Fishing Calendar

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education Program staff will be fishing with two pre-K classes from Grants-Cibola County Schools totaling 32 students at Grants Riverwalk Park Pond on April 25, 2025. The event is closed to the public.

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education Program staff will be working with 56 fourth-graders from Mesa View Elementary School in Grants, N.M., at Riverwalk Park Pond on April 29, 2025. There will be three rotating stations for the kids including fishing, a casting skills station and a third activity station to be [...]

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Aquatic Education Program staff will be fishing with between 80-100 kindergarten students from McCoy and Lydia Rippey elementary schools in Aztec, N.M. There will be three rotating stations for the kids: Station # 1 Fishing Station # 2 Casting Skills Station # 3 Animal trunk display with NMDGF [...]

This class is open to any lady interested in learning the basics of fly fishing. This session will focus on fly fishing equipment selection, knot tying, selecting lures/flies, reading the water for best catching results, skills to hook, land and release a fish, what you need before you go and much more! This is a [...]

DETAILS: Class for adults (over 18) who have limited fishing experience. Learn how to cast, fish identification, fishing techniques, equipment and gear, knot tying, and rules and regulations. We won’t be fishing but you’ll learn everything necessary to catch black bass, bluegill, catfish, crappie, walleye, white bass and yellow perch. Participants are welcome (but not [...]