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Mountain streams, ponds offer Red River anglers plenty of action
RED RIVER, N.M. — When trout fishing in the waters in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range, you have two choices, the pristine, clear streams or any of the various ponds which are stocked throughout the year. Obviously, there is an advantage to each. There seems to be no better place on earth when you are standing in or by a fast-flowing mountain stream, surrounded by an Alpine forest, almost chilled to the bone (in July, at that) and carefully drifting a fly across a small pocket near a rocky bank. You hold your breath as you await the lightning-fast hit of a rainbow, brown, brook or cutthroat trout. The streams are stocked well and often by the Department of New Mexico Game & Fish with most experienced anglers culling to a five-fish limit (in most areas) or catching and releasing in order to perpetuate the existence of many trout.
On Fishing 8/22
For years, the Division of Wildlife Resources, the U.S. Forest Service, other government and private agencies, along with interest angling groups have studied the possibility of placing native Bonneville cutthroat trout back into the Diamond Fork drainage. This restorative step with this sensitive species may keep it off the endangered species list and at the same time provide anglers with yet another quality high-mountain fishing opportunity. On August 16, 2006 a 21-mile section of the Diamond Fork River (beginning roughly 5 miles above the Palmyra Campground) was treated with rotenone to remove mainly brown trout from the water. This move was designed to give the cutthroats a fresh, competition free environment in which to reestablish its population. The natural poison was introduced via "drip barrels" placed strategically along the path of the river.
Who cares about the weather when a fish is on the line?
Dangerous Dan Bloomquist will not like reading about himself on the outdoor page, despite the fact that he fishes religiously and sometimes appreciates a tale about the ways of angling. Truth is tales aren't really Dan's speed, he'd much rather read 'how to' books on casting, study text books on knot tying or peruse a collection of effective midge patterns for the lower Wisconsin River. Fishing is serious business for Dan, he knows the more he understands about fishing the more successful hell be. And it's not so much that Dan will be angry about seeing his name here he's not quite that dangerous he is quiet and modest and uneasy about any notoriety that might come his way because of his being featured in the newspaper. So, knowing that, let us proceed with our story about Dan, we'll deal with the fallout later.
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