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Weekly Fishing Report: April 13, 2021 Los Alamos Daily Post The signs of spring are all around us. Fruit trees are blooming. Daffodils are brightening flower beds. Bees are buzzing around flowers. People are setting out their hummingbird feeders and watching for the first of these little buzz bombs to show up. Gardens are being tilled in preparation for planting. The white snow of winter is melting and disappearing from the mountains. The streams are swelling with the increased water from the runoff. With the warming temperatures, more water is opening up for fishing in Northern New Mexico. Lakes that just a few weeks ago still had ice on them. They are now open water and the fish that held over through the winter are hungry. They will be found in shallow water closer to shore because that’s where most of their food is. ....
Weekly Fishing Report: April 6, 2021 Los Alamos Daily Post The temperatures are rising. In Southern New Mexico, the temperatures are now reading consistently in the 80-degree range. Here in Northern New Mexico temperatures are climbing into the 70’s and spring runoff has begun. It will be several weeks before it peaks. For two out of the last three years streamflows and water temperatures during the summer have reached dangerous levels for the survival of trout in New Mexico. Low streamflows and high water temperatures can prove fatal to trout, which are adapted to cold water. Once the water temperatures reach 70-degrees, trout become lethargic. Above that they start to die and at 80 degrees they are nearly all dead. Wild trout populations suffer the most during these conditions. Unfortunately, it is the larger trout that start dying first and suffer the most. ....
Weekly Fishing Report: March 11, 2021 Los Alamos Daily Post With the official beginning of spring (Saturday March 20) less than two weeks away, the weather is certainly indicating a changing of the seasons. Temperatures have been climbing into the 60’s and 70’sand some mornings the low temperatures have been above freezing. Much of New Mexico is locked into an exceptional drought and this winter has not delivered what was needed to pull us out of it. Snowpacks remain below normal and the weather pattern is typical of a La Nina winter with the strongest storms passing to the north of New Mexico. ....
Weekly Fishing Report: March 1, 2021 Los Alamos Daily Post The improving weather conditions and some positive news concerning the COVID-19 pandemic are creating more opportunities for anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts. New Mexico State Parks are now open to all visitors, including those from out-of-state. Camping is now allowed by reservation only. Call the State Parks Reservation Center at: 877.664.7787. The ice-fishing season appears to be headed to an early end. Ice fishing has been closed at Eagle Nest Lake and Fenton Lake since Feb. 4 and it looks like it’s not going to reopen. Lake Maloya near Raton and Heron Lake near Chama are still offering ice fishing. It will likely end soon here too as the weather is forecast to warm up this coming week. ....
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