Appendix I. 2015 Stocking Schedule
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Welcome to the Fisheries of New Mexico! New Mexico offers abundant angling opportunities for the public to enjoy. We have isolated mountain lakes, montane meadow streams, the rugged Rio Grande Gorge, large reservoirs with monster striped bass or lake trout, and the list goes on and on. New Mexico also supports a unique and diverse native fish fauna. Despite this diversity and the Department’s long contributions to wildlife conservation efforts, the Department has never developed a comprehensive plan which describes overarching vision for contemporary and future management for all fisheries in the state. Considering the modern challenges and conflicts within natural resource management, the Department recognized a clear need to better communicate with anglers, resource users, and the general public how we plan to manage a particular lake, stream, or river. I believe this Statewide Fisheries Management Plan does just that. While this is the first ever plan of such comprehensive scope in New Mexico, it really is a summary of the conventional knowledge, vision, and decades of work by the Department and its partners who work to conserve our aquatic resources. Our collective knowledge and vision is now readily available to all interested individuals. By being available to the general public, this document will help to explain the “why” behind our activities. I hope you find it useful to join the Department in conserving New Mexico’s wildlife for future generations. -Alexandra Sandoval, Director NMDGF Fisheries Management Plan 2015 Page 1 Table of Contents Introduction and Purpose of Plan ................................................................................................... 6 Scope and Organization of Plan ...................................................................................................... 7 Overview of NMDGF Fisheries Program ......................................................................................... 8 Statutory Authority ....................................................................................................................... 8 NMDGF Fisheries Program ............................................................................................................ 8 Fisheries Management Division Programmatic Priorities ............................................................ 9 Angler Survey Data ..................................................................................................................... 12 Funding ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Specific Information for Fish Species, Taxa, or Communities..................................................... 16 Identified Priority Projects and Needs for Further Investigation and Research .......................... 30 Evaluation of Hatchery Stocking ................................................................................................. 30 Habitat Restoration ..................................................................................................................... 31 Aquatic Invasive Species ............................................................................................................. 31 Species Recovery Efforts ............................................................................................................. 31 Statewide Fisheries Management .............................................................................................. 32 Watershed Descriptions and Fisheries Management................................................................... 33 Canadian Watershed and Clovis Area Waters ............................................................................ 34 HUC 11080001 Canadian Headwaters, HUC 11080002 Cimarron ......................................... 35 HUC 11080003 Upper Canadian, 11080005 Conchas ............................................................ 42 HUC 11080004 Mora .............................................................................................................. 44 HUC 11080006 Upper Canadian – Ute Reservoir and 11080007 Ute Creek .......................... 51 HUC 11040001 Cimarron Headwaters and 11100101 Upper Beaver .................................... 53 HUC 12050001 Yellow House Draw, 12050002 Blackwater Draw, 12050005 Running Water Draw ........................................................................................................................................ 55 Pecos Watershed ........................................................................................................................ 57 HUC 13060001 Pecos Headwaters – Headwaters to Santa Rosa ........................................... 58 HUC 13060003 Upper Pecos, 13060005 Arroyo del Macho, 13060006 Gallo Arroyo, 13060007 Upper Pecos – Long Arroyo, 13060008 Rio Hondo, 13060010 Rio Penasco, 13060011 Upper Pecos Black, 13070002 Delaware, 13070007 Landreth-Monument Draws, and 12080003 Monument Seminole Draws ........................................................................... 71 Tularosa Watershed .................................................................................................................... 84 HUC 13050003 Tularosa Valley ............................................................................................... 84 Rio Grande Watershed ............................................................................................................... 86 HUC 13010005 Conejos .......................................................................................................... 87 HUC 13020101 Upper Rio Grande .......................................................................................... 90 HUC 13020102 Rio Chama .................................................................................................... 106 HUC 13020201 Rio Grande - Santa Fe .................................................................................. 117 HUC 13020202 Jemez, 13020204 Rio Puerco, 13020207 Rio San Jose ................................ 120 NMDGF Fisheries Management Plan 2015 Page 2 HUC 13020203 Rio Grande-Albuquerque, 13020211 Elephant Butte Reservoir, 13030101 Caballo and 13030102 El Paso-Las Cruces ............................................................................ 128 Mimbres Watershed ................................................................................................................. 134 HUC 13030202 Mimbres ....................................................................................................... 134 Gila Watershed ......................................................................................................................... 135 HUC 15040001 Upper Gila .................................................................................................... 137 HUC 15040002 Upper Gila - Mangas .................................................................................... 147 HUC 15040004 San Francisco ............................................................................................... 149 San Juan Watershed ................................................................................................................. 154 HUC 14080101 Upper San Juan, 14080104 Animas, 14080105 Middle San Juan ............... 155 Zuni Watershed......................................................................................................................... 158 HUC 15020003 Carrizo Wash, 15020004 Zuni ...................................................................... 158 Appendix I. 2015 Stocking Schedule ........................................................................................... 160 Table of Figures Figure 1. Summary of New Mexico angler preferences for coldwater (e.g. trout and salmon) or warmwater (bass and catfish) angling in the state. Percentages represent a mean derived from annual angler phone surveys, 2000 to 2014. .............................................................. 13 Figure 2. Summary of New Mexico angler preference for harvesting game species derived from annual angler phone surveys, 2007 to 2014........................................................................ 14 Figure 3. Summary of New Mexico angler preference for fishing in areas they expect to find stocked fish, wild fish, or both, 2007 to 2014. This question was not asked in 2014. ........ 14 Figure 4. Summary of 2013 funding sources for the Fisheries Management Division. .............. 16 Figure 5. Canadian Headwaders and Cimarron Map Tiles .......................................................... 39 Figure 6. Canadian headwaters and Cimarron (Map 1 of 2) ....................................................... 40 Figure 7. Canadian headwaters and Cimarron (Map 2 of 2) ....................................................... 41 Figure 8. Upper Canadian and Conchas ...................................................................................... 43 Figure 9. Mora Map Tiles ............................................................................................................. 46 Figure 10. Mora (Map 1 of 4) ...................................................................................................... 47 Figure 11. Mora (Map 2 of 4) ...................................................................................................... 48 Figure 12. Mora (Map 3 of 4) .....................................................................................................