Announcements for the Week of January 29, 2007

New Mexico Trout will be holding their annual conclave on Saturday February 3, 2007 from 8:30 am till 5pm. The location is at Sandia Prep at 532 Osuna NE in Albuquerque. Cost is $35 for members and $45 for non-members and lunch is included. Kids under 15 enter and eat for free. The guest speakers are Gary Borger and Brad Befus. Brad Befus is from Montrose Colorado and has authored or co-authored books on fly fishing in our area as well as written articles for Southwest Fly Fishing. Call Bob Widgren at 505-884-7501 or e-mail at bobwidgren@msn.com. Visit New Mexico Trout's website for more information http://www.newmexicotrout.org/.

The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited is having their annual fundraising banquet on Saturday March 3, 2007 at the Hilton inn in Santa Fe. The guest speaker will author and artist James Prosek. The High Desert Angler will reserve a table or two. Please call us at the shop (505-988-7688) to save you a space at one of them. Remember to save the date for this important event. 

Want to get out of these single digit temps for a while? We still have a few spaces left on our trip to El Pescador Lodge on Ambergris Caye in Belize.  The dates are March 15th through the 22nd. Trip includes 7 nights lodging, 6 days of guided fishing, all meals, domestic alcohol, and the flight from Belize City to Ambergris Caye. The price is $2995.00 per person double occupancy. Please call the shop for more details at 505-988-7688.

Fly Tying seminar at the High Desert Angler on Saturday April 21, 2007. Learn to tie a variety of trout patterns that are effective throughout the West. Spend a full day with Jack Schlotter, Umpqua Feather Merchant's signature fly designer and Whiting Pro Team member.  Jack will lead you through a number of his signature patterns, as well as some others that will broaden and improve your fly tying and fishing expertise. Class runs from 10am till 5pm. Cost of the class is $75.00 which includes materials and lunch. This is for intermediate tyers and above. Advance registration and payment are required. Please contact the fly shop at 505-988-7688 for more details.

We have a float trip on the Colorado River outside of Kremmling scheduled for July 12th and 13th. The trip includes two days of guided float fishing, and one nights lodging on the 12th and breakfast the next morning  at the Fireside Inn in Breckenridge. The cost is $600.00 per person. Deposits of $300.00 in advance are required. We need deposits in by February 15th.