BRAZOS RIVER RANCH: Wow! The fishing on the ranch this

year is amazing. The fish seem to have made it through the winter exceptionally well and they are very hungry. Also it seems as though there are quite a few larger ones than usual, with lots caught in the over 20 inch range. The pictures in the sidebar to the right tell the whole story. Check out the top picture...  it is a 20" brook trout - pretty impressive. As well, the rainbows sure are big; way to go Craig and Darrin! If you are interested in fishing on the Brazos River Ranch, give us a call for more information and what dates are still available.

THE CHAMA:  As of this writing, the Chama is still running

very hard from the snowmelt, but it is starting to subside.This is actually a bit late in the year for this much run-off to still be occurring (but we'll take it!). The fishing should be really good at this time of year so we are going to make a trip up to the river to see what is happening. Give us a call for a report towards the end

of the week.

OTHER RIVERS & STREAMS: Conditions are improving daily throughout Northern New Mexico and we are trying to fish lots of spots to stay on top of things. Here are a few quick looks at some other rivers and streams we have been to recently: THE RIO GRANDE isn't fishing that well right now with a bit higher, off-color water. The fishing on THE SAN JUAN has been good all spring and should be excelent after the "flush". (See the article below). THE CONEJOS/ABEYTA RANCH is pretty much blown out with the flows getting up into the 1,500 cfs range. It probably will be at least a few weeks before the river conditions become fishable again. The streams of the Jemez drainage (E. FORK & SAN ANTONIO) have been fishing fairly well but the water levels are very low. This makes the fish very spooky and harder to catch. THE PECOS RIVER RANCH has had great fishing all year. The days we can get out there are limited this month. Give us a call to check availability.

The  picture above was taken at the Pecos River Ranch on 5/21.
What a nice 23.5" fish - congratulations to Andy! 

Land of Enchantment Guides is happy to announce that we are now working with The Cimarroncita Ranch on the Cimarron River. The ranch offers 2 miles of private water that is full of good sized wild brown trout. The river flows through a large meadow that is interspersed with cottonwoods, pines and willows. There are some really nice pools and undercut banks which hold lots of fish. The streambed/bottom is mostly medium sized cobble which makes for easy wading. This type of bottom structure also creates an incredible habitat for insects - this means great hatches and lots of food for the fish!

We fished the Cimarroncita Ranch a few weeks ago and the fishing was excellent. The most productive method was nymphing; we actually had a few doubles! In the early afternoon, we tried some hoppers on the surface and had very good luck with them. As the season progresses, the dry fly fishing will get better and better. The Cimarron is a river where, quite often, one can fish strictly dry flies for a whole day and do very well. Being a tailwater that comes out of Eagle's Nest Lake, the water flows are well regulated. This means that the river almost always has a sufficient amount of water for great fishing, even in the driest of conditions.

The Cimarroncita Ranch is about a 2 hour drive, heading north from Santa Fe. Once you get past Espanola, it is a beautiful drive along the Rio Grande and then east through the mountains to Ute Park and then paralleling the Cimarron River. Along with its private stretch of the Cimarron's "Dream Water", the ranch offers great accommodations and wonderful meals. We would encourage anyone to consider at least an overnight stay and a couple of days of fishing at the Cimarroncita - you won't regret it.