Fishing Line for July 18, 2024

CATCHES OF THE WEEK

Phillip T Salazar of Maxwell caught 20 and 21-inch rainbow trout at Charette Lakes using Salmon Peach PowerBait on July 14.

At Conchas Lake, Maycie Rael, 12, of Tucumcari caught her first fish, a crappie, using Gulp minnows on July 9. … Kenzie Rael, 11, of Tucumcari had a great day catching eight fish in a mixed bag of walleye, smallmouth bass and white bass on July 9.

At Eagle Nest Lake, Cody Trujillo of Abiquiú caught an 18-inch kokanee salmon using a silver Kastmaster lure on July 13. … Michael Mondragon and Paul Mondragon of Española caught trout ranging in size from 12-18 inches and several small pike using a variety of Blue Fox spinners, 4-inch perch-pattern Rapala lures and floating pike minnow lures on July 4.

Giovanni and Isabella Yannoni, 4 and 2, of Albuquerque caught six rainbow trout on the Pecos River using Glitter PowerBait on July 13.

David Morris of Dalhart, Texas, caught and released an 18-inch rainbow trout on the Red River using a Panther Martin spinner on July 10.

Hunter Ortiz, 9, of Las Vegas caught a 28-inch walleye at Abiquiú Lake using a jig head tipped with a worm on July 12.

George Romero of Grants caught 18 and 15-inch trout at Bluewater Lake using corn on July 11.

At Cochiti Lake, Nicole Hadley of Rio Rancho caught a 25-inch, 4.5-pound pike using a lipless white crankbait on July 12. … Joaquin Garcia of Albuquerque caught a 24-inch catfish using a spinner tipped with bread on July 8. … Mike Archuleta of Albuquerque caught a 33-inch pike using a crankbait on July 2.

Danette Davis of Rio Rancho caught a 1-pound, 4-ounce smallmouth bass at Navajo Lake using a green-pumpkin Senko worm on July 4.

Autumn Sandoval, 9, of Carlsbad caught and released a 13-inch catfish at Carlsbad Municipal Lake using chicken liver on July 7.

Rutger Carr of Ruidoso caught and released a 19.58-pound catfish and a 35-inch, 38-pound catfish at Grindstone Reservoir using cut bait on July 13.

Rachel Peña of Las Cruces caught a 23-inch, 6.5-pound largemouth bass at Elephant Butte Lake using a crank bait on July 10.

Irma Herrada of El Paso caught a 22-inch catfish at Lake Roberts using hot dogs on July 5.

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NOTES FROM GAME & FISH

Northeast fishing report

Fishing for trout at Cabresto Lake was good using PowerBait and worms.

Fishing for trout at Charette Lakes was good using Salmon Peach PowerBait.

Streamflow on the Cimarron River near Cimarron on Monday morning was 30 cubic feet per second (cfs). Fishing for trout was fair to good using bead-head nymph flies.

Clayton Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for bass at Conchas Lake was fair to good using Gulp minnows and Senko worms. Fishing for white bass was fair to good using Gulp minnows. Fishing for walleye was fair using Gulp minnows. Fishing for crappie was fair using Gulp minnows.

Costilla Creek had no reports from anglers this week.

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 good using Green Glitter PowerBait, Blue Fox spinners, 4-inch perch-pattern Rapala lures and floating pike minnow lures. Fishing for pike was slow to fair using 4-inch perch-pattern lures. Fishing for kokanee salmon was slow to fair using silver Kastmaster lures. 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 fair using salmon eggs and PowerBait.

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 to good using dry flies and olive-green Pistol Pete spinner flies.

Lake Alice had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Lake Maloya was good using silver spoons. The ADA dock is open to anglers with priority given to mobility-impaired persons.

Fishing for trout on the Los Pinos River was fair to good using Mayfly Nymph flies, Prince Nymph flies and Hare’s Ear flies.

Maxwell Lake 13 had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Monastery Lake was fair using Garlic PowerBait. The 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 Orange PowerBait Mousetails, Yellow Garlic PowerBait, Green Garlic PowerBait, PowerBait Salmon Egg Balls and spinners.

Streamflow on the Pecos River near Pecos on Monday morning was 54 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using Panther Martin spinners and Glitter PowerBait.

Streamflow on the Red River below the Red River Hatchery on Monday morning was 55 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good using Panther Martin spinners and small nymph flies near the town of Red River.

Streamflow on the Rio Grande below the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 319 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair using Mepps spinners.

Streamflow on the Rio Hondo near Valdez on Monday morning was 24 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. Fishing for trout was good using Prince Nymph flies.

Fishing for trout at Santa Cruz Reservoir was good using worms and Roostertail spinners.

Shuree Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for pike at Springer Lake was fair using spoons.

Storrie Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Stubblefield Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for walleye at Ute Lake was fair using nightcrawler worm harness rigs and swimbaits. Fishing for white bass was good using inline spinners and spoons. Fishing for smallmouth bass was fair using tubes, jigs, Whopper Plopper lures and popping lures. Fishing for crappie was slow. Fishing for catfish was good using punch bait and nightcrawler worms. Fishing for bluegill was good using worms and small jigs. The main lake’s water surface temperature was in the high 70s and the water was stained.

