This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and
Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers
and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as
stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
Catches of the week
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Cochiti Lake: Dr. Kenneth Ross of Albuquerque caught a 20-inch northern pike April 16.
He was using a self-tied custom jig.
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Elephant Butte Lake: Memo Nunez of Las Cruces caught and released an 8.61-pound largemouth
bass April 14. Richard Sainz of Elephant Butte caught and released a 7.47-pound
largemouth bass. Bennie Paschall of Elephant Butte caught and released a
6.03-pound largemouth bass April 14.
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Fenton Lake: Parker Hanson, age 7, of Albuquerque and Caleb Hanson, age 4, and Aleah
Hanson, age 7, of Carnation, Wash., caught several trout, including three over
15 inches. They were fishing with their dads and using wooly buggers and prince
nymphs.
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Green Meadow Lake: Jesse Brusuelas, age 8, of Tularosa, caught his limit of trout April 9.
He was using salmon peach PowerBait.
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Lake Maloya: Carl Ward of Sofia, N.M., caught a 25-inch rainbow trout April 10. He was
using a Super Duper.
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Monastery Lake: Jonah Montano, age 7, of Belen, caught three rainbow trout April 14. He
was fishing with his dad and godfather and using orange PowerBait.
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Pecos River: David Probst of Santa Fe caught a 20-inch, 3.5-pound, rainbow trout April
14. He was using salmon peach PowerBait.
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Tingley Beach: Lelia Smith, age 11, of Albuquerque, caught her first fish, a 17-inch
rainbow trout. She was using a worm.
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Ute Lake: Carl Snyder of
Amarillo caught and released a 7.16-pound largemouth bass April 15. He was
using a chatterbait. Paul Camino of Weed caught a 12-pound catfish April
13. He was using cut bait on a trotline.
The following catches came in late but deserve a
mention:
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Fenton Lake: Sabrine Bowers, age 4, of Rio Rancho, caught her first fish, all by
herself, April 7. It was a 12-inch rainbow trout. She was using PowerBait.
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Rio Mora: Robert Montoya
of Santa Fe was fishing above the confluence with the Pecos River and caught a
13-inch brook trout April 8. He was using a custom-tied mop fly.
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Sumner Lake: Ray Richey of Edgewood caught a 29-inch walleye April 7. He was using a
dark green crank bait.
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Timberon Ponds: Timberly Stanbrough, age 11, caught a 14.5-inch rainbow trout April 5.
She was using a floating cheese PowerBait.
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For catches of
the week, include name, age, hometown, date, and location, type of fish, length
and weight if possible and bait, lure or fly used.
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April 17
Northeast
Cabresto
Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Charette
Lakes: Fishing was good using PowerBait, Fire Balls and worms for trout. We had
no reports on perch.
Clayton
Lake: Fishing was fair using PowerBait
and worms for trout. We had no other reports.
Cimarron River: Stream flow below Eagle Nest on Monday morning
was 8.40 cfs. Fishing was fair using bead-head hare's ears, copper John Barrs
and worms for trout. We had no reports from the Gravel Pit lakes.
Conchas
Lake: Fishing for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass was rated as good to
excellent by anglers using minnows, grubs, jerk baits, spinnerbaits,
crankbaits, tubes and senkos. Fishing for walleye and crappie was a bit slow
but a few were caught by anglers using minnows and grubs under a slip bobber. The
biggest walleye reported weighed 3.5 pounds. Fishing for catfish was fair using
homemade dough bait, liver and minnows. We had no other reports. The surface
water temp was in the mid to high 50s.
Costilla
Creek: We had no reports from anglers.
Cowles
Ponds: We had no reports
from anglers this week.
Coyote
Creek: Trout fishing was good for anglers using Fire Balls and worms.
Eagle Nest
Lake: Bank fishing was fair using PowerBait for rainbow trout. A few were also
caught by anglers using small spoons. Fishing was slow to fair using large
streamers and spoons for northern pike. The lake is now open to boating, but
courtesy docks are not yet in place. For updated conditions, contact the state
park office at (575) 377-1594.
Gallinas
River: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Hopewell
Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Alice: We had no
reports from anglers this week.
