NMDGF Feature Articles
Seven Springs Kids’ Pond closed due to McKinney Fire
The kids’ pond at Seven Springs Hatchery, located four miles north of Fenton Lake State Park in Sandoval County, is closed because of firefighting efforts surrounding the McKinney Fire. […]
Governor’s Special Hunt Auction Online for 2023
New Mexico – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, pursuant to 2007 legislation, has authorized the auctioning of eight big-game hunts to benefit the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF). […]
White-nose syndrome detected in New Mexico
SANTA FE – For the first time, white-nose syndrome (WNS), a disease of hibernating bats, has been confirmed in New Mexico. Samples from two live bats and two deceased bats were collected in […]
Salmon Snagging at Heron Lake, New Mexico
Here is an instructional video on snagging for kokanee salmon at Heron Lake. Our New Mexico Wildlife Magazine editor, Zen Mocarski captured the video clips we used to edit this […]
Building Healthier Fisheries: Eagle Rock Lake
Following the loss of a mine that sustained the Questa, NM economy for years, the small village needed to look in a new direction. As it turned out, a quick peek outside a window provided […]
Winter Fish Stocking
Anglers, don’t put away your fishing rod just yet. The Department of Game and Fish will be stocking trout all winter in the ponds at Tingley Beach and in the […]
Catch Fish with a Fly on a Bubble
Check out our video on how easy it is to catch trout and other fish using flies and a bubble on your spin casting rod and reel. Read about it […]
A Big Fish Story
Anglers should be catching fatter fish this summer because the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is growing them even bigger than ever.
“I don’t know what they’re feeding them […]