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Rio Grande Gorge Trout Stocking
posted by Karen Denison : 8:39 AM
Scheduled for March 4, 2009
As in years past, our friend Eric Frey at New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is asking for volunteers to help with transplanting trout into the Rio Grande Gorge. New this year is that they will be transplanting 3-4-inch Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout rather than Brown Trout fry.
From Eric: For those of you that have volunteered in the past it all will be the same. We will pack the fish in plastic containers or bags onto frame backpacks and hike them into the Wild and Scenic portion of the Rio Grande. The hike (down, stocking, and back up) normally takes about 3 to 4 hours. Volunteers should plan to bring warm clothes, good hiking boots, and water. I will have plenty of frame packs, fish, and water containers. We will plan to meet at the La Junta trailhead at 10 AM on March 4. To get to the trailhead from Questa: go north about 3 miles on NM522, then turn west (left) onto NM378 through Cerro. Follow 378 into the BLM Wild and Scenic Area and follow the road to the La Junta trailhead.
For questions or more information, contact Eric at eric.frey@state.nm.us.
As in years past, our friend Eric Frey at New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is asking for volunteers to help with transplanting trout into the Rio Grande Gorge. New this year is that they will be transplanting 3-4-inch Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout rather than Brown Trout fry.
From Eric: For those of you that have volunteered in the past it all will be the same. We will pack the fish in plastic containers or bags onto frame backpacks and hike them into the Wild and Scenic portion of the Rio Grande. The hike (down, stocking, and back up) normally takes about 3 to 4 hours. Volunteers should plan to bring warm clothes, good hiking boots, and water. I will have plenty of frame packs, fish, and water containers. We will plan to meet at the La Junta trailhead at 10 AM on March 4. To get to the trailhead from Questa: go north about 3 miles on NM522, then turn west (left) onto NM378 through Cerro. Follow 378 into the BLM Wild and Scenic Area and follow the road to the La Junta trailhead.
For questions or more information, contact Eric at eric.frey@state.nm.us.
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