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Van Beacham

Good Snow Pack/Culebra Creek/Spring on the Green

If there’s anything that gets me excited it’s a good snow pack bringing the promise of extended stream flows well into summer. We’re on a good storm track for the foreseeable future so we should be in good shape.

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Excerpts from Van's Book
Van Beacham

Defining Small Streams and Creeks

In defining a small stream or creek in New Mexico you must first put into perspective the difference in water size here compared to waters in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.

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Excerpts from Van's Book
Van Beacham

Small-Stream Flyfishing, part 2

If we all had to guide on strictly wild freestone streams many guides would be out of business. Not only are they unpredictable compared to tailwaters, which makes guiding more difficult, but many beginning anglers don’t have the time or the patience to fish streams that don’t consistently produce.

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