Jicarilla Fishing Blog

October 18th 2021

Folks,

Fall has arrived in full her glory, with snow on a lot of the high peaks around the area and below freezing temperatures at night. Water surface temperatures have ranged between 48-53 degrees making fishing pretty hot. No reports have been submitted but talking to some folks around town it appears fishing has been stellar. Fish between 10-19" being regularlly caught on flies and lures. The water bobber and wooly bugger trick was getting plenty of action today at Embom. 

Two fish tags have been turned in for prizes thus far. Still many tags in both Embom and Mundo waiting to be collected!

Good luck fishing,

J.

Day Permits

Just a reminder: Day permits are valid from midnight to midnight of the day selected. They are not valid 24 hours from purchase, only the 24 hours that comprise the day listed on the permit. If you purchase a permit for the 30th at noon on the 30th it is valid for 11 hours and 59 minutes. This is industry standard across all permitted fishing I'm aware of.

Hope this clears up some confusion I have been hearing.

Non-Tribal Member Season Open

Folks,

2021 Fishing Guests- as the Jicarilla Apache Nation continues to address the many challenges associated with the pandemic, we intend to move forward with an Abbreviated 2021-2022 fishing season. We will constantly monitor the latest public health information and safety protocols, and will do so throughout the season. The Jicarilla Apache Nation mandates masks in public places, social distancing, and strongly recommends visitors receive the COVID-19 vaccine prior to arriving. We respectfully request that our guests simply stay home if you don’t feel well. It will take all of us to make this fishing season healthy and successful. Thank you for your patience, cooperation, and understanding.

As of today September 20th, 2021 NTM Fishing is open. Due to the pandemic there have been some changes to the normal season and permitting process, all of those changes can be found in the 2021-2022 Non-Tribal Member Proclamation that is posted to the website. Please review the Proclamation before fishing.

At this time permits are only available in our Dulce Office during normal business hours!

As a welcome back we tagged some trout in Embom and Mundo. To collect a prize bring the tag to the Game & Fish Office during normal business hours. Tags are located on the back of the trout near the dorsal fin, tags are orange in color. Grab the tag as close to the fish as possible and pull hard to remove. If you are a catch and release kind of angler just remove the tag and return the fish. 

-The Fish Crew

Update 07 March 2021

Attention Non-Tribal Member Anglers:

The Jicarilla Game & Fish Department is tentatively planning to open Non-Tribal Fishing at our world-famous lakes starting in the Fall of 2021.  

We understand what fishing at our lakes means to you, and hope you know that your contribution to recreational fisheries and fish conservation is significant and means a lot to us. Please look forward to updates as they become available on the fishing blog.

We are slowly re-integrating into the office and field season is right around the corner. Please contact The Fish Crew at jicarillafishqs@gmail.com or via phone at the office (575)-759-3255.

Please stay safe and we hope to see you soon,

~The Fish Crew

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Fish Folks!!!

Just a reminder the Nation remains closed to non-tribal fishing and recreational activities at this time. As stated in the original memos and announcements this closure will remain in effect at least until the end of the permit season, at that time the situation will be reevaluated. 

We miss our anglers as much as you miss the fishing, I promise.

Please stay safe and look after eachother. Let's continue to hope we can put this behind us as quickly as possible and return to our fishing.

J.

09 December 2020

Folks,

I know it has been a long absence but with the closure priorities have been shifted to other duties, and it turns out there are a lot of other duties.

We remain closed to recreational fishing activities. 

I know a lot of you are chomping at the bit, and truthfully we are too.

From the Jicarilla Game & Fish Department a Safe and Happy Holiday Season to you and yours!

J.

2020 Closure Announced

Please see the attached Executive Order:

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As always The Fisheries Crew is available via e-mail jicarillafishqs@gmail.com for questions.

Hope all is well with you and yours,

J.

Checking In

Folks,

Sorry for the long absence, but the Fish Crew has been doing a little fishing of their own. 

There are no updates or changes to the current closure.

We will keep you up to date as soon as new information becomes available.

J.

25 June 2020

We have been getting quite a few Non-Tribal anglers showing up and attempting to fish. Which is sort of curious since none of these anglers had a fishing permit as we are not selling them due to the closure.  Fishing without a permit is a serious offense as is violating the closure both carry 500.00 dollar fines and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Respecting the closure will increase the likelihood of an earlier opening.

Please spread the word, there are way too many rumors circling the fishing community in places like Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Bernalillo, and beyond...

Stay safe out there folks,

J.

22 June 2020