Lake Maloya:
Fishing was very good using bead-head prince nymphs, wooly buggers, Super
Dupers, worms and PowerBait for rainbow trout.
Los Pinos
River: Trout fishing was fair to good using worms, small Fisher-Chick spinners,
copper John Barrs and Green Drakes.
Maxwell Lake
13: Fishing was good using PowerBait for trout. We had no reports on other
species.
Monastery
Lake: Fishing was very good using PowerBait for trout.
Morphy Lake:
Fishing was good using Panther Martins, Pistol Petes, PowerBait, Fire
Balls and olive and black wooly buggers for trout.
Pecos River: Streamflow near Pecos on Monday morning
was 31.8 cfs. Trout fishing was good using salmon eggs, worms, night crawlers
and nymphs for trout. Shane Mahoney reported good fishing over the weekend. He
hooked up with several nice trout while using a hare’s ear jig under a large
hopper and a sculpzilla.
Red River: Stream flow below the hatchery on
Monday morning was 50.7 cfs. Fishing was slow to fair using worms and Fire
Balls for trout.
Rio Grande: Stream flow on Monday morning at the
Taos Junction Bridge was 252 cfs. Fishing in the Taos area was very good using elk
hair caddis, green weenies, bead-head hares ear nymphs, flash back pheasant
tail nymphs, night crawlers and spinners for trout. Fishing was fair using
large streamers for northern pike. We had no other reports.
Rio Hondo: Stream flow on Monday morning near
Valdez was 14.1 cfs.
Rio Mora: Fishing was good using prince nymphs
and custom tied mop flies for trout.
Rio Pueblo: Stream flow near Penasco on Monday
morning was 29.2 cfs. Trout fishing was slow.
Santa Cruz Reservoir: Fishing was good using Kastmasters, Fisher-Chick
spinners, Panther Martins, Pistol Petes, worms, PowerBait and wooly buggers for
rainbow and brown trout. Anglers did well again this past week from the bank
and from boats.
Shuree Ponds: Closed
for the season.
Springer
Lake: We
had no reports from anglers this week.
Storrie Lake: Fishing was good using PowerBait and
Fire Balls for trout. We had no other reports.
Stubblefield Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Ute Lake: Fishing for largemouth bass and
smallmouth bass was very good using crank baits, spinner baits, chatter baits
and jerk baits. Fishing for walleye was fair using crank baits, grubs and jerk
baits in 10 to 15 feet of water in the day time and very shallow at night.
Fishing for white bass was fair to good trolling crank baits. Crappie fishing
was rated as slow but picking up by anglers using minnows and small jigs.
Fishing for catfish was good using cut bait and liver. The surface water temp
was in the mid to high 50s.
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Northwest
Abiquiu
Lake: Fishing
was slow to fair to good using tubes, senkos, jerk baits, crank baits, spinner
baits and swim baits for smallmouth bass. Fishing was slow to fair using crank
baits, jig and minnow combinations and curly tail grubs for walleye. We had no
other reports.
Animas
River: Water
flow below Aztec on Monday morning was 32.4 cfs. We had no reports from anglers
this week.
Albuquerque Area Drains: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Bluewater Lake: As of Monday morning, the park and lake
was still closed due to fire in the area. For updates, contact the State Park
office at (505) 876-2391.
Brazos River: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Canjilon Lakes: Closed by the U.S. Forest Service until
further notice. The area may reopen later this year.
Chama River: Monday morning water flows below El Vado
and Abiquiu were 534 cfs and 509 cfs respectively. The increase in flow slowed
fishing dramatically at both locations.
Cochiti Lake: Fishing was slow for all species. Brian
Cameron reported that they tried crank baits, soft plastics and worms and their
only success was a 1-pound yellow bullhead caught while using chicken parts.
The water surface temp was in the low 50s.
El Vado Lake:
We had no reports from anglers this week.
Fenton Lake: Fishing was very good using worms, Pistol
Petes, PowerBait, salmon eggs, leech patterns and wooly buggers for brown and
rainbow trout.
Heron Lake: Fishing was good using Panther Martins,
Super Dupers, Z Rays, roe sacs, Fire Balls and PowerBait for rainbow trout. We
had no reports on other species.
