CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Adrian Toscano of Los Lunas caught a 40-inch tiger muskie at Bluewater Lake using a spoon July 25.
At Elephant Butte Lake, Zoe Anderson-Amaro, 8, of Silver City caught a 2-pound largemouth bass using a topwater lure Aug. 2. … Logan Reed, 11, of Silver City caught a 13-inch white bass using a topwater lure Aug. 1. … Keith Rogers of Silver City caught a 5-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass using a Whopper Plopper on July 28. … Zander Brandt, 14, of Rio Rancho caught and released a 3.5-pound smallmouth bass using a crankbait July 27. … Gavin Connell and Justin Trussell of Albuquerque caught a 44-pound blue catfish using cut bait July 25.
Ben Jones, 17, of Albuquerque caught a 22-inch rainbow trout at Hopewell Lake using a 3-inch green-pumpkin Senko worm July 24.
Cielo DeVargas, 6, of Albuquerque caught her first fish, a 12-inch rainbow trout at the Jemez Waters using worms near San Antonio Campgrounds on July 27.
Mia Martinez of Rio Rancho caught a 15.5-inch rainbow trout at Lake Maloya using salmon peach PowerBait on July 24.
Sam Richardson of Red River caught and released a 14-inch cutbow at Latir Creek, near Questa, using a gold and brown nymph fly July 28.
At Navajo Lake, Charlie Korczynski, 6, of Uvalde, Texas caught a 14-inch kokanee salmon using a pink squid with a pink dodger July 28. … Andre’ Makarski of Rio Rancho caught a 16-inch smallmouth bass using a crankbait July 25.
Jerome Buenviaje of Santa Fe caught a 17-inch brown trout on the Pecos River using a Blue Fox spinner near the Dalton Canyon area July 27.
Seth Hardy of Red River caught and released a 17-inch brown trout on the Rio Grande near the Wild Rivers Recreation Area using a black and white Barely Legal fly July 30.
At the Seven Springs Brood Pond, Temperance and Romie Perez, 7 and 8, of Rio Rancho each caught their first fish, a 17.5-inch rainbow trout and a 12-inch rainbow trout, using yellow PowerBait on July 27. … Exander Garcia, 3, of Albuquerque caught a 21-inch rainbow trout using salmon eggs July 27.
Liam Yardman, 9, of Santa Fe caught a 17-inch rainbow trout at Shuree Ponds using Berkley Power Worms on July 28.
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NOTES from GAME & FISH
Northeast fishing report
Cabresto Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Charette Lakes was fair to good using salmon peach PowerBait.
Streamflow on the Cimarron River, near Cimarron, on Monday morning was 26.6 cubic feet per second. Fishing for trout was fair using beadhead nymphs and worms.
Fishing for trout at Clayton Lake was fair to good using PowerBait. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using chicken liver.
Conchas Lake State Park has closed access to all boat ramps due to dropping water levels. The boat ramps on the south side of the lake managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are open. Fishing for smallmouth bass was fair when using curly tail grubs.
At Costilla Creek, fishing for trout was good using caddis dry flies. 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 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 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 good using PowerBait.
Coyote Creek had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Eagle Nest Lake was slow to fair when using spinners. Fishing for pike was fair using streamers and perch swim baits.
Fishing for trout at Eagle Rock Lake was fair to good using salmon eggs and PowerBait.
Fawn Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout on the Gallinas River was good using dry flies with dropper nymph rigs.
Fishing for trout at Hopewell Lake was fair to good using 3-inch green-pumpkin Senko worms.
Lake Alice had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Lake Maloya was good using dry and nymph flies, Pistol Pete spinner flies and salmon peach PowerBait.
Fishing for trout was slow on the Los Pinos River .
Maxwell Lake 13 had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Monastery Lake was good using spoons and Parachute Adam dry flies.
Fishing for trout at Morphy Lake was good using garlic PowerBait and salmon peach PowerBait.
Streamflow on the Pecos River, near the town of Pecos, on Monday morning was 245 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good using flies, worms and white grubs.
Streamflow on the Red River, below the hatchery, on Monday morning was 78.0 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good using stimulator dry flies with a beadhead Hare’s Ear nymph dropper fly.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande at the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 359 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good using black and white Barely Legal flies and Rooster Tail spinners.
Streamflow on the Rio Hondo on Monday morning near Valdez was 38.0 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using attractor dry flies.
Streamflow on the Rio Mora Monday morning near Tererro was 121 cfs.
Streamflow on the Rio Pueblo, near Peñasco, on Monday morning was 51.7 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair using attractor flies and bead-head nymphs.
Fishing for trout was slow at Santa Cruz Reservoir using PowerBait.
Fishing for trout was good at Shuree Ponds using Berkley Power Worms.
Fishing for catfish at Springer Lake was fair to good using chicken hotdogs and liver.
Fishing for catfish at Storrie Lake was good using chicken liver.
Fishing for catfish at Stubblefield Lake was good using chicken liver.
Fishing for white bass was fair at Ute Lake using topwater lures and vertical jigging with blades and slabs. Fishing for walleye was slow using nightcrawler harness rigs, bottom bouncing in 20 to 25 feet of water. Fishing for bass was slow using drop-shot rigs and Texas rigged Senko worms. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using punch bait and cut bait. Fishing for crappie was slow. The water surface temperature was in the upper 70s and the main lake color was stained.
Northwest fishing report
Abiquiú Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Waterflow on the Animas River, below Aztec, on Monday morning was 675 cfs.
Albuquerque Area Drains had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for tiger muskie at Bluewater Lake was good using spoons, Whopper Ploppers, gray shad Rapala lures and swimbaits.
Fishing for trout on the Brazos River was fair to good using black and gold Panther Martin spinners.
