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APRIL
17 MONDAY
(by
Terry)
We on the other hand have been taking it easy. I did not feel well on Saturday and Sunday, but feel better today., and Ron did not have the time to get the web site updated. Went fishing today, but did not do very well. Fished in the Flats above the Texas hole. Lots of very shallow, crystal clear water in braided channels. Was advised to use a 6x tippet, and very small flies, size 24. I had one fish that I was able to hook up, but it broke the tippet as soon as I set the hook. The rest of the Afternoon was spent casting over additional fish, but I could not get them to play with me. Will be running into Town later to see if I can pick up any tips or hints. Quit fishing about 5:00 pm as the wind was coming up and at times was quit gusty. Our Weather Watcher program had a warning posted on the screen advising that there was a wind advisory for NW New Mexico till 8:00 this evening. Have to fix my wading boots each time I go out to fish. The felt sole is delaminating, and I can not glue it until I have had a chance to clean the felt and get everything completely dry, until then I duct tape the sole each morning and it will last the day. There has been one comment about the appearance of my boot, but I am not going to take a couple of days off from fishing when I have all summer to fix the boots. Am thinking about adding removable cleats to the boot when I reglue the soles.
APRIL 18 TUESDAY (By
Ron)
APRIL 19 WEDNESDAY We had
to decide today if we were going to move out tomorrow or stay through the
weekend. We have been here for 10 days now. It is time to dump and do we
pull all the stuff out and do it in place or just head out in the morning
and dump in the campground fac. So it was time to do a little research
on the net to see where to go and where to stay on the road ahead.
It will be US 64 across northern NM. We would like to stay at Heron Lake
State park and see how the fishing is on the Chama river (may be to muddy)
But Oh
I had a good day when we went to Bloomfield today to get propane, diesel,
and groceries.
APRIL
20 THURSDAY
We were also a little leery of the road, it had been reported to us that the road was a very difficult pull and that we might have trouble getting through, steep grades, narrow road etc.. All the reports were wrong. There are some portions where there are long grades, but no posted steep grades. It was a nice drive, the road had been rebuilt a few yrs back and had held up well. We could recommend this as a good drive. Wanted to see what the Rio Chama was like, had read a bit about it on the internet at some of the Fly Fishing Sites, but had only a little information. Had been told at Abe's Fly shop that the river above the dam at El Vado Lake would be off color with spring run off and not fishable. They were right. The good stretches of public water above Chama will have to wait till next time. Below the dam at El Vado Lake the water looked to be clear, but access is limited, private water and all that crap. We ended up at El Vado State park, and we are the only ones here. When we pulled in the sign at the entrance said they had no water. When we talked to the Parks employee who was cleaning up the grounds he stated that they were going to try and get the water system up and running tomorrow.
Here we are an electric and water site with no water. We asked if the camping fees would be reduced due to the lack of weather, but the Park Employee could not give us an answer. It is $14 they might reduce it just for us. Tomorrow we will head further East, We want to get a good start so we can get settled in before the week end campers get off of work. We intend to be somewhere in the Taos area. Tune in tomorrow to se if things go as planned. We plan to head to the Orilla Verde Rec Area. See the map above. We left
El Vado State park, and heading down US 84. Stopped for diesel at
$3.10 a gal. I just didn't think I wanted to head over the pass on US 64
going twd Taos.
While I am updating this Terry
is off fishing. Many miles of what looks like prime waters. May stay here
for several days. Here is the BLM Orilla
Verde Recreation Area web site Check out the pdf visitor's
guide.
APRIL 22 SATURDAY We went for a drive and took the THE ENCHANTED CIRCLE drive.
Route: From Taos Plaza, Hwy.
64 north to Hwy. 522 north to Questa; Hwy. 38 east to Red River, then south
to Eagle Nest and Angel Fire; Hwy. 64 west to Taos.
Came back to downtown Taos for
a little tourist trap entrapment.
Got back to the campground just
in time for "A Prairie Home Companion w/ Garrison Kellor" streaming
on the interent. No npr down in thic canyon. Terry is off the visitor
center to ask if the $3 a day charge applies to campers to park and fish
the river. It is overcast and still warm at over 75.
APRIL 23 SUNDAY What can
I say about Sunday... read the paper and contemplate life in general is
the
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