We Made It Through Winter!

Great fishing is right around the corner!  

I've finally released a new video that is covering current conditions rather than being out of date.  Please check it out at: https://youtu.be/aU_nEE__KFw.

The Cimarron is going to be great when a bit more water is released from Eagle Nest Dam and it warms up.  It is still quite frozen in shady sections, but I managed to catch a few fish on there.  

Run-off should be high this year!  Once run-off hits many of the rivers will be too high to fish for a good few weeks, but they will be much healthier over the summer.  I'm really looking forward to trying to hit some still waters as soon as they're ice free.  There should be some fish that grew over the winter and wooly buggers should be appetizing for hungry trout.  

I also made it out to Tingley Beach again, and the fish were not feeding as heavily as they were before.  It's starting to get a bit too warm for the catch and release pond.  It didn't help that the fish were fed their fish kibble while I was there.  At least I got to see some impressive sized fish rise for kibble!  It's time to get some brown foam to tie some fish food flies for next year.  

I have been tying some flies to stave off the winter blues.  See some pictures below.  Still such a beginner, because as soon as summer hits I ignore the vice!  

I didn't get to do this in a timely fashion, but I got to attend the New Mexico Trout Conclave in Albuquerque and I want to extend a thanks for such a great event.  The sessions were superb!  I'm used to attending professional teaching conferences, and I think I feel much more at home in sessions about fly fishing.Thanks for hosting, NM Trout, and keep up the hard work.  I'm now a proud member.