CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Janet Barela of Los Lunas caught and released a 22-inch rainbow trout at Eagle Rock Lake using a tungsten jig head tipped with a maggot Jan. 29.
At Fenton Lake, Shellie Perry of Albuquerque caught a 21-inch, 4-pound rainbow trout using corn Jan. 28. … Uriah Lucero of Isleta Pueblo caught his limit of trout using wax worms Jan. 28. … Raiden Lucero, 4, of Corrales caught his first fish, a 12-inch rainbow trout, using salmon eggs Jan. 16.
Robert Sena of Pecos caught and released an 18-inch rainbow trout on the Pecos River using a brown-and-yellow beadhead fly Jan. 29.
Tom Chrobocinski of Ojo Caliente caught a 17-inch brown trout on the Rio Grande using a black-and-gold spinner Jan. 24.
Elias Gabaldon, 10, of Bernalillo caught a 15-inch rainbow trout at Seven Springs Brood Pond using a Pistol Pete spinner fly Jan. 28.
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NOTES from GAME & FISH
Northeast fishing report
Cabresto Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Charette Lakes is closed to boating and fishing until March.
Streamflow on the Cimarron River near Cimarron on Monday morning was not measured due to ice.
Clayton Lake is closed to boating and fishing until March.
Conchas Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
At Costilla Creek, the Valle Vidal is closed to fishing until July.
Cowles Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.
Coyote Creek had no reports from anglers this week.
Ice fishing for trout at Eagle Nest Lake was good using glow ice-fishing jigs, tungsten ice-fishing jigs tipped with mealworms and small spoons. Ice fishing for perch was good using small, glow ice-fishing jigs, and white, silver and green tungsten jigs. Fishing for pike was fair using glow ice-fishing jigs. For updated lake conditions, visit the park’s webpage or call the park office at 575-377-1594.
Fishing for trout at Eagle Rock Lake was good using tungsten jig heads tipped with maggots and wax worms.
National Forest closures have been in place restricting fishing access at the Gallinas River. 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 had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Alice had no reports from anglers this week.
Ice fishing for trout and perch at Lake Maloya was good using treble-hook jigs tipped with mealworms and wax worms.
Los Pinos River had no reports from anglers this week.
Maxwell Lake 13 is closed to boating and fishing until March.
Monastery Lake is closed to fishing due to unsafe ice conditions.
Morphy Lake is closed to boating and fishing until March.
Streamflow on the Pecos River near Pecos on Monday morning was 45 cfs. Fishing for trout was slow to fair using brown-and-yellow beadhead flies and large, minnow-imitation streamer flies.
Streamflow on the Red River below the Red River Hatchery on Monday morning was 49 cfs.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande below the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 484 cfs. Fishing for trout was slow to fair using black-and-gold spinners.
Streamflow on the Rio Hondo near Valdez Monday morning was not measured due to ice.
Streamflow on the Rio Mora near Terrero on Monday morning was not measured due to ice.
Streamflow on the Rio Pueblo near Peñasco on Monday morning was not measured due to ice.
Santa Cruz Reservoir is closed to fishing due to unsafe ice conditions.
Shuree Ponds is closed to fishing until July.
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 walleye and white bass at Ute Lake was fair using vibrating blade baits and large jigging spoons in 40-50 feet of water. The main lake water surface temperature was in the low 40s and the water was clear.
Northwest fishing report
Abiquiú Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Animas River below Aztec on Monday morning was 182 cfs.
Albuquerque Area Drains had no reports from anglers this week.
Bluewater Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Brazos River had no reports from anglers this week.
Canjilon Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Cochiti Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
El Vado Lake is closed due to unsafe ice conditions. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-588-7247.
Ice fishing for trout at Fenton Lake was good using salmon eggs, corn, nightcrawler worms and glow jigs tipped with wax worms.
The city is in the final stages of repairs at Grants Riverwalk Pond and stocking will resume soon.
