New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX, Issue 3 / February 13, 2018

This is an amendment to 19.31.4 NMAC, Section 11, effective April 1, 2018. In 19.31.4.11 NMAC, Subsections B and C were not published as there were no changes. In Subsection A, only Item (ii) of Subparagraph (a) of Paragraph 4 is being amended.

19.31.4.11 DAILY BAG, POSSESSION LIMITS AND REQUIREMENTS OR CONDITIONS:

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(ii) The daily bag limit shall be two trout and no more than two trout shall be in possession while fishing in the portions of the following waters. Anglers must stop fishing in those waters when the daily bag limit is reached.

Water name	Portion	County	Exception
Gilita creek and tributaries	From its confluence with Snow creek upstream to its headwaters including Willow and Little Turkey creek	Catron	bag and possession limits for rainbow trout, brown trout, and brook trout are unlimited
Mineral creek	From its confluence with San Francisco river to its headwaters	Catron
Whitewater creek	From Catwalk National Recreation Trail parking area upstream to headwaters including all tributaries	Catron
Shuree lakes	Within the Valle Vidal (Vermejo tract-Carson national forest	Colfax
Vermejo river and its tributaries	From the Vermejo Park ranch boundary upstream to its headwaters	Colfax	bag and possession limits for rainbow trout, brown trout, and brook trout are unlimited
Rio Ruidoso	From Fridenbloom drive upstream to the boundary between the Mescalero Apache reservation and the city of Ruidoso	Lincoln
All waters within or adjacent to the Edward Sargent wildlife area	Including the Rio Chamita, Sexton creek, and Rio Chama, excluding Nabor creek and Nabor lake	Rio Arriba
Rio Chama	Within the boundaries of the Rio Chama wildlife and fishing area from Heron reservoir outlet 2.9 miles upstream to Cottonwood Flats	Rio Arriba
Rio Chama	From the river crossing bridge on U.S. 84 at Abiquiu upstream 7.0 miles to the base of Abiquiu dam	Rio Arriba
Rio de Los Pinos	From FS road 284 and 87A, 2.5 miles upstream to the private property boundary	Rio Arriba
Pecos river	From approximately 0.5 mile upstream of its confluence with the Mora river (Mora-Pecos) upstream to approximately 0.2 miles downstream of the bridge crossing at Cowles	San Miguel
All waters of the Valles Caldera national preserve		Sandoval
Rio Guadalupe	From its confluence with Deer creek upstream 6.0 miles to Stable canyon	Sandoval
Rio San Antonio	From the San Antonio hot springs pedestrian bridge upstream approximately 2.0 miles to the Valles Caldera National Preserve boundary	Sandoval
Red River	From its confluence with Goose creek 1.1 miles upstream to the Carson national forest boundary	Taos
Red River	From its confluence with the Rio Grande upstream to the lower walking bridge at Red River state fish hatchery	Taos
Rio Grande	From the New Mexico/Colorado state line downstream to the Taos junction bridge at NM highway 567	Taos

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[19.31.4.11 NMAC - Rp, 19.31.4.11 NMAC, 12-12-2017; A, 4-1-2018]