Fishing for trout at Canjilon Lakes was good using dry flies and Pistol Pete spinner flies.
o n the Chama River, Monday-morning flows below El Vado and Abiquiú were 99.4 cfs and 396 cfs, respectively. Fishing for trout below El Vado Lake was fair to good using nightcrawlers and PowerBait. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiú upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiú Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of two trout only.
Fishing for catfish at Cochiti Lake was fair to good using worms, cut bait and chicken liver. Fishing for crappie was fair using small jigs. Fishing for pike was fair using green pumpkin Senko worms. Fishing for smallmouth bass was fair using Ned Rigs and crankbaits.
Fishing for bass, perch and trout at El Vado Lake was fair to good using spinners, worms and PowerBait. El Vado Lake Dam Day Use area is open. The main lake area, boat launch and campground opened April 1. Camping by reservation only.
Fishing for trout at Fenton Lake was slow to fair using nightcrawler worms. Please remember, only two cutthroat trout are allowed to be harvested per day within the regular five-fish limit.
Fishing from a boat for rainbow trout, lake trout and kokanee salmon at Heron Lake was fair to good using Panther Martin spinners, Rooster Tail spinners and Kokanee Killers trolled 20 to 30 feet deep. Fishing from shore for rainbow trout was fair to good using garlic PowerBait, salmon peach PowerBait and homemade cheese baits. Sierra Vista and La Laja boat ramps are both open due to rising water levels.
A t the Jemez Waters, streamflow on the Jemez near the village of Jemez Springs on Monday morning was 26.9 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good when using worms and flashback nymph flies.
Laguna del Campo had no reports from anglers this week.
Lagunitas Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Farmington had no reports from anglers this week.
Due to extremely low water levels and unstable ground conditions, stocking efforts have been suspended at McGaffey Lake . Lake conditions will be monitored and stockings will resume once conditions improve.
Fishing for bass at Navajo Lake was good when using crankbaits, Ned Rigs and topwater poppers. Fishing for pike was good when using crankbaits and jerkbaits. Fishing for kokanee salmon was good when using pink squid with a pink dodger.
Fishing for catfish on the Rio Grande was good when using worms and chicken liver near Albuquerque.
San Gregorio Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the San Juan River on Monday morning was 387 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was good using PMD flies, annelid flies, RS2s, leech pattern flies and midge pattern flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was good using worms and spinners.
Fishing for trout at Seven Springs Brood Pond was good using salmon eggs, worms and garlic PowerBait.
Fishing for catfish at Tingley Beach was fair using nightcrawler worms and hotdogs.
Trout Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Southwest fishing report
Alumni Pond had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for crappie at Bear Canyon Lake was good using X-Caddis flies.
Fishing for all species at Bill Evans Lake was slow.
Fishing for largemouth bass at Caballo Lake was good when using peppered lime green artificial grubs, lizard imitation lures, shallow diving crankbaits and crawdad imitation lures. Fishing for white bass was fair using live shad and white swimbaits. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using cut carp bait, beef liver and live shad. Fishing for freshwater drum was good using live shad.
Fishing for white bass at Elephant Butte Lake was good using topwater lures, white and chartreuse swim baits, Kastmaster lures and clear and cream colored 3-inch grubs with black specs. Fishing for largemouth bass was fair to good using 6-inch shad imitation lures, Whopper Ploppers and wacky rigged green Senko worms. Fishing for walleye was fair using bottom bouncers with nightcrawler harness rigs. Fishing for crappie was fair to good using live minnows. Fishing for catfish was good using beef liver, cut-carp, homemade dough bait, cheese bait and shad.
Fishing for catfish at Escondida Lake was fair to good using nightcrawler worms.
Streamflow on the Gila River on Monday morning was 117 cfs.
Glenwood Pond had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Lake Roberts was slow to fair using silver spinners. Fishing for catfish was slow to fair using nightcrawlers.
Percha Dam had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Quemado Lake was fair to good using worms and floating minnow lures.
Rancho Grande Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande, below Elephant Butte, on Monday morning was 1,030 cfs. Fishing for catfish was good using cut bait and night crawlers. Fishing for catfish near Hatch was fair to good using worms.
Snow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for catfish at Trees Lake was good using live worms.
Young Pond had no reports from anglers this week.
Southeast fishing report
Fishing for trout at Alto Lake was good using orange PowerBait and sherbet PowerBait. Fishing for bass was fair using minnow imitation lures. Fishing for catfish was fair using nightcrawlers.
Bataan Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Black River at Malaga on Monday morning was 213 cfs.
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 that the lake will be out of commission until 2022.
Bosque Redondo Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Bottomless Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for carp at Brantley Lake was fair to good using hotdogs.
Fishing for catfish at Carlsbad Municipal Lake was fair to good using nightcrawler worms and hotdogs.
Chaparral Park Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for catfish at Corona Pond was fair using nightcrawlers and stink bait.
Eunice Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for largemouth bass at Green Meadow Lake was good when using shad swimbaits. Fishing for crappie was fair using shad swimbaits.
Fishing for catfish at Greene Acres Lake was fair to good using PowerBait and shrimp.
Fishing for trout at Grindstone Reservoir was good using garlic PowerBait, green PowerBait, Pistol Pete spinner flies and ant imitation flies.
Jal Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for catfish at Lake Van was fair using nightcrawlers and stink bait.
Oasis Park Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Pecos River, below Sumner Lake, on Monday morning was 94.7 cfs. Fishing for catfish was fair using nightcrawler worms.
Perch Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Ruidoso River on Monday morning at Hollywood was 7.31 cfs.
Fishing for catfish at Santa Rosa Lake, below the dam, was fair to good using nightcrawlers.
Fishing for carp at Sumner Lake was good when using corn.
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