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Eagle Nest Lake Opens for Ice Fishing
Fishing access is restricted to foot traffic; motor vehicles are not permitted on the ice at this time. Ice thickness measurements taken by the New Mexico State Parks Division have met requirements for walk-in access to the lake according to criteria established by the Department of Game and Fish and State Parks.
The State Parks Division has a formal procedure for checking the depth of ice. The ice thickness is measured starting at the shoreline and progressing out over the lake. When the ice is of a thickness and quality that is considered safe, the lake is opened to ice fishing. Park staff continually makes visual checks of the ice looking for cracks, water on top of the ice and open water, all signs that the ice may not be safe for anglers.
For more information and current updates about ice conditions, please contact Eagle Nest Lake State Park, (575) 377-1594. For questions about fishing in northeastern New Mexico, call the Department of Game and Fish in Raton, (575) 445-2311. Information also is available on the Department of Game and Fish or New Mexico State Parks respective websites, www.wildlife.state.nm.us and www.nmparks.com.
New RV Resort at Elephant Butte Lake
You’ll find the RV Resort just a quarter of a mile from the entrance to Elephant Butte Lake State Park, which contains the largest lake in New Mexico. The Resort is the perfect staging location for planning activities and outings for Spaceport America Tours, Bosque Del Apache Bird Refuge and Ghost Towns.
We have discounts on the daily rates and some weekly and monthly sites have been reduced for the winter.
The Resort has a friendly home like atmosphere. With all the amenities, places of interest to visit and the lake, it’s the perfect place to spend a few days, your vacation, or your life.
Elephant Butte Lake RV Resort (EBLRVR) offers 140 full hook-up sites with big rig, level sites up to 70 feet. 20, 30 and 50 amp service is available. They have daily, weekly or monthly rates, cable TV, covered patio with picnic tables and BBQ grills by the lounges. Elephant Butte Lake RV Resort offers free Wi-Fi.
Elephant Butte Lake offers 35,000 surface acres of water available for public use. Elephant Butte Lake has three marinas and Caballo Lake has one marina. Boat rentals of all kinds, such as houseboats, jet skiis, and ski-boats are available at the marinas.
Just minutes from Elephant Butte Lake RV Resort you’ll find: Historic Villages, Hot Mineral Baths, Geronimo springs Museum, Veterans’ Memorial Park & Museum, Pioneer Store Museum and Spaceport America.
Elephant Butte Lake has excellent fishing. Fish for Stripers and other types of Bass, Walleye, Blue Catfish, Sunfish, Bluegill, Crappie and Trout.
You may enjoy exciting water sports: Sailing, Boating, Windsurfing, jet-skiing, Waterskiing, Canoeing, and Swimming.
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority is pleased to offer public tours of Spaceport America. Sun Tours, Inc. provides a three hour journey to the Spaceport. Tours are on Friday, Saturday and Sundays at 9:00am and 1:00pm. Sunday Tour is at 9:00am only. A pick up point is our sister property, Elephant Butte Inn & Spa, across the street from the Resort.
Other local activities include:
- Hiking and biking
- Bird watching
- Tennis
- Fishing
- Golf
- ATV Trails
- Ghost towns
- Gold panning
- Abandoned cavalry forts
- Art galleries
- Indian petroglyphs
- Boating
The unusual Combination of mild winters, moderate summers and low year-round humidity makes Elephant Butte an ideal place to be. The area experiences four mild seasons and has endless amounts of sunshine!
EAGLE NEST LAKE PIKE
Northern pike were illegally stocked in Eagle Nest Lake. Recent surveys have indicated populations of the predatory fish have increased substantially and include four-year age classes with fish ranging in size from 12 to 30 inches. Northern pike have been known to destroy salmonid fisheries throughout North America. Proposed regulations would remove daily harvest and possession limits for pike, make it unlawful to release a live pike back into the lake, and remove northern pike from the waste-of-game fish protection.
Thursday’s meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room C of the University of New Mexico Continuing Education Conference Center, 1634 University Blvd. NE, in Albuquerque. The full agenda, detailed agenda-item briefings and other information are available on the Department of Game and Fish website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us, or by calling (505) 476-8008. Details of proposed rules and opportunities to comment about them also are available on the website.
Other agenda items include:
- Discussion of proposed agreements with private landowners that would give public hunters access to private land to hunt bighorn sheep in the Fra Cristobal and Culebras mountains in 2012. The agreements would allow the Department of Game and Fish to offer the first public hunting opportunities for bighorn sheep on private land. The agreements would give landowners reciprocal hunting opportunities.
- Proposed amendments to elk hunting rules that would modify eligibility requirements for the Youth Encouragement Elk Hunts and increase hunting opportunities.
- Discussion of options for future allocations of Habitat Stamp Program funds that provide for wildlife habitat improvements on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands.
The State Game Commission is composed of seven members who represent the state’s diverse interests in wildlife-associated recreation and conservation. Members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. Current members are Chairman Jim McClintic, Vice-chairman Thomas “Dick” Salopek, Tom Arvas, Bill Montoya, Scott Bidegain, Robert Hoffman and Robert Espinoza Sr.
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the meeting, please contact Sonya Quintana, (505) 476-8030. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible forms.
The BLM Considers a Proposal to Expand the Rocky Mountain Pumice Mine
The proposed project is located about 5.5 miles west of Española along Forest Road 144 and would involve development of pumice on about 380 more acres than are presently being mined on lands owned by CR Minerals. The existing mine has been in operation since the early 1960’s and was purchased by CR Minerals in 1998.
While the project involves the phased migration of mining onto adjacent public lands, the current levels of operation and productivity are not expected to change, except for typical, market-driven fluctuations. The project also includes interim reclamation of mined-out areas not needed for stockpiling. If approved, operation of the mine could potentially be extended for over 30 years.
The EA is available for review online at http://www.blm.gov/nm/taos. Copies are also available for viewing at the Taos Field Office on 226 Cruz Alta Road.
Mail comments to Brad Higdon, BLM Taos Field Office, 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM 87571 or by e-mail to bhigdon@blm.gov. For more information, call (575) 758-8851.