Fly-Fishing in Northern New Mexico [Paperback]

Craig Martin (Editor), Ron Lujan (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1991

Completely revised and updated, Fly Fishing in Northern New Mexico is a comprehensive guide to more than thirty streams and twelve lakes. This revised edition contains new, specialized information on access, equipment, stream characteristics, trout species and size, timing of insect hatches, as well as artificial fly patterns likely to result in success. Local anglers and visitors alike will be able to plan more productive outings while exploring new fishing areas and different species of fish.

From the trophy waters of the San Juan and Rio Grande to the Chama and the Brazos, New Mexico is home to more than four thousand miles of cold-water streams teeming with cutthroat, brown, rainbow, and brook trout. With the state's year round fishing season, anglers can find water matched to any level of skill and style of fly fishing.

In addition to chapters devoted to specific streams and lakes, the book includes detailed maps, important information on regulations, the fishing year and environmental concerns.

--This text refers to the Plastic Comb edition.

Editorial Reviews

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The revised edition of this comprehensive fishing classic. --This text refers to the Plastic Comb edition.

About the Author

Craig Martin is a freelance writer (and avid angler) living in Los Alamos, where he has been project manager for several grants related to watershed recovery after the Cerro Grande fire of 2000. --This text refers to the Plastic Comb edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082631290X
• ISBN-13: 978-0826312907
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #700,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Craig Martin fell in love with the mountains of New Mexico at the age of twelve when a fellow Boy Scout shared pictures of his trip to Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron. He has lived in New Mexico since 1987, exploring the state on foot, bike, skis, or with a fly rod in hand.

His first experience with a Pulaski was in 1981 as a ranger at Saguaro National Park, working a trail in the Rincon Mountains. After several years teaching middle school science, he and his family moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he launched a career as a freelance writer. Over the next decade plus, Martin wrote 20 books, more than 100 magazine articles, and for five years contributed a weekly trail column to the Santa Fe New Mexican.

Martin's writing focuses on defining a sense of place. His work includes guidebooks to outdoor recreation and local history.

In May 2000, the Cerro Grande fire ripped through Los Alamos and melted Martin's diverse career threads into a single fiber. As project manager for the Volunteer Task Force, Martin helped coordinate the rebuilding of the trails around Los Alamos. Over the next three years, he supervised dozens of trail projects that involved more than 3,000 volunteers. For his work on the trail system, as well as his organization of the planting of 28,000 pine seedlings in the burned area and the hand seeding of 43 acres, Martin was awarded a 2001 National Volunteer of the Year Award from the Points of Light Foundation. In 2002, Martin received the Chief's Award from the United States Forest Service.

Martin currently serves as Open Space and Trails Specialist for his hometown. He lives on the edge of the Santa Fe National Forest with his wife, June.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best guide to Northern New Mexico fly fishing available., January 28, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Fly-Fishing in Northern New Mexico (Paperback)

This is the most comprehensive guide to fly fishing Northern New Mexico. You'll find virtually every fishable piece of water in this guide. The book is divided up into sections concentrating on specific bodies of water. Each section is written by a local expert. There are excellent, easy to read maps for all the rivers and lakes as well. A must for visiting Northern New Mexico

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Guide for Northern New Mexico, August 6, 2001

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James Mosley (Rio Rancho, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fly-Fishing in Northern New Mexico (Paperback)

As a new Fly fisher I bought this book when it was first published. This book has become an indispensible guide for my fly fishing. Recently I used the information for a stream in the Jemez Mountains and had a very productive day. The maps are very good. The information is right on as well. If you come to New Mexico to fly fish this is the book to have to increase your enjoyment!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fly-Fishing in Northern New Mexico, July 29, 2001

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Pete Wilson "highdesertangler" (Monterey, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fly-Fishing in Northern New Mexico (Paperback)

Having grown up, lived-in and travelled extensively in this area, this book is a must-have for any fly fisherman interested in Northern New Mexico. The maps, hatches and river recommendations are on the mark -- highly recommended.