Hunting & Fishing

Enjoy absolutely private flyfishing on your own private lake and experience the peace and tranquility of a secluded guest ranch. Fish from dawn till dusk or take a break and go on a nature hike or simply take a relaxing nap. June thru September offer the best weather for fishing with July and August having the best dry fly action. Blackfire is catch & release only. BlackFire Ranch is well known for its behemoth size trout. BlackFire Ranch offers rainbow trout, cutbow, and brown trout for your fishing pleasure. When other waters become crowded, BlackFire is not, you have the entire ranch all to yourselves.<br/>

Located in northeastern New Mexico, the CS Cattle Company covers over 200,000 acres of privately owned plains, foothills and mountain country. The CS Ranch has been family owned and operated since 1873. This makes the ranch a very unique and historical place. The CS Ranch and the Davis family have been featured in numerous books, magazines, advertisements and TV documentaries. In addition to being a working cattle ranch, the CS offers some fantastic Antelope hunting, Deer hunting and Elk hunting.<br/>

Consider James Baird's Circle Heart Outfitters for your next hunt. This past season was a good one, Circle Heart Outfitters hunters had great success and were able to enjoy this beautiful country. Circle Heart Outfitters was glad to see some old friends and happy to make some new ones this past season. Everyone has some great times in the field, as well as in camp. Enjoy the camaraderie Circle Heart Outfitters always enjoy in camps; the majestic big country; and most of all, a hunt you can remember for a lifetime.<br/>

The beautiful Conejos River. Flowing from the San Juan Wilderness in southern Colorado north of Chama New Mexico to the Rio Grande on the new Mexico Colorado border the Conejos provides fly fishing anglers excellent rainbow and brown trout fishing. Guest Ranches, Fishing Lodges and Camping Areas along the Conejos' path offer the summer vacationer the ultimate high country mountain vacation experience. 6000 acre Platoro Reservoir near Platoro, Colorado has great fishing, camping, hiking, back packing canoeing and boating. Nearby towns of Antonito, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico are home to the historic narrow guage steam powered Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Tickets my be purchased in Antonito or Chama for this spectacular mountain railroad train ride. Fly fishing is not the only activity on the Conejos River. Numerous hiking and mountain biking trials originate on the Conejos' banks, climbing through alpine meadows and Aspen forests to the San Jaun wilderness peaks. Elk, Mule Deer and Beaver are plentiful along the Conejos. The Conejos River is a photographers dreamscape!

Doc Thompson, an independent fly fishing guide, has been stalking wild trout in Northern New Mexico's many gems for 2 decades. First discovering the lure of the Waters of Enchantment while backpacking the mountains of the Philmont Scout Ranch. Thompson moved to New Mexico full-time after working and fishing many seasons at Philmont. Doc's patience and calm demeanor presents a comfortable atmosphere for guiding anglers new to the sport as well as teaching new tricks to old dogs who have been fly fishing for years. Thompson presents numerous slide shows and seminars for clubs and fly shops throughout the Southwest and Midwest on dry fly fishing his favorite waters. Doc is an accomplished writer as well, contributing articles, essays and photos to magazines and books.<br/>

Constructed in 1918 by ranchers Charles and Frank Springer for irrigation Eagle Nest Lake offers anglers excellent oppertunities for Rainbow Trout and Kokanee Salmon fishing. This 2200 acre lake is situated in high country Moreno Valley New Mexico adjacent to the village of Eagle Nest. Only 15 minutes away is the ski and golf resort of Angel Fire, 30 minutes to Red River and 45 minutes from Taos and Taos Pueblo. Anglers fishing the lake in July and August will enjoy a welcome releif from the summers heat in the flat lands of neighboring Oklahoma and Texas. Regular vistors to the area are very familiar with the wabundance of wildlife the area is noted for. Elk, Bear, Mule Deer and the occassional Bald Eagle are regularly seen by Eagle Nest Lake trout and salmon anglers. Many choices of accommodations await. Nearby Monte Verde Ranch, campgrounds and motels in Angel Fire and Eagle Nest are convenient to the lake. Treat yourself and family to the cool mountain air in northern New Mexico at Eagle Nest Lake for your next summer vacation.

Ed Adams knowledge of the many streams and rivers of Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado is unparalleled and his enthusiasm and patient fly fishing instructional techniques provide his clientele with a unique angling experience regardless of their skill level. This site features: the waters, New Mexico Fly Fishing Reports, River Schedule. Cimarron River, Costilla River, Conejos River, Culebra River, Rio Grande River, Red River.<br/>

High Mountain Angler is a home owned and operated business located in Taos, New Mexico offering beautiful handcrafted fishing rods, along with quality fishing guide service for any type of fishing. Located in the middle of the Southwest's best trout waters High Mountain Angler offers a lifetime of area knowledge on all local streams in Northern New Mexico.

This site offers hunting expedition with Pete Trujillo in the mountains of northern New Mexico. Elk, Mule Deer, Bear, Cougar, Bighorn Sheep Antelope, and Exotics. Abundant game. A trophy hunter's paradise. Carson and Santa Fe National Forests.<br/>

Jeff Roller grew up in a large family on the Santa Clara Pueblo Indian Reservation, which is located approximately 30 miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico along the Rio Grande River and stretches into the Jemez Mountains to the West. He comes from a long line of famous potters and hunters. When you talk about ingrained hunting methods and skills, you might say that Jeff’s family has been hunting these mountains, for thousands of years. Jeff is a very accomplished horseman who trains all his horses himself for hunting and packing out elk and deer. Jeff has been guiding hunts for six years and has approximately a 75% success rate with all of his hunters given at least one opportunity to take an animal during their hunt. All of Jeff’s guides are family and friends from Santa Clara Pueblo and they have all been hunting deer and elk in the Jemez mountains as well as other parts of the state, all their lives. The skills which Jeff and his guides possess to take game, have been handed down generation after generation throughout the ages. Jeff and all of his guides are extremely skilled in finding, calling and stalking into very close proximity with game. Jeff’s native american beliefs about hunting are always prevalent while he hunts and are definitely congruent when guiding hunters. His hunts are conducted in a very respectful and spiritual manner which makes for a special, peaceful and honorable experience for his hunters.