
[Interview starts at 37:18]
This week, we are talking about native trout, specifically the Rio Grande cutthroat of New Mexico. It’s a story of two communities–one a small New Mexico town and the other the Taos Pueblo tribe–told by Toner Mitchell of Trout Unlimited, and Talisa Puentes Ortega, a biologist who worked on the project with the Taos Pueblo.
In the Fly Box, we have lots of questions, as usual, including:
- Can I use Dragon Tails for trout spey?
- Can I use scaled-down versions of classic salmon and steelhead for trout?
- Can I fix a cut in my 5-weight line?
- Do you ever wish you could go back in time and fish a particular river?
- Why do people often recommend different flies for tailwaters as opposed to freestone rivers?
- How should I rinse my Clearwater reel after fishing in salt water?
- Do creek chubs in a river indicate the absence of trout?
- Should I boil my leaders to straighten them?
- My buddy and I caught nice bass on small nymphs while fishing for sunfish. Is this a fluke?
- What are your recommendations for wet-wading gear?
- I bought a hen cape and realize it’s not good for dry flies. What can I use it for?
- What rod should I get for going after carp, smallmouths, steelhead, and Pacific salmon?
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