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7/27/2021 - ongoing. Trout Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week. A 5.5-mile scenic trail along the Rio Chama connects El Vado with nearby Heron Lake. 10/1/2022 - 3/31/2023. While not a storage right for these pueblos, this water can be released if native flows are insufficient to meet irrigation demand for prior and paramount lands. Section from El Vado Reservoir has been designated as a wild and scenic river. Conchas Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. Grants Riverwalk Pond: The city is in the final stages of repairs; stocking will resume soon. Access at El Vado lake and near Ghost Ranch. Gallinas River: National Forest closures have been in place restricting fishing access. El Vado Lake State Park - State Parks Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. It diverts water to Blanco Tunnel, with a capacity of 520 cubic feet per second (cfs), and transports water 8.6 miles D4 - Exceptional Drought. Day trips on the lower section are also available which last about 5 hours. The following Rio Grande Compact (Compact) provisions exist on storage of native Rio Grande Basin water: Under Article VII of the Compact, no storage can occur in reservoirs constructed after 1929 upstream of Elephant Butte Reservoir, including El Vado Reservoir, when total useable Rio Grande Project water in storage at Elephant Butte and Caballo reservoirs is less than 400,000 acre-feet. Quemado Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. The following campgrounds and primitive camping areas are closed for the season: Brushy Point, Island View, Salmon Run, Ponderosa, Little Oso, and Rincon. SJC water and water stored for the Six Middle Rio Grande Pueblos are not subject to the provisions of the Rio Grande Compact that limit storage and release of water under certain conditions. We may include your story in our next report. The Chama River below El Vado Dam is flowing at 97.3 cubic-feet-per-second. 11/14/2022 - ongoing. Black River: Streamflow at Malaga Monday morning was 8 cfs. Posting Dates:
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Current conditions of DISCHARGE and GAGE HEIGHT are available. Being part of the process of ensuring that communities have reliable irrigation and drinking water is extremely important to us as at every level of our company.. Early season (April 15 to July 15) flows often coincide with inflow to reservoirs above El Vado Dam. For catches of the week, include name, age, hometown, date, location, type of fish, length and weight if possible, and bait, lure or fly used. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Parks webpage or call 575-588-7247. The Dam Day Use Area is closed due to the ongoing construction. Friday permits may launch either Friday or Saturday. To protect the river . Posting Dates:
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No Show policies still apply. Although the lottery only awards Friday launches, lottery winners may launch on either Friday or Saturday. It brings water to more than 31 million people and provides one out of five western farmers with irrigation water for farmland. Spread out the use of campsites, which will aid river managers in determining if and where new campsites need to be developed during the river management planning process. Park staff would appreciate reports on any fish caught. Rio Mora: Streamflow near Terrero Monday morning was not measured due to ice. Corona Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week. Some of the steel faceplates of the dam have become cracked and bent due to shifts in the land around the dam, wrote Bureau of Reclamation Public Affairs Specialist Mary Carlson in a March 6 email. Recommendations Several members suggested that a "pre-human Middle Rio Grande" model run (with Colorado Up the Creek Shuttle (Prices below are provided as a guide and may not be actual. Hopewell Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. A new outlet works was built by Reclamation in 1965-1966 to accommodate the additional water from the San Juan-Chama Project. The reservoir has a total capacity of 196,500 acre-feet. Nicholsons work on the project will be completed in the Fall of 2023. Lake Alice:Closed due to unsafe ice conditions. Extremely low flow (ELF) runs are possible. Blue Hole Park Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week. FROM THE INTERSECTION OF US 64/84 AND STATE ROAD 112 TURN LEFT ON SR 112 AND GO 13 MILES UNTIL YOU REACH THE EL VADO STATE PARK ROAD AND TURN RIGHT AND TRAVEL 4 MILES TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARK. Weekday Release Season launches will be required to clear the Wilderness Section by Thursday afternoon. The scope of work also includes the construction of a two-line grout curtain on the dams left abutment. Charette Lakes: Closed to boating and fishing until March. El Vado Dam was built by the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District in 1934 and 1935 and was rehabilitated by Reclamation in 1954 and 1955. Service will be restored as soon as possible. 