Trout fishing at Tingley Beach has been exceptionally good this week, reported Tingley Beach Curator Rebecca Houtman. Henry Hale caught a 17” rainbow trout in the South Pond with a light egg pattern. Others have done well in the South Pond with UFOs, midges, griffiths gnats and chamois leeches.  The Central and Children’s Ponds were recently stocked with 3,000 trout and are being caught with yellow Tazmanian devils and yellow power bait.  Bass have been biting well on small white and yellow rubber annelids. 
 
Tingley Beach is open from sunrise to sunset year-round, free of charge. The Aquarium, Garden and Zoo are open from 9am to 5pm daily. The BioPark is an accessible facility and a division of the City of Albuquerque’s Cultural Services Department.  For assistance in visiting, please call 311 locally or (505) 768-2000 (NM Voice/Relay—711), preferably with three days advance notice.  Visit our website at www.cabq.gov/biopark for more information about our facilities and programs.       
 
The Albuquerque Biological Park is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).  Look for the AZA logo whenever you visit a zoo or aquarium as your assurance that you are supporting a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for you and a better future for all living things.  With more than 200 accredited members, AZA is a leader in global wildlife conservation and your link to helping animals in their native habitats.  For more information visit http://www.aza.org.