HAPPY EASTER! - One of our past presidents confirmed that there is no reason to have any ecclesiastical guilt about fishing - that’s good enough for us; time to head for the river!
Land Of Enchantment Guides
One awesome fishing dog! Even our guides love to relax and spend some time on the water enjoying the beauty and the peace & quiet...
Check out some of the places we've been over the last few weeks. Turn the cell phone off, get off the couch and pay a visit to some of our favorite winter fly fishing destinations! Have fun!
The fishing has been great and our guide Jesse has been taking clients out all winter. This pretty lady had a blast catching rainbows & browns on the San Juan River! #outdooradventure #flyfishingnewmexico #loeflyfishing #landofenchantment #newmexicoTrue #sanjuanriver #womenwhofish
It’s a great feeling watching a fish swim back into its pool. #flyfishing #keepemwet #sendit #stoked #wolfeagle #woo #fun #colorado #newmexico #loeflyfishing
Now this is pretty cool... CUTTHROAT TROUT FEATURED ON NEW LICENSE PLATE: A new Share with Wildlife program license plate available to the public features a Rio Grande cutthroat trout, New Mexico's state fish. The state fish appears on the newest license plate design released by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish as part of the agency’s Share with Wildlife fundraiser. The effort funds nongame species that don’t get support from other sources, program coordinator Ginny Seamster said in an email. Two previous wildlife license plate designs, a quail and a mule deer, raised more than $130,000 that went toward projects such as habitat enhancement, wildlife research and rehabilitation efforts. Seamster said the Share with Wildlife program has spent more than $1.5 million on projects in the past decade. The trout design on the license plate might be familiar to local anglers. The original commissioned artwork by painter Don Radovich dates back to 1964, Williams said, and it was originally used as the stamp anglers would buy with their fishing license if they wanted to catch trout. The Rio Grande cutthroat trout was designated as the state fish in 1955. The species seems to be a popular political pick — at least six other states have chosen a cutthroat of some variety, including Colorado, Idaho and Nevada. The Rio Grande cutthroat, one of more than a dozen subspecies of cutthroat trout in the U.S., according to the Forest Service, is native to waterways in the Rio Grande Basin, including 150 miles of rivers and streams in the Santa Fe National Forest. The species has seen its population dwindle, partly because of a severe decline in its natural habitat. It was listed as a candidate for the federal endangered species list in 2008 but was removed from the list in 2014. The cutthroat license plates are only available to order by mail and cost $27. The Game and Fish Department receives $15 from the initial plate order and another $10 from the state’s annual $12 plate renewal fee. The plate can be purchased through an order form on the state Motor Vehicle Division website.
CHAMA RIVER C&R SIGNS NOW UP! On 7/11/17 a bunch of volunteers from New Mexico Trout, the Truchas & Enchanted Circle TU Chapters and us at Land of Enchantment Guides put the signs up on both sides of the river at the upstream boundary of the new catch and release area on the Chama River below El Vado - Muchas Gracias to all who helped! With the beginning of the new licensing period on April 1st, 2017, the new catch and release area on the Chama River below El Vado Dam was implemented and became a reality. The New Mexico Game and Fish Commission (NMDG&F) approved catch and release regulations on this section of the Chama River at its November 17, 2016 meeting in Grants. The new regulation, as written by NMDG&F staff, applies to a three-mile stretch of the river that starts 1.3 miles below the El Vado Dam. The first 1.3 mile section of the Chama directly below the dam was left out of the proposal because it includes the Coopers El Vado Ranch and areas upstream that are popular with "catch and keep" anglers fishing on the Chama. The new catch and release area begins about 1/4 mile below Cooper's where the gauging cable crosses the river and then runs downstream to the confluence of the Rio Nutrius/Canyon - a distance of about 3 river miles. Anglers willing to walk a moderate distance downstream from Cooper's should have the opportunity for larger, stream-bred trout. The new catch and release regulation for this section of the Chama River mandates that all fish must be released with a tackle/gear restriction of using only single barbless hook and artificial lures. At some point in the next few weeks signage will be installed on the riverbank at the upstream and downstream boundaries of the new catch and release area (the picture above is of the signs that will be placed on the upstream boundary). All of here at Land of Enchantment Guides would like to thank all of the individuals, organizations and business who supported and helped to make the catch and release area on the Chama a reality - we couldn't have done it without your efforts. Hopefully over the next few years, this section of the river will become the great fishery that it has the potential to be.
Another fun day catching fish on the Bar X Bar!
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Our amazing guides are always helping clients catch awesome fish out here in the Land Of Enchantment!
Enjoy beautiful weather & epic fishing @ Land of Enchantment Guides
Another amazing day of fly fishing in Northern New Mexico!
The spring fishing has been great before the runoff starts the fish and the fisherman are thankful for all the late snows in the mountains!
5 year old Milo R. caught this amazing brown on the Pecos last week (with the help of his guide Joey). Measured at 24 inches. This kid can fish!
Guides day out on the Rabbit River last week. Nice weather and lots of great fishing - what fun!
TROUT LIVE IN BEAUTIFUL PLACES... Sunrise over the Sangre de Cristo mountains last week. We've been getting lots of rain over the last few weeks, making beautiful sunrises and sunsets and great river conditions for this fall!
