Northeast New Mexico fishing report
Cabresto Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using PowerBait and worms.
Charette Lakes: Fishing for trout was fair when using PowerBait.
Cimarron River: Streamflow near Cimarron Monday morning was 42 cubic feet per second (cfs). Fishing for trout was fair to good when using bead-head nymph flies.
Clayton Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Conchas Lake: Fishing for bass was fair to good when using Senko worms. Fishing for catfish was good when using worms.
Costilla Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Cowles Ponds: Fishing for trout was good when using dry flies in the evenings.
Coyote Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Eagle Nest Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using Yellow PowerBait, Rapala lures, red wiggler worms and Salmon Egg Glitter PowerBait. Fishing for pike was slow to fair when using white paddle-tail swimbaits and Streamer flies. For updated lake conditions, visit the park’s webpage or call the park office at 575-377-1594.
Eagle Rock Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using salmon eggs and PowerBait.
Gallinas River: National Forest closures have been in place restricting fishing access. Visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300 for the latest closure information.
Hopewell Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using dry flies and olive-green Pistol Pete spinner flies.
Lake Alice: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Maloya: Fishing for trout was good when using silver spoons. The ADA dock is open to anglers with priority given to mobility-impaired persons.
Los Pinos River: Fishing for trout was good when using Mayfly nymph flies, Prince Nymph flies and Hare’s Ear flies.
Maxwell Lake 13: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Monastery Lake: Fishing for trout was fair when using Garlic PowerBait. The lake is part of the Department’s Open Gate Program.
Morphy Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using Orange PowerBait Mousetails, Yellow Garlic PowerBait, Green Garlic PowerBait, PowerBait Salmon Egg Balls and spinners.
Pecos River: Streamflow near Pecos Monday morning was 69 cfs. Fishing for trout was good when using PowerBait, nightcrawler worms, salmon eggs and Rapala Countdown lures.
Red River: Streamflow below the Red River Hatchery on Monday morning was 65 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good when using Pink PowerBait, nightcrawler worms, flies and salmon eggs near the town of Red River.
Rio Grande: Streamflow below the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 405 cfs. Fishing for trout was slow to fair when using homemade, white Streamer flies. Fishing for pike was slow to fair when using Streamer flies. Anglers reported murky water conditions.
Rio Hondo: Streamflow near Valdez Monday morning was 38 cfs.
Rio Mora: Streamflow near Terrero Monday morning was 23 cfs.
Rio Pueblo: Streamflow near Peñasco Monday morning was 23 cfs. Fishing for trout was good when using Prince Nymph flies.
Santa Cruz Reservoir: Fishing for trout was good when using worms and Roostertail spinners.
Shuree Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Springer Lake: Fishing for pike was fair when using spoons.
Storrie Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Stubblefield Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Ute Lake: Fishing for walleye was slow when using jigs tipped with nightcrawler worms and minnows. Fishing for white bass was good when using Wally Divers. Fishing for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass was fair when using Carolina Rigged Gulp minnows and 4-inch Gulp worms. Fishing for crappie was slow. Fishing for catfish was fair when using cut bait. Fishing for bluegill was good when using worms and small jigs. The main lake’s water surface temperature was in the high-70 F range, and the water was clear.
Northwest New Mexico fishing report
Abiquiu Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. Contact the Abiquiu Lake Main Office at 505-685-4371 for updated lake conditions and closure information.
Animas River: Streamflow below Aztec Monday morning was 686 cfs.
Albuquerque Area Drains: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Bluewater Lake: Fishing for trout was fair when using deep-diving crankbaits. Fishing for tiger muskie was slow to fair when using swimbaits.
Brazos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Canjilon Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Cochiti Lake: Fishing for white bass was good when using white swimbaits. Fishing for pike was good when using spoons, curly-tail jigs, rainbow-trout-pattern swimbaits and Rapala lures.
El Vado Lake: Closed due to dam construction project. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-588-7247.
Fenton Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using Joe’s Flies. Other anglers reported dirty water conditions and slow fishing, possibly from recent rains. For updated lake conditions and potential closure information, visit the park’s webpage or call the park office at 575-829-3630.
Grants Riverwalk Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Heron Lake: Fishing for trout and sucker fish was slow when using JBT Boilie Baits and Joel-O-Shotz.
Jemez Waters: Streamflow near Jemez Monday morning was 20 cfs. Fishing for trout was good when using multi-colored PowerBait and dry flies. Fishing the East Fork was very good when using spinners, Copper John flies, Pheasant-Tail Nymph flies, Prince Nymph flies and Caddis Stimulator dry flies.
Laguna del Campo: Fishing for trout was fair when using blue-and-pink Mepps spinners, various PowerBait and salmon eggs.
Lagunitas Lakes: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using flies, salmon eggs and PowerBait.
Lake Farmington: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Liam Knight Pond: Fishing for bass was fair when using watermelon-colored plastic worms.
McGaffey Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Navajo Lake: Fishing for kokanee salmon was fair to good when using spinners tipped with corn. Fishing for pike was fair to good when using chartreuse swimbaits and cut bait. Fishing for bass was good when using jerk baits and wacky-rigged, soft-plastic worms.
Rio Chama: Streamflow below El Vado Lake Monday morning was 486 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Tuesday morning was 101 cfs. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiu upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiu Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of only two trout.
Rio Grande: Fishing for catfish was good when using shrimp.
Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Pond #1): We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Gregorio Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Juan River: Streamflow near Archuleta Tuesday morning was 485 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was fair to good when using red San Juan worms, green Wooly Bugger flies and green Scud Flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was fair to good when using shad-pattern Rapala lures and black-and-gold Panther Martin spinners.
Seven Springs Kids’ Pond: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using olive Woolly Bugger flies, rainbow-colored PowerBait and worms. Rio Grande chub are a native fish in the Jemez River drainage and can be found in the Seven Springs Kids’ Ponds. Anglers often mistake these awesome native fish for an invasive species and leave them on the banks to die. If you catch a Rio Grande chub, please do not leave it on the bank; return it to the water where it can survive as part of our native ecosystem.
Tiger Park Reservoir: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Tingley Beach: Fishing for bass was fair to good when using frog-pattern lures.
Trout Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