Heron Lake is closed due to unsafe ice conditions.
At the Jemez Waters, streamflow near Jemez Springs on Monday morning was 27 cfs.
Laguna del Campo is closed to fishing until March.
Lagunitas Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Farmington had no reports from anglers this week.
Stocking efforts at McGaffey Lake have been suspended due to extremely low water levels and unstable ground conditions. Lake conditions will be monitored and stocking will resume once conditions improve.
Navajo Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Rio Chama below El Vado Lake was not measured due to ice; streamflow below Abiquiú Lake Monday morning was 74 cfs. Fishing for trout below Abiquiú Lake was slow to fair using spinners, flies 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.
Rio Grande had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Pond #1) was fair to good using streamer flies.
San Gregorio Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the San Juan River near Archuleta on Monday morning was 329 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was fair to good using midge-pattern flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was fair to good using egg-pattern flies.
Fishing for trout at Seven Springs Brood Pond was fair to good using Pistol Pete spinner flies.
Fishing for trout at Tiger Park Reservoir was good using salmon-egg-flavored PowerBait.
Fishing for trout at Tingley Beach was fair to good using tan PowerBait, salmon-peach PowerBait and corn. Fishing for trout in the catch-and-release pond was good using small nymph flies.
Trout Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Southwest fishing report
Fishing for trout at Alumni Pond was fair to good using salmon-peach PowerBait, Velveeta cheese, canned corn and salmon eggs.
Bear Canyon Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Bill Evans Lake was good using spinners, lures and a variety of PowerBaits.
Fishing for catfish at Caballo Lake was fair to good using cut shad bait.
Fishing for catfish at Elephant Butte Lake was good using cut bait.
Fishing for trout at Escondida Lake was fair to good using PowerBait.
Streamflow on the Gila River near Gila on Monday morning was 256 cfs.
Fishing for trout at Glenwood Pond was fair to good using chartreuse PowerBait.
Fishing for trout at Lake Roberts was fair to good using chartreuse PowerBait and flies.
Percha Dam had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Quemado Lake was good using yellow salmon eggs and salmon-egg-flavored PowerBait.
Rancho Grande Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam on Monday morning was 0 cfs.
Snow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Trees Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Young Pond was slow to fair using salmon-peach PowerBait, Velveeta cheese, canned corn and salmon eggs.
Southeast fishing report
Alto Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Bataan Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for bass at Berrendo Creek was fair using plastic worms. Please visit the Open Gate webpage for more information on this property.
Streamflow on the Black River at Malaga on Monday morning was 7 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.
Bosque Redondo Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Bottomless Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Brantley Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Carlsbad Municipal Lake was good using orange PowerBait.
Fishing for trout at Chaparral Park Lake was fair to good using sweet corn.
Corona Pond had no reports from anglers this week.
Eunice Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Green Meadow Lake was fair to good using PowerBait.
Fishing for trout at Greene Acres Lake was good using worms and PowerBait.
Fishing for trout at Grindstone Reservoir was slow using Rapala lures. Anglers reported most of the lake was covered with thin ice.
Fishing for trout at Lake Van was good using small, PowerBait worms and chartreuse PowerBait.
Fishing for trout at Oasis Park Lake was good using PowerBait.
Streamflow on the Pecos River below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 10 cfs.
Fishing for trout at Perch Lake was good using orange, garlic PowerBait.
Rio Bonito had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood on Monday morning was 9 cfs.
Fishing for trout at Rock Lake Hatchery Kids’ Pond was good using white-and-orange PowerBait Mice Tails.
Fishing for bass at Santa Rosa Lake was fair using Panther Martin spinners.
Fishing for white bass at Sumner Lake was good using curly-tail, shad-pattern jigs. Fishing for catfish was fair using shad and crawdads. Fishing for walleye was slow using shad-pattern jigs.
Fishing for trout at Timberon Ponds was fair to good using worms.
