Recreation

Weekly Fishing Report: Nov. 24, 2025 

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post 

Happy Thanksgiving. 

Snow is now beginning to fall in the higher elevations and the beautiful white covering on the mountains is a most welcome sight. When planning a trip it will be increasingly important to keep track of weather and road conditions at and going to your destination. 

Several lakes will begin to freeze over and it will be awhile before the ice is thick enough to allow for ice fishing. Santa Cruz Lake and Monastery Lake do not allow any ice fishing. 

Eagle Nest Lake, Fenton Lake and Lake Maloya are popular ice fishing destinations Read More

Duplicate Bridge In Los Alamos: Nov. 19, 2025

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BRIDGE News:

Former resident Mike Hall played in our Wednesday game this week. Winners this week were Neill Goltz and Jerry Morzinski on Monday, and Jerry Fleming and Cliff Rudy on Wednesday.

Flight B winners were Jan Barnes and Reggie Fuchs on Monday and Reggie Fuchs and Bobby Haynes on Wednesday.

Today’s hand is very competitive, even at the game level, which is unusual. Before you look at the auction and play, look at the four hands and visualize the bidding.

Board 12: West is the dealer and N/S are vulnerable.

West is the dealer and opens 1NT. I would not be surprised if North made a preemptive Read More

Posts From The Road: Oklahoma Aquarium

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Shark Tunnel: The popular shark exhibit and Shark Tank Adventure Tunnel at the Oklahoma Aquarium leads visitors through the 500,000-gallon shark tank, where they can watch sharks swim around and view the largest number of bull sharks living in an aquarium setting anywhere. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Pot-bellied Seahorse: The Pot-bellied Seahorse is a unique fish. that appears to have a head like a horse, tail of a monkey, and fins of a fish. Seahorses are the only known animal where the male gives birth. The brood pouch is used to hold eggs. The female will deposit up to 700 eggs into Read More

Heinrich, Luján, Stansbury Meet With Pueblo Leaders On Next Steps To Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon

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U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, Ben Ray Luján and U.S. Rep, Melanie Stansbury host a press conference Nov. 21 with Pueblo leaders on the next steps to permanently protect Chaco Canyon. Courtesy photo

Congressional News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and co-founder of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), hosted a press conference with Pueblo leaders on the Read More

Daily Postcard: Trail Ambassador B.A.R.K. Ranger Bean

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Daily Postcard: Valles Caldera National Preserve’s four-legged trail ambassador B.A.R.K. Ranger Bean, stares lovingly at his human during a recent hike on the Rabbit Mountain Loop. They spent time overlooking Valle Grande and Redondo Peak from the south rim of the caldera. If anyone’s best friend wants to join the Very Good Pups Club, follow these B.A.R.K. Ranger rules when in the park: 𝐁ag pet’s waste, 𝐀lways use a leash, 𝐑espect wildlife, 𝐊now where you can go. The park rangers created a webpage for the public to learn how to recreate responsibly with their pets at Valles Caldera. Photo Read More

The Family YMCA’s Día De Los Muertos Race Brings Community Together, Raises Over $12,000 For Local Youth

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Scene from the Nov. 1 Día De Los Muertos 5k fun run 2025. Photo by CW Armstrong Photography

From The Family YMCA:

This year’s Día De Los Muertos Race pulsed with the kind of energy only Los Alamos can bring. An enthusiastic 225 runners filled the Canyon Rim Trail and Los Alamos Co-op, Saturday, Nov. 1, with color and celebration, and thanks to the community’s incredible support, the event raised more than $12,000 — with over $8,000 going to benefit the families in the community, helping kids learn, grow, and thrive at the Y.

The Los Alamos Co-Op was buzzing from the moment the first vendor set up shop. Read More

Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort Opens For 2025-2026 Season

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SKI News:

VADITO — Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort welcomed guests as winter made its first appearance in Northern New Mexico. The resort opened Lift 2 and welcomed skiers and riders to experience their first tracks of the winter.

The snowmaking team worked hard to get the run open on Friday and hopes to make more snow throughout the week, opening up more terrain.

About Sipapu Ski Resort

Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort is New Mexico’s fastest-growing ski resort. Located just 20 miles southeast of Taos and two hours north of Albuquerque, Sipapu offers family-friendly fun for all levels of skiers and Read More

Public Safety Alert: Handling Wild Animals Increases Disease Risk And Violates Law 

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New Mexico Game & Fish News:

SANTA FE – Picking up wild animals in New Mexico is illegal and dangerous — for both people and the animals.

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is issuing an urgent public safety alert, reminding the public that handling wildlife spreads disease and violates state law.

Picking up or transporting protected species of wild animals dramatically increases the risk of disease transmission. Handling wild animals can expose humans and domestic pets to zoonotic diseases such as distemper, rabies, hantavirus and various parasites.

“A person’s instinct is to Read More

Annual Warren Miller Ski Movie At Duane Smith Friday Nov. 21 With Pre-Show Happy Hour At Bathtub Row Brewing

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SKI CLUB News:

Winter is in the air! It’s time to think snow and join your fellow skiers and boarders to watch this year’s Warren Miller movie, Sno-ciety, 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21, at Duane Smith Auditorium.

Door prizes will be given out during intermission and Pajarito General Manager Jasen Bellomy will participate in a Q&A Session. Bathtub Row Brewing is also offering a pre-show happy hour, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at The Tub – show your ticket for $1 off a pint.

Fun for everyone of every age. Tickets are only $15 when purchased online, or bring $20 cash or check and pay at the door. Brought to you by the Los Read More

NM Hunters Helping The Hungry Program Set To Relaunch

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NMDGF News:

SANTA FE — Roadrunner Food Bank, the Food Depot and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish are pleased to announce the relaunch of the New Mexico Hunters Helping the Hungry program, a partnership between Roadrunner Food Bank and the Food Depot that enables hunters to donate wild game meat to help feed hungry New Mexicans. 

Hunters can donate deer, elk, antelope, oryx, ibex or Barbary sheep meat to one of two processors: Honest Processing, located at 945 S. 2nd St. in Raton, or Padilla’s Meat Cutting and Processing, located at 72 Hondo Seco Rd. in Arroyo Hondo. Honest Processing can Read More