National Historical Park and the Valles Caldera National Preserve operate fishing programs on their respective properties. The summer fishing season at Pecos NHP starts this Thursday June 24th. To get a fishing day on Pecos National Historical Park, see their website at http://www.nps.gov/peco/planyourvisit/fishing.htm or call 505-757-7272. The Valles Caldera opened up to fishing on May 22nd. They no longer have the lottery system in place. To reserve a space, you can call, visit the website, or take a chance and walk-on before 8:00 am: See the Caldera's website at http://vallescaldera.gov/ for more details.