Fishing Line for Aug. 30, 2023

CATCHES OF THE WEEK

Linda Williams of Las Cruces caught a 23-inch rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake using a nightcrawler worm on Aug. 22.

Seth Hardy of Red River caught and released a 23-inch brown trout on the Rio Grande using a homemade white streamer fly near Questa on Aug. 22.

Toby Gallegos of Española caught a 33-inch tiger muskie at Bluewater Lake using a green-and-yellow lure on Aug. 27.

Elias Maes, 10, of Albuquerque caught a 26-inch catfish at Cochiti Lake using cut bait on Aug. 24.

Gavin M. Garcia of Albuquerque caught and released a 25-inch rainbow trout on the San Juan River using an olive midge-pattern fly above Texas Hole on Aug. 25.

Mykal Carlos, 18, of Deming caught a 14-inch Gila trout at Whitewater Creek using a Pistol Pete spinner fly near the Catwalk on Aug. 22.

Sean Martinez of Clovis caught a 20-inch, 6-pound catfish at Oasis Park Lake using a red worm on Aug. 22.

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NOTES FROM GAME & FISH

Northeast fishing report

Fishing for brook and cutthroat trout at Cabresto Lake was good using mosquito pattern dry flies and olive Caddis flies.

Charette Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Cimarron River near Cimarron on Monday morning was 46 cubic feet per second (cfs). Fishing for trout was fair to good using yellow Stimulator dry flies, San Juan Worm flies, yellow Panther Martin spinners with gold blades, and nightcrawler worms. Fishing for trout at Gravel Pit Lakes was fair to good using marshmallows and PowerBait with silver flake.

Fishing for catfish at Clayton Lake was fair to good using chicken liver.

Fishing for bass at Conchas Lake was good using curly-tail grubs. Fishing for catfish was good using fresh cut bait. Fishing for bluegill was good using worms.

Fishing for trout at Costilla Creek was fair using Hopper dry flies.

Fishing for trout at Cowles Ponds was fair to good using PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at Coyote Creek was fair to good using black dry flies and nymph flies.

Fishing for trout at Eagle Nest Lake was fair to good using nightcrawler worms and Salmon Peach PowerBait. For updated lake conditions, visit the park’s webpage or call the park office at 575-377-1594.

Eagle Rock Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

National Forest closures have been in place restricting fishing access on 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.

Fishing for trout at Hopewell Lake was fair using black Pistol Pete spinner flies.

Fishing for trout at Lake Alice was fair to good using PowerBait and marshmallows.

Fishing for trout at Lake Maloya from boats was fair using orange PowerBait. The ADA dock is open to anglers, with priority given to mobility-impaired persons.

Los Pinos River had no reports from anglers this week.

Maxwell Lake 13 had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Monastery Lake was fair using worms. Monastery Lake is part of the Department’s Open Gate Program. Please visit our website for more information about this property.

Fishing for trout at Morphy Lake was good using PowerBait and when trolling using Mack’s Wedding Ring lures with salmon eggs and corn.

Streamflow on the Pecos River near Pecos on Monday morning was 61 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair using bead-head Prince Nymph flies and nightcrawler worms.

Streamflow on the Red River below the Red River Hatchery on Monday morning was 70 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using dry-dropper fly setups.

Streamflow on the Rio Grande below the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 301 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good using white Streamer flies and bead-head nymph flies.

Streamflow on the Rio Hondo near Valdez on Monday morning was 21 cfs.

Streamflow on the Rio Mora near Terrero on Monday morning was 20 cfs.

Streamflow on the Rio Pueblo near Peñasco on Monday morning was 15 cfs.

Santa Cruz Reservoir is open from 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Thursday-Sunday.

Fishing for trout at Shuree Ponds was good using Parachute Adams dry flies.

Fishing for catfish at Springer Lake at night was fair to good using chicken liver.

Fishing for trout was slow at Storrie Lake.

Stubblefield Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for walleye at Ute Lake was slow. Fishing for white bass was fair using jigging spoons and blade baits in 25-35 feet of water. Fishing for bass was slow to fair using Pop-R lures and Whopper Plopper lures. Fishing for crappie was fair using live minnows in the Ute Creek arm of the lake. Fishing for catfish was good using chicken liver and nightcrawler worms at night. The main lake water surface temperature was in the upper 70s to lower 80s and the water was clear.

Northwest fishing report

Fishing for bass at Abiquiú Lake was slow to fair using Kastmaster lures.

Streamflow on the Animas River below Aztec on Monday morning was 292 cfs.

Albuquerque Area Drains had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for tiger muskie at Bluewater Lake was fair to good using green-and-yellow lures, and spoons in 6-15 feet of water.

