Uday Joshi specializes in natural resource policy and law in New Mexico, where he has lived for fourteen years. It is demanding work, and whenever he gets some time to himself, one of his favorite activities is fly fishing.
New Mexico is blessed with abundant rivers and streams that are perfect for fly fishing, which involves using an artificial fly as bait and casting it just above the water's surface and within varying levels of the river’s water column. It is considered an art form by many of its practitioners. Some of the best fly fishing in New Mexico can be found between early May and late November, at elevations above five thousand feet. These can be particularly delightful places for fly fishing, as Uday V. Joshi knows. But as the weather begins to cool with summer's end, fly fishermen gradually begin shifting down to lower elevations; by late October there is usually snow above eight thousand feet. At that point, fly fishing begins in earnest in the lower elevations. One of the biggest draws for New Mexico fly fishing enthusiasts like Uday Joshi of Massachusetts is the San Juan River, which is about a three and a half hour drive from Santa Fe, and the Rio Chama, Brazos and other stretches. The San Juan River is what's known as a tailwater below the Navajo Reservoir, and its first four miles are renowned for containing up to twenty thousand trout per miles. These fish can average about seventeen inches in length, so they can be a prized catch. Uday Joshi of Massachusetts also enjoys fly fishing in lakes at both high and low elevations. The higher alpine lakes offer some great fly fishing in the summer and fall, and in the summer months the hike alpine lakes of the Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado give fly fishers like Uday V. Joshi a serious but fun challenge.
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