May
3
Fri
Fishing Workshops and Clinics
May 3 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

These workshops and fishing clinics are for the fourth-graders. The fishing workshops will consist of fishing safety, knots, equipment, casting and fish identification. Students and Department staff will be fishing. This event is closed to the public.

May
4
Sat
Ladies Fly Fishing – Casting Clinic @ NW Area Game & Fish Office - Albuquerque, NM
May 4 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

This class is open to any lady seeking to learn or improve on their fly fishing, casting skills and abilities. Participants will receive instruction and coaching from Trish Valdez and other Trout Unlimited – Bosque Chapter members to gain or improve their fly casting skills for fly fishing. No equipment is necessary but ladies are encouraged to bring their own if they have it. This is for all levels of angler!
*The Ladies Fly Fishing 101 Classroom Clinic is a prerequisite to register for this session*

Registration opens April 15 at 9 a.m. to 12 participants at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9GuqBDbUb0K_pAS3pw5g_5a9vcASOS1Mo0C7QdOieYtUQ0xTNUVOU1RUUVFVRTZEQkRDUVIwT1AwUy4u. Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

May
9
Thu
Clovis Municipal Schools, James Bickley: Classroom Talk (three will be given) @ Clovis NM
May 9 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

A fishing classroom day will be held for James Bickley’s 3rd Grade Classroom 1. The following topics:

What is Fishing?, types of NM fish species/anatomy, habitat, diet, understanding fishing gear, tying knots, safety, and so on. This will also include a demonstration of how to assemble the rod and reel, which will be put into practice during the fishing day that follows this class.

Connie Backa-Lamb with James Bickley Elementary is the educator working Matty Gonzales.

TISA School Fishing Event @ Red Rock Hatchery @ Red River Hatchery Kids Pond
May 9 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm

Department staff will be teaching a fishing lesson to Taos Integrated School for the Arts, which participates in the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program. The students will be learning how to assemble rods, tie knots, bait hooks, cast safely and catch, land and release fish. This event is closed to the public

Public Meeting: Habitat Stamp Program Citizen Advisory Committee to Meet May 9
May 9 @ 1:00 pm

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has scheduled a public meeting with the Citizen Advisory Committee. During this meeting, project status will be provided and updates will be presented. Members of the public are invited to attend this hybrid public meeting in order to provide comments. An agenda will be posted on the Habitat Stamp Program website prior to the meeting. 

  • May 9, 2024, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, 1 p.m. 

A meeting agenda along with information about how to attend and participate in the virtual component of this meeting will be available on the NMDGF webpage, http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/habitat-stamp. 

Comments can be provided by mail: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Attn: Habitat Stamp Program Manager, 1 Wildlife Way, Santa Fe, NM 87507; or by email, PublicLandUserStamp@dgf.nm.gov, or in person at the meeting listed above.

May
10
Fri
Clovis Municipal Schools, James Bickley: Fishing Day @ Greene Acres Park
May 10 @ 8:00 am – 12:30 pm

A hands-on fishing day will be held for James Bickley’s 3rd Grade Classrooms 1, 2, & 3.

Connie Backa-Lamb with James Bickley Elementary reached out to retain assistance from NMDGF – Aquatic Educator Contractor, Matty Gonzales.

May
11
Sat
Ladies Fly Fishing – Casting Clinic @ NW Area Game & Fish Office
May 11 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

This class is open to any lady seeking to learn or improve on their fly fishing, casting skills and abilities. Participants will receive instruction and coaching from Trish Valdez and other Trout Unlimited – Bosque Chapter members to gain or improve their fly casting skills for fly fishing. No equipment is necessary but ladies are encouraged to bring their own if they have it. This is for all levels of angler!

*The Ladies Fly Fishing 101 Classroom Clinic is a prerequisite to register for this session*

Registration opens April 22 at 9am to 12 participants can register Here.
Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

May
13
Mon
Falconry Presentation @ Taos, NM
May 13 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

This Presentation is closed to the public.

Presentation will present information on basic biology, conservation, and the sport of falconry

Fishing classroom workshops and fishing clinic @ Santa Fe and Monastery Lake
May 13 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

These workshops are for the third graders of Carlos Gilbert Elem. The fishing workshops will consist of fishing safety, knots, equipment, casting, and fish identification.  A fish dissection will also be conducted with the classes.  Fishing will be at Monastery Lake.

