If you haven’t had a chance to fishing Comanche Creek in the Valle Vidal, you owe it to yourself to get up there.  TU spent $100,000 installing a barrier and working with the state and federal agencies to restore the native Rio Grande cutthroats in the stream.  It’s now been a year since the the cutts have been reintroduced and I’m glad to report they are doing well.  The biggest factor may be the removal of the overwhelming number of non-native white suckers from the stream.  There are fish holding …

Sens. Bingaman and Udall introduced legislation yesterday to transfer management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve to the National Parks Service.
Trout Unlimited, along with other sportsman’s groups and many others, asked that management of the Valles Caldera be transfered to a federal land management agency in order to lower costs and increase public access opportunities.
The Caldera has been run by an appointed board. Many New Mexicans were frustrated by the Board’s attempts to make money from public access, including high-dollar elk tags and fee-based fishing.
Bingaman and Udall’s bill ensures that …

The Sportsmen’s Forum for State Land Office Candidates will be held in Albuquerque on Wednesday, May 12.
No single elected office has such a direct impact on wildlife and hunting & fishing opportunity as the Commissioner of Public Lands. They single-handedly can make decisions affecting 9 million acres of public lands in New Mexico. This is an important race for sportsmen to pay attention to.
The forum will be held in Albuquerque on Wednesday May 12 from 7 – 9:30 p.m. at the State Bar of New Mexico Auditorium at 5121 Masthead …

There is an article in the Santa Fe New Mexican today about John Wright of the Truchas Chapter, and his efforts to educate youth on the biological, ecological and recreational value of trout and New Mexico’s streams.  Check it out.
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