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To most people familiar with the cutthroat trout, the fish is the embodiment of the pristine, the quarry that lures us beyond our cities, to the ends of dirt roads, miles upon miles up forested mountain creeks where the likelihood of meeting a hungry bear surpasses our chances of encountering another human being. This jewel of a fish—with color variations of an almost infinite blending of orange, yellow, red, turquoise, maroon, and green—may be the ultimate proof of nature’s superiority as an artist. As though bent on driving this point home, our state fish seems happy to take an angler’s...

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
by Toner Mitchell • SantaFe.com

317 cfs

The creeks are in good shape for dries, and the mainstem should fish well on deep nymphs, especially if they're stoneflies. The stonefly hatch is still below peak, but the bugs are moving so fish accordingly.

Some news items regarding the Pecos. The Upper Pecos Watershed Alliance is spearheading a campaign to switch NM Game and Fish areas such as the Mora "campground" (translation: Woodstock Festival) to State Department of Parks administration. This should be a good move as it will result in real management of these areas for cleanliness and less abuse by the noncaring public.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
by Toner Mitchell

Our part of New Mexico provides a great variety of fishing opportunities. At different times of the year, you may fish the Rio Grande among prickly pear cacti at 6000 feet elevation or among ponderosa pines at 11,000 feet in mountain lakes of the Pecos Wilderness. We outline just a few here to start your planning...

From June to early September, elevations above 8000 feet are delightful places. Daily summer rains keep the higher mountain streams cool, but the same rain murks lower elevation rivers. When the weather begins to cool and summer monsoons end, fishing gradually shifts to...

Tuesday, January 15, 2008