Northwest fishing report

Fishing for walleye at Abiquiú Lake was fair using jig heads tipped with worm. 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 322 cfs.

Albuquerque Area Drains had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Bluewater Lake was fair using corn.

Brazos River had no reports from anglers this week.

Canjilon Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for white bass at Cochiti Lake was fair to good pink Roostertail spinners. Fishing for pike was fair to good using lipless white crankbaits, spoons and rainbow-trout-pattern swimbaits.

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.

Fenton Lake had no reports from anglers this week. 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 Jemez on Monday morning was 15 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using multi-colored PowerBait and dry flies. Fishing the East Fork was very good using spinners, Copper John flies, Pheasant-Tail Nymph flies, Prince Nymph flies and Caddis Stimulator dry flies.

Fishing for trout at Laguna del Campo was fair using blue-and-pink Mepps spinners, various PowerBait and salmon eggs.

Fishing for trout at Lagunitas Lakes was fair to good using flies, salmon eggs and PowerBait.

Lake Farmington had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Liam Knight Pond was fair using worms and stink bait. Fishing for bluegill was good using worms.

McGaffey Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for kokanee salmon at Navajo Lake was fair to good using spinners tipped with corn. Fishing for pike was fair to good using chartreuse swimbaits and cut bait. Fishing for bass was fair to good using green-pumpkin Senko worms and wacky-rigged, soft-plastic worms.

Streamflow on the Rio Chama below El Vado Lake on Monday morning was 486 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiú Lake on Tuesday morning was 106 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.

Fishing for catfish on the Rio Grande was good using shrimp.

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 Tuesday morning was 596 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was fair to good using red San Juan worms, green Wooly Bugger flies and green Scud Flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was fair to good using shad-pattern Rapala lures and black-and-gold Panther Martin spinners.

Fishing for trout at Seven Springs Kids’ Pond was fair to good using olive Woolly Bugger flies, rainbow-colored PowerBait and worms. Rio Grande chub are a native fish in the Jemez River drainage and can be found in the Seven Springs Kids’ Ponds. Anglers often mistake these awesome native fish for an invasive species and leave them on the banks to die. If you catch a Rio Grande chub, please do not leave it on the bank; return it to the water where it can survive as part of our native ecosystem.

Tiger Park Reservoir had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for bass at Tingley Beach was fair to good using frog-pattern lures.

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.

Fishing for bass at Bill Evans Lake was fair to good using spinnerbaits.

Fishing for walleye at Caballo Lake was good using minnows. Fishing for catfish was good using cut bait.

Fishing for bass at Elephant Butte Lake was good using silver-and-blue Rat-L-Trap lures and white crankbaits. Fishing for white bass was very good using Rat-L-Trap lures, Flicker Shad lures, chrome Kastmaster lures and shad-pattern swimbaits. Fishing for walleye was good using chartreuse grubs and silver spinners. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using live minnows, cut shad bait and cut carp bait.

Fishing for catfish at Escondida Lake was good using chicken liver.

Fishing for bass at Estancia Park Lake was fair to good using Whopper Plopper lures and soft-plastic, pink worms.

Streamflow on the Gila River near Gila on Monday morning was 63 cfs.

Fishing for trout at Glenwood Pond was fair using PowerBait. Anglers reported an accumulation of moss in the pond.

Fishing for catfish at Lake Roberts was good using hot dogs and stink bait.

Percha Dam had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Quemado Lake was slow to fair using Kastmaster lures, chartreuse Rooster Tail spinners, PowerBait, Pistol Pete’s spinner flies, crankbaits and Panther Martin spinners.

Rancho Grande Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam on Tuesday morning was 2,230 cfs. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using worms and chicken liver.

Snow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Trees Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Young Pond was good using chicken and nightcrawler worms.

Southeast fishing report

Evacuation orders in the Ruidoso area have been lifted, but please continue to exercise caution at Alto Lake.

Fishing for catfish at Bataan Lake was slow to fair using chicken liver and dough bait.

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

Streamflow on the Black River at Malaga on Monday morning was 26 cfs.

Blue Hole Park Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Bonito Lake remains closed due to wildfire impacts. Visit nmfireinfo.com for the latest information.

Fishing for catfish at Bosque Redondo Lake was fair to good using worms.

Bottomless Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Brantley Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Carlsbad Municipal Lake was slow to fair using chicken liver and dough bait.

Fishing for bass at Chaparral Park Lake was fair to good using Texas-rigged, green-colored Bandito Plastic Bugs.

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.

Green Meadow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Greene Acres Lake was good using cut bait.

Evacuation orders in the Ruidoso area have been lifted, but please continue to exercise caution at Grindstone Reservoir.

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.

Oasis Park Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Pecos River below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 100 cfs. Fishing for catfish was good using chicken breasts and hot dogs.

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 Tuesday morning was not reported. The area has been experiencing heavy flooding as a result of recent fire activity in conjunction with heavy rains.

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

Fishing for catfish at Santa Rosa Lake was fair to good using worms.

Fishing for catfish at Spring River Pond was good using shrimp bait.

Sumner Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Timberon Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.