Aaron Royster caught a largemouth bass at Elephant Butte using a deep-diving crankbait on Feb. 15.


Fishing Report

Local Fishing Report February 20

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Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
Photos: Courtesy

SOUTHWEST CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Elephant Butte Lake: Aaron Royster caught a largemouth bass using a deep-diving crankbait on Feb. 15.
Rancho Grande Ponds: Austyn Riley and Orion Guity, both age 12, of Laguna and Acoma, caught their limits of rainbow trout using PowerBait on Feb. 16.
Rio Grande: Tom Zegler caught a carp using a No. 10 swimming nymph fly below Elephant Butte and Caballo on Feb. 16.
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  • Alto Lake: The lake recently reopened to the public. We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Bataan Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Alumni Pond: Closed for repairs until further notice.
  • Bear Canyon Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Bill Evans Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Caballo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing for largemouth bass was slow when using deep-diving crankbaits.
  • Escondida Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Gila River: Streamflow near Gila Wednesday morning was 58.6 cfs.
  • Gila Waters: Streamflow near Gila Hot Springs Wednesday morning was 49.9 cfs.
  • Glenwood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Lake Roberts: We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Percha Dam: We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Quemado Lake: The lake has thawed and is open to the public. Fishing for trout was slow when using PowerBait.
  • Rancho Grande Ponds: Fishing for rainbow trout was very good when using PowerBait.
  • Rio Grande: Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam on Wednesday morning was less than 1 cfs. Fishing for carp below Elephant Butte and Caballo was slow when using when using No. 10 swimming nymph flies.
  • Snow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Trees Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
  • Young Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week. 
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