Gilita Creek: Jud Soulsby of Las Cruces caught and released a 14-inch Gila trout using a brass-head black nymph fly in the Gila Wilderness. (Photo: Courtesy)
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 green tubes. Fishing for white bass was very good when using Flicker Shad lures, chrome Kastmaster lures, green tubes, umbrella shad rigs and chartreuse curly-tail grubs. Fishing for crappie was fair when using live minnows. Fishing for catfish was fair to good when using live minnows, cut shad bait and cut carp bait.
Escondida Lake: Fishing for bass was fair to good when using Texas-rigged plastic worms.
Estancia Park Lake:We had no reports from anglers this week.
Gila River: Streamflow near Gila Tuesday morning was 11 cfs.
Glenwood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Roberts: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using nightcrawler worms. Fishing for catfish was fair when using nightcrawler worms.
Percha Dam: Fishing for white bass, crappie and largemouth bass was fair when using white grubs.
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 2,170 cfs. Fishing for catfish was fair to good when using chicken liver near Socorro.
Snow Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using PowerBait, corn, salmon eggs and cheese bait.
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.
