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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Game Commission to meet May 16
HOBBS – The New Mexico State Game Commission will hold a meeting at 9 a.m., Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the Lea County Event Center, 5101 N. Lovington Hwy., Hobbs, New Mexico 88240. The full agenda, location details, attendee information and general information will be available on the Department of Game and Fish website.
If you are interested in participating or providing comments, but cannot attend the meeting in person, you are encouraged to pre-register to attend the meeting on the Zoom Webinar platform. For those who wish only to view the meeting, there will also be a live webcast on the Department’s website.
If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the meeting, please contact Darren Vaughan at 505-476-8027 or darren.vaughan@dgf.nm.gov. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible forms.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle Program will be conducting public outreach and education at the NMDGF Outdoor Adventure Day at Liam Knight Pond in Corrales, NM. The OHV Program will be offering demonstration rides on its ATV simulator and giving out swag bags for kids.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will assist with the 2024 Annual Foster Family Free Fishing Extravaganza hosted by the New Mexico Child First Network. This event provides an opportunity for foster families to fish and take part in educational activities, information booths, and giveaways. Department staff will vend free foster family fishing licenses, help with rigging fishing equipment, and assist with fishing instruction for participants.
Registration Details:
Open to Foster Families
Register Here
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program will be working the fishing station with the Village of Pecos, and Trout Unlimited, Truchas Chapter for Free Fishing Day on June 1, 2024 at Monastery Lake. The Department will loan fishing rigs, tackle and bait to participants in need of equipment.
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education program staff will be fishing with Albuquerque Public Schools Jr. ROTC students on June 4-6. There will be two fishing sessions each of the three days, Session No. 1 is from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and Session No. 2 is from 1:30-4 p.m. This event is closed to the public.