Conference wahoo::fishing

    Albequeqe??? Do you mean Albeturkey?
    

    	Someone out there could probably better answer this but I would
    say it's doubtful. When you fly into Alburquerqe (sp?) and your
    looking from the plane there is one thing that really amazed me.
    This was the lack of visable ground water. The only thing I remember
    being close was the Rio Grande river. This river was so small and
    shallow that I could have made better time driving down it in my
    4x4 then I could in my canoe (if you get my drift).
    
    	There was one other place I remember seeing from the air but
    it would be quite a drive. It was a lake that was sitting on top
    of a mesa. I don't know the name of it.
    
    	RAYJ
    
    	

    re;2
    I'd stay away from rio grande,
    in yesterdays paper there were snipers shooting people just enjoying
    the rapid as they were on vacation, 1 died 2 others just recieved
    gun shot wounds, they only made it 2 miles out of the original 12
    mile river trip, it's all over the papers.

                
                  -< Yes, there are fish in the desert !>-
    
    	Contrary to popular opinion, there are numerous places to fish
    in the Albuquerque area.
    	Tiny Tingly Beach near downtown Albuquerque is kept well stocked
    with trout and catfish, as are the numerous irrigation canals 
    throughout the city. A few miles south of the city at Isletta Pueblo
    is Isletta Lakes ( more like ponds ) where no lisence is necessary
    but you pay a small fee for fishing . Isletta Lakes is stocked with
    small mouth bass, trout, catfish, and sunfish.
    	Most Indian reservations have fishing areas for a fee (tribal
    members fish for free ). At some reservations you pay by the 
    inch for the fish you catch (@ $2.00 an inch).
    	If you are adventurous and don't mind a drive to get to the
    *good* fishing, there are numerous trout streams and lakes in
    northern New Mexico and Elephant Butte Lake ( 40,000 acres - miles
    and miles of fishing ) in southern New Mexico.
    	The Rio Grande is good for catfish , salmon and trout. In 
    reference to reply .3, snipers are the exception rather than 
    the rule.The sniper attack in reply .3 happened at Big Bend in
    TEXAS and not in Albuquerque or even in New Mexico.
    	My personal favorites for fishing are the numerous trout
    streams and lakes in the Jemez Mountains to the northwest of
    Albuquerque (about an hour's drive). I recommend boat fishing
    at Cochiti Lake (near Sante Fe) and especially at Elephant
    Butte Lake. Massive lunkers have been taken at Elephant Butte.
    The variety of species of fish there is amazing.
    	So, yes, there are fish in the desert. If you are ever in 
    New Mexico, be sure to check it out. You'll be glad you did.
    
                          Happy Fishing,
    				-Robert 
    

    Well, I may be moving to the ABO area for a years temporary 
    assignment. I'm glad to hear there may be some decent fiashing...
    Are there places that rent boats on any of the lakes ? If so,
    does anyone know a ball park figure of the cost. I's also be
    interested to hear what species are in the bigger lakes so
    I can plan tackle accordingly. Thanks for any info,
    
    Marty
    

From:	DECWRL::"KWOOLDRIDGE%[email protected]" "Broccoli spears are for killing broccoli"  1-FEB-1991 12:49:05.84
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NOTE 912.5    REPLY; Re;  GOING TO NEW MEXICO
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 YO!   Marty,
           The are several lakes with a large variety of fish here. 
The closest from Albuquerque is Cochiti (45min). It's supply is the Rio Grande
and is man made. It is 'no wake' and trout, bass and pike are the main
species. Fishing below the spillway from shore produces well as well 
as along the dam. 
 
            The real monster lake is Elephant Buette Lake 3hrs to the 
south. It's HUGE. The bass/walleye fishing is excellent but over shadowing 
that is striper fishing. Last week stripers of 50lb+ (36" girth!) have
been taken. Spawn season is March/April & should be great. I am sure 
you can rent boats here. Camping, marinas etc. is plentiful. Bring 
heavy gear for stripers - 30lb test & 1/2oz horse head jigs in white
and chartreuse are the best producers trolling. (Guide services are available)
NIGHTCRAWLER~~~~~~ bass & beer hunters is one of my favorites!   
 
            Navaho lake is North west ~ 3hrs and Conchas Lake is east 
but about 4hrs. Both are trout/pike/bass lakes with walleye as well.
Fenton lake is good for a canoe or from shore for trout.
 
           I'll send DonMac the NEW MEXICO fish regs when I get a 
chance. Well, got to go get the boat wet and make a rooster tail :-)
 
                         NIGHTCRAWLER!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 
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From: Broccoli spears are for killing broccoli <KWOOLDRIDGE%[email protected]>
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    Thanks for the great info ! 50 lb stripers ! I may never
    come back....:-)

From:	DECWRL::"KWOOLDRIDGE%[email protected]" "Broccoli spears are for killing broccoli"  1-FEB-1991 16:17:34.48

    YO- 
         A little more info on Elephant Buette lake in New Mexico:
 
     It's 40 THOUSAND ACRES, and rated as one of the top ten BASS
fishing lakes in the country. Pass this on to the dude who is 
transfering to APO. 
                            NIGHTCRAWLER!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

    Does Elephant Butte freeze in the winter ? Does anyone know
    the habits of landlocked stripers ? Do you troll deep, shallow ?
    Are downriggers used ? Do they hang in close to structure or
    do they suspend over deepwater ? Boy, I wish DEC would ship
    my 19 footer out for a year !
    
    Marty

According to a transplated New Mexican, it does not freeze.