20 of 326 catchable-size Rio Grande cutthroat trout. Might as well enjoy the beauty of New Mexico’s outdoors.įenton Lake State Park in the Jemez Mountains is open. There’s a lot more elbow room on our lakes and streams than there was during the summer. The low streamlows are making conditions for late-season fly fishing ideal. The smaller, high-elevation lakes are still accessible and fishing has been good. At least the mild winters have led to fewer nights where driving in the snow made for a difficult trip. They were a comforting sight while driving in winter on the stretches of lonely rural highways we have in New Mexico. Some homes have already been brightened with Christmas lights. With so many of the recent winters being warmer and drier than they used to be, you can’t help but wonder if we are now looking at a new normal. With a La Nina effect forecast for the next few months, the prospects for a good early ski season and heavy spring runoff to help fill our sadly-depleted reservoirs are not looking good. Looking up into the mountains and remembering years when by now they were white with snow with another storm on the way, one wonders if we are in for another winter without a good snowpack. A little more than a week away from Thanksgiving and the weather remains warm and dry.
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