7/14/2022 - 4/30/2023. Laguna del Campo: Closed to fishing until March. Tiger Park Reservoir: We had no reports from anglers this week. San Juan River: Streamflow near Archuleta Monday morning was 302 cfs. These spawning coves and the points or channels near them will begin to load up with fish preparing for the spawn. Car camping is popular on the lower 8 miles, and float boaters enjoy two or three day trips on Class II rapids on the entire 31-mile segment (advance permits required), or half-day trips on the lower segment (no advance permits required). The Drought Monitor focuses on broad-scale conditions. 4/1/2022 - ongoing, Cieneguilla Day Use Area is closed until Spring of 2023, Posting Dates:
On the Rio Chama wilderness section, because of release schedules, the term 'Weekend' is used for Friday and Saturday launches. The Rio Chama launch calendar is split into two 'seasons': Early Season and Release Season. Eagle Nest Lake: Josh Harris and Stephen Pattinson of Santa Fe caught 30 perch, with the largest being 12 inches long, using green-and-yellow tungsten jigs in 40 feet of water Feb. 17. ** Arrival dates earlier than the online-reservation-window may also be available at the campground. new adventures through a one-stop shop for inspiration and ideation, trip planning, information sharing, Fishing for trout in the quality waters was good when using leech-pattern flies and orange and red beadhead annelid flies. Fishing for trout was fair when using gold spinners. . Escondida Lake: Taton Lam, age 3, of Socorro caught his first fish, a 12-inch rainbow trout, using salmon-peach PowerBait Feb 25. . Percha Dam: We had no reports from anglers this week. Alto Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using spinners. Craig Boroughs will check to see if any accounts are left "shorted" once the additional allocations are supplied on July 1 st. Permits are for private boating. San Juan River: MattSteck of St. Louis caught a 24-inch rainbow trout using a leech-pattern fly Feb. 19. The BLM manages a 22 mile stretch of the Rio Chama from El Vado Ranch to the Chavez Canyon access. Young Pond: Fishing for trout was good when using Pistol Pete spinner flies, Velveeta cheese, canned corn, salmon-peach PowerBait and blue-and-silver, midge-pattern flies. Recreation Fee: $5 per person, per launch -- may be adjusted up until the time that your permit is printed., Cancellation Policy: If you cancel your permit 14 days or more prior to your reservation date, you will receive a full refund, minus the non-refundable reservation fee. Bosque Redondo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. r
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Although the lottery only awards Friday launches, lottery winners may launch on either Friday or Saturday. Water data back to 1914 are available online. If the group size is decreased, a refund of the recreation fees will be processed as applicable. Learn about recent developments in the industry and stay knowledgeable in your field. Please note that winter minimum flows can be around 50 cfs, which is not a boatable flow. See moreNMDGF PublicationsincludingNew Mexico Wildlife magazinehttp://magazine.wildlife.state.nm.us. We expect stream flows in the basin to remain below average.. To promote bass and trout fishing opportunities in New Mexico and encourage anglers to branch out and discover new fishing waters and species, anglers can participate in the New Mexico Trout Challenge and the New Mexico Bass Challenge. First aid kit adequate for the size of the group and sufficient for treating serious injuries. Dreamflows Scheduled River Flows The dam embankment is of rolled gravel fill with a steel membrane on the upstream face. Abiquiu Lake most likely will be the backup, Pegram told theAlbuquerque Journal. Contact the U.S. Forest Service, Coyote Ranger District for questions on recreation in the lower stretches (Chavez Canyon and downstream), or resource management of the lower stretch 575-638-5526. PDF Region 6 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500 Dallas, Texas 75202-2733 Npdes Federal contract awarded to repair northern New Mexico dam The lottery application window for Friday and Saturday launches is open from December 1 to January 31. 7 days 30 days 1 year Change time span Retrieve data 0
1/2/2023 - 4/1/2023. As the weather begins to warm and the water temperatures reach and stay in the high 40s to low 50s, bass will start moving out of the deeper holding areas where they wintered following migration routes of large schools of bait, such as shad.