Local Fishing and Stocking Reports for May 28

Catch of the Week! Elephant Butte Lake: John Falcon Jr., age 9, of Las Cruces caught a 7-pound, 13-ounce striper using a salt-and-pepper-flavored Old Trapper snack stick on May 13. (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 white bass was fair when using small swimbaits.

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 Monday morning was 29 cfs.

Glenwood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Lake Roberts: Fishing for trout was fair when using PowerBait. Fishing for catfish was fair when using PowerBait and nightcrawler worms.

Percha Dam: Fishing for white bass, crappie and largemouth bass was fair when using white grubs.

Quemado Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rancho Grande Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Grande: Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam on Monday morning was 1,030 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.

The Department reminds anglers to “know before you go” and to contact land management agencies regarding additional regulations or restrictions on specific properties of interest prior to heading afield.

• Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
• U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
• New Mexico State Lands 
• New Mexico State Parks 
• New Mexico Open Gate Properties 
• New Mexico Wildlife Management Areas 
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Consult local government websites for information regarding specific city and town fishing access.