Abiquiu Lake: Fishing for walleye was fair when using jig heads tipped with worms. Contact the Abiquiu Lake Main Office at (505) 685-4371 for updated lake conditions and closure information.
Animas River: Streamflow below Aztec Monday morning was 584 cubic feet per second.
Albuquerque Area Drains: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Bluewater Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using crankbaits, worms and corn.
Brazos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Canjilon Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Cochiti Lake: Fishing for smallmouth bass was fair when using Firetiger-pattern crankbaits. Fishing for white bass was fair to good when using live minnows. Fishing for pike was fair to good when using Firetiger-pattern crankbaits, white Flicker Shad lures, white Rapala X-Rap lures, curly-tail grubs, lipless white crankbaits and spoons. Fishing for crappie was fair when using minnows and curly-tail grubs. Fishing for catfish was slow.
El Vado Lake: Closed due to dam construction project. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Park’s webpage or call (575) 588-7247.
Fenton Lake: Fishing for trout was slow. 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: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Heron Lake: Fishing for carp was fair to good when using fake corn.
Jemez Waters: Streamflow near Jemez Monday morning was 14 cfs. Fishing for trout on the Rio Cebolla near Fenton Lake was good when using corn and worms. Fishing streams on the Valles Caldera for trout was fair to good when using Hopper flies. Fishing the East Fork for trout was very good when using spinners, Copper John flies, Pheasant-Tail Nymph flies, Prince Nymph flies and Caddis Stimulator dry flies.
Laguna del Campo: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lagunitas Lakes: Fishing for trout was good when using flies, spinners, worms and PowerBait.
Lake Farmington: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Liam Knight Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
McGaffey Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Navajo Lake: Fishing for kokanee salmon was fair to good when using spinners tipped with corn 70 feet deep. Fishing for pike was fair to good when using chartreuse swimbaits. Fishing for bass was fair to good when using crankbaits and 3-inch watermelon with red-flake plastic worms.
Rio Chama: Streamflow below El Vado Lake Monday morning was 492 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Tuesday morning was 390 cfs. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiu upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiu Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of only two trout.
Rio Grande: Fishing for catfish was good when using shrimp.
Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Pond #1): We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Gregorio Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Juan River: Streamflow near Archuleta Tuesday morning was 942 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was good when using bead-head, black midge emerger flies.
Seven Springs Kids’ Pond: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using salmon eggs with glitter. Rio Grande chub are native fish to the Jemez River drainage and can be found in the Seven Springs Kids’ Ponds. 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: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Tingley Beach: Fishing for catfish was fair when using dough bait. Fishing for bass was fair to good when using shad-pattern Whopper Plopper lures.
Trout Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Tell the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish about your latest New Mexico fishing adventure, or your catch of the week. Send it to funfishingnm@gmail.com and they may include your story in their next report. For catches of the week include: name, age, hometown, date, location, type of fish, length and weight if possible, and bait, lure or fly used. Fish weights and measurements are provided by the angler and printed here as received.
