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Northern New Mexico is without a doubt one of North America's best kept fly fishing secrets. Our climate, landscape and low population make for memorable year-round
fishing for rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout. The Pecos River, Jemez River, Chama River, the Rio Grande and their tributaries comprise the bulk of the fishing,
along with the world-famous San Juan.
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The Pecos
The Pecos, located within forty five minutes of Santa Fe, provides consistent dry fly and nymph fishing from the end of the early summer
snowmelt until early November. It is the perfect place for families with busy vacation schedules - due to its proximity to Santa Fe, good fishing can be had with plenty of time
to get back for evening activities in town. For the backpacker, the Pecos wilderness offers endless opportunities to catch stream-born trout from alpine lakes and creeks, some
of which won't see five anglers in a year.
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The Jemez
The Jemez provides numerous opportunities to catch rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout from water types ranging from canyon pools and pockets to pleasant
open meadows. Its most productive tributaries are the Rio Guadalupe and San Antonio Creek, where the angler will encounter breathtaking scenery and usually catch plenty of trout.
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San Juan
The San Juan needs no introduction. If you favor daily insect hatches and fishing to thousands of big, picky rainbows and browns, then this is your stream.
If you do plan a San Juan trip, set aside several days. This river has many moods, and seeing as many of them as you can will make you a much better angler.
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The Chama
The Chama is arguably our prettiest stream, running from its source in the southern Colorado aspen country to its junction with the Rio
Grande among the red and orange mesas made famous by Georgia O'Keefe. In spite of its relatively small size, there are big fish in the Chama: rainbows, browns and cutthroats
that fall for the well-fished dry fly, deep nymph, and stripped and twitched streamer.
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The Rio Grande
In our opinion, the Rio Grande is one of the nation's best trout streams. Through approximately 70 miles of river, there is always a chance that the trout
of a lifetime will tackle your fly. The Red River, one of the Rio's main tributaries, hosts spawning runs of enormous browns in the fall and cutbows (rainbow/cutthroat hybrid) in
January and February. Anglers come from all over to fish the Rio's blizzard Mother's Day caddis hatch, and few leave disappointed. There are plenty of bass and monster northern pike
in the Rio as well.
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