Jake Johnson of Las Cruces caught and released a 7-inch Gila trout using a homemade, barbless quail-tail Stone Fly on June 7 at Willow Creek.
Source: New Mexico Game and Fish
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with Dustin Berg of www.gounlimited.org (“supporting disabled anglers”), has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
Alumni Pond: Closed for repairs until further notice.
Bear Canyon Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Bill Evans Lake: Fishing for bass was fair to good when using spinnerbaits.
Caballo Lake: Fishing for catfish was good when using cut bait.
Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing for bass was good when using crankbaits. Fishing for white bass was very good when using Rat-L-Trap lures, Flicker Shad lures, chrome Kastmaster lures and shad-pattern swimbaits. Fishing for crappie was fair when using Berkley Gulp minnows and live minnows. Fishing for catfish was fair to good when using live minnows, cut shad bait and cut carp bait.
Escondida Lake: Fishing for catfish was good when using chicken liver.
Estancia Park Lake:We had no reports from anglers this week.
Gila River: Streamflow near Gila Monday morning was 7 cfs.
Glenwood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Roberts: Fishing for catfish was fair when using nightcrawler worms.
Percha Dam: Fishing for white bass and wipers was fair when using minnows and white swimbaits.
Quemado Lake: Fishing for trout was fair when using nightcrawler worms and corn PowerBait.
Rancho Grande Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Grande: Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam on Tuesday morning was 2,200 cfs. Fishing for catfish was fair to good when using chicken liver near Socorro.
Snow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Trees Lake:Fishing for bass was good when using 3-inch plastic worms.
Young Pond: Fishing for catfish was good when using chicken and nightcrawler worms.
