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FlyFishNM Welcomes You

Providing NM Youth With Fly Fishing Opportunities

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FlyFishNM at a Glance

             At Fly Fish NM we know that the future of our great State lies with our youth.  Fly Fish NM is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit charity created to provide Fly Fishing opportunities for NM youth who would otherwise not be able to participate in this unique and exciting fishing experience due to economic inability, or limited access to the outdoors.  

          Our goal is to teach our youth the importance of preserving the environment and our limited natural resources, the basics of fly fishing, how to identify fish species, the importance of conserving fish habitats, and how to identify insects and aquatic bugs that make up a fish's diet.

        Preserving New Mexico's beautiful streams and lakes for future generations is necessary. We wish to instill an attitude of respect for the natural beauty of our State and its limited resources. Each participant will earn a free fly rod kit. In order to be true to our mission of preserving the fishing habitat, each participant is required to spend a few minutes in habitat clean up.  Once they turn in their trash bag, they sign in and a complete fly rod kit is handed to them. It is theirs to keep and Instruction takes place thereafter.

        Conservation and Preservation begins by exposing New Mexico's youth to the natural beauty of New Mexico's rivers, streams and lakes, and developing the attitude of preserving that beauty. 

    

     

  NOLS WILDERNESS FIRST AID CERTIFIED

   

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL THANKS & GRATITUDE TO THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTERS IN 2023-2024 FOR THEIR CONFIDENCE IN US AND OUR MISSION:

-MR. & MRS. ROBERT S. WHITE III

-THE ESTATE OF RONALD W. WAITZ, & ELIZABETH HURST WAITZ

-NEW MEXICO OUTDOOR RECREATION DIVISION

- SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

- TAOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

- BRABSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

- TOGETHER OUTDOORS, A DIVISION  OF THE OUTDOOR RECREATION ROUNDTABLE

- CABELA'S / BASS PRO SHOPS

- GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - MR. DYLAY RYBACKI

- SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION  - CELIA LIPTON FARRIS & VICTOR W. FARRIS FOUNDATION

- ORLANDO TORRES & FAMILY

- PABLO & BRENDA GARCIA

- GO FUND ME DONORS

WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CONFIDENCE IN OUR MISSION.

 

 

Donors can deduct 100% of their contributions under IRC Section 170. Your contributions are appreciated.

PLEASE SEND YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS TO:

 FlyFishNM

1317 6th Street NW

 Albuquerque, NM 87102

 

or

GO FUND ME LINK: gofund.me/e5e611bd

2025 FLY FISHING CAMP SCHEDULE

April 21, 2025 - Nature Ninos - Fenton Lake

Future Dates to be determined

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Nature Ninos - Fenton Lake
 
Fly Fish NM and Nature Ninos partnered up on April 21, 2025 at Fenton Lake in Jemez for a fly fishing camp.
Nature Ninos Director Sarah Candelaria brought along a large group of enthusiastic youth who were eager to learn about fly fishing and habitat preservation. A representative from the New Mexico Game and Fish Department was also present and photographed the event. The group was willing to clean up the fishing habitat, and ready to learn. Fly fishing instills a sense of respect for nature, while also providing fun and adventure.
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Past Events
(just a few of the many)

NATURE NINOS
MONASTERY LAKE
JULY 6, 2024
Thank you Sarah Candelaria

 

SANTA ANA PUEBLO YOUTH

THANK YOU DOUG  MCKENNA, BILL WOODY, NRA STAFF AND

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ALL OTHERS WHO MADE THIS TRIP POSSIBLE

JULY 19-20, 2024

CAPOTE LAKE, UTE RESERVATION

THANK YOU SANTA ANA PUEBLO

Our Volunteers are special.

Thank you Dennis and Chris from the New Mexico Game & Fish Department, Caden, Curtis, Denise, Christina (Amerasia / Sumo Sushi) and all parents in attendance.

“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope”

Martin Luther

 Fly Fish NM was featured in the Outdoor "GO" section of the Albuquerque Journal on November 3, 2022, Page A-11 

We are serious about New Mexico Youth. Recent Grants : Grant from Together Outdoors, a Division of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable & Santa Fe Community Foundation Donor Advised Grant from the Celia Lipton Farris & Victor W, Farris Foundation Fund.

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Contact FlyFishNM

Please send tax-deductible donations to:
Fly Fish NM
1317 6th Street NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 615-2844 (Andrew Ortiz, Director)

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Will you help Support NM Youth? Contact us at Flyfishnmfun@gmail.com

or send your support to

1317 6th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 615-2844 (Andrew Ortiz, Director) (Habla Espanol)

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