Jackson Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Jemez Waters: Stream flow on the Jemez River near Jemez
Springs on Monday morning was 21.8 cfs. Fishing on the Jemez was fair to good
using copper John Barrs, Fire Balls and worms for trout. Trout fishing on the East Fork was good using
copper John Barrs, worms and salmon eggs. Trout fishing on the Rio Cebolla
above and below Fenton Lake was good using salmon eggs and worms. We had no
reports on other streams.
Laguna del Campo: Closed for the season.
Lagunitas Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Lake Farmington: Fishing was very good using PowerBait
and Fire Balls for trout. We had no other reports.
Manzano Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Navajo Lake: Fishing was fair to good using swim
baits, crank baits, jerk baits, tubes, senkos, curly tail grubs, jigs and chatter
baits for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Fishing was fair to good using
swim baits, jerk baits, jigs and crank baits for northern pike. Fishing for
brown trout was fair to good using jerk baits. A few rainbow trout were caught
by anglers using PowerBait and crank baits. We had no other reports. The
surface water temp ranged from the high 40s to the mid-50s.
San Gregorio Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
San Juan River: Stream flow on Monday morning was at 601
cfs. Fly fishing action through the Quality waters was fair to good using zebra
midges, bead-head pheasant tail nymphs, RS2s, red larva and San Juan worms. A
few trout were also caught by anglers using large terrestrials. Trout fishing
through the bait waters was fair to good using jerk baits, marabou jigs, wooly
buggers, night crawlers, PowerBait and Fire Balls.
Seven Springs Brood Pond: Fishing was very good using Fire Balls,
PowerBait and wooly buggers for rainbow trout.
Tingley Beach: Trout fishing at the Youth and Central
ponds was good using PowerBait, Zeke’s trout bait, Velveeta cheese, worms,
Pistol Petes, Kastmasters and wooly buggers. We had no other reports.
Trout
Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
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Southeast
Alto Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using PowerBait,
worms and Pistol Petes for trout. We had no reports on other species.
Bataan Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Black River: Stream flow at Malaga on Monday morning
was 9.22 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Blue Hole Park Pond: Fishing was very good using salmon peach
and garlic PowerBait, Fire Balls and Velveeta cheese for trout.
Bonito Lake: Closed until further notice by the city
of Alamogordo due to fire damage. The lake is scheduled to reopen in August
2018.
Bosque Redondo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Bottomless Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Brantley Lake: Fishing was good using swim baits, jerk
baits, spinner baits, crank baits, tubes, senkos and jigs for largemouth bass
and white bass. Fishing was good using liver and cut bait for catfish. We had
no other reports.
Carlsbad Municipal Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Chaparral Park Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
El Rito Creek: Fishing was good using Pistol Petes, Fire
Balls and PowerBait for trout. We had no other reports.
Eunice Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Green Meadow Lake: Fishing was fair using PowerBait, worms
and Kastmasters for trout. We had no other reports.
Greene Acres Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Grindstone Reservoir: Fishing was fair to good using Pistol
Petes, PowerBait, Fire Balls, wooly buggers and worms for trout. We had no
other reports.
Jal Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Lake Van: Fishing was slow with just a few trout
caught by anglers using PowerBait and worms.
Oasis Park Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Pecos River: Stream flow below Sumner Lake on Monday
morning was 81.2 cfs. Fishing below Sumner and through the Carlsbad area was
fair to good using liver, night crawlers and homemade dough bait for catfish. Fishing
through the Carlsbad area was fair using jerk baits, tubes, senkos, grubs and
worms for largemouth bass and spotted bass. We had no other reports.
Perch Lake: We had no reports from anglers this
week.
Ruidoso River: Stream flow on Monday morning at
Hollywood was 11.2 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Santa Rosa Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using curly
tail grubs and crank baits for walleye. Fishing was fair using chatter baits,
spinner baits, jerk baits, worms, senkos and tubes for largemouth bass and smallmouth
bass. We had no other reports.
Sumner
Lake: Fishing for walleye was fair to good using curly
tail grubs, crank baits, minnows and small swim baits. Fishing was fair using
swim baits, curly tail grubs, jerk baits, crank baits and worms for largemouth
bass, smallmouth bass and white bass. We had no reports on other species.
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