I ended up not having as much time as I would have liked due to wedding events, but I managed to get some good time in at the Pecos River near Cowles (about an hour north of Santa Fe). The first morning I had some early luck with some pond-stocked rainbows, but my luck ran out when I hit the river. I spent the first morning casting size 8/10 salmon egg and grasshopper patterns into the river (was a bit more of a stream, blee you were right about the challenging casting conditions). Turns out these were way too big, and when I returned a few days later I moved to size 18/20 nymphs, and even tested out a two-fly midge and nymph rig (which I've never done before). Luck still was dry, but I did catch a 3inch brown trout which I was actually quite happy about, as its the only native (non-stocked) fish in the river so it was good to see, and its actually my first brown trout ever.
All in all, was an amazing weekend. There's a saying that fishing without fish is still great fishing, and it was completely true for this weekend. Standing knee deep in a cool river is a blast even if all you are catching is trees. And I caught a lot of trees... The best thing about the weekend, though, is that it was a great reintroduction to flyfishing for someone who hasn't done it since they were about 15. I'm re-addicted, and looking forward to meeting more of you in some of the group outings. Hopefully I can pick up one or two things...
Thanks again for all the advice! -Matt
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