May
14
Tue
Fishing classroom workshops and fishing clinic @ Santa Fe and Monastery Lake
May 14 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

These workshops are for the third graders of Carlos Gilbert Elem. The fishing workshops will consist of fishing safety, knots, equipment, casting, and fish identification.  A fish dissection will also be conducted with the classes.  Fishing will be at Monastery Lake.

Fishing with Wood Gormley Elementary School @ Monastery Lake
May 14 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program staff will be fishing with students from Wood Gormley Elementary School at Monastery Lake on May 14, 2024. The event is closed to the public.

May
15
Wed
Fishing classroom workshops and fishing clinic @ Santa Fe and Monastery Lake
May 15 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

These workshops are for the third graders of Carlos Gilbert Elem. The fishing workshops will consist of fishing safety, knots, equipment, casting, and fish identification.  A fish dissection will also be conducted with the classes.  Fishing will be at Monastery Lake.

Fishing with Carlos Gilbert Elementary School @ Monastery Lake
May 15 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program staff will be fishing with students from Carlos Gilbert Elementary School (Trout in the Classroom participants). The fishing will follow the rainbow trout fry release. This event is closed to the public.

May
16
Thu
Fishing clinic @ Oasis State Park
May 16 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

This fishing clinic is for the fourth graders of Valencia Elementary. The fishing clinic will consist of fishing safety, knots, equipment, casting, and fish identification.  Fishing will be at Oasis State Parks.

May
17
Fri
Fishing Clinic @ Oasis State Park
May 17 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

This fishing clinic is for the K-first graders of SGES.  The fishing clinic will consist of fishing safety, knots, equipment, casting, and fish identification.  Fishing will be at Lake Van.   

Fishing and Wildlife Trunks @ Moriarity NM
May 17 @ 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Department staff will be fishing and showing wildlife trunks to kids with the Moriarty-Edgewood School District Early Childhood Center.

Registration Details:

N/A.  Closed to the public.

Cutthroat Trout Stocking Event @ Wild Rivers Visitor Center
May 17 @ 10:00 am
May
20
Mon
Fishing Clinic @ Monastery Lake
May 20 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

This fishing clinic is for the eighth-grade students of Monte del Sol School. The fishing clinic will consist of fishing safety, knots, equipment, casting, and fish identification. There will be a hatchery tour followed with fishing at Monastery Lake.         

Fishing with Monte Del Sol Charter School @ Monastery Lake
May 20 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program will be fishing with Monte del Sol School, Santa Fe, at Monastery Lake on May 20 in conjunction with the Trout in the Classroom program. The event is closed to the public.

Event is Closed To the Public.

May
21
Tue
Fishing Clinic @ RiverWalk, Grants NM
May 21 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

This fishing clinic is for the fourth-grade students of Mesa View School. The fishing clinic will consist of fishing safety, knots, equipment, casting, and fish identification.  Fishing will be at the Riverwalk.           

Fishing with Rio Rancho Senior Citizens @ Liam Knight Pond
May 21 @ 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education Program staff will be fishing with the city of Rio Rancho Parks and Recreation & Community Service, Division of Senior Services, at Liam Knight Pond, Corrales, New Mexico on May 21, 2024. The event is closed to the public.

May
22
Wed
Aquatic Insect Lab/Fishing with Santa Fe Home School Community @ Monastery Lake
May 22 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program will be working with Santa Fe Home School Community by conducting an Aquatic Insect lab and fishing with group participants ranging in age from 7-17 years of age. This event is closed to the public.

Fishing with Santa Fe Home School Commnity @ Cowell's Pond or Monastery Lake
May 22 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program will be conducting a benthic macro-invertebrate aquatic insect lab program, as well as fishing with Santa Fe Home School Community on May 22, 2024. The event is closed to the public.

N/A Closed to the public.

May
29
Wed
Carlos Rey Elementary School Fishing Clinic at Tingley Beach @ Tingley Beach
May 29 @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

Department staff will be teaching a fishing lesson to three different elementary school classes that are participating in the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program. The students will be learning how to assemble rods, tie knots, bait hooks, cast safely and catch, land and release fish. This event is closed to the public.