Category: Fishing

  • Gone Fishing

    Gone Fishing

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    Video by Red River Brewing Company

  • Angling for Cutthroat

    Angling for Cutthroat

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    It was fishing – and cool summer weather – that transformed Red River City from an abandoned mining camp into a destination for eager anglers and refugees from the heat of desert and plains. The chilly waters of babbling mountain streams and high country lakes are still today as inviting for sportsman and diners. If…

  • A River Flows Thru It

    A River Flows Thru It

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      The State of New Mexico’s River Stewards Initiative has spent time and money in the past four years restoring the Red River with the help of Riverbend Engineering LLC (Albuquerque). The result: excellent fishing opportunities along the river from one end of town to the other. Trout fishing guides have played an important role…

  • Great Day for Fishing

    Great Day for Fishing

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      In May of 2016, a retired steel worker from Albuquerque named Michael Yazzie was in Red River to spend a warm spring day doing something that he loved doing: fishing. Michael was particularly fond of the river because the spring runoff was steady but not too swift, and the water was fairly clear, not…

  • Winter Fly Fishing

    Winter Fly Fishing

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        Red River has been a great place to fish for centuries, considered to be one of the finest fresh water hatcheries in the country. During the spring, summer and fall, streams, lakes and the river are the favorite challenge of fly-fishing enthusiasts looking for a genuine mountain experience. What many of those enthusiasts…

  • Fishing Derby at the Ponds

    Fishing Derby at the Ponds

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      The Town of Red River and the Red River Ski & Summer Area will host the Red River Fishing Derby on May 30 at the ponds at Base Camp. The Derby will also include educational booths provided by the Forest Service, casting contests and a raffle benefitting the Red River Valley Charter School. There…

  • Where Can I Catch Fish?

    Where Can I Catch Fish?

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      The Upper Valley and the Red River through town are heavily stocked by the Red River Chamber of Commerce, thanks to your tourism dollars. The NM Department of Fish & Game also stocks the rivers and lakes in the area. • Upper Red River – Fishing in the beaver ponds above the Upper Valley…

  • NM Trout Stocking Reports

    NM Trout Stocking Reports

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      View this week’s fish stocking report and all manner of hunting, fishing and birding information here: http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/recreation/

  • NM Public Fishing Waters

    NM Public Fishing Waters

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      New Mexico offers fishing enthusiasts a wide variety of angling locations and nearly two dozen species of game fish! Click here to view New Mexico Game & Fish’s map of public fishing waters: NM_Public_Fishing_Waters

  • NM Big Fish Awards Program

    NM Big Fish Awards Program

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      Would you like to qualify for a New Mexico Fishing Award? It’s easy. Just weigh and measure your catch, fill out the application form for NM State Record Fish application (which can be downloaded from our website www.wildlife.state.nm.us under FISHING) and return to the Santa Fe Office, NM Dept. of Game and Fish, Attn:…