Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Ed's Fly Fishing News for the Week of May 23, 2011

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The dates for the High Spring Peak Release out of Navajo Dam has been revised! The Bureau of Reclamation has finalized this year's scheduled spring peak release from Navajo Reservoir. Reclamation will begin to increase the release on Monday, June 6, 2011 at 1:00 AM, reaching 5,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Thursday, June 9th at approximately 3:00 PM. The release will stay at 5,000 cfs for seven days. On Wednesday, June 15th at approximately 7:00 AM, the release will begin to decrease, reaching 500 cfs on Friday, June 12th at approximately 10:00 PM, where it will remain until further notice. The release pattern, duration, and magnitude for the spring peak release follow the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program (SJRIP) Flow Recommendations for Endangered Fish. Adjustments may be made to the release if significant precipitation occurs during the scheduled release period. If you have any questions, or would like further information, please contact Ryan Christianson at 970-385-6590or e-mail him at rchristianson@usbr.gov. Fishing can be very good during the high release. Just be extra careful while wading and make sure to clean off any moss on you rig so the fish can see your flies.

Annual Pecos River cleanup is on Saturday June 4, 2011. Please meet at the UPWA office at 9 am for coffee, pastries and assignments. We will be having our BBQ picnic at the Jamie Koch Pavilion after the Cleanup and Buck Bradford of Pecos River BBQ Co. will be cooking up his fabulous brisket (we will also have a vegetarian dish). Free stainless steel water bottles for all Cleanup participants! Please call Lexy at (505) 757-3600 or e-mail upwa@cybermesa.com for more information. We look forward to seeing you!

The Spring Fishing progaram on the Valles Caldera National Preserve started Saturday May 21st. Jarrett and me and some good friends fished on Saturday. It was a little windy but the place is beautiful and the fish were willing. Well worth the price of admission. You can still apply for other dates in their program by visiting their website at http://vallescaldera.gov/.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Ed's Fly Fishing News for the Week of May 16, 2011

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The dates for the High Spring Peak Release out of Navajo Dam has been set. Currently the release should stay around 500-650 until the scheduled high water flows. As of now the projected increase will start on Monday May 23rd and increase a 1000cfs a day up to 5000 cfs on Friday May 27th. The river flow will remain at 5000 cfs for a week until Thursday June 2nd and will drop to 500 cfs by Tuesday June 7th. Fishing can be very good during the high release. Just be extra careful while wading and make sure to clean off any moss on you rig so the fish can see your flies.

Annual Pecos River cleanup is on Saturday June 4, 2011. Please meet at the UPWA office at 9 am for coffee, pastries and assignments. We will be having our BBQ picnic at the Jamie Koch Pavilion after the Cleanup and Buck Bradford of Pecos River BBQ Co. will be cooking up his fabulous brisket (we will also have a vegetarian dish). Free stainless steel water bottles for all Cleanup participants! Please call Lexy at (505) 757-3600 or e-mail upwa@cybermesa.com for more information. We look forward to seeing you!

The Spring Fishing progaram on the Valles Caldera National Preserve starts Saturday May 21st. There may be a chance to walk on on the opening day but I'd bet that most of the reaches are filled. You can still apply for other dates in their program by visiting their website at http://vallescaldera.gov/.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Ed's Fly Fishing News for the Week of May 9, 2011

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The dates for the High Spring Peak Release out of Navajo Dam has been set. Currently the release should stay around 500-650 until the scheduled high water flows. As of now the projected increase will start on Monday May 23rd and increase a 1000cfs a day up to 5000 cfs on Friday May 27th. The river flow will remain at 5000 cfs for a week until Thursday June 2nd and will drop to 500 cfs by Tuesday June 7th. Fishing can be very good during the high release. Just be extra careful while wading and make sure to clean off any moss on you rig so the fish can see your flies.

Save the date! Annual Pecos River cleanup is on Saturday June 4, 2011. I'll post the details next week.

The Spring Fishing progaram on the Valles Caldera National Preserve starts Saturday May 21st. There may be a chance to walk on on the opening day but I'd bet that most of the reaches are filled. You can still apply for other dates in their program by visiting their website at http://vallescaldera.gov/.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Ed's Fly Fishing News for the Week of May 2, 2011

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Save the date! Annual Pecos River cleanup is on Saturday June 4, 2011. I'll post the details next week.

The Spring Fishing progaram on the Valles Caldera National Preserve starts Saturday May 21st. There may be a chance to walk on on the opening day but I'd bet that most of the reaches are filled. You can still apply for other dates in their program by visiting their website at http://vallescaldera.gov/.

Check out the latest on our website. We've been doing podcasts for a few weeks here in the store. Currently you can click on a podcast from our website or the iTunes store. It's been alot of fun, and we hope you all find it that way and informative as well. Keep on listening!