Forest Service seeks input on rising fees Written by Geoffrey Plant on June 9, 2021
During a five-hour-long work session Tuesday morning, Grant County commissioners heard several presentations covering broadband infrastructure, the Tyrone Mine expansion and forest fees, among other topics.
Commissioners also decided at the end of the marathon meeting that they would not meet later as the Gila Regional Medical Center Governing Board, which had been scheduled to gather for a closed-door special session. They will meet again for a regular meeting on Thursday, however, and will run through an agenda of 24 action items, ranging from consideration of a resolution describing the duties of an interim county manager who would temporarily replace outgoing manager Charlene Webb to accepting a small adjustment to polling precinct boundaries put forward by County Clerk Marisa Castrillo.
CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Marcus Gallegos, of Los Lunas, caught a 19-inch rainbow trout at Canjilon Lakes using orange PowerBait on May 20.
Zeke Acosta, 7, of Albuquerque, caught his first fish, a 12-inch white bass, at Conchas Lake using a bright chartreuse and orange spinner May 23.
Aiden Zook, of Corona, caught and released a half-pound albino catfish at Corona Pond using raw chicken May 27.
Makenzie, Oliver and Penelope Fitzgerald, ages 13, 7, and 5, of Amarillo, Texas, caught a 21-inch rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake using salmon peach PowerBait on May 21.
Alex Flores, 11, of Las Cruces, caught a 3.5-pound walleye at Elephant Butte Lake using a curly tail jig May 29.
Weekly Fishing Report: June 1, 2021
Los Alamos Daily Post
One of the results of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be an increase in the fishing pressure, especially on our trout streams and lakes. It appears that this is not just limited to New Mexico, but is happening nationwide. The pressure on our fishing resources has increased dramatically.
Our State Game and Fish Department stocks thousands of trout every week to try to satisfy the demand. There are limits to how much stocking thousands of hatchery fish can do. For a lot of anglers, catching their limit of five fish-fish –per-day is the goal. Stringers of freshly-stocked rainbow trout are commonly pictured on several of the Facebook websites dedicated to trout fishing in New Mexico.
CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Zoe Avalos, 8, of Albuquerque, caught a 15-inch largemouth bass at Bosque Redondo Lake using a hotdog May 24.
Caiden Davis, 12, of Rio Rancho, caught a 17.5-inch rainbow trout on the Cimarron River using PowerBait at the Gravel Pit Ponds on May 22.
Miguel Gallegos, 5, of Taos, caught a 20-inch rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake using grape nymph PowerBait on May 16.
Jeneva Gallegos, 14, of Ranchos de Taos, caught a 22-inch rainbow trout using a black and white jig May 16.
Shane Mestas, of Albuquerque, caught a 16-inch kokanee salmon using a Daredevil spoon May 16.
Bryan Smith, of Silver City, caught a 34-inch, 12-pound walleye at Elephant Butte Lake using a white crankbait May 22.
And since fish swim in schools, no pun intended.
But those two schools of thought revolved around swimming pools and lakes. I have friends who will not swim in a lake and I have friends who will not swim in a swimming pool. Me? I m right smack dab in the middle. In the same way that I support both UK and U of L, I like em both. I just like to swim.
But if pressed, I might actually pick lakes over pools. That has a lot to do with swimming at Miller Lake, Windy Hollow Lake, Fish & Game, and Trailaway Lake when I was a kid. Those are just here in Daviess County. Out west, we spent a LOT of time swimming at one of the most amazing lakes anywhere Lake Roberts in tiny Mimbres, New Mexico.