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Climate change threatens the availability of water in the Colorado River basin and water managers need to take steps now to prepare, the director of the Water Resources Program at the University of New Mexico John Fleck and Brad Udall, the senior water and climate research scientist at the Colorado Water Institute at Colorado State […]
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.
Weekly Fishing Report: May 5, 2021
Spring fishing conditions are underway in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado.
Streamflows are rising, especially in the Chama River above El Vado Lake. Lakes are warming up but still cold enough for trout to be cruising the shallows looking for food. Warmwater species like smallmouth bass and walleye are becoming more active. Insect hatches are happening, particularly the caddis hatch on the Rio Grande.
New Mexico State Parks are open to all visitors. Overnight camping is still by reservation only. Call 877.664.7787 for reservations. It is beneficial to check the state parks website for conditions at individual state parks when planning a trip to one of them: emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/FindaPark.html.
Kevin Friel stood on the side of Thomas Landers Road in Falmouth looking skyward.
It was a soggy April afternoon, and cement truck after cement truck rumbled past en route to construction companies further down the road, drowning out the calls of a pair of ospreys circling a nest atop a utility pole beside the Route 28 overpass.
Every few minutes, the birds soared over the nest to drop the sticks they carried in their hooked talons. They were preparing the nest balanced on two parallel cross beams over the pole’s wires for the eggs the female would likely lay in the next few weeks.