JR wrote:

Conan The Librarian wrote:

FWIW, my interest in all this is somewhat selfish. SWMBO and I may
wind up retiring to Mexico, and it would sure be nice to be able to
chase some wild trout there. But there's a lot of work to be done if
those fish are to survive.

I understand that fishing is being forbidden in some drainages and that
access to others can be quite arduous. The isolation of remaining
populations may be their best protection. As everywhere, stocking of
introduced trout is increasingly a problem.

Yep, the Mexican government has been stocking rainbows for many
years, but only relatively recently has it been seen as a tourism
industry.

And I think you're dead-on with your observation about isolation
being the best protection. From the reading I've done, it appears that
the only places with surviving populations of wild fish are those places
that are too rugged to farm, cut lumber or homestead.

Don't know if you've run across this:

http://www.melingadventures.com/trout.php

Thanks very much for the link. That looks like exactly the sort of
thing that I'm looking for. From the reading I've done, you don't just
go to one of those rivers and start hiking around on your own. (Not
unless you want to risk being shot.)

Now if I can just find some trout fishing in the state of
Guanajuato, within driving distance of San Miguel de Allende.


Chuck Vance