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In early October, I received the following message from Rio Grande Basin Native Fish Supervisor Bryan Bakevich, from the New Mexico Department of Game and
It seems like just yesterday that the mountains were waking up from one of the more normal of recent winters. We had snow, the streams
We’ve probably all done this as children, but I spent a decent amount of time as a young boy contemplating which would be worse: being
Sometimes in the middle of summer, especially when the water heats up and the fish get sluggish, deciding on a place to fish in New
As we all know, northern New Mexico is where most of the state’s best trout fishing is located. Streams like the Pecos, Red, Rio Grande,
Vidal Gonzales is passionate when it comes to teaching kids about the outdoors. He believes they flourish best when walking through a forest and listening
On May 17, after an unforeseen delay of a couple weeks, the annual stocking of Rio Grande cutthroat trout in its namesake gorge took place.
As on many rivers in the western U.S.—the Yellowstone, Sacramento, Arkansas most famously —the caddisfly hatch on the Rio Grande is an event that anglers
It’s become an institution, Questa’s annual remembrance of the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout, as a bow to northern New Mexico’s natural heritage. With the exception
Every now and then I wish I had my dog’s life. Given food without having to work for it, getting my belly scratched for doing
Near the end of 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began maintenance activities on Abiquiu Dam, a project that required the agency to cease
Happy new year, and welcome to another conservation funding season! On January 16, our elected representatives will begin discussing bills dealing with education, housing, energy,
What many visitors to northern New Mexico see on a map as the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Area is recognized by every Questeno in very simple terms:
Autumn can be a pretty rough time for a New Mexican fisherman like me. In the north, pretty much every day in late September through
For readers unfamiliar with Santa Fe’s tradition of Zozobra, it’s essentially like El Cucui in Questa’s annual Cambalache celebration (October 1 at the Questa Farmers
With some rain finally falling in Santa Fe, my nights have vastly improved. I sleep under the sheets instead of on top of them. I
Its geography punctuates the horizon — one of the largest free-standing mountains in the country — as the Rio San Antonio in northern New Mexico
The largest stream restoration project in New Mexico history is right here in our backyard: the Rio Costilla watershed now has over 120 stream miles,
At long last, Trout Unlimited (TU) will be hosting its annual Western Regional Rendezvous in Taos this year. The event was originally scheduled for the
After a three-year, COVID-mandated hiatus, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will be returning to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument to