Catches of the week
Tyler Handly, 15, caught a 19-inch, 3-pound rainbow trout at Alto Lake using garlic PowerBait on Oct. 14.
At Bluewater Lake, Ruth Herrera, 11, of Santa Fe, caught a 41-inch tiger muskie with the help of her stepsister Hailey Lucero, 9, trolling a black and white Rapala lure Oct. 17. Elijah Garcia, 14, of Grants, caught a 12-pound channel catfish using hotdogs Oct. 11.
Andre Garcia, 12, of Clovis, caught his limit of trout at Clayton Lake using PowerBait on Oct. 18.
Viviana Ortega, of Santa Fe, caught a 15-inch rainbow trout at Red River Hatchery Pond using a brown Woolly Bugger on Oct. 13.
Michelle Haines, of Counselor, caught a 20-inch rainbow trout at San Juan River using a brown San Juan worm Oct. 18.
Andrew Judd, 10, of Albuquerque, caught a 33-inch tiger muskie using a rooster tail spinner at Bluewater Lake on Oct. 9. Corina Moya, of Artesia, caught a 41-inch tiger muskie using a square bill KVD crankbait Oct. 3.
Lanissa Darnell, 5, of Alcalde, caught her first fish ever, a 12-inch rainbow trout using salmon eggson the Cimarron River on Oct. 10.
Joslyn Salazar, 10, of Santa Fe, caught a 19-inch rainbow trout using a white bomber at Eagle Nest Lake on Oct. 10.
On the Pecos River, Jim McKay caught and released a 22-inch rainbow trout using a hare’s ear nymph fly Oct. 6. He also caught and released an 18-inch rainbow trout using a Royal Wulff dry fly Oct. 8.
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NOTES from GAME & FISH
Northeast fishing report
Fishing for brook trout at Cabresto Lake was fair to good using dry flies.
Fishing for trout at Charette Lakes was good using worms and PowerBait.
Streamflow on the Cimarron River near Cimarron on Monday morning was 7.75 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using worms and bead head hare’s ear nymphs.
Fishing for trout was fair to good at Clayton Lake using at PowerBait and nightcrawlers. Fishing for walleye was fair using diving lures. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using chicken liver and homemade baits.
Conchas Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
At Costilla Creek, The department has implemented the final phase of a project to expand Rio Grande cutthroat trout in 120 miles of the Costilla watershed in northern New Mexico. The final phase involved the removal of fish within a designated area (Rio Costilla from Costilla Dam downstream to the Valle Vidal Boundary including all tributaries and Comanche Creek from the road culvert crossing on Forest Road 1950 downstream to its confluence with Rio Costilla and all tributaries) with a tentative restocking of Rio Grande cutthroat in spring 2022. Places to fish nearby include Costilla Creek below the fish barrier, Upper Comanche Creek, Shuree Ponds, Middle Ponil Creek, Upper Powderhouse Creek, Little Costilla Creek, Vidal Creek and McCrystal Creek. The department anticipates the completion of this final phase in the fall of 2021. Please check the department website for additional information on the project and to identify alternative angling opportunities in the interim.
Fishing for trout at Cowles Ponds was fair to good using chamois leech flies.
Coyote Creek had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Eagle Nest Lake was fair to good using Woolly Bugger flies and chartreuse garlic glitter PowerBait.
Fishing for trout at Eagle Rock Lake was slow using PowerBait and salmon eggs. Fishing for trout was fair to good using spinners.
Fawn Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout on the Gallinas River was fair using worms.
Fishing for trout at Hopewell Lake was good using green PowerBait eggs and Pistol Pete’s spinners.
Lake Alice had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Lake Maloya was good using elk hair caddis flies, silver spinners and PowerBait.
Los Pinos River had no reports from anglers this week.
Maxwell Lake 13 had no reports from anglers this week.
Monastery Lake: Closed due to COVID-19 health concerns. Check the Open Gate webpage for future updates.
Morphy Lake is closed for a renovation project on the dam and no firm opening date has been set.
Streamflow on the Pecos River near the town of Pecos on Monday morning was 17.7 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using Royal Wulff dry flies, nightcrawlers, hare’s ear nymphs and bead head nymph flies.
Streamflow on the Red River below the hatchery Monday morning was 31.7 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using stimulator dry flies with small nymph dropper flies and worms. Fishing at the hatchery was good using brown Woolly Bugger flies.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande at the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 167 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using double nymph fly rigs in slow-moving pools and mayfly dry dropper setups in the riffles.
Streamflow on the Rio Hondo on Monday morning near Valdez was 25.7 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair using small attractor dry flies.
Streamflow on the Rio Mora on Monday morning was 3.67 cfs. There were no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Rio Pueblo near Peñasco on Monday morning was 3.82 cfs. Anglers reported that the water level was very low and not good for fishing.
Santa Cruz Reservoir had no reports from anglers this week.
Shuree Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.
Springer Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Storrie Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Stubblefield Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for white bass at Ute Lake was fair using slabs and vibrating blade baits in 25 to 30-feet of water on main lake flats. Fishing for walleye was fair to good using blade baits and slab jigs in 30 to 35-feet of water on main lake points. Fishing for catfish was good using punch bait and cut bait. The surface water temperature was in the mid-60s and the main lake was clear.
Northwest fishing report
Angling activity has been very light at Abiquiú Lake. Due to low water levels, anglers are advised to use four-wheel-drive vehicles to launch boats and watch for obstructions on the water.
Water flow on the Animas River below Aztec on Monday morning was 53.5 cfs. There were no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for carp at the Albuquerque Area Drains was fair to good using corn and bread balls.
Fishing for tiger muskie at Bluewater Lake was good using 8-inch streamer flies, jointed Rapala lures and swimbaits. Fishing for trout was slow to fair using PowerBait. Fishing for catfish was good using chicken liver and hot dogs.
Fishing for trout on the Brazos River was fair to good using worms and small nymph flies.
Canjilon Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Monday morning flows on the Chama River below El Vado and Abiquiú were 99.5 cfs and 64.0 cfs, respectively. Fishing for trout below El Vado Lake was good using nightcrawlers and orange PowerBait. Fishing for trout below Abiquiú Lake was good using mop flies and small egg pattern flies. The water level was low and the water color was murky.
Cochiti Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
El Vado Lake is open for Salmon Snagging Season. Park hours are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Kokanee salmon snagging was reported as slow.
Fishing for trout at Fenton Lake was fair using worms. Fishing for trout was good using black leech flies and Panther Martin spinners.
Salmon snagging season opens Nov. 13 at Heron Lake. Please note Nov. 13 is the correct opening date for the snagging season at Heron Lake and any other reported opening dates are incorrect. Fishing was reported as slow.
Streamflow on the Jemez near the town of Jemez on Monday morning was 6.65 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair using worms and salmon eggs.
Fishing for trout was fair at Laguna del Campo to good using yellow and green garlic-scented PowerBait and worms.
Lagunitas Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Farmington had no reports from anglers this week.
Manzano Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
McGaffey Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for kokanee salmon at Navajo Lake using snagging hooks was good near the dam. Please note that the buoyed no-wake areas and shoreline within the no-wake areas at the Pine River Boat Ramp and Simms Boat Ramp at Navajo Lake are currently closed for salmon snagging and will open on Nov. 13.
San Gregorio Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the San Juan River on Monday morning was 750 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was good using black, crème and red midge pupa pattern flies and brown San Juan worms, small Baetis nymph flies and RS2’s.
Seven Springs Brood Pond is closed due to COVID-19 health concerns. Check the department’s alerts page for future updates.
Fishing for trout at Tingley Beach was fair to good using garlic PowerBait and PowerBait worms.
Trout Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Southwest fishing report
Fishing for catfish at Alumni Pond was slow to fair using worms, stink bait and hotdogs.
Fishing for catfish at Bear Canyon Lake was good using nightcrawlers.
Bill Evans Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Caballo Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for white bass at Elephant Butte Lake was fair to good trolling white Bomber crankbaits. Fishing for catfish was good using cut carp bait and chicken liver.
Escondida Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Gila River on Monday morning was 32.5 cfs. Fishing for catfish in Grant County was good using cut bait.
Fishing for trout was fair to good at Glenwood Pond using dry flies and PowerBait.
Fishing for catfish at Lake Roberts was good using beef liver and worms. Fishing for trout was good using pink and orange PowerBait, flavored salmon eggs and black dry flies.
Percha Dam had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Quemado Lake was slow.
Rancho Grande Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte on Monday morning was 0.52 cfs. There were no reports from anglers this week.
Snow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Trees Lake was good using green and purple PowerBait. Fishing for catfish was fair using chicken liver and worms.
Young Pond had no reports from anglers this week.
Southeast fishing report
Fishing for trout at Alto Lake was fair to good using yellow glitter PowerBait. Fishing for catfish was fair using worms.
Bataan Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Black River at Malaga on Monday morning was 4.58 cfs. There were no reports from anglers this week.
Blue Hole Park Pond had no reports from anglers this week.
Bonito Lake is closed until further notice by the city of Alamogordo due to fire damage. It appears now that the lake will be out of commission until 2022.
Fishing for catfish at Bosque Redondo Lake was fair to good using hotdogs.
Bottomless Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for bass at Brantley Lake was good using watermelon and pumpkin-colored plastic worms.
Fishing for catfish at Carlsbad Municipal Lake was good using nightcrawlers and homemade dough bait.
Chaparral Park Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Corona Pond had no reports from anglers this week.
Eunice Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for catfish at Green Meadow Lake was fair using chicken and beef liver. Fishing for bass was fair using worms.
Greene Acres Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout was good at Grindstone Reservoir using spinners and orange PowerBait.
Fishing for catfish at Jal Lake was fair to good using worms and homemade dough bait.
Water levels at Lake Van are low, but fishing for catfish was fair to good using chicken liver and worms.
Oasis Park Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Pecos River below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 86.7 cfs. Fishing for white bass south of Carlsbad was good using white Jelly Worms. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using worms.
Perch Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Ruidoso River on Monday morning at Hollywood was 3.28 cfs. There were no reports from anglers this week.
Santa Rosa Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing at Sumner Lake for walleye, bass and catfish was good using dark plastic worms and live worms.
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