Fishing Line for Feb. 28, 2024

CATCHES OF THE WEEK

Jason May of Albuquerque caught and released an 18-inch rainbow trout at Tingley Beach using a burgundy-colored, worm-pattern fly in the Catch and Release Pond on Feb. 25.

Kim Foster of Silver City caught and released a 15-pound blue catfish at Elephant Butte Lake using cut shad bait on Feb. 19.

Mario and Monica Velasco with their lab Zeke of Portales caught their limits of rainbow trout using a variety of PowerBait at Oasis Park Lake on Feb. 23.

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NOTES FROM GAME & FISH

Northeast fishing report

Cabresto Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Charette Lakes is closed until March 1.

Streamflow on the Cimarron River near Cimarron on Monday morning was not measured due to ice. Fishing for trout was slow.

Clayton Lake is closed until March 1.

Fishing for smallmouth bass and walleye at Conchas Lake was fair using clown-pattern crankbaits.

Costilla Creek had no reports from anglers this week.

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 fair using Salmon Peach PowerBait and small jigs tipped with wax worms. Ice fishing for perch was fair to good using Rapala Jigging Rap lures tipped with meal worms. Fishing for pike was fair using white and chartreuse tube jigs. The lake remains open to ice fishing; however, it is restricted to foot traffic only. Avoid ice fishing near feeder streams or known springs, brush, logs, plants, docks or areas with multiple cracks or ice that is popping or otherwise weak. 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.

Hopewell Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

The lake surface at Lake Alice is closed due to unsafe ice conditions.

Ice fishing for trout at Lake Maloya was fair to good using Garlic 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 is closed until March 1.

Monastery Lake is closed due to unsafe ice conditions. Monastery Lake is part of the Department’s Open Gate Program. Please visit our website for more information about this property.

Morphy Lake is closed until March 1.

Streamflow on the Pecos River near Pecos on Monday morning was not measured due to ice. Fishing the lower portion of the river was good using bait and spinners.

Streamflow on the Red River below the Red River Hatchery on Monday morning was 44 cubic feet per second (cfs).

Streamflow on the Rio Grande below the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 497 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair using black, leech-pattern flies and Panther Martin spinners.

Streamflow on the Rio Hondo near Valdez on 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 for the season.

Shuree Ponds is closed until July 1.

Springer Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Storrie Lake was good using worms.

Stubblefield Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Ute Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Northwest fishing report

Fishing for all species at Abiquiú Lake was slow using worms. The boat ramp will be closed periodically until April as part of dam maintenance efforts. Contact the Abiquiú Lake Main Office at 505-685-4371 for updated lake conditions and closure information.

Streamflow on the Animas River below Aztec on Monday morning was 182 cfs.

Fishing for trout at the Albuquerque Area Drains was fair to good using salmon eggs and worms. Fishing for smallmouth bass was fair using lime-green jigs.

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.

Fishing for bass at Cochiti Lake was fair using crankbaits.

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.

Ice fishing for trout at Fenton Lake was fair using worms and peach PowerBait. Chainsaws are not allowed to cut holes in the ice. Fires are not allowed on the ice. In areas around the shoreline, the ice is thin due to runoff — be aware of where you step onto the ice. 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 25 cfs. Fishing for trout was slow.

Laguna del Campo is closed until May 1.

Lagunitas Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Lake Farmington had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Liam Knight Pond was fair using black, leech-pattern flies and homemade dough bait.

McGaffey Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for brown trout at Navajo Lake was slow to fair trolling using large lures. Fishing for pike was fair to good using large streamer flies.

Streamflow on the Rio Chama below El Vado Lake on Monday morning was 99 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiú Lake on Monday morning was 50 cfs. 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 only two trout.

Rio Grande had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Pond #1) was good using rainbow-colored Garlic PowerBait.

San Gregorio Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the San Juan River near Archuleta on Monday morning was 372 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was fair using red midge-pattern flies and silver-and-black, midge-pattern flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was good using egg-pattern flies and worms.

Seven Springs Kids’ Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Tiger Park Reservoir had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Tingley Beach was fair to good using burgundy-colored, worm-pattern flies in the Catch and Release Pond.

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.

Caballo Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Elephant Butte Lake was fair to good using cut shad bait.

Fishing for trout at Escondida Lake was fair using salmon eggs and live worms.

The department is addressing a reported fish die-off at Estancia Park Lake.

Streamflow on the Gila River near Gila on Monday morning was 209 cfs.

Glenwood Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Lake Roberts was good using natural-scent Glitter PowerBait.

Percha Dam had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Quemado Lake was fair to good using pink-colored PowerBait Power Eggs and Power Worms. The lake remains open; however, the Gila National Forest strongly advises against ice fishing or going on the ice for any reason because of dangerously thin ice conditions caused by recently warming weather. Anglers reported most of the lake was open water.

Rancho Grande Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam on Monday morning was 938 cfs. Fishing for walleye was fair using 3-inch swimbaits with a jig head.

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 fair to good using nightcrawler worms.

Southeast fishing report

Fishing for trout at Alto Lake was very good using Salmon Peach PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at Bataan Lake was good using spinners.

Please visit the Open Gate webpage for more information on Berrendo Creek.

Streamflow on the Black River at Malaga on Monday morning was 8 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. The lake is full but needs time for aquatic habitat to develop to sustain a healthy fish population. The city hopes to reopen the lake for recreational purposes in June.

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 fair using homemade dough bait.

Chaparral Park Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Corona Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Dennis Chavez 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.

Greene Acres Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Grindstone Reservoir was very good using Garlic PowerBait, Rainbow PowerBait, and red, zebra midge-pattern flies.

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

Jal Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Lake Van was fair using Kastmaster lures and Yellow Garlic PowerBait.

Ned Houk Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Oasis Park Lake was good using a variety of different PowerBait.

Streamflow on the Pecos River below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 97 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 13 cfs.

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

Santa Rosa Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Sumner Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Timberon Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.