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This is the first fly fishing guidebook to cover the major waters in the entire state of New Mexico. Many experts, who know nearly everything about this vast area, helped. My thanks to all.

Bob and Lee Widgren, of Los Pinos Fly Shop in Albuquerque, contributed an overview of New Mexico fly fishing. Paul Zimmerman, also of Los Pinos, has tubed every lake in the state. My son Nick supplied untiring field research and fresh, accurate perceptions. Tom Taylor, publisher of Fly Fishing the Texas Hill Country, assisted with editing, advising, and typing. He and his charming wife, Judy, also housed and protected me during the writing process. Photographer Dick Spas devoted time and energy beyond the call of duty. My brother, Jackson Streit, helped, having written the excellent Fly Fishing Colorado. Tom Knopick and John Flick of Duranglers gave information on the San Juan River. Thanks also to Van Beacham, my Taos guide competition; to Ed Adams, of the Santa Fe Fly Fishing School, for information on north central New Mexico; and to Randy Keys, of Cottonwood Meadows Fly Shop. Franklin Fernandez, of El Rio Fly Shop, provided Rio Embudo data. Brett Lewis, of Brett’s Steak House in Red River, New Mexico, gave me facts and has helped the quality of fly fishing in those parts.

I also owe debts to Marty Frentzel and Bill Dyroff of the Albuquerque Journal sports desk; to Jack Woolley, Ezra, Tyler, and the folks at Los Rios Fly Shop in Taos; and to Norm Mabie of The Anglers Nook, a shop famous for giving accurate information. John LaFitte and the Mesilla Valley Fly Fishers supplied the latest on the Rio Peñasco. Sam Moore, of El Paso, provided information on the Gila, and Ramon Carrillo information on southern New Mexico lakes. My favorite daughter, Chelsea Dawn Streit, would like to have her name in this book. Garrett VeneKlasen is an excellent writer and guide in Angel Fire. I learned from gifted writers Gene Berry, Deb Theodore, Linda Pritchard, and Craig Martin (Craig’s Fly Fishing in Northern New Mexico is a must-read). New Mexico Game & Fish fisheries biologists and other employees offered enthusiastic cooperation, while National Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management personnel provided valuable information. Thanks also to Pedro Arancet of Argentina, Tracy McCallum of Taos, and High Desert Angler in Santa Fe. David Banks has been supportive and marvelous to work with, and has graciously allowed some digressions and thoughts on conservation. Special thanks go to Rex Johnson and Ron Smorynski, who confided their vast knowledge of Gila waters. Look for their book, Fly-Fishing in Southern New Mexico.

Proofreaders and indispensable providers of up-to-the-minute facts and figures were Craig Martin, Paul at Los Pinos Fly Shop, Jack Woolley, John LaFitte, Norm Mabie, Ed Adams, and Donna Banks.

Lastly, thanks go to Mark Cowan, Jim, John and Scott Crowl, Keith Loveless, Larry Brown, John Biggers, Scott Drainey, Herb Dickerson, Leo Ortiz, Tom Simms, Mary Lou Palaski, Chuck and Felicia, Bill Leslie, Edwin Sasek, Eleanor and Phil Streit, and all the clients and friends and family who have helped me swim some pretty rough water and reach this more pleasant bend in the river.