Truchas Chapter Trout Unlimited
Conserving, protecting, and restoring northern New Mexico’s cold-water fisheries and their watersheds—It all starts with you!
Trout Unlimited members can join at an introductory half-price rate of $17.50 for the first year, with $15 staying local to support Truchas Chapter’s work.
Why join Trout Unlimited?
About Us
Trout Unlimited, a national organization of over 150,000 members, is dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. Its vision is to ensure that robust populations of native and wild coldwater fish once again thrive within their North American range, so that our children can enjoy healthy fisheries in their home waters.
The Truchas Chapter works to carry out TU’s vision in the waters of northern New Mexico through our conservation projects, youth programs, fundraising efforts, communications, and advocacy.
Recent News
Trout Unlimited CEO Chris Wood to Speak at “Casting for the Future” Event
The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited is pleased to present “Casting for the Future,” a special event dedicated to conservation, community, and the future of cold-water fisheries. The event, set for April 10 2025 at La Fonda’s La Terraza & Patio Garden, will feature a keynote address…
Winter Fly Fishing: A Perfect Start to the Dry Fly Season
It started like any other winter fly fishing day: indicator, weight, double nymph rig, and the search for a good run. A couple of nice rainbows were hooked and then lost in the fast-moving current—a promising start. But around 11…
The 2025-2026 License Year is Here!
🎣🚨 APRIL FOOLS… or is it? 👀 Before you head out to your favorite fishing spot today, here’s a little prank that’s actually true: Your New Mexico fishing license might be expired! 🗓️🐟 Yep, no joke! Don’t get caught with…
Conservation and Community Activities
Negotiated a water rights lease for Trout Springs Ranch, a first of its kind program to reserve water use for our wildlife similar to programs that lease water for agricultural purposes
Provided funding on El Rito Creek to fix a barrier that protects the endangered indigenous state fish (Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout) from aggressive introduced species that can outcompete them for habitat.