Fishing for trout at Brazos River was fair to good using pheasant-tail nymph flies.

Canjilon Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for pike at Cochiti Lake was fair to good using crankbaits, minnows, nightcrawler worms and cut bait. Fishing for white bass was good using green deep-diving crankbaits, blue-and-chrome Rat-L-Trap lures; small white swimbaits and curly-tail grubs. Fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass was fair using chartreuse/pearl curly-tail grubs. Fishing for crappie was slow to fair using minnows and small, gold swimbaits. Fishing for catfish was good using cut bait.

El Vado Lake is closed due to dam construction project. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-588-7247.

Fishing for trout at Fenton Lake was fair to good using orange spoons, green spoons, and orange PowerBait. Conditions may change quickly because of the nearby wildfire. 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 had no reports from anglers this week.

Heron Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

At the Jemez Waters, streamflow near the Village of Jemez Springs on Monday morning was 11 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good using size-16 grey dry flies. Fishing the Cebolla River was good using worms.

Laguna del Campo had no reports from anglers this week.

Lagunitas Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for bass at Lake Farmington was good using crayfish-pattern plastic baits.

Liam Knight Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

McGaffey Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for kokanee salmon at Navajo Lake was fair to good using silver spinners, green spinners, pink spinners and orange squid tipped with corn 50-60 feet deep. Fishing for smallmouth bass was fair to good using 3-inch plastic worms, chartreuse curly-tail grubs and watermelon-green tube jigs.

Streamflow on the Rio Chama below El Vado Lake on Monday morning was 513 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiú Lake on Monday morning was 647 cfs. Fishing for trout below Abiquiú Lake was fair using bead-head nymph flies. 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 on the Rio Grande was good using chicken liver near Albuquerque.

Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Pond #1) had no reports from anglers this week.

San Gregorio Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the San Juan River near Archuleta on Monday morning was 721 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was good using red midge-pattern flies, olive midge-pattern flies and gray midge Emerger flies. Fishing for trout in the bait-fishing waters was fair using Peach PowerBait.

The Kids’ Pond at Seven Springs Hatchery, located four miles north of Fenton Lake State Park in Sandoval County, has reopened to fishing. The pond was closed on Aug. 21 because of firefighting efforts surrounding the McKinney Fire. The fire has been contained and is no longer considered a threat to the hatchery or pond.

Tiger Park Reservoir had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Tingley Beach was fair using nightcrawler worms. Fishing for bluegill was fair to good using small hooks and worms.

Trout Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Southwest fishing report

Alumni Pond is closed for repairs until further notice.

Bear Canyon Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Bill Evans Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Caballo Lake was good using gizzard shad and cut bait.

Fishing for smallmouth bass at Elephant Butte Lake was fair using senk worms. Fishing for white bass was fair to good trolling using shad-pattern crankbaits. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using minnows, worms and cut bait.

Escondida Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for bass at Estancia Park Lake was good using live worms.

Streamflow on the Gila River near Gila on Monday morning was 37 cfs. Fishing for Gila trout was fair to good using Pistol Pete spinner flies near the Catwalk on Whitewater Creek.

Fishing for trout at Glenwood Pond was good using PowerBait and worms.

Fishing for catfish at Lake Roberts was fair using chicken liver and homemade stink bait.

Fishing for carp at Percha Dam was fair using bread and corn.

Quemado Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Rancho Grande Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam on Monday morning was 426 cfs. Fishing for catfish was good using nightcrawler worms near Bernardo.

Snow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Trees Lake was good using minnows.

Fishing for catfish at Young Pond was fair using live minnows and hot dogs.

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 to good using pink 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 6 cfs. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using nightcrawler worms.

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. The lake is full but needs time for aquatic habitat to develop in order to sustain a healthy fish population. The city hopes to reopen the lake for recreational purposes in June 2024.

Fishing for bass at Bosque Redondo Lake was fair using nightcrawler worms.

Bottomless Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for bass at Brantley Lake was fair using blue crankbaits.

Carlsbad Municipal Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Chaparral Park Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

High temperatures have impacted fish survival in Corona Pond. Department fisheries biologists are working to restore fish populations.

Eunice Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for bass at Green Meadow Lake was fair to good using black Berkley plastic worms.

Fishing for catfish at Greene Acres Lake was fair using shrimp and earthworms.

Fishing for catfish at Grindstone Reservoir was fair using hotdogs.

Harry McAdams Park Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Jal Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Lake Van had no reports from anglers this week.

Ned Houk Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Oasis Park Lake was good using red worms.

Streamflow on the Pecos River below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 1,490 cfs.

Perch Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Bonito had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood on Monday morning was 5 cfs.

Rock Lake Hatchery Kids’ Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for bass at Santa Rosa Lake was fair using white plastic worms.

Sumner Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Timberon Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.