NMDGF Fishing Calendar

Welcome to our fishing calendar, posting the latest events, deadlines, and important date announcements from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. The full department-wide calendar can be found under Home → NMDGF Calendar.

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education Program staff will be working with first-graders from Sydney Gutierrez K-8 Charter School in Roswell, N.M., on April 21, 2025. Students will prepare for fishing at Lake Van on April 22. This event is closed to the public.

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education Program staff will be fishing with 42 first-graders from Sydney Gutierrez K-8 Charter School at Lake Van on April 22, 2025. This event is closed to the public.

Fishing with Grants, NM Pre-K students

April 25 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education Program staff will be fishing with two pre-K classes from Grants-Cibola County Schools totaling 32 students at Grants Riverwalk Park Pond on April 25, 2025. The event is closed to the public.

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education Program staff will be working with 56 fourth-graders from Mesa View Elementary School in Grants, N.M., at Riverwalk Park Pond on April 29, 2025. There will be three rotating stations for the kids including fishing, a casting skills station and a third activity station to be [...]

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education Program staff will be fishing with between 80-100 kindergarten students from McCoy and Lydia Rippey elementary schools in Aztec, N.M. There will be three rotating stations for the kids: Station # 1 Fishing Station # 2 Casting Skills Station # 3 Animal trunk display with NMDGF [...]

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